Summer Science & Nature
This is the name for the scientific study of insects—like the fireflies and mosquitoes that come out during warm summer evenings.
What is entomology?
These are the three states that water takes on Earth.
What are liquid, solid (ice), and gas (water vapor)?
This New England fictional island was terrorized by a Great White Shark in the 1975 summer blockbuster movie Jaws.
What is Amity Island?
This frozen, creamy treat was first introduced to Americans at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904.
What is ice cream?
Released in June of 1984, this Bruce Springsteen anthem of Americana spent four weeks at Number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100.
What is Born in the U.S.A.?
What is the primary reason the Northern Hemisphere experiences the longest days of the year in the summer?
The Earth is tilted towards the Sun.
This large body of water that the user lives near in Pittsburgh is formed by the joining of the Allegheny and Monongahela rivers to become a major river.
What is the Ohio River?
In this beloved 1993 Disney film, a boy named Scotty Smalls spends his summer playing baseball, evading a terrifying dog nicknamed "The Beast," and learning to cherish his friends:
What is The Sandlot?
This bright orange stone fruit is a popular summertime snack, but did you know it is also closely related to a rose?
What is a peach?
You'll be asking "tell me more" when you hear this musical number as 2 teenage sweethearts reminisce about how they met.
What is "Summer Loving" from the musical Grease?
Because these are "cold-blooded" animals whose body temperatures change with the environment, summer is the time they are most active.
What are reptiles and amphibians?
Approximately what percentage of Earth's water is salt water found in our oceans, leaving only a tiny bit of fresh water?
What is about 97 percent?
A massive 1996 sci-fi disaster movie where an alien invasion threatens humanity, forcing the world to unite on the 4th of July.
What is Independence Day?
The name for this sweet treat (sometimes alcholic) was derived from the Spanish word for "strawberries.
What is a daiquiri?
This 1984 rock song reminisces about "the best days of my life" when "we were "killin' time" and "needed to unwind".
What is "Summer of 69" by Bryan Adams?
This measurement—which factors in both air temperature and relative humidity—tells us how hot it actually feels outside.
What is the heat index?
This term describes a strong, swift-moving current of water in the ocean that can pull swimmers away from the shore.
1997: "Elvis Isn't Dead, He Just Went Home."
Men In Black
What is the #1 summer food?
What is watermelon?
What classic, iconic song brings all the children running to chase down the ice cream truck?
What is "Turkey in the Straw"?
Summer skies are great for stargazing. This bright band of stars is our home galaxy.
What is the Milky Way?
Often called the "aquarium of the world," this body of water holds over a third of the world's marine mammals.
What is the Sea of Cortez?
Winning 5 awards in 1976, the Simpsons parody this film having Barney Gumble snuggles Homer to “sleep” with a pillow and hurls a water fountain out a window to escape for no reason.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Scientifically known as Mangifera indica, this sweet, juicy tropical stone fruit is widely considered the "king of fruits."
What is a mango?
This R&B artists used this 2012 hit song to teach us that women can be their own flame while having "our feet on the ground" & "our head in the clouds without coming down".
What is "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys?