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Summer Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 7 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. What is one stroke under par on a golf hole called?

    Answer: Birdie

    A birdie means completing a hole in one stroke fewer than its par.

  2. What is the Japanese festival honoring ancestral spirits usually held in summer called?

    Answer: Obon

    Obon is a Buddhist-influenced Japanese period for welcoming and honoring ancestral spirits.

  3. Which instrument measures wind speed?

    Answer: Anemometer

    An anemometer measures how fast the wind is moving.

  4. Which weather instrument measures rainfall?

    Answer: Rain gauge

    A rain gauge collects precipitation so its depth can be measured.

  5. What is a granita?

    Answer: A coarse Sicilian ice dessert

    Granita is a Sicilian frozen dessert scraped into distinctive coarse crystals.

Daily round

  1. How many holes are played in a standard full round of golf?

    Answer: 18

    A regulation full round of golf is played over eighteen holes.

  2. Which gas do plants absorb for photosynthesis?

    Answer: Carbon dioxide

    Plants take in carbon dioxide and incorporate its carbon into sugars.

  3. Which cheese is traditionally paired with tomato and basil in a Caprese salad?

    Answer: Mozzarella

    A classic Caprese salad layers fresh mozzarella with tomato and basil.

  4. What is the safest principle for a campfire before leaving?

    Answer: Extinguish it until it is cold

    Water, stirring, and repeated checking should leave a campfire completely cold before departure.

  5. What does relative humidity describe?

    Answer: Air's water-vapor saturation percentage

    Relative humidity expresses current water vapor as a percentage of the saturation amount at a given temperature.

Daily round

  1. What does a snorkel allow a swimmer to do?

    Answer: Breathe while the face is near the surface

    A snorkel is a breathing tube whose upper end remains above the water's surface.

  2. What botanical structure is the “stone” inside a cherry?

    Answer: Endocarp

    The hard endocarp surrounds the seed in cherries and other stone fruits.

  3. Which vegetable is harvested as the immature flower head of a thistle relative?

    Answer: Artichoke

    The edible globe artichoke is an unopened flower head in the thistle family.

  4. What is a rip current?

    Answer: A narrow flow moving away from shore

    A rip current is a concentrated channel of water flowing seaward through breaking waves.

  5. Which French national celebration occurs on July 14?

    Answer: Bastille Day

    France's national day on July 14 is commonly called Bastille Day in English.

Daily round

  1. What gardening practice covers soil with organic material to slow water loss?

    Answer: Mulching

    Mulch shades soil, reduces evaporation, and can suppress weeds.

  2. Which surface is used at the Wimbledon tennis championships?

    Answer: Grass

    Wimbledon's outdoor courts use closely maintained perennial ryegrass.

  3. What is the main ingredient of guacamole?

    Answer: Avocado

    Guacamole is a Mexican preparation centered on mashed or chopped avocado.

  4. What latitude is the Tropic of Cancer near?

    Answer: 23.5 degrees north

    The Tropic of Cancer lies at approximately 23.5 degrees north latitude.

  5. What sport uses a shuttlecock?

    Answer: Badminton

    Badminton players strike a feathered or synthetic shuttlecock across a net.

Daily round

  1. Which 1966 Lovin' Spoonful hit describes oppressive urban heat?

    Answer: Summer in the City

    The Lovin' Spoonful released Summer in the City in 1966 as a sharp portrait of daytime heat and lively nights.

  2. What causes ocean tides most strongly?

    Answer: The Moon's gravity

    The Moon's gravitational pull produces the largest regular influence on Earth's tides.

  3. Which baseball position delivers the ball toward home plate?

    Answer: Pitcher

    The pitcher throws from the mound toward the batter at home plate.

  4. Which swimming stroke uses a simultaneous dolphin kick?

    Answer: Butterfly

    Butterfly pairs simultaneous arm recovery with an undulating dolphin kick.

  5. In tennis scoring, what word represents zero points?

    Answer: Love

    Tennis uses the word love to announce a score of zero.

Daily round

  1. Which basic camping shelter uses a fabric canopy supported by poles?

    Answer: Tent

    A tent creates a portable enclosure from fabric stretched over a supporting frame.

  2. Which U.S. holiday is observed on July 4?

    Answer: Independence Day

    The United States observes Independence Day on July 4, commemorating the Declaration of Independence.

  3. What sound-producing structures do male cicadas vibrate?

    Answer: Tymbals

    Male cicadas rapidly buckle ribbed abdominal membranes called tymbals to make calls.

  4. Which storm rotates around a low-pressure center over warm tropical water?

    Answer: Tropical cyclone

    A tropical cyclone is an organized rotating storm system powered by warm ocean water.

  5. Which reptile regulates body temperature mainly by moving between sun and shade?

    Answer: Lizard

    As an ectotherm, a lizard uses environmental heat and behavior to control body temperature.

Daily round

  1. Which fluid is usually best for routine hydration during moderate activity?

    Answer: Water

    Plain water normally replaces fluid effectively during ordinary moderate exercise.

  2. Through which leaf structures does most gas exchange occur?

    Answer: Stomata

    Microscopic pores called stomata regulate carbon dioxide uptake and water-vapor loss.

  3. Which frozen dessert is churned while freezing to limit large ice crystals?

    Answer: Ice cream

    Churning ice cream incorporates air and discourages coarse ice crystals.

  4. Who painted many water-lily scenes in his garden at Giverny?

    Answer: Claude Monet

    Claude Monet repeatedly painted the pond and water lilies at his home in Giverny.

  5. What does the heat index combine?

    Answer: Air temperature and relative humidity

    The heat index estimates how hot conditions feel from temperature and humidity together.