June Facts
What is today's date?
Wednesday June 1st, 2022
The name of the brightly colored ice cream that Michiganders know and love
What is Superman Ice Cream?
On June 1st, 1980, what made its television debut?
Cable News Network (CNN)
The day summer solstice is celebrated
What is June 20th?
How many days are in June?
30
Where does the name Rocky Road come from?
What is the Great Depression (In 1929, William Dreyer used his wife's scissors to cut up marshmallows and walnuts, which he then mixed into his chocolate ice cream. Later that year, when the stock market crashed, the name of the flavor became Rocky Road, “to give folks something to smile about.”)
In 1967, which Beatles album released?
A. “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
B. "Let it Be"
C. "Abbey Road"
A. “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”
On June 6, 1944, at the height of World War II, the allied troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to fight the German troops in what became known as what?
D-Day. Operation Neptune, as it was formally designated at the time, started the effort to liberate France from German occupation and was the largest invasion by sea in history.
What is the birthstone of June?
Pearl, moonstone, and alexandrite
After the United States, what country consumes the most ice cream?
What is New Zealand?
In 2009, what company filed for Chapter 11, becoming the largest U.S. industrial company to enter bankruptcy protection?
General Motors
The group of people who are celebrated every third Sunday in June.
Who are Fathers? Happy early Father's day!
What is the official flower of June?
Rose and honeysuckle
The average number of licks it takes to finish one scoop of ice cream
A. 100 B. 50 C. 22
B. 50!
How old is singer of "Ain't That a Shame" (1955), "I Almost Lost My Mind" (1956), "Don't Forbid Me" (1957), "Love Letters in the Sand" (1957) Pat Boone today?
What is celebrated on June 19 in America on the birthday of the Emancipation Proclamation that abolished slavery in Texas and other former Confederate states in 1865.
What is Juneteenth, or Freedom Day?
This goddess inspired the name of this month, June
The average number of pints the "average" American eats in 1 year.
A. 37.5 B. 45.8 C. 52.3
B. 45.8 Pints of ice cream
1215 Peking [Beijing], then a city of over one million, under control of Jurchen ruler Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, is captured and looted for a month by the Mongols under what ruthless leader? Genghis Khan
Who is Genghis Khan? He created the largest empire ever to exist, spanning the entire Asian continent from the Pacific Ocean to modern-day Hungary in Europe.
Today is National what day?
National Pen Pal Day
Global Running Day
World Reef Awareness Day
National Say Something Nice Day