Beat the Heat
Fun in the Sun
Summer Blockbusters
Summer Science
Beach Reads
200

This frozen treat on a stick was accidentally invented by an 11-year-old in 1905.

Hint: The brand name belongs to the Unilever company today.

What is a Popsicle

200

You should apply this lotion frequently to protect your skin from harmful UV rays.

Hint: It features an SPF rating on the bottle

What is sunscreen

200

This 1975 Steven Spielberg classic about a killer shark practically invented the summer blockbuster.

Hint: "You're gonna need a bigger boat."

What is Jaws

200

This event marks the longest day of the year and the official start of astronomical summer.

Hint: It usually occurs on June 20 or 21 in the Northern Hemisphere.

What is the summer solstice

200

This author is famous for legal thriller books like The Firm and A Time to Kill.

Hint: His initials are J.G

Who is John Grisham

400

This electrical appliance uses a compressor and refrigerant to cool indoor spaces.

Hint: It is often abbreviated as AC.

What is an air conditioner

400

This Frisbee-like sport involves scoring points in an end zone, similar to football.

The sport's name literally implies that it is the greatest or final version.

What is Ultimate Frisbee

400

This 1993 dinosaur-themed park movie ruled the summer box office and shattered CGI boundaries.

Hint: Based on a novel by Michael Crichton

What is Jurassic Park

400

These bioluminescent insects light up warm summer nights.

Hint: They are also commonly called lightning bugs.

What are fireflies

400

This 1925 F. Scott Fitzgerald novel captures the glitz and drama of Long Island summers.

Hint: The narrator is Nick Carraway, who watches his wealthy neighbour.

What is The Great Gatsby

600

This popular summer melon is 92% water and its seeds can be spit for sport.

Hint: It has a green rind and pink or red flesh.

What is a watermelon

600

This classic summer camp activity involves sleeping in a tent and cooking over a fire.

Hint: It rhymes with "tramping."

What is camping

600

This 2023 pink-hued movie directed by Greta Gerwig became a global summer phenomenon.

Hint: It faced off against Oppenheimer in the "Barbenheimer" box office battle.

What is Barbie

600

This major weather phenomenon brings high winds and heavy rain to the Atlantic from June to November.

Hint: They are categorized on the Saffir-Simpson scale from 1 to 5.

What is a hurricane

600

This author wrote the hit romance novels The Notebook and A Walk to Remember.

Hint: Many of his books are set in North Carolina.

Who is Nicholas Sparks

800

This Spanish cold tomato soup is perfect for a scorching summer day.

Hint: It originates from the region of Andalusia

What is gazpacho

800

This popular beach game from Israel is played with a small rubber ball and wooden paddles.

Hint: The name sounds like a Hebrew word meaning "forward."

What is Kadima

800

This 1996 Will Smith sci-fi action film featured an alien invasion right around America's birthday

Hint: The acronym ID4 is often used for it.

What is Independence Day

800

This specific Vitamin is synthesized by human skin when exposed to sunlight.

Hint: It is nicknamed the "sunshine vitamin."

What is Vitamin D

800

This author is known for modern romance beach reads like Beach Read and Book Lovers.

Hint: Her first name is Emily

Who is Emily Henry

1000

This index combines air temperature and relative humidity to determine how hot it actually feels.

Hint: It is also known as the "apparent temperature."

What is the Heat Index

1000

This iconic 2.1-mile beachside boardwalk can be found in this specific Brooklyn, New York neighbourhood.

Hint: It is famous for the Cyclone roller coaster and Nathan's Hot Dogs.

What is Coney Island

1000

This 1981 film introduced audiences to Indiana Jones as he searched for a biblical artifact.

Hint: The artifact in question is the Ark of the Covenant

What is Raiders of the Lost Ark

1000

This annual meteor shower peaks in mid-August and is associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle.

Hint: It is named after the constellation Perseus.

What are the Perseids

1000

This classic Ernest Hemingway novella tracks an aging Cuban fisherman's epic battle with a marlin.

Hint: The main character is an old man named Santiago.

What is The Old Man and the Sea