Americans eat 7 billion of these every year from May to September.
What are hot dogs?
In the summer heat, the iron in this famous French tourist attraction expands, making it grow more than 6 inches.
What is the Eiffel Tower?
The alien who needs to "phone home."
Who is "E.T."? (1982)
What is baseball?
This popular and well known butterfly spends the summer months in North America before migrating south (or sometimes west) for the winter.
The water content of this popular summer fruit is 92%.
What is watermelon?
This legendary musical summer event took place on a dairy farm in Bethel, New York in 1969.
What is Woodstock?
This Academy Award-winning thriller tells the story of a rogue shark who is terrorizing a beach town
What is "Jaws"? (1975)
Steven Spielberg says he was shocked that 'Jaws' was such a huge hit and thought the 'shark looked dumb' Director Steven Spielberg said he didn't expect "Jaws" to be a huge success. He originally thought the shark "looked dumb."
This summer activity became popular in England in 1860s as a lawn game set up at outdoor social gatherings used with mallets.
What is croquet?
This vitamin many people get from sunshine.
What is Vitamin D?
Margaritas are a refreshing summertime cocktail containing this type of alcohol
What is tequila?
Eight percent of the Earth’s surface is covered by this desert, known for its hot summer temperatures
What is the Sahara Desert?
On a remote jungle island, genetic engineers have created a dinosaur game park. Now one of mankind's most thrilling fantasies has come true.
What is "Jurassic Park"? (1993)
Held in England, this is one of the most prestigious tennis tournaments.
What is Wimbledon?
July is named after this ancient Roman leader.
Who is Julius Caeser?
This delicious summer drink, which includes wine and fruit, comes from Spain
What is sangria?
The location of the hottest recorded temperature on Earth, 134 degrees fahrenheit. (Located in the United States!)
What is Death Valley, California?
*Death Valley holds the record for the highest air temperature on the planet: On 10 July 1913, temperatures at the aptly named Furnace Creek area in the California desert reached a blistering 56.7°C (134.1°F). Average summer temperatures, meanwhile, often rise above 45°C (113°F).
Chevy Chase is the hapless moral center of this road trip movie that moves from Chicago to the Grand Canyon to a shuttered Los Angeles amusement park.
What is "National Lampoon's Vacation"? (1983)
This sport played on a sand court became an official Olympic sport in 1996.
What is beach volleyball?
This insect's sounds can be used to determine the temperature outside.
This common frozen summer treat was accidentally invented by an 11-year-old boy in 1905.
What is a popsicle?
*Frank Epperson claimed to have first created an ice pop in 1905, at the age of 11, when he accidentally left a glass of powdered lemonade soda and water with a mixing stick in it on his porch during a cold night, a story still printed on the back of Popsicle treat boxes.
This Scandinavian country is well known as "The Land of the Midnight Sun", with its northernmost region experiencing sunlight 24/7 during the summer.
What is Norway?
Simon and Garfunkel! Sixties counterculture! Mrs. Robinson! Plastics! This 1967 comedy-drama about a disillusioned college graduate has it all.
What is "The Graduate"? (1967)
Scheduled every 4 years, to be held again in 2026, this event showcases the worlds most popular sport.
What is the World Cup?
These types of rays from the sun can harm your skin in 15 minutes.
What are UV (ultraviolet) rays?
This was invented in the 1870's to be used as a pie plate, now it just gets "tossed around."
What is a frisbee?
This ancient structure in England is aligned with the summer solstice sunset
What is Stonhenge?
Two sisters join the first female professional baseball league and struggle to help it succeed amidst their own growing rivalry. They also learn that there’s “no crying in baseball,” from their washed-up, alcoholic coach.
What is "A League of their Own"? (1992)
The most decorated Olympian, holding 28 medals, 23 of which are gold.
Who is Michael Phelps?
This iconic American highway, popular for summer road trips, originally ran from Chicago to Santa Monica.
What is Route 66?
This seafood is now a delicacy but was once considered “poor man’s protein."
What is lobster?
*Dirt-cheap because they were so copious, lobsters were routinely fed to prisoners, apprentices, slaves and children during the colonial era and beyond.
"The Highland Games" is an event held every summer in this country, that include competitions such as caber toss and hammer throw.
What is Scotland?
When his family goes away for the summer, a faithful husband with an overactive imagination is tempted by a beautiful neighbor—Marilyn Monroe.
What is "The Seven Year Itch"?
Olympic gold medals are required to be made up of 92.5% of this type of metal.
What is silver?
*According to the International Olympic Committee, gold medals are required to be at least 92.5 percent silver, and are plated with about 6 grams of pure gold.
This expression “ The ____ days of summer” is usually used to refer to the hottest and muggiest days of the season, from July 3 to August 11.
What is "The dog days of summer"?
*When Sirius would appear in the sky just before the sun, near the end of July, that marked the beginning of the very hottest days of the year. The Romans referred to this period as "dies caniculares" or "days of the dog star," which was eventually translated as just "dog days."