Baseball
Summer Facts
Father's Day
Up "Front"
Musical Musings
100

The most valuable baseball card features this player

Babe Ruth

100

This insect flourishes during the summer

mosquito

100

The most popular Father's Day gift

necktie

100

The last of settled land, beyond which is wilderness; used especially when referring to the Old West

frontier

100

The name given to a large orchestra, usually consisting of 100+ members

Symphony Orchestra

200

The oldest baseball player in MLB history

Satchel Paige

200

This Scripps-sponsored school-related event first took
place in 1825

National Spelling Bee
200

President who made Father's Day a national holiday in 1972

Nixon

200

"cover" of a newspaper

front page

200

Music is said to speed up the growth of these things in nature

plants

300

The name of the most iconic baseball bat

Louisville Slugger

300

This popular summer treat is NOT a fruit, but a member of the cucumber family

watermelon

300

First state to celebrate Father's Day, long before it was declared a holiday

Washington

300

management or administrative officers of a business or organization

Front office

300

Because they dislike western culture, the Navy uses the music of Brittany Spears to ward off these villains of the sea

pirates

400

In 1903, The 1st World Series was between the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Who won?

Boston Americans   5 games to 3 games

400

Line up all of this food consumed on July 4 and it would stretch from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles 5 times!

hot dogs

400

10 % of all married men now claim this household position

stay-at-home dad

400

part of a business, such as in a restaurant or hotel, where staff deals directly with customers

front of house

400

The most profitable song ever recorded, and one which brings in $5,000 daily in royalties, is this children's tune

Happy Birthday

500

Most valuable and recognizable US Baseball franchise, winners of 27 World Series

NY Yankees

500

Count the chirps from this creature for 25 seconds.  Divide by 3; add 4 and get the temperature in Celcius

cricket

500

The official flower for Father's Day... red for a living dad, white for a deceased father

rose

500
The military unit or part of an army that is closest to the enemy


front line

500

In 2021, the CD's of this classical composer sold more than all of that year's Grammy Winners combined

Mozart

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