Music Festivals
Grillin' season
Summer hit songs!
Summer movie blockbusters!
Shorts and sandles weather potpourri
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This legendary music festival in 1969 attracted about half a million people, and had a 50th anniversary event at the original site of the 1969 event.

Woodstock

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This is the most popular hot dog topping in America.

According to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council, 71% of Americans prefer Mustard.

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In his hit song, not only was school out for summer, it was out for ever.

Alice Cooper

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He directed summer blockbusters Jurassic Park, E.T., and Saving Private Ryan

Steven Spielberg

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This popular summer treat is both a fruit and a vegetable!

Watermelons - they belong to the Cucurbitaceae family, which includes pumpkins, squash, and cucumbers.

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This now legendary UK music festival was originally called the "Pilton Pop, Blues & Folk Festival" at Worthy Farm UK,  charged £1 to attend, and included free milk from the farm.

Glastonbury

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The number of hot dogs that come in a standard pack

10

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In 1958, Eddie Cochran claimed "there ain't no cure" for this ailment.

"The Summertime Blues"

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This animated movie sequel racked up over $440 million in 'green' in the summer of 2004

Shrek 2

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Stranger things have happened - this song by Kate Bush became a hit again as the most streamed song of the summer of 2022.

“Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God)”

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While this Ottawa summer festival's lineup has historically focused on blues music at its inception, it has increasingly showcased mainstream pop, hip hop, reggae, rock and EDM in recent years.

Ottawa Blues Festival

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The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle stands for this.

The "57 Varieties" of Heinz sauces.  Heinz was making more than 60 products at the time but thought 57 was a lucky number.

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When Jimmy quit and Joni got married, Bryan Adams knew his first band would never get far in this legendary Canadian Rockers hit song.

Summer of '69

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This male actor, having starred in a string of hits including Independence Day and Men in Black, is known as the “King of the Summer Box Office”

Will Smith

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SPF stands for this.

Sun Protection Factor

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This award-winning festival, held at the Petrovaradian Fortress, in Novi Sad, Serbia, was founded in 2000 by a couple of student friends fighting for democracy and freedom in Serbia and the Balkans.

EXIT

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This type of wood plank is popular for grilling salmon because it helps keep the fish moist and imparts subtle smoky flavor.

Cedar

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This classic summer hit released by The Beach Boys in 1965 became one of their signature songs and is often associated with the carefree, sun-soaked vibe of summer.

California Girls

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Danny and Sandy from Grease reunite here after a summer of love.

Rydell High School

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This place holds the record for the hottest day ever recorded.

Death Valley, California hit 56.7 °C (134.1 °F), on July 10, 1913.

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The largest festival attendance — according to Guinness World Records — was recorded at this festival, in Austria, in 2015, when 3.3 million people turned up over its three-day duration.

Danube Island

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This side of tinfoil should face out for a foil packet on the grill.

shiny and dull sides actually perform about the same!

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In George Gershwins "Summertime," when the livin' is easy, what are the fish doing?

Jumpin'

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Along with the paternal shocker reveal near the end of the film, this space opera earned 'daddy' size summer blockbuster status in 1980.

The Empire Strikes Back

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This famous tennis tournament is played every summer.

Wimbledon

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