August People
Cake Walk
Happened in August
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In the Garden
August Symbols
100
What famous pop star with the famous songs "Like a Virgin" and "Like a Prayer" was born on August 16, 1958?
a) Lady Gaga b) Madonna c) Doris Day
Madonna
100
Another name for frosting.
What is icing?
Icing first appeared on cakes during the 16th century thanks to a French chef.
100
On August 22, 564, this monster was allegedly first sighted in Scotland.
a) Big Foot b) Loch Ness c) Godzilla
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.
100
Cairo is the capital of this North African country.
a) Albania b) Kenya c) Egypt
What is Egypt? The Great Pyramid of Giza outside Cairo is the only location of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World remaining.
100
This popular purple vegetable, prominent in Italian and Greek cooking, is ripe for harvest in August.
a) Pepper b) Eggplant c) Grape
What is eggplant? When its skin is smooth and shiny and it seems too heavy, it’s ripe.
100
The August birth flowers, gladiolus and this flower, both symbolize remembrance. This summer bloomer come in a variety of colors and make for great cut flowers. We most know it as red.
a) Carnation b) Poppy c) Marigold
Poppy 
200
What famous ‘King’ died in August 1977?
a) King Edward b) Elvis Presley c) Dean Martin
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often referred to mononymously as Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Known as the "King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as one of the most significant cultural figures of the 20th century.
200
Individual little cakes.
What are cupcakes?
Google reports “cupcakes” is the fastest growing search term for recipes.
200
On August 28, 1963, who delivered his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech?
a) Martin Luther King Jr. b) Barack Obama c) Malcolm X
Martin Luther King Jr.
200
Lisbon is the capital of this country.
a) Germany b) Portugal c) France
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.
200
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, Buttercrunch and Iceberg.
a) Carrots b) Lettuce d) Parsnip
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.
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
August 27th 1910- This iconic woman who would later become a nun and move to Inda, was born (as Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu) in Skopje, Yugoslavia.
a) Catherine Booth b) Mother Theresa c) Joan of Arc
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.
300
During the 19th century, yeast was replaced in cakes by two leavening agents. Name one of them.
Both start with baking ______.
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
What two countries started the ‘Space Race’ with the launch of the first satellite, Sputnik, on August 4, 1957?
a) China & England b) The Soviet Union & the US c) Canada & Germany
The Soviet Union and The United States
300
Santiago is the capital of this South American country.
a) Brazil b) Chile c) Colombia
What is Chile? In Chile, husbands and wives have different last names because women keep their maiden names.
300
This huge late bloomer is prized for its bright yellow color and its edible seeds.
a) Tulip b) Marigold c) Sunflower
What is sunflower? What we think of as one sunflower is actually multiple flowers. The fuzzy, brown center comprises over a thousand tiny flowers.
300
What is August named after?
a) The god Augostanus b) Augustus Caesar c) The August Moon
Augustus Caesar, the first Roman emperor, in 8 bce. Its original name was Sextilus, Latin for “sixth month,” indicating its position in the early Roman calendar.
400
August 15, 1769- I'll keep this short- This French emperor was born on the island of Corsica.
a) Alexander the Great b) King Louis VIII c) Napoleon Bonaparte
Napoleon Bonaparte
Originally an officer in King Louis' Army, he rose to become Emperor amid the political chaos that followed the French Revolution. He built a half-million strong Grand Army which utilized newly invented modern tactics and improvisation in battle to sweep across Europe and acquire an empire for France. However, after defeats in Russia and later by the British, he went into exile on the island of St. Helena off the coast of Africa. On May 5, 1821, he died alone on the tiny island abandoned by everyone.
400
During ancient Roman times, cakes more closely resembled this food.
a) Pudding b) Bread c) Pie
What is bread?
400
On August 23, 1902, which "smoothing" appliance was patented that has since become a household staple?
a) Washing Machine b) Electric Iron c) Straightener
The Electric Iron
400
Reykjavik is the capital of this European country.
a) Iceland b) Greenland c) Slovenia
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.
400
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.
a) Butterflies b) Moths c) Grasshoppers
What are butterflies? A group of butterflies is called a kaleidoscope or flutter.
400
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.
500
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.
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.
a) 50th Anniversary b) Christening of the first child c) Divorce Party
What is christening of the first child?
The christening used to frequently take place during the first year of marriage.
500
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
500
Kabul is the capital of this country, where Americans and Canadians fought a war that spanned the 20th and 21st centuries.
a) Afghanistan b) Iran c) Saudi Arabia
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.
500
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.
a) Deadheading b) Pruning c) Harvesting
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.
500
Leos (people born from July 23rd to August 22) are symbolized by this regal animal, which can also be considered symbolic of August.
a) Dragon b) Eagle c) Lion
Lion
600
August 25th, 1918 This American conductor and composer was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Considered one of the finest conductors in American music history, his works included West Side Story, On the Town, and the opera Candide.
A) Leonard Bernstein B) John Philip Sousa C) James Horner
Leonard Bernstein
600
“Let them eat cake” is a bad translation. Cake really means this bread.
a) Brioche b) Sourdough c) Challah
What is brioche?
Marie Antoinette is credited with the quote.
600
What does the ‘August’ mean in Latin?
a) Mighty b) Consecrated c) Beautiful d) Power
August comes from the Latin word augustus, meaning "consecrated" or "venerable".
600
Jakarta is the capital of this Asian country.
a) China b) Thailand c) Indonesia
What is Indonesia? Jakarta is a province, not a city, but it received special status as the capital of Indonesia.
600
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.
a) Tulip b) Dahlia c) Rose
What is dahlia? While they are in full bloom in August, they bloom from mid-summer into mid-fall.
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.
