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Fun Facts about Summer
Fun Facts about Summer
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ELF (English Learning Friends) - Erasmus+ project 2015 - 2017
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1
What is ice cream not made of?
Milk
Sugar
Rolls
Fruit
2
In what year was the deadliest and sunniest summer when the sun shone brightly for 699 hours ?
In 2006
In 1976
In 1826
In 1999
3
The month of June was definitely not named after ...
Hosta 'June', the plant with beautiful flowers
Juniores, the lower branch of the roman Senate
Juno, the wife of Jupiter
4
Watermelons are a part of the cucumber, pumpkin, and squash family and consist of ... water.
92%
71%
55%
10%
5
Frisbees were used in the 1870’s as ... but in the 1940’s students began throwing them around.
pie plates
sitting things
home decorations
cookie makers
6
The month of August was named for Julius Caeser’s adopted ... who held the title “Augustus.”
great dog
brother-in-law, Gaius Marius
nephew Gaius Julius Caesar Octavius
7
The first Father's Day was ... , on June 19th.
in 1910
in 1870
in 1954
in 2000
8
September is from latin word septem, meaning?
Star
Sion
Siven
Seven
9
Where there are no jellyfish?
Turkey
Czech Republic
Croatia
Spain
10
When it is hot in Paris the Eiffel Tower
grows larger
turns pink
decreases
remains the same
11
How old was the boy who invented Ice pops?
14 years old
5 years old
11 years old
10 years old
12
When and where did the first modern Olympic games start?
in 1705 inBritain
in 1896 in Greece
in 2005 in the Czech Republic
in 1905 in Portugal
13
Marc Antony named the month of July, in honor of ...
Julia, his daughter
Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare
Julia Roberts
Julius Caesar
14
The coldest temperature ever recorded in summer in the UK is ...
3 C
-5.6 C
-1 C
1O C
15
When are the dog days of summer (the hot, sticky days)?
3rd July - 15th August
3rd July - 11th August
1st August - 26th August
9th July - 24th December
16
How many days have Czech summer holidays when they last from 1st July to 31st August?
60 days
72 days
61 days
62 days
17
... the hottest month in the Northern hemisphere, is the National Ice Cream Month in the USA.
June
July
May
August
18
The first women’s bathing suit was created ...
in Ancient Greece.
after the second world war.
at the beginning of 20th century.
in the 1800’s.
19
Summer is the whole months of ... in the southern hemisphere.
May, June and July
July, August and September
June, July and August
December, January and February
