Summer Blockbusters
This 1975 Spielberg film about a seaside town is often credited with creating the modern summer blockbuster.
Jaws
A regulation Major League Baseball game normally consists of this many innings.
9
The Beach Boys sang about wishing "they all could be" girls from this state.
California
This ground-beef favorite is traditionally served on a bun and commonly topped with cheese.
Hamburger
The United States celebrates Independence Day on this date.
July 4th
Released in June 1993, this blockbuster brought genetically engineered dinosaurs to Isla Nublar.
Jurassic Park
This Chicago ballpark is famous for its ivy-covered outfield walls.
Wrigley Field
This 1966 Lovin' Spoonful hit asks, "Hot town, summer in the city," before describing the back of one's neck getting dirty and gritty.
Summer in the City
Kansas City barbecue is especially known for sauces featuring this tomato-based condiment.
Ketchup
This document was adopted by the Continental Congress in 1776.
Declaration of Independence
Will Smith battled extraterrestrial invaders over the Fourth of July weekend in this 1996 movie.
Independence Day
This Yankees legend was nicknamed "The Sultan of Swat."
Who was Babe Ruth?
Bryan Adams reminisced about buying his first real six-string in this song named for a particular summer.
Summer of '69
This German-named sausage, translating to "chopped meat sausage" is a summertime grilling staple.
Bratwurst
He wrote the principal draft of the Declaration of Independence.
Thomas Jefferson
Tom Cruise first played hotshot Navy pilot Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in this 1986 summer hit.
Top Gun
This player broke Major League Baseball's color barrier in 1947 with the Brooklyn Dodgers.
Jackie Robinson
Mungo Jerry scored a 1970 hit with this seasonally appropriate song.
In the Summertime
This cut of beef from the lower chest is a mainstay of Texas barbecue.
Brisket
The Declaration was adopted in this Pennsylvania city
Philadelphia
This 1989 Tim Burton film became a massive summer hit and starred Michael Keaton as the title superhero.
Batman
The distance between each pair of bases on a regulation MLB diamond is this many feet.
90 Feet
"Summertime, and the livin' is easy" comes from an aria in this George Gershwin opera.
Porgy and Bess
North Carolina barbecue traditionally specializes in this animal rather than beef.
Pork
Thomas Jefferson and this fellow former president both died on July 4, 1826.
John Adams