Ready for some Summer fun?! We’ve got 50+ Summer Quiz Questions and Answers to test your knowledge and liven up your next garden party.

If you love being out in the sunshine and live for those warm vacation days our summer trivia questions and answers can transport you right there – even in the dead of winter!

What does summer mean to you? It is the lovely warm nights? Beach bonfires with friends? The joy of the festival season? Kids playing outside? Mid-week swims? Long lazy days? Fresh juicy fruits? BBQs? Salty hair? Ocean breezes? Something else entirely – or everything all at once?!

Regardless, let us test your knowledge of all things summer with our Ultimate Summer Quiz. There are over 50 Summer-related trivia questions and answers, perfect for a backyard party, a beach bonfire, or an evening dinner party.

50+ Fun Summer Trivia Questions

1. Due to the iron expanding, which world famous landmark grows about 6 inches every summer?

2. Which month is the national ice cream month?

3. The month of June is named after which Roman goddess married to Jupiter, the king of the gods?

4. The “dog days of summer” refer to the dates from July 3rd to August 11th. They are named so after which Star located in the constellation of Canis Major?

5. Which Roman general named the month of July after Julius Caesar?

6. What did Francis Epperson create in 1905 at the age of 11, when he accidentally left a glass of powdered lemonade soda and water with a mixing stick in it on his porch during a cold night?

7. In 1816, the planet didn’t experience a summer due to a massive eruption of which volcano in Indonesia that produced enough dust, ash, and sulphur dioxide to partially cloud the Earth’s atmosphere?

8. Which US holiday is considered the unofficial start of the summer season?

9. Since 1906, the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks have marked the summer solstice with an annual baseball game known as what?

10. Which 1997 American film directed by Jim Gillespie starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe is loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan?

11. Which William Shakespeare sonnet begins with the line ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’?
A. Sonnet 15.
B. Sonnet 16.
C. Sonnet 17.
D. Sonnet 18.

12. Which popular rock song was recorded by the Canadian musician Bryan Adams from his fourth album, Reckless?

13. According to folklore, the weather for the following 40 days is predicted on what day, which falls on July 15 every year?

14. What name is given to a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs in autumn in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere

15. What is the name of the fictional seaside town in the Australian sitcom, Home and Away?

16. Whose summer residence is called ‘Castel Gandolfo’?

17. In December 1998, UNESCO included what on its World Heritage List and declared it “a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design?

18.  Taken from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll fill the blank: “The Queen of Hearts, she made some ——-, All on a summer day?

19. The modern Olympics have been held during the summer months every four years since 1896. However which Olympics were held during the spring?

20. What common name is given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, a day celebrated on 14 July each year?

21. What is the common name of Cerastium tomentosum, an herbaceous flowering plant?

22. The most famous line of which William Shakespeare’s play is ‘Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and Earth, And, ere a man hath power to say “Behold!?

23. National Barbecue Day is celebrated on which date to serve as a reminder of the delicious food that Americans have access to?

24. Which summer food is a tradition at the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament each year?

25. Which is the most popular U.S. holiday for grilling, according to a 2020 survey of American grill owners?

26. What is the traditional birthstone for the month of May?

27. The first modern Olympic Games were held in the summer in?
A. 1892.
B. 1894.
C. 1896.
D. 1898

28. Which country has the largest indoor water park in the world?

29. In which song would you hear “In the summertime, when the weather is hot, you can stretch right up and touch the sky’?

30. At which tourist location near Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, do people gather at both midsummer and midwinter solstices, to conduct rituals and ceremonies relating to the changing seasons, the sun and the sky?

31. Sunflower is the national flower of which country?

32. Which sport was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games in the 1992 Games as a demonstration event and has been an official Olympic sport since 1996?

33. What is so unique about the Looe Key Reef music festival in Florida?

34. Frank Neuhauser was the first winner of which prestigious event held in Washington, D.C. on 17 June 1925?

35. In 1864, which famous tourist place was declared as the summer capital of British India?

36. En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt…” (“A Friendly Green Does Richly Dress…”), also called Sommarpsalm (“Summer Hymn”) is a popular 1889 summer hymn from which country?

