Summer Trivia
The month of July was named after what historical figure?
a. Ju-Laharquai (ancient Egyptian writer of agriculture science)
b. Julemaeg (Icelandic navigator and first man to map the North Americas known to the Vikings)
c. Julius (Roman Caesar)
d. Pope Julius I
C: Julius (Roman Caesar)
True or false: A gymnast with a wooden leg won 6 medals, 3 gold, in the 1904 Olympics
True: in the 1904 St. Louis games
True or false: Salt water taffy was made accidently
True: Legend has it that Bradley's candy store became flooded during a major storm in 1883. His entire stock of taffy became soaked with water from the Atlantic Ocean, so he began to call it "salt water taffy" as a joke.
Is the Earth closer to the sun in the spring, fall or the summer or winter?
Winter: Earth is 3.1 million miles closer to the sun in January than it is in July.
What is two of the four indoor sports in the Winter Olympics?
Curling, figure skating, speed skating, and ice hockey
What is the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth?
134.1°F (Death Valley)
True or false: speed walking has been an Olympic sport since 1908
True
What was the first ice cream flavor?
A. Blueberry
B. Vanilla
C. Chocolate
D. Strawberry
B: Vanilla
WHATS THE AVERAGE SPEED AT WHICH SNOWFLAKES FALL?
3 TO 4 MPH
2026 Winter Olympics are taken place in Italy this year, and this event will feature athletes competing in how many sports?
16
True or false: In the heat of summer, the iron in the Eiffel Tower expands, making the tower grow 6 more inches?
True
Which athlete won four gold medals in track and field at the 1936 Berlin Olympics?
Jesse Owens
What animals have a dewlap, a flap of skin under their throat, which helps regulate their body temperature?
MOOSE
Stands over 122 feet!
How high are the walls of the halfpipe in the snowboarding event?
22 feet
When was the first beach ball invented?
A. 1910
B. 1920
C. 1928
D. 1938
D. 1938
How old is the oldest medalist to compete in the summer Olympics?
Oscar Swahn won silver in 1920 at 72 years old
The tiny snowmen created every time Elsa sneezes in Frozen is called what?
Snowgies
What country has won the most medals in the Winter Olympics?
NORWAY
ITALY WON THE BID TO HOST AT 47 VOTES, BUT WHO CAME IN SECOND WITH 34 VOTES?
SWEDEN
True or false: Americans eat enough hot dogs on July 4 to stretch from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles 2 times
DAILY DOUBLE
False: 5 times
There's enough water in an Olympic-size pool to take how many baths?
DAILY DOUBLE
9,400 baths
Olympic pools contain about 660,000 gallons of water, while the average bath contains about 70. That means if you were to drain an Olympic pool and use it to fill your tub, you'd be set at bath time for the next 25 years (assuming you take one bath a day).
About 10 inches of snow
How many snow crystals fall from the sky every winter?
What Olympic sport has been a part of the Winter games since the beginning?