Around the World
This is Africa's longest river
The Nile River
"Tell me more, Tell me more / Like does he have a car?"
Summer Nights (John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John)
"Somer" in Afrikaans translates to this word in English
Summer
These flying creatures are more than just annoying - these disease vectors are responsible for approximately 725,000 to 1,000,000 human deaths annually
Mosquitoes
This 2018 release from author Delia Owens, set in the marshland of North Carolina, spent the most weeks (7) atop the NYT Fiction Bestseller list in 2020
Where the Crawdads Sing
This city is the most populous in the world
Tokyo, Japan
"But I can see you / Your brown skin shining in the sun / You got your hair combed back and your sunglasses on, baby"
The Boys of Summer (Don Henley)
In Germany, you'd put on your "Badeanzug" before hitting the pool
Swimsuit
This large land mammal is known for being extremely territorial and aggressive, often known to charge at and capsize boats
Hippopotamus
In 2022, this author spent a total of 19 weeks at the top of the NYT Fiction Bestseller list with 3 different titles - Verity, It Ends with Us, and It Starts With Us
Colleen Hoover
These two countries share the world's largest international border
Canada & The United States
"Hot summer streets and the pavements are burning, I sit around / Trying to smile, but the air is so heavy and dry"
Cruel Summer (Bananarama)
In Montreal or Lyon, your vacation may be referred to as "vacances" in this language
French
This lizard, found in the Indonesian islands, can grow up to 10 feet long and has a venomous bite
Komodo dragon
This 2017 nonfiction title about murders of members of the Osage Nation saw a resurgence in popularity in 2023, likely due to it's film adaptation - it spent 7 weeks at the top of the NYT Nonfiction Best Seller list
Killers of the Flower Moon
This city is the northernmost national capital city in the world
Reykjavik, Iceland
"Fever dream high in the quiet of the night / You know that I caught it / Bad, bad boy / Shiny toy with a price / You know that I bought it"
Cruel Summer (Taylor Swift)
"Spiaggia" means beach in this European language
Italian
These sea creatures seem scary, but the chances of being attacked by one are estimated at 1 in 3,748,067
Sharks
This memoir from Jeanette McCurdy spent 8 consecutive weeks atop the NYT Nonfiction Bestseller list in 2022
I'm Glad My Mom Died
Residents of this country, the smallest in the world, are estimated to consume the most wine per capita than any other country
Vatican City
"Oh, when I look back now / That summer seemed to last forever / And if I had a choice / Yeah, I'd always wanna be there / Those were the best days of my life"
Summer of '69 (Bryan Adams)
"Piscina" is the term for this location frequented in summer in both Spanish and Portuguese
Pool
Ophidiophobic? Visit this U.S. state as it has zero documented poisonous snakes
Alaska
Likely due to the release of the Netflix adaptation, The Duke and I, by this author, spent 4 weeks in 2021 at the top of the NYT Fiction Best Seller list
Julia Quinn