Days and Months
What is the hottest month?
July
What is the most popular fruit in summer?
Watermelon
What are Ultraviolet (UV) Rays?
rays from the sun that can damage skin
True or False?
The Eiffel Tower gets six inches taller in the summer.
True!
Thermal expansion causes the iron structure to expand. Even crazier, once the sun sets the tower begins to shrink again.
When was the start of Summer this year?
Saturday, June 20th
What is the most popular drink for summer?
Iced tea!
Americans drink billions of glasses of iced tea a year.
What does the term SPF stand for?
a. Skin Pollution Factor
b. Sun Protection Factor
c. Sun Production Fraction
d. Skin Preservation Facilitator
b. Sun Protection Factor
According to the Outdoor Foundation, the most popular outdoor activity for children is ________________.
Biking
There's an annual __________ Music Festival in the Florida Keys.
A - Boardwalk B - Underwater
C - Key Lime Pie D - Bar - b - q
B - Underwater
One of the most stunning meteor showers of the year peaks in what month?
August
What is the most popular food in july?
hot dogs
Americans eat enough hot dogs on July 4 to stretch from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles five times.
On what kind of days should you use sunscreen to protect your skin from UV rays (harmful rays from the sun)?
a. sunny summer days b. sunny winter days c. cloudy days d. all of the above
d. all of the above
More than _00 million people visited a beach in the United States during 2013.
2 - 200
The number of sea turtle nests in Florida has increased more than _ _,000 percent in the past 40 years.
85 - 85,000
In the Southern Hemisphere, summer lasts from December until what?
March
What was the first flavor of ice cream ever invented?
1 - Vanilla
2 - Strawberry
3 - Coffee
4 - Chocolate
2 - Strawberry
While strawberry might not be the first flavor, the it is known that ice cream with fruit can date back to the 16th century.
True or false?
Window glass protects your skin from all harmful UV rays.
False
What four movies made the most money during summer 2019?
(you can just say one)
The Lego Movie 2, The Secret Life of Pets 2, The Lion King, or Toy Story 4
The oldest summer camps in America are the brother/sister camps of Camp Dudley for boys and Camp Kiniya for girls. Both were founded in ____ and are part of the YMCA camp system.
Hint at bottom ~ -2 points
HINT - STARTS WITH 188_
1885
How many pounds of marshmallows do Americans buy each year?
___________ million pounds
90
True or false?
Dark clothes protect you from the sun better than light ones.
True!
How many miles long is the longest lazy river?
1 mile