Let the Sun Shine
Four-Letter Words
Chillin’ & Grillin’
World Travel
100

This band released “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” which reached the top of the Billboard charts in 1969.

What is the 5th Dimension? The tune is from the musical Hair.

100

Opposite of right

What is left? Switching to the nondominant hand for everyday tasks challenges the brain by building neural connections.

100

If you’re a fan of meat grilled over charcoal, you know this W charcoal grill’s brand name.

What is Weber? The original kettle grill was inspired by a marine buoy.

100

This popular beach is in South Florida on a man-made island.

What is Miami Beach? 

200

Stevie Wonder’s hit, “You Are the Sunshine of” this, was released in 1973.

What is “My Life”? 

200

You can easily measure servings of meat using this four-letter upper-body part.

What is palm? One palm equals one three-ounce serving of meat, and a whole hand is equal to a serving of fish.

200

This flying creature’s name also describes a slab of meat sliced nearly in half and unfolded flat.

What is butterfly? 

200

This landmark was built in France for the 1889 celebration of the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.

What is the Eiffel Tower? 

400

This 1971 Bill Withers tune is easy to learn because it’s mostly a refrain.

What is “Ain’t No Sunshine”?

400

To breathe in short gasps

What is pant? Dogs are notorious for panting (and slobbering) after vigorous exercise. Panting is their way of cooling down.

400

Manual ice-cream makers require this type of salt.

What is rock? Manual ice-cream makers require rock salt, not table salt, to drop the temperature of the salt brine below freezing.

400

One of Greece’s UNESCO World Heritage Sites, this temple dedicated to the goddess Athena Parthenos sits atop the Acropolis in the heart of Athens.

What is the Parthenon? 

600

This song, the Beatles’ first song with sun in the title, is on the Abbey Road album.

What is “Here Comes the Sun”? The 1969 tune is a celebration of sunshine after a long, cold winter.

600

Data in the form of words, or to send an SMS

What is text? 

600

The newfangled term for basting

What is mopping? Mop sauces are thin and applied repeatedly to keep the meat moist as it grills.

600

This European country has the most UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the world.

What is Italy? It has 60 sites. The runner-up is Germany (54), followed by France (53).

800

“Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” is on this album, which Elton John released in 1974.

What is Caribou? The album was released on the heels of 1973’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.

800

B word for “sad” or “listless”

What is blah? When repeated two more times, it means “and other words that mean very little,” according to Cambridge Dictionary.

800

Never apply barbecue sauce to meat at this stage of the grilling process.

What is early (or anything close)? Barbecue sauce has sugar in it, which burns. 

800

The Serengeti National Park is in this country.

What is Tanzania? The name translates to “endless plain,” and it’s the location of the world’s largest animal migration, involving more than one million wildebeest, antelopes, and zebras. 

1000

The Kinks released this “sun” song on their 1966 album Face to Face.

What is “Sunny Afternoon”? 

1000

The concluding passage of a musical piece

What is coda? It derives from the Latin cauda, meaning “tail.”

1000

Wooden planks are often used to hold this type of fish on the grill.

What is salmon? Planks are soaked in water before use, which allows the grill to act as a smoker. 

1000

This small country is made up of more than 60 islands and is known for its massive urban park, Gardens by the Bay.

What is Singapore? The former British colony is the world’s only island city-state.