Counting down the days of summer

Why is it that summer seems to race by so quickly?

Even though the temperature tells a different story, fall is right around the corner with kids heading back to school in a couple of weeks and the first college football games not too far off.

Some of us, though, want to cling to summer as long as we possibly can.

Tina Gordon will try to defend her title against opponent Wes Petrie, a law student.

QUESTIONS

1. What quirky film currently in theaters stars Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt?

2. Which member of the Eagles had the hit song "Boys of Summer" in 1984?

3. This period of time is known for having the hottest, most sultry weather but is also described as being stagnant or having a lack of progress.

4. The Summer Solstice indicates the beginning of summer. What marks the end?

5. President Obama and his family had their summer vacation on this island recently.

6. In the movie "National Lampoon's Summer Vacation," what is the name of the amusement park?

7. Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward starred in this movie about a drifter in a small Southern town.

8. Name the song. "... Sitting with your friends cause y'all reminisce/ About the days growing up and the first person you kiss/ And as I think back makes me wonder how/ The smell from a grill could spark up nostalgia ..."

9. The summer of 2009 marks the 40th anniversary (specifically July 20th) of this famous first "step."

10. The ultimate surf movie from the '60s directed by Bruce Brown.

TINA'S ANSWERS

1. I'm not really a movie person.

2. Don Henley.

3. I think it must be the dog days of summer.

4. Vernal equinox?

5. Martha's Vineyard.

6. Six Flags.

7. I don't remember this one.

8. Sounds a little familiar ...

9. Walking on the moon.

10. I don't know surf movies.

WES'S ANSWERS

1. Can't think of the title.

2. Only Eagle I remember by name is Henley.

3. Ah, summers in Charleston?

4. Labor Day.

5. Maui.

6. Wally World.

7. "Cool Hand Luke."

8. Is it that song by Will Smith, "Summertime?" It was in on "The Wackness" soundtrack.

9. Moon landing.

10. "Endless Summer."

CONCLUSION

New week, new winner. With one more correct answer than Gordon, Petrie becomes the new trivia champ and will return next week to take on a new challenger.

CORRECT ANSWERS

1. "(500) Days of Summer"

2. Don Henley

3. Dog days of summer

4. Autumnal Equinox

5. Martha's Vineyard

6. Wally World

7. "The Long, Hot Summer"

8. "Summertime" by Will Smith

9. Landing on the moon

10. "The Endless Summer"