Summer Treats
This huge, delicious summertime fruit is a gourd with red flesh?
What is watermelon?
The average watermelon vine produces 2-4 fruits. There are more than 1000 varieties and it is made up of 90% water.
In which two months are the summer Olympics held?
What is July and August?
Still officially called the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, the summer Olympics are taking place from July 23 to Aug. 8, 2021, in Tokyo this year.
This is another name for pancakes.
What are hotcakes?
They are also called flapjacks and griddle cakes.
In this 1987 film, Baby Houseman and Johnny Castle fall in love while rehearsing a dance number.
What is 'Dirty Dancing'?
Earning over $214 million, it was the first film to sell more than a million copies for home video, and its soundtrack generated 2 multi-platinum albums and multiple singles.
Which summertime smell is said to elicit happy memories in humans?
What is the smell of freshly cut grass?
Social researchers say that the smell of cut grass is most often found to stimulate pleasant memories in people.
About how many hot dogs are consumed in the U.S. every 4th of July?
100 thousand; 1 million; 250 thousand; 150 million
What is 150 million hot dogs?
That’s enough hot dogs to stretch between Los Angeles and Washington D.C. five times over! A hot dog eating contest is held every 4th of July in Coney Island, Brooklyn.
Which beach sport became official in 1986?
What is Beach Volleyball?
Beach volleyball most likely originated in 1915 on Waikiki Beach in Hawaii, while the modern two-player game originated in Santa Monica, California. It has been an Olympic sport since the 1996 Summer Olympics.
This is another name for "souped up" vehicles.
What is hot rods?
They're also known as muscle cars.
Which singer was known as the 'Queen of Disco'?
Who is Donna Summer?
Defining the genre with her sultry vocals and pulsing rhythms. She used to say she grew up listening to rock 'n' roll and was raised on gospel music. But it was her dance hits that won her Grammys.
What vitamin can you get from direct sunlight?
What is Vitamin D?
From about late March/early April to the end of September, most people should be able to get all the vitamin D they need from sunlight.
We also get some vitamin D from a small number of foods, including oily fish such as salmon, mackerel, herring and sardines, as well as red meat and eggs.
What is 11 years old?
Back in 1905, a San Francisco Bay Area kid by the name of Frank Epperson accidentally invented the treat. He had mixed some sugary soda powder with water and left it out overnight.
The purpose of attaching baseball cards to your bike.
What is to make it sound like the noise of a motorcycle as you cycle?
People have been putting cards in bike spokes for decades to add a cool motorcycle sound.
Someone who is easily angered is said to be this.
What is hotheaded?
A hotheaded person is not only quick-tempered but they generally do not think things through.
What Steven Spielberg directed horror film takes place in the summer time that's plot involves a killer shark?
What is Jaws?
The real-life shark footage used for the scene was the result of a similarly frightening accident- one that, as described by diver and shark documentarian Valerie Taylor, could've killed the actor standing in for Dreyfuss.
What country does the U.S. impact most of its fireworks?
What is China?
Most of the bottle rockets, roman candles and other fireworks arriving into the country trace their origin to China. In 2019, China accounted for 94% of total U.S. fireworks imports, amounting to approximately $336 million.
Which month of the year is National Ice Cream Month?
What is July?
In 1984, President Ronald Reagan designated July as National Ice Cream Month and the third Sunday of the month as National Ice Cream Day. Americans consume about 23 gallons of ice cream each year, on average.
When you can't get away for vacation, you can take one of these vacations at home
What is staycation?
You can take early morning walks, followed by an at-home spa day, movie night, and a marathon board game weekend with friends. You can even play tourist in your own city.
An easy way to save money on energy in the summer is to supplement air-conditioning with these devices that create air movement.
What are fans?
They do not cool air; they move it. Circulating air feels cooler and requires less air-conditioning. Ceiling fans can lower the temperature by 4 degrees.
The artist who sings "You Art the Sunshine of My Life."
Who is Stevie Wonder?
This song hit No. 1 on the Billboard charts. Top40Weekly.com rates Wonder the No. 1 artist of the 1970s.
Which three zodiac signs are summer signs?
What is Cancer, Leo, and Virgo?
The flavor meat gets when the flames and smoke rise and envelope it.
What is a smokey flavor?
This method originated in the Paleolithic Era (Old Stone Age). Smoking adds flavor, improves the appearance of meat, and when combined with curing it preserves the meat.
How did the popular summertime game 'Frisbee' get its name?
What is the name of a bakery, The Frisbee Pie Bakery?
In 1871, William Russell Frisbie made delicious pies from 1871 to 1956. The tins that the pies were baked in made Frisbie a household name. Employees flung the heavy metal pie tins during lunch break.
You sit in this because of a high-pressure situation where a lot of attention is you.
What is in a hot seat?
Example: pressure to complete a huge project on schedule with little time left.
The first line of Grease's 'Summer Nights' lyrics.
What is "Summer loving had me a blast"?
Shot on a budget of $6 million budget, Grease made nearly $400 million at the box office, making it one of the highest-grossing musical movies of all time.
Which beach is the longest one in the U.S.?
What is Virginia Beach?
The longest beach in the US is Virginia Beach, VA at 35 miles long. However, the longest drive able beach is Long Beach, WA at 28 miles long.