August
The month of August was named after this Roman Emperor.
Who is Augustus Caesar?
What is the Titanic?
The son of Hannah and Elkanah, this prophet anointed both the first and second kings of Israel.
Who is Samuel?
This 2007 Pixar film directed by Brad Bird went on make people nervous about just was under the chef's hats at their favorite restaurants.
What is Ratatouille?
In June of 1775, the Second Continental Congress met to appoint this man as the commanding general of the Continental Army, forming what would later be the modern US Army.
Who is George Washington?
Along with August, this is the number of months that have 31 days.
What are 7 months?
The assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria during his trip to Serbia ignited this "great" conflict.
What is World War I (The Great War)?
Who is Daniel?
The first western in the Pixar style, this movie rewrote 65 million years of history and followed a beast named Arlo and a boy named Spot.
What is the Good Dinosaur?
This pamphlet written by Thomas Paine spread throughout the colonies attempting to make moral and political arguments towards an egalitarian government.
What is Common Sense?
These are the birthstones of August, one green and the other white and brown banded once believed to have mystical powers.
What are Peridot and Sardonyx?
The discovery of this accident by Alexander Fleming went on to save the lives of billions around the world in coming decades.
What is Penicillin?
Called the "troubler of Israel" by King Ahab, this prophet proved the falsehood of Baal by calling on God to send fire from heaven to burn a sacrifice on an alter drenched in water 12 times.
Who is Elijah?
The only Pixar movie to earn a "rotten" certification from Rotten Tomatoes, this "race around the world" ran straight into the ground.
This was the only state to abstain from voting for the Lee resolution declaring independence from Great Britain?
What is New York?
On the 24th of August, 79 A.D., this famous volcano erupted destroying the city of Pompeii.
What is Mount Vesuvius?
Following a 2-year long struggle between the left-leaning Republicans and aristocratic Nationalists, this Fascist leader took charge of Spain following the Spanish Civil War.
Who is Fransisco Franco?
After being successful in his mission to get a great evil city to repent, this prophet became bitter upon seeing that it would not be destroyed by God.
Who is Jonah?
Though seemingly a criticism of consumerism, this 2008 Pixar film actually showed the full power of corporatism if taken to the extreme.
What is WALL-E?
Following the embarrassing defeat of British General John Burgoyne at the Battle of Saratoga, this British General was given command of the northern campaign of the British Forces.
Who is Henry Clinton?
The days of August are often known as the "dog days of summer", but it has nothing to do with our cute pets. Rather, this phrase is a reference to the name of Orion's dog in the night sky. (Daily Double)
What is Sirius?
Called the greatest domestic evil to ever affect the United States by David Rodriguez, the creation of this institution in 1913 gave way to the further centralization of power and was a cause of the Great Depression.
What is the Federal Reserve? Also, Woodrow Wilson is acceptable because he was a dirty fascist.
Also the name of a Jedi Knight, this prophet and scribe was one of the few to return from Babylonian exile and was crucial in the reintroduction of the Torah in Jerusalem.
Who is Ezra?
One of the most famous appliances in history, this is the name of the lamp that pops into the "I" at the beginning of every Pixar film.
What is Luxo Jr.?
The American Revolution saw the use of many new technologies, but American David Bushnell is famous for his creative use of "shells" in the debut of this technology for combat during the war. (Daily Double)
What is the submarine/Turtle?