Celebrities of Summer
This pop star sang “Cruel Summer.”
Answer: Who is Taylor Swift?
This U.S. holiday on July 4 celebrates independence.
Answer: What is Independence Day?
$100: The Earth is closest to the sun during this part of the year in the Northern Hemisphere summer.
Answer: What is aphelion (though it actually occurs in July)?
$100: This U.S. state is known for its beaches like Waikiki.
Answer: What is Hawaii?
$100: This 1975 film about a killer shark is a classic summer blockbuster.
Answer: What is Jaws?
This actor played Ken in the 2023 summer blockbuster Barbie.
Answer: Who is Ryan Gosling?
$200: This ancient event marked the start of the Olympic Games in Greece.
Answer: What is the Ancient Olympics?
$200: This gas increases in summer due to sunlight reacting with pollution, affecting air quality.
Answer: What is ozone?
$200: This European country is famous for its summer islands like Santorini.
Answer: What is Greece?
$200: This streaming service releases many “summer binge” series each year.
Answer: What is Netflix?
This singer released the summer hit “Watermelon Sugar.”
Answer: Who is Harry Styles?
$300: This famous 1969 event is known as a major music festival during the “Summer of Love.”
Answer: What is Woodstock?
$300: This process explains why water evaporates faster in hot summer weather.
Answer: What is evaporation?
$300: This body of water separates the U.S. from Europe.
Answer: What is the Atlantic Ocean?
$300: This Disney Channel movie franchise is set at a summer camp and includes zombies and cheerleaders.
Answer: What is Zombies?
This actress stars in Mamma Mia!, a film often associated with summer vibes in Greece.
Answer: Who is Amanda Seyfried?
$400: This war ended in 1945 during late summer after Japan surrendered.
Answer: What is World War II?
$400: The tilt of Earth responsible for summer seasons.
Answer: What is axial tilt?
$400: This desert is one of the hottest places on Earth.
Answer: What is the Sahara Desert?
$400: This 2016 hit song by Drake dominates many summer playlists.
Answer: What is “One Dance”?
This rapper released the song “Hot in Herre,” a classic summer party track.
Answer: Who is Nelly?
$500: This historical event in 1963 featured Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech during a summer march.
Answer: What is the March on Washington?
$500: This type of radiation from the sun increases risk of sunburn in summer.
Answer: What is ultraviolet (UV) radiation?
$500: This U.S. national park is famous for geysers like Old Faithful.
Answer: What is Yellowstone National Park?
$500: This Marvel movie kicked off the 2012 summer superhero era for the Avengers.
Answer: What is The Avengers?