37. True or False: The summer of 1975 was considered to be one of the hottest summers in Europe?

38. Usually worn during the Midsummer celebrations in Sweden, what name is given to a ring-shaped wreath made of flowers and leaves?

39. Whose summer residence is also known as the Lawrence A. Young Cottage?

40. Fog Houses are a special type of pleasure or summer house popular in which European country?

41. The summer solstice occurs in the Southern Hemisphere during which month?
A. December.
B.  November.
C. October.
D. September.

42. What does SPF stand for on suncream?

43. Which 3 astrological signs are ‘Summer Signs’?

44. Which US holiday is considered the “unofficial end of summer”?

45. In what year did Eddie Cochran release his hit song, ‘Summertime Blues’?

46. The first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere is between:
A.  June 20 and June 22 every year.
B.  June 22 and June 23 every year.
C. June 23 and June 24 every year.
D. June 19 and June 20 every year.

47. Where was the first beach ball developed?

48. In what year was the Ice Cream Sandwich invented?

49. When ‘Time Out‘ ranked the best summer songs in 2021, which artist and song came out on top?

50. The most expensive bathing suit ever created was designed by Susan Rosen for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2012. What was its value?

51. Which is the first public beach in America?

52. What item was initially used as a pie plate before becoming a sporting apparatus?

Summer Quiz Questions and Answers

1. Due to the iron expanding, which world famous structure grows about 6 inches every summer?
The Eiffel Tower.

2. Which is the national ice cream month?
July.

3. The month of June is named after which Roman goddess married to Jupiter, the king of the gods?
Juno.

4. The “dog days of summer” refer to the dates from July 3rd to August 11th. They are named so after which Star located in the constellation of Canis Major?
Sirius the Dog Star.

5. Which Roman general named the month of July after Julius Caesar?
Marc Antony.

6. What did Francis Epperson create in 1905 at the age of 11, when he accidentally left a glass of powdered lemonade soda and water with a mixing stick in it on his porch during a cold night?
Ice pop / Popsicles / Ice Lolly / Icy Pole (depending on where in the world you are!)

7. In 1816, the planet didn’t experience a summer due to a massive eruption of which volcano in Indonesia that produced enough dust, ash, and sulphur dioxide to partially cloud the Earth’s atmosphere?
Mount Tambora.

8. Which US holiday is considered the unofficial start of the summer season?
Memorial Day

9. Since 1906, the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks have marked the summer solstice with an annual baseball game known as what?
The Midnight Sun Game (the ball play starts at 10:30 p.m. and extends until after midnight.)

10. Which 1997 American film directed by Jim Gillespie starring Jennifer Love Hewitt, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe is loosely based on the 1973 novel of the same name by Lois Duncan?
I Know What You Did Last Summer.

11. Which William Shakespeare sonnet begins with the line ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day’?
A. Sonnet 15.
B. Sonnet 16.
C. Sonnet 17.
D. Sonnet 18. 

12. Which popular rock song was recorded by the Canadian musician Bryan Adams from his fourth album, Reckless?
“Summer of ’69”

13. According to folklore, the weather for the following 40 days is predicted on what day, which falls on July 15 every year?
St. Swithun’s Day.

14. What name is given to a period of unseasonably warm, dry weather that sometimes occurs in autumn in temperate regions of the northern hemisphere?
Indian summer.

15. What is the name of the fictional seaside town in the Australian sitcom, Home and Away?
Summer Bay.

16. Whose summer residence is called ‘Castel Gandolfo’?
The Popes.

17. In December 1998, UNESCO included what on its World Heritage List and declared it “a masterpiece of Chinese landscape garden design?
The Summer Palace.

18.  Taken from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll fill the blank: “The Queen of Hearts, she made some ——-, All on a summer day?
Tarts.

19. The modern Olympics have been held during the summer months every four years since 1896. However which Olympics were held during the spring?
The 2000 Summer Olympics (in Sydney.)

