Welcome to the “Summer Lovin’, Happened So Quiz!” Get ready to dive deep into the pool of knowledge! We’ve got a heatwave of trivia ready for you. But don’t sweat it, there’s no need to “wine” if you don’t know all the answers. Remember, it’s all in good sun! So, slap on some SPF (Silly Playful Facts) and let’s get sizzling!
1. What is the summer solstice?
2. Why are summer days longer?
3. Which country experiences the ‘Midnight Sun’ during the summer?
4. Which city in the United States is known as the ‘Sunniest City’?
5. What’s the record for the hottest temperature ever recorded on Earth?
6. What is the biggest summer blockbuster movie of all time, as of 2021?
7. What is the most expensive summer Olympic games ever held?
8. What is the first day of summer often called?
9. What fruit is typically associated with summer?
10. Where is the largest water park in the world located?
11. What is the name of the summer constellation that contains the star Vega?
12. In what year did “summer blockbuster” films start, marked by a certain shark movie?
13. Which fruit, ubiquitous in summer, is actually classified as a berry?
14. In the Northern Hemisphere, when do “dog days of summer” typically occur?
15. Which Summer Olympics was the first to be broadcast live internationally?
16. Which Shakespeare play is named after a summer night?
17. Which country hosts the biggest tomato fight every summer?
18. What percentage of the Earth’s surface is covered by the Sahara Desert, known for its hot summer temperatures?
19. What is the average amount of ice cream consumed by Americans each summer?
20. In Japan, what is the traditional summer garment worn by both men and women?
21. What month marks the beginning of summer in the Southern Hemisphere?
22. What insect is most commonly associated with the summer season?
23. Which plant, often identified as a vegetable, is technically a fruit?
24. What sport is played in the Summer Classic?
25. Which city hosted the 2016 Summer Olympics?
26. What’s the largest summer fruit crop in the United States?
27. Which city in Australia is known for hosting a major tennis tournament every summer?
28. What annual meteor shower peaks in the summer?
29. Which day is National Ice Cream Day celebrated in the U.S.?
30. What is the most popular grilling food in the U.S. during the summer?
31. What type of bird is often heard singing on summer nights in the US?
32. What is the hottest season in the Southern Hemisphere?
33. Which country holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded during summer?
34. In what month does the summer solstice occur in the Northern Hemisphere?
35. What popular U.S. holiday marks the unofficial start of summer?
36. What type of animal is known to frequently invade picnics during the summer?
37. What is the name of the long summer holiday taken by the French?
38. What festival is celebrated on the summer solstice in Sweden?
39. What color clothing is best for reflecting sunlight and keeping you cool in the summer?
40. What fruit is traditionally used in a summer Pimm’s cocktail?
41. What’s the main ingredient in the summer treat, S’mores?
42. What is the name of the scale used to measure the spiciness of peppers, often enjoyed in summer cuisine?
43. What is the name for a fear of the sun?
44. What is the name of the summer music festival held annually in Somerset, England?
45. What type of berry is known for ripening only during the summer months?
46. Which country is known as the Land of the Midnight Sun, where it’s possible to see the sun even at midnight during summer?
