SUM-mer
The word "September" comes from the Latin word meaning this.
What is "seven"?
This state holds an annual midnight baseball game - no need to turn on the lights!
What is Alaska?
This common household plant can be used to soothe sunburns.
What is aloe vera?
This item was originally invented in 1870 to act as a pie plate until bored students began to toss it around.
What is the Frisbee?
Taylor Swift sings that summer is the opposite of kind in this popular song.
What is "Cruel Summer"?
A tower of this sweet summer treat holds the record for being the biggest, stretching 5'6" high and weighing 3,010 pounds!
What is ice cream?
Lasting to this day, these games began in 776 BC in the Peloponnese.
These particular rays of the sun are what are responsible for sunburns.
What are UV rays?
In July of 1905, 11-year-old Frank Epperson accidentally invented this perennial summer treat when he left a cup of soda outside over a cold night.
What is the Popsicle?
In a catchy song from 1999, this band admits to liking girls who wear Abercrombie & Fitch.
Who is LFO?
Americans drank 3.8 billion gallons of this in 2020, 80% of which was consumed in the summer.
What is tea?
Visit this place "under the sea" if you want to meet a talking sponge and his best friends, Patrick and Sandy.
What is Bikini Bottom?
Hippopotamuses, warthogs, and this close barnyard relative are at-risk for sunburns, often coating themselves with mud to act as a sort of sunscreen.
What are pigs?
Though cool on a hot day and certainly patriotic, only 11% of Americans would choose these icy treats as their top dessert option!
What are Bomb Pops?
Alan Jackson sings that "there ain't no cure" for these in his popular 1994 song.
What are the "Summertime Blues".
This person holds the current world record for most hot dogs consumed in 10 minutes, at 73 hot dogs, including their buns.
Who is Joey Chestnut?
DAILY DOUBLE! This "love-"ly structure can grow up to 6" every summer due to the heat.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
The sun can cause an increase in the production of this, leading to freckles and tans.
What is melanin?
In 2023, 150 million of these were consumed on the 4th of July. You might like yours with lettuce and tomato and served in paradise.
What are cheeseburgers (or hamburgers)?
Chicago thinks it was the 4th of July as they sing about this day in this place in their 1972 hit.
What is "Saturday in the Park".
This location holds the world record for hottest recorded temperature: 134.1° Fahrenheit!
What is Death Valley?
In 2024, this ancient structure welcomed a crowd of 15,000 people to celebrate the summer solstice.
What is Stonehenge?
This decidedly not-summery substance can actually multiply exposure to UV rays.
What is snow?
July 4th is the national day of this crisp side or main, surprisingly not named after a Roman emperor.
What is Caesar salad?
DAILY DOUBLE! You can find The Drifters here, "havin' some fun" and "fallin' in love" in their song of the same name.
Where is "Under the Boardwalk"?