USA Summer Getaways
This getaway city is home of the Alamo.
What is San Antonio, Texas? Another popular attraction there is the San Antonio River Walk.
During a hurricane, an eerie calm occurs when you are in this part of the storm.
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.
What is watermelon? It’s National Watermelon Day.
This phrase is used to describe a person who is realistic and practical.
What is down-to-earth? Down-to-earth is often used to describe a person of wealth who appears unaffected by it.
This is the number of rotations Earth makes in a day.
What is one? It takes 23 hours, 56 minutes, and 4.2 seconds for a complete rotation on its axis.
A top California tourist attraction is the wine country in this valley.
What is Napa? It’s only 50 miles north of San Francisco, and many of the wineries offer tours and wine tastings.
This shaking occurs before a tsunami.
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.
The kids either love or hate August as they head back to this place.
What is school? August is recognized as Back to School Month.
This word is a temporary end to hostilities in war.
What is cease-fire? The term can also be a military order to the soldiers to hold their fire.
This round, outdoor timepiece tells time on sunny days.
What is sundial? When a sundial is properly oriented, it is accurate to within five minutes.
This city is known as the Big Easy, aka NOLA
What is New Orleans, Louisiana? Aside from taking in the French Quarter, visitors can enjoy a month of festivals in August, and the restaurants are superb year-round.
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.
What is tornado? The sound has also been described as the roar of a grizzly bear.
August 22 is a great day to take this purring pet to the vet.
What is cat? It’s National Take Your Cat to the Vet Day.
When someone has had way too much to drink, we say they are “four sheets to” this.
What is the wind? The phrase is believed to come from nautical terminology in which the sheets being referred to are ropes that control the sail. If four of them are loose, or to the wind, the boat will be unsteady, like someone who is intoxicated.
People who love happy hour proclaim it’s this time somewhere.
What is five o’clock? TV cooking show hosts often use the phrase when they prepare cocktails. It’s also used when people want an alcoholic beverage before five o’clock.
During a weekend in this town known as Music City, you can catch a live performance of the Grand Ole Opry.
What is Nashville, Tennessee? It’s also called the Athens of the South due to its large number of higher education institutions, including Vanderbilt University.
This is the common or slang name for a tornado.
What is twister? Tornadoes have been described as “pillars of twisting air” that can travel at around 200 miles per hour.
On August 22, we celebrate these difficult-to-say, alliterative sayings, such as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”
What is tongue twister? It’s International Tongue Twister Day.
Moving this is doing everything possible to make something happen.
What is heaven and earth? When you make an extraordinary effort to make something happen, you are said to be moving heaven and earth.
This takes time to reach our eyes, so every sunset you see now is in the past.
What is light? When you see a sunset, it’s a little more than eight minutes old.
If you visit the Smoky Mountains, you can stay in this picturesque little town on the Tennessee side of the mountains.
What is Gatlinburg? If you don’t want to hike the nature trails, you can take the loop drive around Cades Cove and view the scenery from your car.
These large ice pellets can rattle you and your pets.
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.
Bozo is celebrated during this international week.
What is International Clown Week? It is observed August 1–7.
You’ll have more energy if you get a second one of these.
What is wind? It’s a renewed energy, often associated with an endurance task. For example, marathon runners can get a second wind, or college students pulling all-nighters before exams can get a second wind.
The United States might switch to year-round observation of this type of time that we currently observe between the second Sunday in March and the first Sunday in November.
What is daylight saving time (DST)? The Sunshine Protection Act was passed in the U.S. Senate, and it will keep us on DST year-round if it passes the U.S. House of Representatives.