Summer
Songs
Songs
"Well east coast girls are hip
I really dig those styles they wear
And the southern girls, with the way they talk
They knock me out when I'm down there...
Wish they all could be .........."
What is “California Girls" by The Beach Boys?
The letters "SPF" stand for these words.
What is sun protection factor?
This location can have a pebble or sandy shore
What is the beach?
The first full day of Summer.
What is June 21st?
Not for the faint of heart! Summer activity sleeping outside in tents and cooking over the fire.
What is camping?
You can eat this on a stick. It is frozen and comes in many flavors
What is a popsicle?
"Nobody on the road, nobody on the beach. I feel it in the air, summer's......."
What is "out of reach." ("The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley)
A cream or lotion for protecting the skin from the sun and preventing sunburn.
What is sunblock?
A large outdoor area with swimming pools, slides, and similar attractions.
What is a waterpark?
A day celebrating the anniversary of our national independence.
What is The 4th of July?
The average person takes three of these meals outside on a blanket per year.
What is a picnic?
A yellow starchy vegetable that is contained in a husk.
What is corn on the cob?
"Sittin' in the mornin' sun. I'll be sittin' when the evenin' comes, sittin' on the dock of the bay...... "
"Wastin' time!" (What is "Sitting on the Dock of the Bay", by Otis Redding?)
Close-fitting eyeglasses with side shields to protect the eyes from water.
What are goggles?
An Olympic-sized one of these can hold up to 850 thousand gallons of water!
What is a swimming pool?
It’s a day to celebrate the working people, and it marks the unofficial end of the summer vacation.
What is Labor Day?
Grab your line, worms, and rod. The first hooks for this activity were made out of bone, stone, or wood.
What is fishing?
This delicacy has a claw & tail. It turns bright red when boiled.
What is lobster?
Each night I ask
The stars up above
Why must I be
a ..........?
What is "Teenager in Love", by Dion & the Belmonts?
A flat rubber attachment worn on the foot for underwater swimming.
What are flippers?
Grab your popcorn! The State ______ in Washington, Iowa is the oldest continuously operating one of its kind in the world! It showed its first films in 1897.
What is a movie theater?
This Hot Dog Eating Contest is held every July 4 and has been since 1916. The record for the most hog dogs eaten in 10 minutes is 68, set by Joey Chestnut. What fast food chain sponsors this event?
What is Nathan's?
You build these on the beach in the sand. The record for the biggest one in the world was in Denmark, standing at 69 ft. tall!
What are sandcastles?
The fuzzy, sweet state fruit of Georgia: "The ______ State"
What is a peach?
"Like painted kites, those days and nights they went flyin' by. The world was new, beneath a blue umbrella sky"
What is "Summer Winds", by Frank Sinatra?
These kind of pants are named after a Caribbean island.
What are Bermuda shorts?
An informal version of an 18 hole course played on a series of short constructed obstacles. The largest of these in the world is at Walt Disney World!
What is a miniature golf course?
This is the period between July 3 and August 11, usually considered to be the hottest time of summer, when the Dog Star, Sirius, is in conjunction with the sun. What is this period called?
What are the Dog Days of Summer?
In 2015 at a record 111 degrees F, an Australian man made an old saying come true by successfully frying these on the sidewalk.
What are eggs?
Riddle me this: I am a green house. Inside my green house there is a white house. Inside the white house there is a red house. Inside the red house there are many tiny babies. What am I?
What is a watermelon?
Work all night on a........
(Daylight come and me wan' go home.)
Stack banana 'til the mornin' come
(Daylight come and me wan' go home)
"drink o' rum!" (What is The Banana Boat Song by Harry Belafonte?)
An item of headgear that consists of a stiff brim attached to a strap that fits around the head, leaving the top of the head uncovered.
What is a visor?
What is a flea market?
A device containing gunpowder and other combustible chemicals that causes a spectacular explosion when ignited! These were invented in China and are used typically for celebrations.
What are fireworks?
This favorite summer sport has been a part of the official program of the Summer Olympic Games since Tokyo 1964.
What is volleyball?
What is a plum?