June 21, 2023

Summer Trivia

In honor of June 21, the first official day of summer, here are 21 trivia questions to help break up your workday!

1. What 1980s girl band sang “Cruel Summer”?

2. In what country is Pig Beach located?

3. Where does Weekend at Bernie’s take place?

4. The letters "SPF" stand for what?

5. “Watermelon Sugar” was written and recorded by what artist?

6. On which Hawaiian island is Waikiki Beach located?

7. This delicious summertime fruit is called rock melons in Australia. What are they known as in the U.S.?

8. How many times has the U.S. hosted the Summer Olympics?

9. Who is Margo Oberg?

10. Which vitamin do you get from sunshine?

11. Near the end of July this star appears in the sky just before the sun signifying the beginning of “the dog days of summer."  Can you name it?

12. Which song by Carly Rae Jepsen peaked in the summer of 2012 and spent 9 weeks at No. 1?

13. In which summer did the music festival Woodstock take place?

14. What classic summer cocktail invented in Cuba contains mint, sugar, lime, and rum?

15. What is the Italian word for ice cream?

16. Where do thousands of people in England gather to celebrate the summer solstice each year?

17. Who directed the movie Jaws?

18. Which athlete has the most Olympic medals?

19. Which actress has broken her nose four times while surfing?

20. What month does summer start in the Southern Hemisphere?

21. What seafood that is now highly desirable was once considered “poor man’s protein?"

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Answers: 1)Bananarama  2)The Bahamas  3)The Hamptons  4)Sun Protection Factor  5)Harry Styles  6)Honolulu  7)Cantaloupe  8)Four  9)First female professional surfer  10)Vitamin D  11)Sirius, the Dog Star  12)"Call me Maybe"  13)1969  14)The Mojito  15)Gelato  16)Stonehenge  17)Steven Spielberg  18)Michael Phelps  19)Cameron Diaz  20)December  21)Lobster