Summer
Summer Travel
Summer Eats
Summer Olympics
Summer Sports
100

Is watermelon made up of 10%, 50% or 90% of water?

 90%

100

Palm trees are, scientifically, not trees. What kind of plant are they?

Grass

100

What is your favorite kind of bingsu? 

No wrong answer :)

100

Which of these sports will be new at this year's (2024)  Olympics? 

(a) Skateboarding (b) Chess (c) Break-dancing

Break-dancing

Bonus 100 points: what year was skateboarding added to the Olympics?

100

The Olympics are held every how many years?

4 years

200

This was invented in the 1870's to be used as a pie plate. Now it's used to play catch. What is it?

Frisbee

200

A lot of tourists visit my (Alyssa's) home state in the summer. Where am I from?

Florida

200

Name 3 summer fruits

Watermelon, Korean melon 참외, peaches 복숭아, nectarines 천도 복숭아, grapes 포도

200

Why were the 1940 and 1944 Summer Olympics canceled?

Due to WWII

200

How many people are on a baseball team?

Nine

300

Which ancient Roman leader is the month of July named after?

Julius Caeser

300

Where is "The Happiest Place on Earth," which first opened in 1955 in California?

Disneyland

300

What is the most popular ice cream flavor in the US? Is it vanilla, chocolate, or strawberry?

Chocolate

300

 Which athlete won the most gold medals in one Olympics?

Michael Phelps (8)

300

What is the name of England's national summer sport, which originated in England and is now also popular in Australia, India, Pakistan, and the West Indies?

Cricket
400

What should you rub on your skin to protect yourself from the sun?

Sunscreen

400

What is the cheapest summer month to fly?

August 

400

Every Fourth of July in the US, there is a famous eating competition. What food is it? 

Hot Dogs

400

In which country did the Olympics originate?

 Greece

400

Which beach sport became an official Olympic sport in 1986?

Beach volleyball

500

June, July, & August are the summer months in the Northern Hemisphere. What are the summer months in the Southern Hemisphere?

December, January, and February

500

What is the most visited National Park in the United States? It spans more than 30 kilometers wide and is 1 kilometer deep.

Grand Canyon

500

In the US, people pour root beer (soda) over vanilla ice cream for a summer desert. What is this drink called?


A root beer float

500

Which one of these colors is NOT represented in the Olympic rings?

Blue, yellow, black, green, white, red

 White

500

What ocean-based sport comes from Hawai'i?

Surfing

600

What is the official first day of summer this year (2024)? 

June 20th, 2024 (Thursday)

600

What are the United States’ three hottest states?

Florida, Louisiana, Hawaii

600

In Australia, people add ice cream into soda and drink it. What do they call this drink?

A spider

600

Where are the Summer Olympics being held this year (2024)?

Paris

600

What word means 'zero' in tennis?

Love