August Trivia
August is named after this Roman emperor.
Augustus Caesar
This piece of furniture is basically a hinged upholstered seat without arms or a back, on a storage box
Ottoman
This song starts with the line ‘Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy?
Bohemian Rhapsody
This was the first feature-length animated movie ever released
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
The first Starbucks opened outside of North America in this country
Japan
These two zodiac signs fall in August
Leo and Virgo
This style characterized by bold geometric designs was popular from the 1920s to the 1930s
Art Deco
This band sang ‘Hotel California’
The Eagles
Tom Hanks scored his first Academy Award nomination for this movie
Big
“www” stands for this in a website browser address bar
World Wide Web
This historic event occurred in Japan on August 6, 1945
The atomic bombing of Hiroshima
This distinctive furniture originally designed in the late 1700's gets its name from the religious group who developed it
Shaker (Quakers)
Her 2015 hit was titled ‘Hello’
Adele
It's the name of the skyscraper in Die Hard
Nakatomi Plaza
He painted the Mona Lisa
Leonardo da Vinci
This U.S. state became the 49th state in August 1959
Hawaii
This is the technique of applying thin layers of wood to a piece of furniture
Vaneering
This Beatles album features them crossing a road on the cover
Abbey Road
Buddy the Elf adds this flavor of Pop Tarts to his spaghetti in Elf
Chocolate
She was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize
Marie Curie (1903)
This major U.S. music festival began on August 15, 1969
Woodstock
This outdoor chair gets its name from a mountain range in New York state
Adirondack chair
This band has albums titled ‘Achtung Baby’ and ‘The Joshua Tree’
U2
Robert De Niro famously says "You talkin' to me?" in this 1976 thriller
Taxi Driver
These are the national sports of Canada
Lacrosse and Ice Hockey