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100

This former president welcomes his first daughter into the world on July 4, 1998.

Barack Obama.

100

This Moroccan mammal is known to climb trees during the summer.

Goats

100

This is the process in which plants use sunlight to make their own food.

Photosynthesis

100

The "Summer of Love" was in this year.

1967

100

This U.S. city hosts an annual UFO festival in July.

Roswell

200

These are the 3 summer zodiac signs.

Cancer, Leo, and Virgo

200

This state hosts a mashed potato wrestling contest every August.

South Dakota

200

The name of the process in which hot temperatures turn liquid water into gas is called this.

Boiling (vaporization)

200

The United States gained its independence from Britain in this year.

1776

200

People celebrate the arrival of summer by jumping over fires in this country.

Spain

300

This is the longest beach in the United States.

Virginia Beach; 35 miles

300

This classis summer game was inspired by an empty pie tin.

Frisbee

300

Hay fever is caused by this.

Pollen

300

The month of July is named after this Roman emperor.

Julius Caesar 

300

Nathan's annual Fourth of July hot dog eating contest takes place here.

Coney Island, NY

400

This is the number one tourist attraction in the United States.

The Grand Canyon

400

People in this state celebrate the story of Mike, the Headless Chicken.

Colorado

400

In the region of outer space, gravity is so strong that nothing can escape, including light.

A black hole

400

"The shot heard around the world" refers to the first shot fired in this American War.

The Revolutionary War

400

Fireworks have been a part of every July 4th celebration in the United States since the first in 1777. This country is the birthplace of fireworks.

China

500

The letters in SPF mean this.

Sun protection factor

500

During the summer, heat causes The Eiffel Tower to do this.

Expand, adding an extra six inches to its overall height.

500

This is the most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere.

Nitrogen

500

This Supreme Court case ruled the racial segregation of schools unconstitutional. 

Brown v. Board of Education

500

This holiday is considered the "unofficial end of summer" in the United States.

Labor Day