Geometry
This is the number of sides an octagon has
What is eight? An octagon is a polygon, a closed, two-dimensional shape with three or more straight sides
Massachusetts’ cape
What is Cod? Cape Cod is close enough to Boston that many Bostonians spend their summer weekends on Cape Cod. It is made up of 15 towns.
From soup to these
What are nuts? It means “from beginning to end.”
The study of family history and origins
What is genealogy? The word comes from the Greek meaning “family science.”
Squeeze in that last grilled meal on the patio, otherwise known as this.
What is barbecue? While grilling and barbecuing are used interchangeably, barbecuing is grilling slowly at a low temperature.
This figure has four equal sides and four 90-degree angles.
What is a square? A figure with four unequal sides but with four 90-degree angles is a rectangle. All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.
Shakespeare’s dream
What is a Midsummer Night’s? The play is A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
When you can’t figure out something, it’s a tough one of these to crack
What is nut?
The first step in tracing your family history is to talk with these people.
Who are family members? Collect records and memories from your family and start with the oldest people in your family. Take time to pass along what you know and what you’ve heard to your relatives. You can record it on your phone and email it to them.
This is an outdoor sale at someone’s home.
What is garage (or yard) sale? While you can pick up someone else’s discarded items, you can also find treasures for a song.
A concave shape bends inward or outward.
What is inward? A convex shape bends outward.
This U.S. state experiences the midnight sun during summer
What is Alaska? In its northernmost town of Barrow, the sun doesn’t set from May 10 to August 2.
Don’t spill these if you want to keep a secret
What are beans?
Some families keep records of births, deaths, christenings or baptisms, and marriages in this.
What is a Bible? You might be able to build a family tree several generations back by going through old Bibles.
Take a drive in one of these cars and let your hair fly in the wind.
What is convertible? Alternatively, you could wear a scarf and sunglasses for that glam touch
An equilateral triangle has this number of equal sides.
What is three? Each angle is 60 degrees. Angles in all triangles add up to 180 degrees.
This is a weekend destination for New York City glitterati during the summer.
What are the Hamptons (or any of the individual Hamptons)? The Hamptons lie near the end of Long Island on the South Shore
Another expression for “use your brain” is use this.
What is your noodle?
This religion keeps detailed information on family trees
What is Mormon, Latter Day Saints, LDS, etc.? They maintain the largest database in the world, and their genealogy records are open to all.
What is convertible? Alternatively, you could wear a scarf and sunglasses for that glam touch
What is tricycle? They offer more stability than a bicycle.
A four-sided, flat shape with only one set of parallel lines.
What is trapezoid? The two non-parallel sides are called legs.
The Obamas bought a home in this Massachusetts summer getaway.
What is Martha’s Vineyard? They paid $14.85 million for the house.
Muscle cars were often described as this
What is souped-up?
This government database can be helpful in finding ancestors.
What is census? The public can search the census after 72 years; however, heirs can search records from 1950 to 2010.
Get your fill of wonderfully bad food at one of these end-of-summer, state or county functions.
What is fair? You can find a fried version of many types of food at the fair.