80 Summer Solstice Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which stone circle in Scotland is aligned with the summer solstice?
Answer
Callanish Stones
What is the latitude of the Arctic Circle?
Answer
66.5° N
What is the name of the Swedish midsummer festival?
Answer
Midsommar
What is the Japanese term for the summer solstice?
Answer
Geshi
Which stone at Stonehenge marks the summer solstice sunrise?
Answer
Heel Stone
What is the ecliptic longitude of the sun at the summer solstice?
Answer
90 degrees
Which Christian feast day is often associated with the summer solstice?
Answer
St. John's Day
At which circle does the sun remain visible for 24 hours on the summer solstice?
Answer
Arctic Circle
What is the exact latitude of the Tropic of Cancer?
Answer
23°26′ N
How many solstices occur each year?
Answer
Two
Which celestial body's position defines the summer solstice?
Answer
The Sun
What does the word 'solstice' literally mean?
Answer
Sun stands still
What latitude line marks the northernmost point where the sun can be directly overhead?
Answer
Tropic of Cancer
What is the term for the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere?
Answer
Summer solstice