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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 10 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which meteor shower usually peaks in August?

    Answer: Perseids

    The Perseid meteor shower typically reaches its annual maximum in August.

  2. Which stroke requires a swimmer to remain on their back during a race?

    Answer: Backstroke

    Backstroke competitors swim on their backs except during permitted turns.

  3. Which instrument measures wind speed?

    Answer: Anemometer

    An anemometer measures how fast the wind is moving.

  4. At the June solstice, the Sun is directly overhead at noon along which latitude?

    Answer: Tropic of Cancer

    The subsolar point reaches the Tropic of Cancer at the June solstice.

  5. Which whale feeds by filtering prey through baleen plates?

    Answer: Humpback whale

    Humpback whales use comb-like baleen to strain small fish and krill from seawater.

Daily round

  1. Which stone fruit has a fuzzy skin?

    Answer: Peach

    Peaches characteristically have fine hairs on their skin, unlike smooth nectarines.

  2. What cooling process occurs when sweat changes from liquid to vapor?

    Answer: Evaporation

    Evaporation absorbs heat from the skin and helps lower body temperature.

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

    Answer: Love

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

  4. Which practice helps reduce heat risk during outdoor exercise?

    Answer: Scheduling activity for cooler hours

    Exercising in the cooler morning or evening reduces environmental heat load.

  5. What do sea turtle hatchlings normally use as a general cue to find the ocean?

    Answer: The brighter horizon over the sea

    Hatchlings orient toward the open, brighter horizon, a cue that artificial lights can disrupt.

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. What is the main ingredient of guacamole?

    Answer: Avocado

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

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Which frozen dessert traditionally contains fruit, sugar, and water but no dairy?

    Answer: Sorbet

    Sorbet is made from sweetened fruit or flavoring and water without milk or cream.

Daily round

  1. Around which month does the Southern Hemisphere's astronomical summer begin?

    Answer: December

    The December solstice begins astronomical summer south of the equator.

  2. What causes a meteor's visible streak?

    Answer: Hot glowing gas and vapor around incoming debris

    Atmospheric entry heats and ablates meteoroid material, producing a luminous trail.

  3. Which gas do plants absorb for photosynthesis?

    Answer: Carbon dioxide

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

  4. Who composed the violin concertos known as “The Four Seasons”?

    Answer: Antonio Vivaldi

    Antonio Vivaldi composed four violin concertos depicting spring, summer, autumn, and winter.

  5. What is estivation?

    Answer: Dormancy during hot or dry conditions

    Estivation is a low-activity state that helps some animals survive heat or drought.

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. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. In the Atlantic basin, what is a tropical cyclone with sustained winds of at least 74 mph called?

    Answer: Hurricane

    Atlantic tropical cyclones meeting the 74 mph threshold are classified as hurricanes.

  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 electrolyte is lost in the greatest quantity through sweat?

    Answer: Sodium

    Sodium is the dominant electrolyte lost in sweat, though amounts vary by person and conditions.

  2. What cloud type commonly produces summer thunderstorms?

    Answer: Cumulonimbus

    Cumulonimbus clouds grow vertically and can generate lightning, heavy rain, hail, and strong wind.

  3. 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.

  4. What is a solstice?

    Answer: An extreme of the Sun's seasonal declination

    A solstice occurs when the Sun's apparent declination reaches its northernmost or southernmost extreme.

  5. Which decorated pole is raised during Swedish Midsummer celebrations?

    Answer: Maypole

    Swedish Midsummer gatherings commonly include dancing around a flower-decorated maypole.

Daily round

  1. What is a drought?

    Answer: An extended period of unusually low water availability

    Drought develops when precipitation and water supplies remain below normal long enough to cause impacts.

  2. Which stroke requires a swimmer to remain on their back during a race?

    Answer: Backstroke

    Backstroke competitors swim on their backs except during permitted turns.

  3. Which berry is made of many small drupelets clustered together?

    Answer: Raspberry

    A raspberry is an aggregate fruit composed of numerous tiny drupelets.

  4. Why should a parked car never be used as a waiting place for a child in summer?

    Answer: Its interior can heat rapidly

    Sunlight can raise a parked vehicle's interior temperature to dangerous levels within minutes.

  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.