Solstice
What language does the word solstice come from?
Latin
When is National Ice Cream Month?
July
What sweet treat was invented by accident in 1905?
Popsicles
What is it called when animals move from colder regions to warmer regions?
Migrate
How many types of watermelons are there?
30
Summer Solstice falls between these dates every year
June 20-June 22
What day does the United States celebrate its independence from England?
July 4th
What structure grows in the summer because the heat expands the iron?
The Eiffel Tower
What happens to some animals fur in the summer - when it becomes different than in the winter?
Shed
What is the most popular ice cream flavor?
Vanilla
What time of summer comes from the ancient Greeks and Romans who believed that the star Sirius, also known as the "Dog Star," influenced the summer's intense heat?
The "dog days" of summer
Where was the hottest temperature recorded July 10, 1913?
Death Valley, California
What popular sport was invented by throwing pie plates?
Frisbee
What kind of storm occurs more in the summer than any other time?
Thunderstorms
The warmth of summer often provides the perfect conditions of rising air and moisture required for the creation of thunderstorms.
What day is the summer solstice on this year?
June 20th
What makes the day of the summer solstice different from any other day?
It's the longest day of the year
When were the first modern olympics held?
The first modern Summer Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
What did Lonnie Johnson invent in 1990?
Super Soaker
What destructive tropical storm forms over warm ocean waters?
Hurricanes
Who was the month of July named after?
Julius Caesar
What god did the Greeks worship during the solstice?
Cronus
In 1816, there was no summer. What happened that created winter like climates, making it snow all summer long?
The eruption of Mount Tambora in Indonesia. It blocked out the atmosphere with dust, ash and sulfur oxide.
What was originally called a "portable aquatic play device for body planing"
The Slip N' Slide
Some animals estivate in the summer. What does estivate mean?
Hibernation in hot weather
Who wrote Frankenstein?
Mary Shelley