Ice Cream
This name for ice cream desserts made from vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry ice cream is derived from the city where they originated.
Neapolitan
This Mexican border town is popular with San Diego locals and visitors.
This Mexican border town is popular with San Diego locals and visitors.
This common writing instrument used by children is covered in wood.
pencil
Meaning of et cetera, or etc
and so on
Louisa May Alcott’s Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy share this last name in Little Women.
March
Everywhere you look, you will find these sales in August
back-to-school sales
During Prohibition, ice cream shops replaced these establishments.
saloons (or bars)
These inexpensive accommodations are popular with students and predate Airbnb.
hostels
This large wooden boat in the Bible was built to withstand 40 days and nights of a rainstorm
Noah’s ark
Shortened version of the word for a former student who graduated from a school, college, or university
alum
Laura Ingalls is a young tomboy who grows up on the American frontier in this TV series.
Little House on the Prairie
On August 6, 1762, this lunchtime favorite was created by an earl
sandwich
The Earl of Sandwich is credited with ordering some meat between two slices of bread
The ice-cream cone was popularized during this century, but it was invented in 1896 by an Italian immigrant.
20th
The world’s busiest airport is in this city
Atlanta, Georgia
This Swedish company that sells moderately priced home furnishings is one of the largest global consumers of wood.
IKEA
Meaning of “Et tu, Brute?
And you, Brutus
Agatha Christie gave us this masterful amateur female detective.
Miss (Jane) Marple
If you visit Coney Island in August, take a break to eat one of these
hot dog
This modern president declared National Ice Cream Day on the third Sunday in July.
President Ronald Reagan
You might be forbidden from entering this popular attraction in Beijing
Forbidden City
Before modern paper was made from wood pulp, it was made from cotton, hemp, and this fabric
linen
Meaning of quid pro quo
This for that
She is Charlotte Brontë’s eponymous heroine, whose life is full of trials and tribulations.
Jane Eyre
On August 22, AD 565, the first alleged sighting of this monster took place in Scotland.
Loch Ness monster
This is how ice cream was prepared to travel into space with the Apollo astronauts
freeze-drying
After a day of sightseeing and shopping in London, plan a late afternoon trip to the Ritz, the Mandarin Oriental Hyde Park, the Savoy, or other fine hotels for this traditional treat.
afternoon tea
This light wood is commonly used in rafts and boats
balsa
Latin for “who benefits,” often used in a political context when something unpopular becomes a law or regulation
cui bono
Victoria Winters was hired as the governess for the Collins family on this 1960s afternoon soap opera.
Dark Shadows
This flower is one of August’s two official birth flowers, along with the poppy
gladiola
People in this Scandinavian country eat the most ice cream per capita.
Norway
The Maasai Mara National Reserve is the top destination in this country
Kenya
This dwarf willow tree is the smallest in the world
Arctic willow
Meaning of non sequitur
It does not follow (or similar)
In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, this revolutionary woman knits a long list of names into a scarf.
Madame (Thérèse) Defarge
In the Old English calendar, Weod Monath (WEE-ohd MOHN-ahth) was the name for August, and it translates into this.
weed month