Chillin’ and Grillin’
Summertime cooks apply this thick sauce to meat toward the end of the grilling process
What is barbecue? If you apply it too early, it will burn while the food cooks through. In the U.S., there are four predominant regional styles of barbecue sauce: Texas, Memphis, Kansas City, and Carolina
This popular purple vegetable, prominent in Italian and Greek cooking, is ripe for harvest in August.
What is eggplant? When its skin is smooth and shiny and it seems too heavy, it’s ripe.
Money is not the root of evil, but this is.
What is a love of money? This comes from the Bible—1 Timothy 6:10.
Cairo is the capital of this North African country.
What is Egypt? The Great Pyramid of Giza outside Cairo is the only location of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World remaining.
He played the role of Matlock on a show by the same name
Who is Andy Griffith? After the end of the series, Griffith reprised the role for the final time on a two-part episode of Diagnosis Murder.
August has this number of days…currently
What is 31? August didn’t always have 31 days; it started with 30 days. Then, it was increased to 31 days. When January and February were introduced, August was reduced to 29 days. Finally, it reverted to 31 days, where it has remained.
This is a more common term for “mopping.”
What is basting? Whatever you call it, it’s applying a seasoned liquid while grilling to keep the food soft and moist. The newfangled term for “spraying” is spritzing. Thank you to all the celebrity chefs for keeping us on our toes with new terminology!
When you begin to feel a nip in the air in late August, it is time to plant this generic salad ingredient. Some varieties of it include oak leaf and Buttercrunch.
What is lettuce? You can also plant any salad green, cucumber, or root or tuber vegetable in early fall. Cucumbers prefer warm weather, but they grow quickly
Money doesn’t grow on these.
What are trees? We say this when we perceive that someone doesn’t understand the value of money.
Lisbon is the capital of this country.
What is Portugal? Lisbon is the oldest city in Western Europe. Fado is a genre of sad folk music, and Fado restaurants are popular among tourists and locals there.
Raymond Burr stars as the defense attorney in this long-running courtroom drama.
What is Perry Mason? The show originally ran from 1957–1966 and returned as recurring TV movies from 1985–1993, with Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale (Della Street) reprising their original roles.
August gets its name from this Roman emperor.
Who is Augustus Caesar? Before it was named for Augustus, the adopted son of Julius Caesar, it was known as Sextilis, because it was the sixth month of the year.
Add this to the ice in a manual ice-cream maker before churning the ingredients.
What is (rock) salt? Adding salt makes the ice cream freeze faster.
This huge late bloomer is prized for its bright yellow color and its edible seeds.
What is sunflower? What we think of as one sunflower is actually multiple flowers. The fuzzy, brown center comprises over a thousand tiny flowers.
The Canadian loonie coin has replaced this withdrawn paper denomination.
What is one Canadian dollar? The loonie got its nickname from the loon pictured on one side of the coin. The $2 coin is known as the “toonie,” because it’s made from two metals. Paper money of these amounts have been phased out in Canada
Santiago is the capital of this South American country
What is Chile? In Chile, husbands and wives have different last names because women keep their maiden names.
After 9/11, this New York City mayor earned the moniker “America’s Mayor.”
Who is Rudy Giuliani? Before becoming mayor, he earned a reputation for prosecuting and convicting organized crime bosses, drug dealers, and white-collar criminals in New York.
Known as “Satch,” he was born on August 4, 1901. We know him for “Hello Dolly,” among many other standards.
Who is Louis Armstrong? The string of vintage songs associated with Armstrong includes “Ain’t Misbehavin’,” “When You’re Smiling,” “What a Wonderful World,” and “Georgia on My Mind.”
You probably associate charcoal grills with this American brand
What is Weber? The brand consistently comes up in grilling-related Top 10 lists. Another brand that has gained momentum is Slow ’N Sear (or SnS).
These beautiful insects love flowers, but you won’t see them once fall temperatures arrive, because they can’t fly in temperatures less than 55ºF.
What are butterflies? A group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope or flutter.
U.S. paper money is made from a combination of two textiles. One is linen, and this is the other.
What is cotton? The composition is 75 percent cotton and 25 percent linen. Many countries have switched to longer-lasting polymer notes.
Reykjavik is the capital of this European country.
What is Iceland? Iceland is part of the European continent but not part of the European Union. Fun fact: Dogs were banned in Reykjavik from 1924–1984 because they were considered farm animals.
Sandra Day O’Connor was the first woman to hold this distinction.
What is to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court? President Reagan appointed her, and she served on the court for 24 years.
If you’re born under one of August’s zodiac signs, you’re either a lion or one of these.
What is maiden or virgin? Leos are represented by lions, and Virgos are represented by maidens or virgins.
This is the term for a slab of meat or chicken breast that has been slit almost in half and opened to lie flat.
What is butterfly? You must be careful when preparing and grilling butterflied chicken or meat. Be sure not to cut it all the way through into two pieces, and remember that grilling time is cut in half because the meat is half as thick.
The act of removing spent blooms is referred to by this term. If you’ve been doing it all season, make sure to stop in August if you want the seeds to self-sow.
What is deadheading or pruning? When you stop removing spent flowers, they will turn into seed pods. You can pierce the pod with your fingers and spread the seeds for even more blooms next year.
This is the most counterfeited U.S. note.
What is the $20 bill? Betcha thought it was the $100 note. That’s the most counterfeited note outside of the United States. North Korea is the largest counterfeiter, and their dupes look so genuine that they cannot be detected other than by the Federal Reserve’s special machines.
Kabul is the capital of this country, where Americans and Canadians fought a war that spanned the 20th and 21st centuries
What is Afghanistan? In the 1970s, Afghanistan was a modern country, with women fully participating in society. It was difficult to distinguish their college campuses from those in North America and the Western world.
He was known for serving on O. J. Simpson’s defense team, and his former wife Kris and daughters Kim, Khloe, and Kourtney star in the E Network TV reality show bearing his last name.
Who was Robert Kardashian? The TV show is Keeping Up with the Kardashians. Robert Kardashian died in 2003, and the show portrays the remaining Kardashians’ extravagant lifestyles.
Locals on this continent travel during August, and many mom-and-pop stores are closed.
What is Europe? While the native citizens travel, there’s no lack of tourists in Europe during August.
Place ice on this pulse point for a few minutes to cool down quickly
What is wrist? Another way to cool down quickly is to place an ice pack on the back of your neck.
This August bloomer with many petals grows from tubers, has flowers that can grow to the size of a dinner plate, and comes in a vast array of colors.
What is dahlia? While they are in full bloom in August, they bloom from mid-summer into mid-fall.
This country was the first to use paper money
What is China? It was a double-edged sword: It was distrusted, but it made international trade easier.
Jakarta is the capital of this Asian country
What is Indonesia? Jakarta is a province, not a city, but it received special status as the capital of Indonesia.
In this decade, Charlotte E. Ray received her law degree and became the first Black female lawyer in the United States.
What are the 1870s? She received her degree from Howard University in 1872.
In leap years, August starts on the same day of the week as this month.
What is February? In non-leap years, it starts on a day of the week that no other month does.