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Summer Quiz B1+ B2

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  • What do people buy the most in summer?
    SWIMSUITS
  • True or False? Some animals hibernate in summer to avoid heat.
    TRUE! It's called AESTIVATION
  • This person saves people in the sea
    LIFEGUARD
  • Watermelon is ________.
    a fruit
    a fruit and a vegetable
    a vegetable
    neither
  • If you visit Sri Lanka in August, you can see Esala Perahera, a very colourful festival also known as The Festival of the ______.
    skull
    tooth
    heart
    eye
  • True or False? Watermelons are actually a member of the vegetable family
    True - they're closely related to cucumbers!
  • Which month of the year is National Ice Cream Month in the USA?
    July.
  • What is the most popular cocktail ?
    MARGARITA
  • Where was the ice pop invented?
    San Francisco, USA
  • How do you say GIRASOL in English?
    SUNFLOWER
  • True or false? The month of June is named after a Greek goddess.
    False, June is named after the Roman Goddess, Juno.
  • Which animals are employed as beach lifeguards in some countries?
    dogs
    horses
    dolphins
    chimpanzees
  • The summer solstice happens between 20-30 June. True or False?
    False. 20-22 June.
  • The month of June Is named after which Roman goddess?
    JUNO
  • In the US, what is the best selling BBQ meat throughout the summer?
    Hotdogs.
  • Records show that summers are getting hotter and hotter. What is causing this to happen?
    Global warming
  • True or False? The Eiffel Tower gets smaller in the summer
    False - the heat causes the tower to expand, which adds an extra 15cm to its overall height
  • During the summer in the town of Killorglin in Ireland, people choose a ____ to be king for three days.
    penguin
    cat
    goat
    pig
  • Which word is the odd one out?
    sweltering
    scorching
    drizzling
    roasting
  • Which insects are the most widespread in the summer?
    Mosquitoes
  • The hottest time in the summer (July 3rd-August 11th) are known as the _____ of summer.
    fish days
    dog days
    cat days
    rabbit days
  • I'm planning to spend the summer _______ around Europe. It's the cheapest way to travel!
    rucksacking
    bagpacking
    packbacking
    backpacking
  • Which vitamin do you get from sunshine?
    Vitamin D
  • In which country is the biggest waterpark in the world?
    Germany.
  • Fewer babies are born in the summer. True or False?
    FALSE
  • What is the number one BBQ food?
    Hamburgers
  • 1816 is known as the year ______________.
    without a summer
    of two summers
    the world got sunburn
    without ice cream
  • What is the most popular ice cream flavour?
    vanilla
    strawberry
    chocolate
    mint choc chip
  • The world's biggest swimming pool can be found at the Crystal Lagoon Hotel in _____.
    Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
    Bali, Indonesia
    Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    Gold Coast, Australia
  • What date is understood as the last day of summer?
    23 September
  • Which of these is NOT an ingredient in a traditional Summer pudding?
    old white bread
    sliced apples
    whipped cream
    strawberries
  • In which city were the summer Olympics held in 2012?
    London, England
  • Where is the world famous Glastonbury music festical held?
    Somerset, England
  • If your birthday is the 28th of July, your zodiac sign is _____.
    Taurus
    Gemini
    Leo
    Cancer
  • Which three zodiac signs are summer signs of the Zodiac?
    Cancer, Leo and Virgo.
  • Do the Northern and Southern Hemispheres share the same seasons?
    No. The Southern Hemisphere experiences summer in the months of December, January and February.
  • People in ______ are the biggest consumers of ice cream in the world.
    the USA
    Japan
    New Zealand
    Germany
  • Surfing is in the summer Olympics. TRUE or FALSE?
    FALSE
  • The United States celebrates its independence on what date? (Month & Day)
    4 JULY
  • What year was the beach ball invented? 1938, 1968, 1978?
    1938
  • How hot is the sun's core?
    270,000 F
    2,700 F
    27,000 F
    27,000,000 F
  • According to research from the University of Liege in Belgium, "______ work better in summer."
    bees
    smartphones
    students
    human brains
  • In August, in the Spanish town of Bunol, people celebrate summer by throwing _____ at each other.
    tomatoes
    eggs
    strawberries
    oranges
  • Where is La Tomatina - an event widely regarded as the world's largest food fight - held every August?
    Bunol, Spain
  • Watermelon consists of over 90 percent water. True or False?
    TRUE
  • What causes hay fever?
    Pollen
  • What’s the Guinness World Record for the longest barbecue?
    80 hours.
  • 18-35% of the population start ____ when they look at the sun.
    sneezing
    crying
    shaking
    hiccuping
  • What flavour of ice cream is the most popular?
    CHOCOLATE
  • What is he doing?
    Sunbatheing
    Sunbaking
    Suntoasting
    Sunwashing
  • Mosquitoes have existed for 10 million years.
    true
    false - it's actually 30 million years
  • I can't believe how hot it is-I'm sweating like _____!
    a horse
    a pig
    an elephant
    a dog
  • What does the SPF on sunscreen (=crema solar) stand for?
    Sun Protection Factor
  • Summer solstice happens on which two sequential days in the northern hemisphere?
    It happens on either 20 or 21 June.
  • Which beach sport became official in 1986?
    Beach Volleyball
  • Why do some animals pant when it's hot?
    To keep themselves cool
  • Which season is proven to be the most joyous season?
    Summer!
  • Which thing gets cheaper in the summer?
    FRUIT
  • Where were the 2012 summer Olympics?
    LONDON
  • In which country do people celebrate the arrival of summer by jumping over fires?
    Spain
  • Name a country that features a sun on its national flag
    Uruguay, Antigua and Barbuda, Equador, Kazakhstan, Kurdistan, North Macedonia
  • What do elephants use instead of sun cream?
    Dust and mud
  • _____ gets six inches taller in the summer.
    Big Ben
    The Eiffel Tower
    Mount Everest
    The Statue of Liberty
  • What vitamin can you get from direct sunlight?
    Vitamin D.
  • How do you protect your skin from the sun during summer?
    With suncream / sunscreen
  • In which two months are the summer Olympics held?
    July and August.
  • True or false? Summer solstice is also the longest day of the year.
    True.
  • Which country holds the world record for the hottest temperature ever recorded?
    The USA (Death Valley in California)
  • Americans eat enough ______ on July 4 to stretch from Washington, D.C. to Los Angeles five times.
    hot dogs
    spaghetti
    hamburgers
    French fries
  • What are they?
    flip flops
    slop slips
    slip slops
    flop flips
  • In summer 2015, a man in Perth, Australia successfully ______ on the street.
    melted his shoes
    burned his feet
    boiled a kettle
    fried eggs
  • The month of July was named after which historical personality?
    Julius Caesar.
  • Which country gives students the longest summer holiday?
    The UK
    Italy
    The USA
    Sweden
  • What are these spots called?
    prickles
    freckles
    sprinkles
    summer spots
  • Which is the most sold item in summer in America?
    Swimsuits.
  • What beach activity took its name from a bakery in the U.S.A.?
    FRISBEE
  • Tallinn is in the middle of a ______ right now. I can't believe how hot it is!
    heatwave
    heatstorm
    heat attack
    heatwash
  • True or false? Mexico is the largest consumer of watermelons in the world.
    False! It's China
  • In the Japanese city of Furano, people celebrate the Hokkai Heso Matsuri by painting their ____.
    toenails
    neighbour's houses
    bellybuttons
    children's faces
  • True or false? Sunflowers angle their heads towards the sun to maximise the amount of sunlight they absorb
    True!
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