Foreign Words and Phrases
August Songs
Cake Walk
Fictional Females
Happy Birthday, August Baby
It Happened One August
August Symbols
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Latin for the school, college, or university you attended.
What is alma mater?
Even if you didn’t graduate from the school, it’s still your alma mater.
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Many a light lad may kiss and fly
A kiss gone by is bygone
Never have I asked an August sky
Where has last July gone?
Never have I wandered through the rye
Wondering where has some guy gone
Many a new day will dawn
Before I do
Many a New Day
"Many a New Day" is a song from the musical Oklahoma!, written by Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. It was introduced by Joan Roberts in the original Broadway production. In the 1955 film, the song is performed by Shirley Jones and appears on the soundtrack album.
100
Another name for frosting.
What is icing?
Icing first appeared on cakes during the 16th century thanks to a French chef.
100
Louisa May Alcott’s Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy in Little Women.
Who are the March sisters?
The characters are based on Alcott’s own sisters
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August 27th 1910- This iconic woman who would later become a nun and move toInda, was born (as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) in Skopje, Yugoslavia.
Mother Theresa
She founded a religious order of nuns in Calcutta, India, called the Missionaries of Charity and spent her life working to help the poor and sick of India.
100
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
100
The August birth flowers, gladiolus and this flower, both symbolize remembrance. These two summer bloomers come in a variety of colors and make for great cut flowers.
Poppy 
200
Italian for “outside” or “open air”—most often used with dining.
What is alfresco?
Fresco means “fresh” in Italian.
200
I'm as corny as Kansas in August, I'm as normal as blueberry pie. No more a smart little girl with no heart, I have found me a wonderful guy!
A Wonderful Guy
Doris Day
200
Individual little cakes.
What are cupcakes?
Google reports “cupcakes” is the fastest growing search term for recipes.
200
This is Agatha Christie’s amateur female detective.
Who is Miss (Jane) Marple?
Miss Marple first appeared in 1927 in a short story. She later made her way to books and then onto the stage. Before becoming Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, Angela Lansbury starred as Miss Marple in the 1980 film The Mirror Crack’d.
200
Vivian Vance is the sidekick in more than one sitcom to this actress born August 6, 1911.
Who is Lucille Ball?
Vance plays Ethyl Mertz in I Love Lucy and The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour, and she plays Vivian Bagley (and then Bunson) in The Lucy Show.
200
On August 3, 1914, these two European countries kicked off World War I by declaring war.
What are France and Germany? They declared war one week after Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination.
200
True or False: August is the most popular birth month in the U.S.
True
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides birth rate by month data, showing July through October tends to be the most popular birth months in the United States. August is the overall most popular month for birthdays, which makes sense, considering a late August birthday means December conception.
300
Yiddish word for gutsy, brash, audacious.
What is chutzpah?
Yiddish originated with the Ashkenazic Jews from Eastern and Central Europe.
300
Under stars chilled by the winter Under an August moon shining above You'd be so nice, you'd be paradise To come home to and love
Nice To Come Home To
300
During the 19th century, yeast was replaced in cakes by two leavening agents. Name one of them.
What is baking soda or baking powder?
Both contain sodium bicarbonate, what we call baking soda, but baking powder adds two more ingredient—acidifying and drying agents.
300
On August 22, 564, this monster was allegedly first sighted in Scotland.
What is Loch Ness?
It was nicknamed Nessie. In 2018, it was reported Loch Ness and surrounding areas in Scotland received £41 million from goods and services related to the monster. Nessie is a cryptid, an animal that has never been proven to exist.
300
Fact or Fiction: August has always been the 8th month of the year
FICTION: August was once the sixth month of the year!
In the original ten-month Roman calendar, the month went by the name of Sextilis, meaning “the sixth month” in Latin. It wasn’t until around 700BC that August was rudely shoved back in the order of months when January and February were added to the beginning of the year by King Numa Pompilius.
400
Three-word Latin phrase for an unwelcomed and/or unacceptable person.
What is persona non grata?
400
All that summer we enjoyed it Wind and rain and shine That umbrella we employed it By August she was mine
Bus Stop
The Hollies
400
“Let them eat cake” is a bad translation. Cake really means this bread.
What is brioche?
Marie Antoinette is credited with the quote.
400
This is Charlotte Brontë’s eponymous heroine whose life is full of trials and tribulations. After years of separation, she and Rochester finally marry.
Who is Jane Eyre?
400
Born August 23, 1978, this former Los Angeles Laker NBA player died in a helicopter crash in January 2020.
Who is Kobe Bryant?
He went straight from high school to the NBA.
400
On August 29, 2005, the New Orleans area was hit with this natural disaster.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
It made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 102 miles per hour. Most of New Orleans lies beneath sea level. The levees broke, causing a 12foot storm surge that flooded several parishes. Many affected residents relocated permanently.
400
These are the two zodiac signs for August:
Leo (July 23 – August 22) and Virgo (August 23 – September 22)
500
Latin for “who benefits,” often used in a political context. For example, when something unpopular becomes a law or regulation, people often wonder, “Who benefits?”
What is cui bono?
When translated to Italian, it’s reversed—bono cui.
500
First day of August Last rain was in May When the rainmaker came to Kansas In the middle of a dusty day
The rainmaker said to the people "Tell me what you are prepared to pay" And the rainmaker said to the people "Now I'll conjure up a rain today."
The Rainmaker
The Cryan' Shames
500
The top tier of a wedding cake is most often saved for the first anniversary; however, it can also be saved for this occasion.
What is christening of the first child?
The christening used to frequently take place during the first year of marriage.
500
From the imagination of Edward Stratemeyer, this iconic, teenage sleuth first appeared in the 1930s.
Who is Nancy Drew?
The books have always been written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene and penned by various authors, but the character was Stratemeyer’s idea, and he was the original publisher.
500
Born August 26, 1980, Macaulay Culkin catapulted to stardom in this Christmas movie.
What is Home Alone?
His appearance in Uncle Buck turned him into “Hollywood’s favorite child actor,” but it was Home Alone, the highest-grossing film of 1990, that sealed his fate.
500
On August 31, 1980, this labor union, which led to the demise of Communism in the Eastern Bloc countries, was founded by Lech Walesa.
What is Solidarity?
It was sanctioned by Pope John Paul II. When the first free elections were held in Poland, Lech Walesa was elected president.
500
Leos (people born from July 23rd to August 22) are symbolized by this regal animal, which can also be considered symbolic of August.
Lion
600
German word you might use to describe taking delight in others’ troubles.
What is schadenfreude?
600
During ancient Roman times, cakes more closely resembled this food.
What is bread?
600
In Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, she knits the names of those who would be charged or executed during the French Revolution.
Who is Madame (Thérèse) Defarge?
Her difficult upbringing causes her to lack compassion and seek revenge.
600
Born August 8, 1988, she is the eldest daughter of Prince Andrew.
Who is Princess Beatrice (of York)?
She’s very down-to-earth, wants people to call her Beatrice, and doesn’t want anyone to curtsey to her.
600
On August 1, 1907, a camping trip to an island off the coast of England set the stage for the creation of this international movement for children.
What is scouting?
More than 500 million children have participated in the scouting movement.
600
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
Peridot!
It comes as no surprise that the light lime-colored Peridot gem is associated with light and cosmic extra-terrestrial powers.
