SONGS OF SUMMER
SUMMER-FESTS
SUMMER GAMES
SUMMER OF ___
NAME THAT "SUMMER"
100
This artist's 2002 smash hit wasn't just hot on the charts, although it did spend seven weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and go on to win a Grammy for "Best Male Rap Solo Performance."
What is "Hot in Herre" by Nelly?
100
This country's Tango Festival draws more than half a million spectators, which is certainly nothing to cry about.
What is Argentina?
100
Duke Kahanamoku was an Olympic swimmer — setting a world record in the 1912 Summer Olympics — but then did a "switch stance" to become the "father" of this more modern sport.
What is surfing?
100
• The Supreme Court strikes down the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional
• Iron Man 3 and Man of Steel show their superhero strength at the box office
• Breaking Bad wins Best Drama and Modern Family wins Best Comedy at the 65th Primetime Emmy Awards
What is 2013?
100
The actress, spokesperson and businesswoman best known for her roles on Three's Company and Step by Step; as well as her infomercial appearances for the "Thighmaster."
Who is Suzanne Somers?
200
This 1984 classic written and performed by the former vocalist and drummer for the Eagles was covered by The Ataris in 2003, when it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart.
What is "Boys of Summer" by Don Henley?
200
This state's UFO Festival takes place in "the UFO Capital of the world". No word on if Tom Delonge will be there, but perhaps Demi Lovato will be (since she's from there).
What is New Mexico?
200
It's the registered trademark name for this newer beach and backyard game:
What is Spikeball®?
200
• Johnnie Cochran argues "If it doesn't fit, you must acquit."
• A midwestern heat wave strikes the U.S. for most of July; killing at least 739 people in Chicago alone
• Cal Ripken, Jr. breaks the all-time consecutive games played record in Major League Baseball
What is 1995?
200
Portrayed by Kristy Swanson on film and Sarah Michelle Gellar on television, this fictional character was ranked by Entertainment Weekly in 2010 as the "3rd Greatest Character of the Last 20 Years."
Who is Buffy Summers?
300
This group's 1973 hit about a beautiful day outside wasn't even inspired by the city for which their band was named.
What is "Saturday in the Park" by Chicago?
300
This country's Wife-Carrying World Championships awards the winner with a supply of beer equal to his wife's weight. It's a competition fit for the Neanderthals that resided there until, one might say, they were finished.
What is Finland?
300
In 2003, Anika Sorenstam became the first female athlete since Babe Zaharias to compete in a men's event for this sport.
What is golf?
300
• The CDC reports a rare form of pneumonia that would later become the first recognized cases of AIDS
• President Reagan nominates the first woman, Sandra Day O'Connor, to the Supreme Court
• MTV is launched on cable television in the U.S.
What is 1981?
300
You might have thought you were "Hot Stuff" when you were grooving to her hits in the 70s and 80s. Sadly, this "Queen of Disco," passed away in 2012 at the age of 63.
Who is Donna Summer?
400
This brother-sister duo from Toronto made a splash in 1999 with a catchy pop song that began with them "lying in the grass of Sunday morning of last week...indulging in (their) self-defeat".
What is "Steal My Sunshine" by Len?
400
This country's El Colacho festival is internationally known as the "baby-jumping festival." Thankfully, it's less messy than the country's more popular summer festival, La Tomatina.
What is Spain?
400
This athlete completed one of the gutsiest performances in Olympic history, winning gold for the U.S. in the 1996 gymnastics competition, despite tearing ankle ligaments during her vault routine.
Who is Kerri Strug?
400
• The first Americans are killed in action in Vietnam
• Miles Davis' influential jazz album, Kind of Blue, is released
• Hawaii is admitted as the 50th U.S. state
What is 1959?
400
The older sister of "Morty" in the animated sci-fi sitcom Rick and Morty, this "Summer" is voiced by Spencer Grammer (whose dad was the title character of a different show).
Who is Summer Smith?
500
This British all-female synth-pop group keyed into the "darker side" of summer to record this 1983 hit, which inspired a cover by Ace of Base in 1998 and a song of the same name by Taylor Swift in 2019.
What is "Cruel Summer" by Bananarama?
500
This "sappy" state's Festival of Fools is all about comedy, with a side of art and music. Now going on its 13th year, it was expected to draw over 100,000 visitors. Not bad for the second least-populated state in the U.S.
What is Vermont?
500
This American road cyclist won the 2006 Tour De France, only to have the title stripped after an investigation disqualified him for doping. He and Greg Lemond are the only two Americans (not named Lance) to have won the Tour De France.
Who is Floyd Landis?
500
• Amelia Earhart disappears while attempting to become the first woman to fly around the world
• The canned pre-cooked meat product "Spam" is introduced by the Hormel company
• The U.S. Senate votes down President Roosevelt's proposal to add more justices to the Supreme Court.
What is 1937?
500
This fictional "Summer" was originally a small supporting character in the mid-aughts FOX TV show The O.C., before developing into the long-time love interest of her neighbor, Seth Cohen.
Who is Summer Roberts?