Summer Sports & Recreation
This lawn game uses mallets to hit colored balls through small wire hoops.
What is Croquet?
People often spread this item on the sand before relaxing at the beach.
What is a Beach Towel?
This instrument is commonly heard at summer backyard barbecues and country fairs.
What is a Guitar?
These insects glow at night during warm summer evenings.
What are Fireflies?
This frozen dessert is often served in cones at fairs and beaches.
What is Ice Cream?
This sport, often played at summer family picnics, uses a flying disc.
What is Frisbee?
This type of hat is often worn in summer to protect from the sun.
What is a Straw Hat?
This dance craze became wildly popular in the summer of 1960 with Chubby Checker’s hit song
What is “The Twist”?
This colorful insect often appears in gardens during summer and starts life as a caterpillar.
What is a Butterfly?
This picnic favorite is made with potatoes, mayonnaise, and eggs or celery.
What is Potato Salad?
This famous tennis tournament is played each summer on grass courts in England.
What is Wimbledon Championships?
This famous Florida city is known for its beaches and Art Deco district.
What is Miami?
This annual music festival took place on a dairy farm in New York in 1969.
What is Woodstock?
Farmers harvest this yellow grain crop during late summer and early fall.
What is Corn?
This grilled sausage is often served in a bun at baseball games.
What is a Hot Dog?
This legendary swimmer won seven gold medals at the 1972 Olympics.
Who is Mark Spitz?
Travelers crossing the Atlantic by ship in the early 1900s often arrived at this New York harbor landmark.
What is Statue of Liberty?
This famous singer recorded “Summer Wind” and “Fly Me to the Moon.”
Who is Frank Sinatra?
This tree is famous for producing sticky syrup,
What is the Maple Tree?
This refreshing fruit has green stripes outside and pink or red flesh inside.
What is Watermelon?
This horse race, known as “The Run for the Roses,” takes place each spring and leads into summer racing season.
What is Kentucky Derby?
This large body of salt water borders California’s western coastline.
What is the Pacific Ocean?
Outdoor movie theaters popular in the 1950s and 60s were known by this two-word name.
What are Drive-In Theaters?
This nighttime summer sound is made by male insects rubbing their wings together to attract mates.
What are Crickets?
Lobster rolls are especially associated with summer dining in this New England state
What is Maine?