Let the Sun Shine
($100) This band released “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In,” which reached the top of the Billboard charts in 1969.
Answer: What is the 5th Dimension? The tune is from the musical Hair
($100) This major sporting event takes place every four years.
Answer: What are the Olympic Games? Fun Fact: The last time the Olympic gold medal was made of solid gold was 1912.
The largest planet in our solar system
Answer: What is Jupiter? Its mass is 318 times the mass of Earth.
. ($100) In August, these insects’ chirps could raise Rumpelstiltskin from his sleep.
Answer: What are crickets? The higher the temperature, the more frequent the chirps. Today, the expression “crickets” is used to indicate silence on a subject.
($100) If you receive this red flower, it signifies the sender’s love.
Answer: What is a rose? Rose is an anagram for eros, the Greek word for romantic love
($200) Stevie Wonder’s hit, “You Are the Sunshine of” this, was released in 1973.
Answer: What is “My Life”? The song made the Top 100 Billboard chart in 1973 and became his third No. 1 single. Wonder also won a Grammy Award for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance for his recording of the song.
($200) This multi-bloomed perennial on a long stem, also called a sword lily, is in full bloom in August.
Answer: What is gladiolus? Gladiolus is the official flower of August. They are native to South Africa and grow in all areas of the country.
($400) Dutch artist who painted the famous painting The Starry Night
Answer: Who is Vincent van Gogh? He painted it while in an asylum in France after he cut off part of his ear.
($200) Humming and whirring are associated with this flying animal.
Answer: What is the hummingbird? Hummingbirds take 150 breaths per minute. Don’t try this at home.
($200) This octagonal red sign is the universal sign for this.
Answer: What is “stop”? A yellow sign generally means “caution” or “warning” and is often in the shape of a triangle
($400) This 1971 Bill Withers tune is easy to learn because it’s mostly a refrain.
Answer: What is “Ain’t No Sunshine”? His inspiration for the song came from the 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses.
($400) On this continent, many shops close for the month of August.
Answer: What is Europe? You might have heard people say, “Europe is closed in August.” It’s a very popular month for Europeans to vacation. But fear not, there is still plenty for tourists to see and do in Europe in August.
Process plants use to convert sunlight to energy
Answer: What is photosynthesis? We often equate this process with producing green leaves; however, other colors are also derived through photosynthesis. Algae use photosynthesis to generate their own food.
($400) On a sunny summer day in the neighborhood, often you can hear the racket made by these yard machines.
Answer: What are lawnmowers? Mowing the lawn is frequently near the top of many men’s honey-do lists—right after taking out the garbage.
($400) This is the only red precious gemstone.
Answer: What is the ruby? The other precious stones are diamonds, sapphires, and emeralds.
($600) This song, the Beatles’ first song with sun in the title, is on the Abbey Road album.
Answer: What is “Here Comes the Sun”? The 1969 tune is a celebration of sunshine after a long, cold winter
. ($600) This popular fruit associated with South Carolina and Georgia is harvested in August.
Answer: What is peach? For a luscious after-dinner treat, slice peaches in half, brush with olive oil, and grill them.
The name of the treaty that ended World War I
Answer: What is the Treaty of Versailles? It was signed at the Paris Peace Conference, which took place at the Hall of Mirrors in the Palace of Versailles. Germany paid a heavy price for the war, ceding territory to neighboring countries and agreeing to international supervision of other lands, paying reparations to the Allies, and more.
($600) Sizzling sounds often indicate food is being prepared on this summer staple.
Answer: What is the backyard grill? The sizzling sounds and the accompanying aromas are no longer relegated to summer; grilling has become an all-year activity.
($800) This red vegetable with an edible pink stalk is sometimes mistakenly thought to be a fruit.
Answer: What is rhubarb? A member of the buckwheat family, rhubarb is in fact a vegetable. Rhubarb is tart, often combined with strawberries, and always cooked.
($800) “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me” was released by what artist in 1974.
Answer: Who was Elton John
($800) This beloved actress, who had both a famous politician and a athletic love interests, passed away on August 5, 1962
Answer: Who is Marilyn Monroe
Louise Fletcher plays this character in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the nemesis of Jack Nicholson’s character.
Answer: Who is Nurse Ratched? Her name has become synonymous today with authoritarian nurses.
($1,000) When you hear the crackling sound coming from this, get ready to sing some songs or tell your favorite ghost story.
Answer: What is a campfire? Always remember fire safety during and after a campfire. The best way to put out the fire safely is to douse it with water. If you have time, wait until the logs have turned into embers. Keep pouring water until you no longer hear any hissing from the embers. Then stir the ashes to ensure that there’s nothing still burning. Keep dousing and stirring until nothing is burning.
($1,000) This red northern bird is known for its distinct "cheer, cheer, cheer.... birdy, birdy, birdy" call
Answer: What is a Cardinal