What causes hay fever?
Pollen
In which country do people gather at Stonehenge to celebrate the summer solstice?
England
What is the most popular ice cream flavour?
strawberry
vanilla
chocolate
mint choc chip
True or False? Between May and September, Americans consume five billion hotdogs
FALSE!! It's actually seven billion!
Which of these is NOT an American holiday?
National Hammock Day
National Hot Dog Day
National Pool Noodle Day
National Watermelon Day
What is the number one BBQ food?
Hamburgers
Where is La Tomatina - an event widely regarded as the world's largest food fight - held every August?
Bunol, Spain
Name a country that features a sun on its national flag
Uruguay, Antigua and Barbuda, Equador, Kazakhstan, Kurdistan, North Macedonia
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
Where was the ice pop invented?
San Francisco, USA
How hot is the sun's core?
270,000 F
27,000,000 F
2,700 F
27,000 F
In which country do people celebrate the arrival of summer by jumping over fires?
Spain
Which animals are employed as beach lifeguards in some countries?
chimpanzees
dolphins
dogs
horses
What percentage of a watermelon's overall mass is water?
92%
Which animal stars in the movie 'Jaws'?
A great white shark
True or False? Watermelons are actually a member of the vegetable family
True - they're closely related to cucumbers!
True or false? Sunflowers angle their heads towards the sun to maximise the amount of sunlight they absorb
True!
The Katmai National Park in Alaska holds a contest each summer to find the fattest...
Bear
Wolf
Raccoon
Moose
Do the Northern and Southern Hemispheres share the same seasons?
No. The Southern Hemisphere experiences summer in the months of December, January and February.
True or False? Some animals hibernate in summer to avoid heat.
TRUE! It's called AESTIVATION
True or false? Mexico is the largest consumer of watermelons in the world.
False! It's China
Where is the 2024 Euro being held?
Germany
Where is the biggest water park in the world?
Mexico
The USA
Spain
Germany
What do elephants use instead of sun cream?
Dust and mud
Where do hurricanes come form?
Over warm ocean water
Why do some animals pant when it's hot?
To keep themselves cool
Which country holds the world record for the hottest temperature ever recorded?
The USA (Death Valley in California)
Where is the world famous Glastonbury music festical held?
Somerset, England
Records show that summers are getting hotter and hotter. What is causing this to happen?
Global warming
Which country gives students the longest summer holiday?
Italy
The USA
The UK
Sweden
Which Moroccan mammal is known to climb trees during the summer?
Goats
In which country are you most likely to celebrate Christmas with a 'barbie' on the beach?
Australia