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100
An insect that can fly at 36 MPH
What is the dragonfly?
100

A snack that was created by accident in 1905 by an 11 year-old boy who left a mixture of powdered drink (Kool-aid) and water with a stirring stick on his porch.

What is the Popsicle?

100
The toy that was discovered by a scientist trying to find a rubber substitute during World War II.
What is Silly Putty?
100

A phenomena that can brighten the sky at night and sometimes can be seen in Northern Michigan?

What are the Northern Lights?

100

A summer drink that mixes lemonade and iced tea.

What is an Arnold Palmer?

200
This is the fastest running insect. It runs at 3 MPH.
What is the Cockroach?
200

This month is National Ice Cream month.

What is July?

200
The toy that was originally a metal pie tin.
What is the Frisbee?
200
The star that is the inspiration for the name "Dog Days of Summer".
What is Sirius, the Dog Star?
200

A favorite type of dessert of many during the Summer?

What is Ice Cream?

300
This is one of the oldest living sea creature (originally over 80 feet long, now up to 25 feet long).
What is the shark?
300
This tasty treat is actually a member of the rose family.
What is the strawberry?
300
The toy that was created as a way to exercise the inventor's knee after an injury.
What is Hacky Sack?
300

A type of rock the is searched for on the beaches in Northern Michigan.

What is a Petosky Stone?

300
These people invented and first wore sun glasses (more than 2,000 years ago).
What are the Chinese?
400
This insect that has been around for 30 million years. It has both heat sensors and visual sensors.
What is the Mosquito?
400

Approximate number of kernals is on each ear of corn (round to the nearest 100)?

What is approximately 600?

400
The toy was originally used as wallpaper cleaner
What is Play-doh?
400
The only state in the United States that grows coffee.
What is the Hawaii?
400

In the U.S. this is the most popular selling grilling meat throughout the summer.

What are Hot Dogs?

500
This insect sound can be used to determine the air temperature in Fahrenheit. Count the number that occur in 15 seconds and add 37 to determine the air temperature in Fahrenheit.
What are Cricket Chirps?
500

Each person in the United States eats about this many pounds of watermelon per year.

What is 15? Wow!

500

A toy that is based on a stone and thong weapon used in the Philippines

What is Yo-Yo?

500
This is the result of the Earth's north-south axis being tilted 23.4 degrees relative to the sun.
What is the Summer Solstice?
500

Before this, both industry and government slowed down or even stopped during the summer.

What is air conditioning?

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