We All Scream for Ice Cream
Put your ice cream into one of these if you want to lick it
Answer: What is cone? There are many types of cones available today, including waffle cones, sugar cones, pretzel cones, and cake/wafer cones
Dorothy’s home state
Answer: What is Kansas? Dorothy represents Americans at their best, and she comes from an area that was devastated at the time
During a hurricane, an eerie calm occurs when you are in this part of the storm.
Answer: What is eye? You might even see sunlight during the eye.
August 3 is a great day to eat this green-on-the-outside, red-on-the-inside melon, often served as dessert at backyard barbecues.
Answer: What is watermelon? It’s National Watermelon Day.
As children, we dug in the dirt during outdoor play. Many enjoy re-creating that activity as an adult by practicing this hobby
Answer: What is gardening? Fun fact: A study in the Netherlands suggests that gardening can help lower one’s levels of the stress hormone cortisol. It also raises a person’s level of vitamin D
This is the most popular ice cream flavor in the world.
Answer: What is vanilla? However, some countries claim other flavors as their favorite. For example, Australians prefer licorice-flavored ice cream, while Americans proclaim chocolate is the best
Dorothy’s dog
Answer: What is Toto? Author L. Frank Baum did not specify Toto’s breed, but in the film adaptation with Judy Garland they cast a cairn terrier
This shaking occurs before a tsunami.
Answer: What is earthquake? If the earthquake is far out to sea, you might not feel it on land. Tsunami waves can travel at 500 miles per hour.
Bozo is celebrated during this international week
Answer: What is International Clown Week? It is observed August 1–7.
This type of pool exercise is safe for people of all ages.
Answer: What is swimming or water aerobics? Water activities are low impact and provide many health benefits.
They are the three basic ingredients of ice cream sundaes
Answer: What are ice cream, sauce, and whipped cream? The fourth, optional ingredient is a maraschino cherry on top of the whipped cream
The Wicked Witch of the West tries to remove these from Dorothy.
Answer: What are ruby red slippers? The Wicked Witch portrays the Good Witch’s alter ego.
This is the common or slang name for a tornado.
Answer: What is twister? Tornadoes have been described as “pillars of twisting air” that can travel at around 200 miles per hour
August 22 is a great day to take this purring pet to the vet
Answer: What is cat? It’s National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day
This is a favorite summertime citrus beverage
Answer: What is lemonade? Try adding mint or raspberries to lemonade for a special treat.
This is another name for Italian ice cream.
Answer: What is gelato? Gelato is creamier and denser ice cream. It uses more milk, less butterfat, and less air than ice cream
) She is the Good Witch that helps Dorothy
Answer: Who is Glinda? She represents the mother archetype.
These large ice pellets can rattle you and your pets.
Answer: What is hail? In early summer, warm temperatures cause instability, while the upper atmosphere is cold enough to produce hail. Hail can fall at close to 100 miles per hour.
On August 22, we celebrate these difficult-to-say, alliterative sayings, such as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”
Answer: What is tongue twister? It’s International Tongue Twister Day
Two al fresco dining activities are popular in the summer. Name one of them
Answer: What are picnics or backyard barbecues? Vinegar, lemon juice, and/or mint help keep bugs away. You can spray a tablecloth or blanket with vinegar or lemon juice and let it dry before using
Ice cream originated in this country
Answer: What is China? It was invented in the seventh century.
Dorothy sets out to find the Wizard of Oz, who is also referred to as this man
Answer: What is the man behind the curtain? MGM originally had W.C. Fields in mind for the part
If, during a storm, you hear from your safe space what sounds like the roar of an approaching train, assume one of these has touched down.
Answer: What is tornado? The sound has also been described as the roar of a grizzly bear
August 7 is the day we honor these mostly decommissioned structures along the seacoasts
Answer: What are lighthouses? It’s National Lighthouse Day. The first lighthouse was built in Egypt in the third century BC and was one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world. The oldest lighthouse still in use was built in the second century BC in Spain
This simple, everyday activity can help build strong bones, improve mobility, and relieve stress
Answer: What is walking? In addition to physical benefits, it boosts mental activity.