SCREAM FOR ICE CREAM
Put your ice cream into one of these if you want to lick it.
What is cone?
There are many types of cones available today, including waffle cones, sugar cones, pretzel cones, and cake/wafer cones.
Dorothy's home state
What is Kansas?
This getaway city is home of the Alamo.
What is San Antonio, Texas?
Another popular attraction there is the San Antonio River Walk.
During a hurricane, an eerie calm occurs when you are in this part of the storm.
What is eye?
You might even see sunlight during the eye.
August 3 is a great day to eat this melon, often served as dessert at backyard barbecues.
What is watermelon?
This phrase is used to describe a person who is realistic and practical.
What is down-to-earth?
This is the most popular ice cream flavor in the world.
What is vanilla?
However, some countries claim other flavors as their favorite. For example, Australians prefer licorice-flavored ice cream, while Americans proclaim chocolate is the best.
Dorothy's dog
Who is Toto?
A top California tourist attraction is the wine country in this valley.
What is Napa?
This shaking occurs before a tsunami.
What is earthquake?
Tsunami waves can travel at 500 miles per hour.
The kids either love or hate August as they head back to this place.
What is school?
This word is a temporary end to hostilities in war.
What is cease-fire?
This treat starts with a scoop of ice cream in a dish and topped with sauce and whipped cream.
What is an ice cream sundae?
Dorothy's aunt's name
What is Auntie Em?
This city is known as the Big Easy, aka NOLA.
What is New Orleans, Louisiana?
During a storm, the roar of an approaching train is often a warning sign of this natural disaster.
What is tornado?
Bozo is celebrated during this international week.
What is International Clown Week?
It is observed August 1-7.
When someone has had way too much to drink, we say they are "four sheets to" this.
What is the wind?
The phrase comes from sailing - “sheets” are ropes controlling a sail. If they’re loose and “to the wind,” the boat staggers like a drunk.
During the summer of 1790, this US president spent $200 on ice cream, which is about $5,000 in today's dollars.
Who is George Washington?
The Wicked Witch of the West tries to remove these from Dorothy.
What are slippers?
During a weekend in this town known as Music City, you can catch a live performance of the Grand Ole Opry.
What is Nashville, Tennessee?
It's also called the Athens of the South due to its large number of higher education institutions, including Vanderbilt University.
This is the common or slang name for a tornado.
What is twister?
August 22 is a great day to take this purring pet to the vet.
What is cat?
It's National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day.
Moving this is doing everything possible to make something happen.
What is heaven and earth?
This is another name for Italian ice cream.
What is gelato?
She is the Good Witch that helps Dorothy.
Who is Glinda?
If you visit the Smoky Mountains, you can stay in this picturesque little town on the Tennessee side of the mountains.
What is Gatlinburg?
These large ice pellets can rattle you and your pets.
What is hail?
Hail can fall at close to 100 miles per hour.
On August 22, we celebrate these difficult-to-say, alliterative sayings, such as "She sells seashells by the seashore."
What is tongue twister?
It's International Tongue Twister Day.
On-the-job training can feel like this by fire.
What is baptism (or trial)?
Ice cream originated in this country.
What is China?
It was invented in the 7th century.
Dorothy sets out to find the Wizard of Oz, who is also referred to as this man.
What is the man behind the curtain?
These barrier Islands are off the coast of North Carolina.
What are the Outer Banks (or OBX)?
Dry creek beds turn into raging rivers within minutes with this rapid-onset of heavy rainfall.
What is a flash flood?
August 7 is the day we honor these mostly decommissioned structures along the seacoasts.
What are lighthouses?
The first lighthouse was built in Egypt in the third century BC and was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. The oldest lighthouse still in use was built in the second century BC in Spain.
You'll have more energy if you get a second one of these.
What is wind?