47. Which vitamin is produced in the body with the help of sunlight?
48. In which Shakespeare play does the famous quote, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” appear?
49. In which ocean would you not find the “June Gloom” weather phenomenon?
50. Which insect can ruin a summer outdoor feast by stinging people?
51. What are the summer zodiac signs?
52. Which fruit, essential for summer BBQs, is 92% water?
53. What causes people’s hair to lighten and skin to tan in the sun?
54. What is the name of the famous cycle race held in France every summer?
55. What summer stone fruit is a member of the rose family?
56. What is the minimum SPF recommended by dermatologists for protection against summer sun?
57. In which country is it tradition to jump off a bridge as a rite of passage into summer?
58. What popular summer festival involves throwing tomatoes at each other in Spain?
59. What is the longest day of the year called?
60. What is the name of a famous summer triangle of stars visible in the northern hemisphere?
61. What fruit, a summer staple, is known as a drupe and comes in clingstone and freestone varieties?
62. What is the name of the French celebration that takes place on the summer solstice?
63. What summer month is National Ice Cream Month in the United States?
64. What is the common name for the summer constellation Cygnus?
65. What ancient structure in England is aligned with the summer solstice sunset?
66. Which flower, a symbol of summer, has varieties known as Teddy Bear and Mammoth?
67. What is the most sold flavor of ice cream during summer in the U.S.?
68. Which summer sport is played on a diamond?
69. What sea creature, commonly found on summer shores, can actually survive out of water?
70. What is the summer birthstone?
71. What is the largest summer fruit crop in the United States?
72. What is the most consumed meat during the summer in the United States, especially during the Fourth of July?
73. What is the hot, dry wind off the Sahara that blows across the Mediterranean, mostly in summer?
74. In which city would you find a famous summer theatre festival dedicated to the plays of Shakespeare?
75. Which children’s summer camp activity involves the art of knotting string in patterns to create decorative bracelets?
76. What is the name of the annual summer meteor shower that’s associated with the comet Swift-Tuttle?
77. Which sea creature, which blooms in summer, is the largest animal without a brain?
78. What is the name of the popular summer movie event in Bryant Park, New York City?
79. What is the name of the summer residence of the President of the United States?
80. What musical instrument is celebrated on June 21st, the first day of summer?
81. What was the first popsicle flavor, invented during a hot summer?
82. Which insect is a common sound of summer evenings and can heat up its body to about 113°F?
83. What summer activity became popular in England in 1860s as a garden game set up at outdoor social gatherings?
84. What is the official flower of the month of July?
85. What summer blockbuster and thriller movie, released in 1975, made people scared to go in the water?
86. Which sport, associated with summer, was invented by a Frenchman named Louis Réard?
87. What’s the world record for the most people applying sunscreen simultaneously, achieved in Australia in 2019?
88. Which infamous summer event took place in White Lake, New York in 1969?
89. What name is given to the full moon that appears in August?
90. What is the name of the French national holiday that takes place in the summer on July 14th?
91. Which author wrote the classic summer novel “The Great Gatsby”?
92. Which country in the southern hemisphere celebrates Christmas in the summer?
93. What common summer treat’s name comes from the Latin word for “frozen”?
94. In the northern hemisphere, what month is known as the “hay month” due to grass growth peaking?
95. Which summer holiday in the United States was first federally recognized in 1941?
96. Which fruit is the most consumed during the summer in the United States?
97. Which famous structure in Italy leans even more during the summer?
98. Which plant, a summer garden favorite, has varieties known as June-bearing and ever-bearing?
99. What is the average lifespan of a dragonfly, a common insect seen in summer?
100. What is the name of the Summer Olympic Games event that combines five different sports?
101. Which constellation, named after a mythological hero, is one of the most prominent summer constellations in the northern hemisphere?
102. Which type of summer fruit is known as a natural stress reliever?
103. Which summer event often includes competitions such as caber toss and hammer throw?
104. What is the name of the largest music festival in the world, taking place in the summer in Milwaukee?
105. What animal is traditionally raced at county fairs and other summertime events in the U.S.?
106. Which U.S. state is known as “The Sunshine State”?
107. Which plant, blooming in the summer, is the primary food source for Monarch butterflies?
108. Which iconic American highway, popular for summer road trips, originally ran from Chicago to Santa Monica?
109. What is the largest summer festival in Canada, held annually in July in Calgary?
110. Which ocean has the warmest average temperature during the summer months?
111. Which insect, known for its light production, is commonly seen during summer nights?
112. In what month does the summer solstice typically occur in the Southern Hemisphere?
113. What popular summer fair food is also known as “elephant ears”?
114. What sport is typically played during the “dog days” of summer?
115. What city hosts an annual summer festival called “White Nights”, known for its midnight sun?
116. What type of hat, popularized in the 19th century, is a common summer fashion accessory?
117. Which summer music festival held in 1967 in Monterey, California is considered the beginning of the “Summer of Love”?
118. What is the name of the traditional summer dress of Hawaii?
119. Which children’s toy, invented in 1943, is a popular summer outdoor game?
120. What is the name of the heat wave period in the Mediterranean area, usually happening in July and August?
121. Which American national park receives the most visitors during the summer?
122. What is the average total number of tourists visiting Spain, one of the top summer destinations in the world, annually?
