Foods of Summer
Summer Fun
Summer Destinations
Summer Holidays
Summer in Texas
100
This summer fruit contains over 90% water and has over 1000 varieties. It is green on the outside and red on the inside.
Watermelon
100
This Vitamin comes from direct sunlight
Vitamin D
100
A vacation spot where one might find Mickey or Minnie.
Disneyland or Disney World
100
The Fourth of July is the biggest holiday of the summer. In which year did the United States gain independence from Britain?
1776
100
The __________ is the most visited attraction in all of Texas
The Alamo
200
Americans consume 23 gallons of this treat per year, on average.
Ice cream
200
This summer event takes place July 25th-29th at LVBC and gives children a fun way to learn the truths of the Bible during the summer months.
Vacation Bible School
200
By claiming 24 of the 100 most popular destinations with Trivago users, _________ is by far the favorite U.S. state for summer vacations.
Florida
200
This US Holiday unoficially implies the end of the summer season.
Labor Day
200
The first word spoken from the moon during the summer of 1969 was "__________".
"Houston"
300
There is a food-eating contest every year on July 4th for this food. The record for the most eaten in 10 minutes is 68.
Hot dogs
300
The month of July is named after this Roman Emporer.
Julius Caesar
300
This popular tourist destination has the heads of four of our former presidents sculted into the side. Name all four of them.
George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Teddy Roosevelt, and Abraham Lincoln
300
Which of these is NOT a US summer holiday?
A) National Watermelon Day
B) National Pool Noodle Day
C) National Hammock Day
B) National Pool Noodle Day
300
This TX summer distination holds the title of the Longest Undeveloped Barrier Island seashore in the World.
South Padre Island
400
This starchy vegetable experiences higher sales in August than during all the other months of the year in the US.
Corn
400
Guess the punchline: How do you know the ocean is friendly?
It waves
400
Nature lovers flock to Yellowstone each summer to watch Old Faithful's awe-inspiring eruptions, hike through the expansive Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, gaze at the Grand Prismatic Spring's mesmerizing hues and spot wild animals. Name two of the three states that contain parts of this national park.
Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho
400
May 27 is National Grape _________ Day, to celebrate the frozen treat that was accidentally invented in California in 1905.
Popsicle
400
The two dayes that tie for the hottest days in Texas history are August 12, 1936 and June 28, 1994. What was the temperature on those days?
a) 118 degrees
b) 119 degrees
c) 120 degrees
d) 121 degrees
c) 120 degrees
500
This fruit, which comes from the palm trees in Brazil and has been endorsed by Brazilian surfers and Jui-Jitsu fighters alike, is typically frozen, pureed, and then topped with ingredients like fruit, nuts, seeds, and granola.
Acai berries
500
This sport has been a part of the Summer Olympics since Tokyo in 1964
Volleyball, judo
500
The most well-known Hawaiian islands are the eight largest of the island chain. Name any three of those eight islands.
Big Island, Maui, Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Lanai, Niihau, Kahoolawe
500
This President proclaimed July as National Ice Cream Month and established National Ice Cream Day before as the third Sunday in July.
President Ronald Reagan
500
The world’s first ______ was held in Pecos on July 4, 1883
rodeo