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What is the largest public college in PA?
Penn State – University Park
August hasn’t always been the 8th month in the year. In the original ten-month Roman calendar, what month was August?
6th
On August 24, 79 A.D, this active volcano in southern Italy, erupted and destroyed Pompeii
Mount Vesuvius
August 29, 1964 this Disney movie featuring a flying nanny with a "Spoonful of Sugar" debuts in theatres
Mary Poppins
Cheyney University of Pennsylvania is considered the first HBCU in the United States, which stands for?
Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Dubbed by the Ancient Egyptians “The Gem of the Sun”, August's birthstone is a truly rare and ancient stone, found in volcanic lava or in fallen meteorites.
A) Jade B) Sapphire C) Peridot D) Emerald
C) Peridot
Who delivered the “I have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963?
Martin Luther King Jr
In this movie, based on a book, released August 3, 2001, we watched Mia Thermopolis discover she was the heir to a European throne
The Princess Diaries
Which one of the eight Ivy League universities is located in Pennsylvania?
University of Pennsylvania (UPenn or Penn)
One of the birth flowers for August, associated with sleep and remembrance. It’s seeds are also a popular type of bagel.
Poppy
On August 22, 564 C.E, this monster was allegedly first sighted in Scotland.
The Loch Ness Monster
An English-language version of this film was released on August 14, 2009 featuring a goldfish escaping the ocean and wishing to be a human girl
Ponyo
What percent of college students are first-generation students?
A) 31% B)43% C)56% D) 63%
C)56%
What does the word “August” mean in Latin?
A) Mighty B) Consecrated C) Beautiful D) Power
B) Consecrated
August 1, 1944 - This young lady penned her last entry into her diary. "[I] keep on trying to find a way of becoming what I would like to be, and what I could be, if...there weren't any other people living in the world.”
Anne Frank
M. Night Shyamalan’s breakthrough film released August 6, 1999 and stars Bruce Willis
The Sixth Sense