GETTING BUGGY
On summer nights, you often see this flying beetle that flashes light in a unique pattern.
What is firefly (or lightning bug)?
A firefly's flashing pattern helps it find potential mates.
This national doughnut store was the first company to mass-produce doughnuts.
What is Krispy Kreme?
Over 120 years ago in Pittsburgh, this famous brand of ketchup was created.
What is Heinz?
This expression means to take time to relax and appreciate the beauty of life.
What is "Stop and smell the roses"?
This Olympic sport is often played on the beach and has teams hitting a ball over a high net.
What is volleyball?
Volleyball was invented in 1895 as an indoor game for businessmen who found basketball too vigorous.
Charles Darwin spent a lot of time on this island and formed his foundational theory of natural selection.
What are the Galapagos Islands?
In the evening in summer, it's hard to avoid this insect's itchy bite.
What is a mosquito?
Only female mosquitoes bite, as they need blood to reproduce.
This doughnut franchise was started by Bill Rosenberg in Quincy, Massachusetts.
What is Dunkin' Donuts?
The first shop is still in operation today and has been restored to the original retro design it sported in 1948.
Every year on July 4 on Coney Island in New York, this famous eating competition takes place.
What is Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest?
Legend has it that on July 4, 1916, four immigrants gathered at the first Nathan's hot dog stand and decided that whoever ate the most hot dogs would be declared the most patriotic among them.
This flower, native to North America, is known for its long stem, valuable oil, and strikingly large yellow bloom.
What is a sunflower?
The tallest sunflower on record was found in Germany in 2016 and measured 30 feet and 1 inch tall.
In a game of horseshoes, when the horseshoe encircles the stake it is called this.
What is a ringer?
The S.S. Minnow became shipwrecked on this fictitious island.
What is Gilligan's Island?
After spending time outdoors in the woods or high grass areas, you should check your body for these tiny arachnids.
What are ticks?
Dunkin' Donuts introduced this new treat using the excess dough from making donuts.
What are Munchkins (or doughnut holes)?
Eating about 5 Munchkins equates to eating one doughnut.
This state has the largest barbecue pit in the world.
What is Texas?
The pit is 76 feet long and can cook anywhere from 4 to 6 tons of food at once. It has 24 smoking compartments, a walk-in cooler, and four beer taps.
This flower is the cultural symbol of Nepal and is also an important symbol buring Day of the Dead festivities.
What is a marigold?
This fast-paced game, played with sticks and a small ball, is the official summer sport of Canada.
What is lacrosse?
Pearl Harbor is on this island.
What is Oahu?
This insect that flies around collecting nectar and pollen, is sometimes feared by humans for its stinger.
What is a bee?
There are about 20,000 bee species with many differences between them. Some don't even sting or produce honey.
Since 1938, on the first Friday in June we celebrate this in the US.
What is National Doughnut Day?
This date honors the women of the Salvation Army who served doughnuts to the soldiers during WWI. The doughnuts were cooked in metal helmets using oil.
This is the most popular food to grill.
What are burgers?
Hamburgers were not a popular food in the US until around 1904, when they were sold at the St. Louis World Fair. Steak is second, hot dogs third, and chicken fourth.
This flower is small, purple, and smells very nice in summer gardens.
What is lavender?
This game involves players throwing weighted balls aimed at a smaller white target ball, hoping to get closer than their opponents.
What is bocce?
Bocce can be traced to Greece and Italy as far back as 600 BC. The first Bocce Olympiad was held in Athens, Greece, in 1896.
This island can be found off the southeastern coast of Massachusetts and is a popular vacation destination for celebrities.
What is Martha's Vineyard?
This spotted insect is believed to bring good luck and is a symbol of good fortune.
What is a ladybug?
Some think the number of spots on the ladybug indicates how many years of good luck you'll have. A myth is that the spots show how many years old they are, but in reality they don't live more than a year or two.
This type of doughnut is known for being heavier and more dense compared to the lighter, fluffier kind.
What is a cake doughnut?
This sweet and tangy fruit is often grilled in rings or slices for a tropical BBQ side dish or topping.
What is pineapple?
This carnivorous plant produces white flowers and is known for its innovative trapping mechanism for catching insects.
What is a Venus flytrap?
The Venus flytrap's lifespan is roughly 20 years, sometimes longer.
In the movie A League of Their Own, the women played this summer sport.
What is baseball?
In 1942, many of the MLB talents were fighting in WWII. The All-American Girls Professional Baseball League was created by Philip K. Wrigley (owner of the Chicago Cubs) in 1943.
This island is famously known as "The Big Island".
What is Hawaii?
Hawaii is the world's largest island chain and covers 1,500 miles across the Pacific. Hawaii is also the only US state the grows coffee.
This insect lives in large colonies and can lift 20 times their body weight.
What are ants?
This style of doughnut, popular at fairs, is actually shaped more like a large spiral and is sometimes called an 'elephant ear.'
What is a funnel cake?
In the US, we celebrate National Barbecuing Day in this month.
Hint: It's not a summer month.
What is May? (May 16th)
Lyndon Johnson was the first president to host a barbecue party at the White House.
This popular summer flower will often bloom blue if grown in acidic soils or pink if it's in alkaline soils.
What is a hydrangea?
Running, biking, and swimming are apart of this summer competition.
What is a triathlon?
In 1970, the first triathlon world championships were held in France, with only 700 athletes competing. In the US today, 250,000 athletes compete in triathlons each year.
This famous island opened in 1892 as an immigration station between New York and New Jersey.
What is Ellis Island?
Historian have estimated that nearly 40% of all current US citizens can trace at least one relative back to Ellis Island.