Science: Seasons: Summer 101

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Summer Trivia

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Summer Holidays

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Summer Olympics

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Summer Movies

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Summer Vacationing

100

What is the date for the first day of Summer?

A) May 31st

B) June 1st

C) June 21st

100

What summertime holiday happens closest to the first day of Summer?

A) Father's Day

B) Flag Day

C) The Fourth of July

A) Father's Day

100

Who is considered the fastest man in the world?

A) The Flash

B) Chuck Yeager

C) Usain Bolt

100

The summertime season is when most Movie studios release their biggest movies; it is called the blockbuster season. Which movie is recognized as the first summer blockbuster film?

A) Jaws

B) Star Wars

C) Superman: The Movie

A) Jaws

100

What iconic theme park is considered "The Happiest Place on Earth"?

A) Disneyland

B) Six Flags

C) Universal Studios

A) Disneyland

200

True or false: In the heat of summer, the iron in the Eiffel Tower expands, making the tower grow 6 more inches?

A) True

B) False

A) True

200

FIFA World Cup is a world-wide sporting event that happens every 4 years. What sport is played for the world cup?

A) Football

B) Soccer

C) Both A & B

C) Both. We in America call the sport Soccer, but everywhere else in the world calls it Football.

200

What was one of the very first ever created Olympic Events, on where the individual must throw an object similar to a spear.

A) The Discus

B) The Javelin

C) The Marathon

B) The Javelin

200

What movie is about a newcomer, Scott Smalls, trying to join a group of boys who play baseball, but is embarrassed by his inability to catch or throw the ball? [Hint: "You're killing me Smalls!"]

A) Field of Dreams

B) A League of Their Own

C) The Sandlot

200

What famous beach is also a neighborhood of Honolulu on the south shore of the island of Oʻahu, Hawai'i?

A) Diamond Head

B) Waikiki

C) Waimea Bay

B) Waikiki

300

True or false: Americans eat enough hot dogs on July 4 to stretch from Washington D.C. to Los Angeles 2 times?

A) True

B) False

B) False: It would stretch 5 times

300

What tradition is most commonly associated with the Independence Day holiday?

A) Barbeques

B) Fireworks

C) Speeches

B) Fireworks

300

He is the most well known American swimmer with 28 Olympic medals!

A) Mark Spitz

B) Michael Phelps

C) Ryan Lochte

B) Michael Phelps

300

What comedic film is about a dysfunctional family renting a cabin in the woods, scaring off bats and raccoons, and fighting off a bald-headed bear?

A) The Great Outdoors

B) National Lampoon's Vacation

C) Weekend at Bernie's

A) The Great Outdoors

300

What place in Mexico gets a lot of tourists and vacationers during Spring Break and over the Summer season?

A) Cancún

B) Miami

C) South Padre Island

A) Cancún

400

If the Northern Hemisphere is in the middle of the summer season, what season is occurring in the Southern Hemisphere?

A) Fall

B) Summer

C) Winter

400

Beginning in late July and continuing into early August, what sporting event happens every 4 years; including this year?

A) The Summer Olympic Games

B) The Winter Olympic Games

C) The World Series

A) The Summer Olympic Games

400

Where did the 2016 Summer Olympics take place?

A) Beijing, China

B) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

C) Tokyo, Japan

B) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

400

What movie is about 4 boys on summer break, going hiking to find a dead body?

A) The Breakfast Club

B) The Goonies

C) Stand By Me

400

What huge landmark gets a lot of visitors every year, with some choosing to see it while sailing down its river rapids?

A) The Everglades National Park

B) The Grand Canyon

C) Redwoods National Park

B) The Grand Canyon

500

How many varieties of watermelon are there?

A) 3 varieties

B) 33 varieties

C) 300 varieties

500

Even though it does not officially take place on the last day of the Summer season, what American holiday kind of marks the end of Summer?

A) Independence Day

B) Labor Day

C) Oktoberfest

B) Labor Day

500

Where city held the first of the Modern Summer Olympics Games?

A) Athens, Greece

B) London, England

C) Paris, France

A) Athens, Greece

500

What movie series starting in the 1980s, is about a camp counselor that you wouldn't want to be in charge of you?

A) Ernest Goes to Camp

B) Friday the 13th

C) The Great Outdoors

A) Ernest Goes to Camp

500

What famous travel spot celebrated its 50th anniversary in the year 2021?

A) Hawai'i's Statehood

B) The Grand Canyons allowing River Rapid tours

C) Walt Disney World's Opening

C) Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom first opened in 1971

600

The month of July was named after what historical figure?

A) Ju-Laharquai (an Ancient Egyptian writer of agriculture science)

B) Julemaeg (an Icelandic navigator and the first man to map the North Americas known to the Vikings)

C) Julius (the Roman Caesar)

600

World War II is mostly associated with the Memorial holiday, what war is more associated with the Independence Day holiday?

A) The American Revolution

B) The Cold War

C) The Korean War

A) The American Revolution

600

Who was the first African American to win the individuals all around in gymnastics?

A) Dorothy Hamill

B) Gabby Douglas

C) Simone Biles

B) Gabby Douglas

600

In the movie 'Thunderball', British secret agent James Bond tracks down the bag guys to what tropical location?

A) The Bahamas

B) Hawai'i

C) Puerto Rico

A) The Bahamas

600

Some families choose not to go to a beach for their summer vacation. Which National Park was the first national park in the U.S., and is also widely held to be the first national park in the world?

A) Monument Valley

B) Yellowstone National Park

C) Yosemite National Park

B) Yellowstone National Park