20. What common name is given in English-speaking countries to the national day of France, a day celebrated on 14 July each year?
Bastille Day

21. What is the common name of Cerastium tomentosum, an herbaceous flowering plant?
Snow-in-summer.

22. The most famous line of which William Shakespeare’s play is ‘Swift as a shadow, short as any dream, Brief as the lightning in the collied night, That, in a spleen, unfolds both heaven and Earth, And, ere a man hath power to say “Behold!?
Midsummer Night’s Dream.

23. National Barbecue Day is celebrated on which date to serve as a reminder of the delicious food that Americans have access to?
May 16

24. Which summer food is a tradition at the Wimbledon Tennis Tournament each year?
Strawberries & Cream

25. Which is the most popular U.S. holiday for grilling, according to a 2020 survey of American grill owners?
The Fourth of July

26. What is the traditional birthstone for the month of May?
The Emerald

27. The first modern Olympic Games were held in the summer in?
A. 1892.
B. 1894.
C. 1896.
D. 1898

28. Which country has the largest indoor water park in the world?
Germany  – at Tropical Islands Resort, Krausnick.

29. In which song would you hear “In the summertime, when the weather is hot, you can stretch right up and touch the sky’?
Mungo Jerrys ‘In the Summertime’

30. At which tourist location near Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, England, do people gather at both midsummer and midwinter solstices, to conduct rituals and ceremonies relating to the changing seasons, the sun and the sky?
Stonehenge

31. Sunflower is the national flower of which country?
Ukraine

32. Which sport was introduced at the Summer Olympic Games in the 1992 Games as a demonstration event and has been an official Olympic sport since 1996?
Beach volleyball

33. What is so unique about the Looe Key Reef music festival in Florida?
It’s Underwater.

34. Frank Neuhauser was the first winner of which prestigious event held in Washington, D.C. on 17 June 1925?
National Spelling Bee championship

35. In 1864, which famous tourist place was declared as the summer capital of British India?
Shimla.

36. En vänlig grönskas rika dräkt…” (“A Friendly Green Does Richly Dress…”), also called Sommarpsalm (“Summer Hymn”) is a popular 1889 summer hymn from which country?
Sweden.

37. True or False: The summer of 1975 was considered to be one of the hottest summers in Europe?
False. It was the summer of 1976.

38. Usually worn during the Midsummer celebrations in Sweden, what name is given to a ring-shaped wreath made of flowers and leaves?
A midsommarkrans.

39. Whose summer residence is also known as the Lawrence A. Young Cottage?
The Michigan Governor’s Summer Residence.

40. Fog Houses are a special type of pleasure or summer house popular in which European country?
Scotland

41. The summer solstice occurs in the Southern Hemisphere during which month?
A. December. 
B.  November.
C. October.
D. September.

42. What does SPF stand for on suncream?
Sun Protection Factor

43. Which 3 astrological signs are ‘Summer Signs’?
Cancer Leo and Virgo

44. Which US holiday is considered the “unofficial end of summer”?
Labor Day

45. In what year did Eddie Cochran release his hit song, ‘Summertime Blues’?
1958

46. The first day of summer in the Northern Hemisphere is between:
A.  June 20 and June 22 every year. 
B.  June 22 and June 23 every year.
C. June 23 and June 24 every year.
D. June 19 and June 20 every year.

47. Where was the first beach ball developed?
California

48. In what year was the Ice Cream Sandwich invented?
1899 – by a pushcart salesman in New York

49. When ‘Time Out‘ ranked the best summer songs in 2021, which artist and song came out on top?
Otis Redding – Sittin’ on the Dock of a Bay

50. The most expensive bathing suit ever created was designed by Susan Rosen for Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition in 2012. What was its value?
$30 million dollars (it was a bikini featuring 150 carats of perfect diamonds set in platinum) 

51. What is the name of the first public beach in America?
Revere Beach (in Massachusetts)

52. What item was initially used as a pie plate before becoming a piece of sporting apparatus?
Frisbee

 

And that’s a wrap! We hope you enjoyed our Summer quiz and there was a good mix of easy, difficult and multiple-choice questions for you to answer or to add to your own custom quiz game! (And maybe you even learned a few new facts about Summertime or you were inspired for your next summer adventure!)

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