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A 1993 movie about a shy new kid named Scotty Smalls who spends the summer of 1962 learning baseball, making lifelong friends, and trying to retrieve a valuable autographed baseball from a fearsome neighborhood dog.

What is "The Sandlot"

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On August 3'rd, 1942, this famous explorer set sail from Palos, Spain, with three ships, Nina, Pinta and Santa Maria.  

Who is "Christopher Columbus"

100

If you are born in August, you are one of these two Zodiac signs.

What are "Leo and Virgo"

100

This is our 2026 Word of the Year

What is "EMPOWERMENT"

100

This American mockumentary sitcom follows the everyday work lives of employees at the Scranton, branch of the fictional Dunder Mifflin Paper Company

What is "The Office"

200

A 1975 thriller film about a giant man-eating great white shark that terrorizes a summer beach town and a police chief who tries to close the water.

What is "JAWS"

200

On August 6, 1945 this was dropped over the center of Hiroshima at 8:15 a.m., by the American B-29 bomber Enola Gay

What is the first "Atomic Bomb"

200

This stone is the August birthstone

What is "Peridot"

200

At CAMS, we believe communities are built on _____, not properties.

What are "People"

200

In this dystopian thriller, employees undergo a surgical procedure to separate their work memories from their personal memories.

What is "Severance"

300

This movie is about a 17-year-old girl who falls in love with rebellious dance instructor Johnny Castle while vacationing with her family at a Catskills resort

What is "Dirty Dancing"

300

August 28, 1963, this man gave his famous "I have a dream" speech that was delivered in front of the Lincoln Memorial

Who is "Martin Luther King Jr."

300

These two flowers are the the August birth flowers

What are "Poppies and Gladiolas"

300

This was the year that CAMS was founded

What is "1991"

300

From the show Parks and Recreation, every October 13th, Tom Haverford and Donna Meagle abandon all professional duties to celebrate this lavish, self-indulgent holiday?  

What is "Treat Yo Self"

400

A 1997 film about four teenagers who accidentally hit and "kill" a pedestrian, dump his body, and are stalked a year later by a hook-wielding fisherman seeking bloody revenge 

What is "I know what you did last summer"

400

August 16, 1977 - this "King of Rock and Roll" was pronounced dead at the Memphis Baptist Hospital at 3:30 p.m., at age 42.

Who is "Elvis Presley"

400

This meteor shower occurs during August each year

What are "The Perseids"

400

These are our 4 core values at CAMS

What is "We are here to serve", "We are here to learn and grow", "We use good judgement" and "We take ownership".

400

This team won the 2024 Department of the Year at the CAMMY awards.

Who is "Community Support!"

500

This movie follows a hostile alien invasion of Earth. Humanity launches a desperate global counterattack on July 4th after using a computer virus to disable the alien shields.

What is "Independence Day"

500

On August 31, 1997 this British Princess died at age 36 from massive internal injuries suffered in a high-speed car crash, reportedly after being pursued by photographers.

Who is "Princess Diana"

500

This is who August was named after

The Roman Emperor, "Augustus Caesar"

500

In 2021, this person was appointed CEO of CAMS.

Who is "Dave Orr"

500

These two gentlemen were the founders of CAMS

Who are "Mike Stonestreet and Dave Sweyer"

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