123. What is the name of the summer constellation that includes a well-known “Summer Triangle”?
124. What outdoor cooking method becomes very popular during the summer?
125. What type of currents, warm and cold, affect the summer weather on the west coast of continents?
126. What is the name of the summer fruit that comes from a cactus?
127. Which famous public square hosts a series of outdoor concerts every summer in New York City?
128. What is the largest summer food festival in the world, held annually in Chicago?
129. Which sea creature, typically seen more during summer, has the ability to sting even after it’s dead and broken apart?
130. In what country did the first modern Olympic Games, held in summer, take place?
131. What is the largest species of shark typically seen during the summer months?
132. What is the name of the famous summer theater in London’s Hyde Park?
133. What fruit is the main ingredient in the traditional summer dessert, strawberry shortcake?
134. What popular summer event in Pamplona, Spain, involves running in front of bulls?
135. What summer activity is also known as spelunking?
136. Which U.S. city holds an annual summer event known as “Summer Streets,” where nearly seven miles of its streets are opened to the public to play, run, walk and bike?
137. In Japan, what is the traditional way of cooling down in the summer that involves splitting a watermelon with a stick while blindfolded?
138. Which flower, symbolizing the return of happiness, is a popular plant in summer gardens?
139. What event marks the official end of summer in the United States?
140. Which fruit, due to its rapid growth in summer, is commonly used as a symbol for New Zealand?
141. What is the most consumed vegetable in the United States during summer?
142. Which star is at its highest point during the summer solstice?
143. What is the traditional summer sport of the United Kingdom?
144. Which city hosts the largest annual international arts festival during the summer?
145. Which famous American author wrote the summer-themed novel ‘Dandelion Wine’?
146. Which fruit is known as the “summer king” in India because of its high production during the summer season?
147. What summer insect makes a sound by rubbing its hind legs against its wings?
148. Which California city holds the U.S. Open of Surfing each summer?
149. Which body of water typically has the warmest temperatures during the summer?
150. What day of the week does the summer solstice usually fall on?
151. What is the name of the July full moon often referred to as because it appears when buck deer’s antlers are in full growth?
152. In what country would you celebrate the summer holiday of “Tet”?
153. Which state in the U.S. holds a summer festival known as ‘Mardi Gras of the Pacific’?
154. In Australia, which season does Christmas fall in?
155. Which Shakespeare play is also known as “Thrice Three Muses” and is often performed in the summer?
156. In the summer, which way do ceiling fans need to rotate to help cool down a room?
157. What is the summer equivalent of the Winter Olympic Games?
158. Which famous architect designed New York’s Central Park, a popular summer spot?
159. In the Southern Hemisphere, in which months does summer typically occur?
160. Which popular summer destination in France is known for its glamorous beach resorts and film festival?
161. What is the name of the largest summer camp in the world, located in Florida, USA?
162. Which musical composition by Antonio Vivaldi represents summer?
163. Which U.S. city is known as “The City of Eternal Summer”?
164. Which fruit is often harvested in the summer and is a primary ingredient in guacamole?
165. Which summer sport uses a “birdie” or “shuttlecock”?
166. What Greek god is often associated with the summer season?
167. What is the largest summer food consumption day in the United States?
168. Which summer sport involves an athlete using a spear-like object?
169. In 1988, which U.S. city experienced a summer heat wave that resulted in 739 heat-related deaths?
170. In the Japanese calendar, what is the first day of summer?
171. What do you call the fear of heat, which some people experience in the summer?
172. What is the term for a period of particularly hot weather in the summer?
173. What summer vegetable is over 90% water?
174. Which Italian island is known as the “sunniest” place in Europe, with almost 2,500 hours of sunshine per year?
175. What is the name of the phenomenon when the sun does not set for a period of time during summer in certain locations?
176. What flower is often associated with summer and love in literature?
177. Which animal is traditionally sheared during the summer months?
178. What insect, which produces a well-known sound of summer, does so to attract a mate?
179. What is the name of the summer constellation that is also known as the “Hunter”?
180. What festival, held on the summer solstice in England, involves the rolling of cheese down a hill?
181. Which U.S. national park is most visited during the summer?
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