Summer Traditions
Flowers & Gardens
Food & Picnic
Summer Music
Vacation & Travel
100

Many Americans celebrate the first official day of summer, also known as the:

  • A. Vernal Equinox
  • B. Summer Solstice
  • C. Harvest Moon

B. Summer Solstice ✅

100

Which flower is famous for turning toward the sun?

  • A. Sunflower
  • B. Tulip
  • C. Iris
  • A. Sunflower ✅
100

Which fruit is made up of about 92% water?

  • A. Apple
  • B. Watermelon 
  • C. Peach
  • B. Watermelon ✅
100

Which group sang the hit "Surfin' U.S.A."?

  • A. The Beatles
  • B. The Beach Boys 
  • C. The Monkees
  • B. The Beach Boys ✅
100

Which U.S. state is nicknamed "The Sunshine State"?

  • A. California
  • B. Florida 
  • C. Arizona
  • B. Florida ✅
200

Which classic outdoor activity became especially popular in the United States during the 1950s?

  • A. Snowshoeing
  • B. Backyard Barbecues
  • C. Ice Fishing
  • B. Backyard Barbecues ✅
200

Which flower is the traditional symbol of love?

  • A. Rose
  • B. Daisy
  • C. Carnation
  • A. Rose ✅
200

Potato chips were reportedly invented in which state?

  • A. Ohio
  • B. New York 
  • C. Iowa
  • B. New York ✅
200

"Summer Nights" is a famous song from which movie musical?

  • A. Oklahoma!
  • B. Grease 
  • C. Annie
  • B. Grease ✅
200

What famous road stretches from Chicago to Santa Monica?

  • A. Interstate 80
  • B. Lincoln Highway
  • C. Route 66 
  • C. Route 66 ✅
300

The Fourth of July celebrates:

  • A. The end of World War II
  • B. America's Declaration of Independence
  • C. The Constitution being signed
  • B. America's Declaration of Independence ✅
300

Which vegetable actually grows underground?

  • A. Corn
  • B. Potato
  • C. Cucumber
  • B. Potato ✅
300

Which condiment is traditionally made from cucumbers?

  • A. Pickle Relish
  • B. Mustard
  • C. Mayonnaise
  • A. Pickle Relish ✅
300

Who sang "Margaritaville"?

  • A. Jimmy Buffett 
  • B. Kenny Rogers
  • C. Glen Campbell
  • A. Jimmy Buffett ✅
300

Niagara Falls sits on the border of the United States and:

  • A. Mexico
  • B. Canada 
  • C. Greenland
  • B. Canada ✅
400

What traditional summer dessert is made with sponge cake, strawberries, and whipped cream?

  • A. Apple Crisp
  • B. Lemon Meringue Pie
  • C. Strawberry Shortcake
  • C. Strawberry Shortcake ✅
400

What insect is one of nature's most important pollinators?

  • A. Honeybee
  • B. Dragonfly
  • C. Grasshopper
  • A. Honeybee ✅
400

Which fruit is commonly called the "King of Fruits" in Southeast Asia because of its size and aroma?

  • A. Pineapple
  • B. Mango
  • C. Durian 
  • C. Durian ✅
400

Which famous composer wrote "The Four Seasons"?

  • A. Mozart
  • B. Antonio Vivaldi 
  • C. Beethoven
  • B. Antonio Vivaldi ✅
400

Which National Park, established in 1872, was the first national park in the world?

  • A. Yosemite
  • B. Yellowstone
  • C. Glacier
  • B. Yellowstone ✅
500

The popular song "In the Good Old Summertime" was first published in:

  • A. 1945
  • B. 1902
  • C. 1976
  • B. 1902 ✅
500

Which famous American horticulturist created hundreds of new plant varieties, including improved roses and fruits?

  • A. Luther Burbank 
  • B. George Washington Carver
  • C. Johnny Appleseed
  • A. Luther Burbank ✅
500

The sandwich was supposedly named after:

  • A. King Henry VIII
  • B. Benjamin Franklin
  • C. The Earl of Sandwich
  • C. The Earl of Sandwich ✅
500

The song "California Dreamin'" was recorded by:

  • A. The Association
  • B. Simon & Garfunkel
  • C. The Mamas & the Papas 
  • C. The Mamas & the Papas ✅
500

The Grand Canyon was carved primarily by which river?

  • A. Mississippi River
  • B. Missouri River
  • C. Colorado River
  • C. Colorado River ✅