Famous August Birthdays
Born August 25, 1930. He was the first person to play James Bond on screen.
Who is Sean Connery?
You may feel this when you haven't shaved in a couple days.
What is stubble?
This famous song by the American rock band Heart is also the name of a large saltwater predatory fish.
What is Barracuda?
This famous singer is known to this day as The King of Rock & Roll.
Who is Elvis Presley?
This adaptation of J.R.R. Tolkien's adventure trilogy stars a young Elijah Wood and Sir Ian McKellen among other famous names.
What is "Lord of the Rings"?
This famous moon walker was born August 5, 1930 in Wapakoneta, Ohio.
Who is Neil Armstrong?
Left in the aftermath of many demolitions cites.
What is Rubble?
This famous song by a popular Disco group in the 70s, was also used in a feature film starring John Travolta, and uses the line Whether you're a brother or whether you're a mother, you're ..."
What is "Staying Alive" by the Bee Gees?
This musical icon earned himself the title of King of Pop as he became one of the most notable personalities of the 20th century.
Who is Michael Jackson?
This film adaptation from Stephen Spielberg follows a wild animal that terrorizes a small island resort town. The most iconic line from the film being "You're gonna need a bigger boat."
What is "Jaws"?
Born August 3, 1977, he holds the record of 6-time Super Bowl Champion and is regarded by many to be the Greatest Quarterback of All Time.
Who is Tom Brady?
Launched into space in 1990 and is still in operation today.
What is the Hubble Telescope?
This Iconic Country Hit has the listener hearing the confrontation between the female singer and another woman who she fears will steal her man. She pleads with the other woman repeatedly, "Please don't take him just because you can."
What is "Jolene" by Dolly Parton?
He is known widely as the "King of the Wild Frontier" and was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Tennessee and part of the Texas Revolution.
Who is Davey Crockett?
This most recent adaptation came in 2019, and the story follows the lives of the four March sisters and their passage from childhood to womanhood.
What is "Little Women"?
Born August 15, 1912. This famous chef gained fame with her culinary show "The French Chef" and her cookbook "Mastering the Art of French Cooking".
She received several Emmys and the Peabody Award for her work, and had a rose named after her.
Who is Julia Child?
This occurs when the price of housing rises at a rapid pace, driven by an increase in demand, limited supply and emotional buying. (Like during the Crash of 2008)
What is a Housing Bubble?
This was the band Deep Purple's biggest hit and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2017. The Lyrics chronicling the 1971 fire at Montreux Casino in Montreux, Switzerland.
What is "Smoke on the Water"?
Both Sam Cooke & this man fight for the title of King of Soul. His biggest hit was recorded only twice as he would pass shortly after during a fatal plane crash in December of 1967.
Who is Otis Redding?
This famous film adaptation from 1972 follows the aging patriarch of an organized crime dynasty as he transfers control of his clandestine empire to his reluctant son.
What is "The Godfather"?
Born August 9, 1775, she was the better half of one of America’s founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton, and she lent support to multiple charitable causes after his death including establishing New York’s first private orphanage.
Who is Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton?
This can occur in sports when a player has 3 stats that reach 10 points or higher. (Ex. a Basketball player with 12 Points, 11 Rebounds and 10 Assists)
What is a Triple Double?
This is arguably the most famous rock song of the 1970s, it was written by the "Royal" British rock band and was said to be a kind of Mock Opera by the lead singer, because it combined several songs the band had been working on into a 6-minute musical piece and lacks a refraining chorus.
What is "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen?
Known as the King of Boxing, this boxing promoter got the name due to his actual name and the legacy he built in the over 500 championship title fights he was promoter of.
Big fights include the "Rumble in the Jungle" & the "Thrilla in Manilla".
Who is Don King?
This Film adaptation came out in 1939 along-side "The Wizard of Oz", and was the first film in full Technicolor to win the award for "Best Picture".
What is "Gone with the Wind"?