Summer Music
What 1980's girl band sang "Cruel Summer"?
A. Bananarama
B. The Bangles
C. The Go-Go's
D. The Pointer Sisters
A. Bananarama
A summer of youthful fun goes sour for Scotty Smalls and friends when his father's prize possession, a baseball signed by Babe Ruth, ends up on the other side of a crochety neighbor's fence. Watch out for THE BEAST!
A. The Perfect Game
B. Sandlot
C. Field of Dreams
D. Major League
B. Sandlot
The hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 134 F in 1913. Where did this take place?
A. Sahara Desert
B. Death Valley
C. Bangkok
D. Timbuktu
B. Death Valley
Which organ can account for up to 30% of a shark's total mass?
A. Stomach
B. Liver
C. Kidney
D. Heart
B. Liver
Unlike bony fish, sharks do not have gas-filled swim bladders for buoyancy. Instead, they rely on a large liver filled with oil.
This person becomes the 38th president of the United States.
A. Richard Nixon
B. Gerald Ford
C. Jimmy Carter
D. Ronald Reagan
B. Gerald Ford
Gerald Ford took the presidency after the Watergate Affair and President Richard Nixon resigned.
Which summer song was featured in the movie "Caddyshack"?
A. "Summer Breeze"
B. "Summertime Blues"
C. "Hot Fun in the Summertime"
D. "Suddenly Last Summer"
B. "Summertime Blues" by Eddie Cochran
Baby (Jennifer Grey) is one listless summer away from the Peace Corps. Hoping to enjoy her youth while it lasts, she's disappointed when her summer plans deposit her at a sleepy resort in the Catskills with her parents. Her luck turns around, however, when the resort's dance instructor chooses her as his new partner to help him perform the last big dance of the summer.
A. Grease
B. Shall We Dance
C. Footloose
D. Dirty Dancing
D. Dirty Dancing
What is the most common element in the sun?
A. Iron
B. Helium
C. Hydrogen
D. Oxygen
C. Hydrogen
The Sun is mostly composed of hydrogen (70%0 and Helium (28%)
Which shark can survive in freshwater?
A. Tiger shark
B. Bull shark
C. Bramble shark
D. Blue shark
B. Bull shark
Bull sharks can thrive in both salt and fresh water. They have been known to travel up the Mississippi River as far as Alton Illinois, about 700 miles from the ocean.
This famous double murder trial begins involving a famous football player.
A. Charles Manson
B. Timothy McVeigh
C. O. J. Simpson
D. Dan White
C. O. J. Simpson
"Wipe Out" was the summer hit of 1963. Who created it?
A. The Fat Boys
B. The Beach Boys
C. The Surfaris
D. Toy Dolls
C. The Surfaris
Crystal Lake's history of murder doesn't deter counselors from setting up a summer camp in the woodsy area. Superstitious locals warn against it, but the fresh-faced young people pay little heed to the old-timers. Then they find themselves stalked by a brutal killer. As they're slashed, shot and stabbed, the counselors struggle to stay alive against a merciless opponent.
A. Friday the 13th
B. Psycho Beach Party
C. I Know What You Did Last Summer
D. Summer of 84
A. Friday the 13th
How many solar eclipses are there each year?
A. 2-5
B. 8-11
C. 0-1
D. 5-8
A 2-5
How do male sharks let females know they're interested in mating?
A. Biting them
B. Secreting ink
Cl Flexing fins
D. butting heads
A. Male sharks have to bite the head, gill, or pectoral fin region of the female in order to mate. Not only that, they also have to hold on for several minutes, leaving female sharks with scars after mating season.
The Beatles' first feature film, ________, had its U.S. premiere in New York City; released during the height of Beatlemania, it is now widely considered a classic.
A. Beetlejuice
B. Help!
C. Blue Beetle
D. A Hard Day's Night
D. A Hard Day's Night
Which artist had the hit "Summer of 69"
A. Bryan Adams
B. Tom Petty
C. John Mellencamp
D. Phil Collins
A. Bryan Adams
After learning that a stranger has been accidentally killed near their rural homes, four Oregon boys decide to go see the body. On the way, Gordie, Vern, Chris and Teddy encounter a mean junk man and a marsh full of leeches, as they also learn more about one another and their very different home lives. Just a lark at first, the boys' adventure evolves into a defining event in their lives. Also a Stephen King book.
A. It
B. Misery
C. The Stand
D. Stand By Me
D. Stand By Me
How is energy transported through the photosphere?
A. By prominence
B. By granules
C. By flares
D. By radiation
D. By Radiation
What percent of great white shark attacks are on men?
A. 81%
B. 37%
C. 93%
D. 64%
C. 93% of unprovoked great white shark attacks are on males. Why do great whites prefer gentleman? Probably because they're more likely to do stupid things!
In Italy, construction began on a bell tower that became internationally famous as the
A. Big Ben
B. Ivan the Great Bell-Tower
C. Leaning Tower of Pisa
D. Peace Tower
C. Leaning Tower of Pisa
The song "Summer Nights" is from which 1978 movie?
A. The Wiz
B. Jesus Christ Superstar
C. The Rocky Horror Picture Show
D. Grease
D. Grease
After graduating from high school, art school hopeful Hoops McCann (John Cusack) struggles to complete his application to the Rhode Island School of Design. Resigning himself to a summer of boredom, McCann agrees to go along with his best friend, George Calamari (Joel Murray), on a family trip to Nantucket, Mass. But, after McCann and Calamari meet rocker-in-distress Cassandra (Demi Moore), it suddenly looks like it's going to be wild!
A. One Crazy Summer
B. Dazed and Confused
C. Caddyshack
D. National Lampoon's Vacation
A. One Crazy Summer
Eventually the Sun will stop working. When is that predicted to happen?
A. 5-10 billion years from now
B. 6-12 million years from now
C. 80 billion years from now
D. 32 million years from now
A. 5-10 billion years from now
What is the bite force of a great white shark (in pounds per square inch)?
A. 40,000 PSI
B. 400 PSI
C. 40 PSI
D. 4,000 PSI
D. 4,000 PSI
It has been estimated that the bite force of great white shark is up to 4,000 PSI. For comparison, a tiger generates around 1,000 PSI of bite force.
The ______ opened in Paris, and it later became the most-visited museum in the world
A. Louvre
B. Rodin Museum
C. Paris Museum of Modern Art
D. National Picasso Museum
A. Louvre