Major Sports Teams in Common
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Fictional Animals
This N That
Having a Ball
Even More Notable August Events
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New York & San Francisco
Who are the Giants?
The New York Giants won the 1934 NFL Championship against the Chicago Bears by wearing basketball sneakers in the freezing cold second half to get a better grip on the icy field.
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This popular canned fish is commonly served in sandwiches and salads.
What is Tuna?
There are about 15 different species of tuna, ranging from small skipjack to massive bluefin weighing over 1,000 pounds.
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This animal, the most famous of Santa's Reindeer, was created as an advertising copywriter at Montgomery Ward's
Who is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer?
Rudolph was created in 1939 by Robert L. May, a copywriter for the Montgomery Ward department store. The company asked him to write a low-cost Christmas story to give away as a coloring booklet to shoppers.
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These wide legged pants, with a flare towards the feet, became a popular fashion trend for men and women in the 1960s
What are bell bottoms?
As the style grew popular in the mid-1960s, people often cut open the seams of straight-leg pants and sewed in extra fabric gussets to create their own flares.
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This sport uses a spherical ball that's traditionally black and white, though colorful designs are common today, such as the ball used in the 2026 World Cup.
What is Soccer?
The classic black-and-white pattern debuted in 1970 so viewers could see the ball clearly on old black-and-white television screens.
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August 16th 1967 - This man, known as the King of Rock n Roll, was pronounced dead at Memphis Baptist Hospital at age 42
Who is Elvis Presley?
His last public performance happened on June 26, 1977, at Indianapolis' Market Square Arena, where he closed the show with "Can't Help Falling in Love".
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New York & Texas
What are the Rangers?
Before becoming the 43rd U.S. President, George W. Bush headed an investment group that bought a small stake and managed the Texas Rangers from 1989 to 1994. He was the managing general partner before selling his share when elected Governor of Texas.
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These long, curved teeth are characteristic of elephants and walruses.
What are tusks?
Just like humans are right- or left-handed, elephants favor one tusk over the other. The favored "master tusk" is usually shorter because it gets worn down faster from daily use.
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This animated beagle is often associated with Charlie Brown
Who is Snoopy?
Snoopy has been an official NASA mascot since 1968. The Apollo 10 lunar module was actually named "Snoopy," and NASA awards outstanding employees the highly coveted Silver Snoopy Award for mission safety.
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This is the closest star to earth
What is the sun?
You could fit about 1.3 million Earths inside the sun
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This heavy ball, often weighing up to 16 pounds, is rolled toward ten pin.
What is a bowling ball?
While the maximum legal weight for regulation play is 16 pounds, novelty or specialty balls can weigh up to 23 pounds.
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August 13th, 1961 - This barrier dividing the capital of Germany was built, and became a symbol of the Cold War until 1990 when it was torn down
What is the Berlin Wall?
The Berlin Wall went up overnight on August 13, 1961, catching citizens by surprise. It was 27 miles long through the city, stood over 11 feet tall, and used smooth top pipes so people could not grab it. It split families and friends for decades.
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Arizona & St. Louis
Who are the Cardinals?
The Arizona Cardinals are the oldest continuously running professional football franchise in the United States, tracing their roots back to 1898 as the Morgan Athletic Club in Chicago
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This brass instrument weighs in at 20 to 30 pounds
What is a tuba?
If you uncoiled a standard orchestral tuba, the metal tube would measure over 16 feet long—about the height of a tall giraffe.
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This talking horse had his own TV show in the 1960s, along with his owner Wilbur
Who is Mr. Ed?
Future icon Clint Eastwood made a memorable guest appearance on the show, where Mister Ed fell in love with Eastwood's horse
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This children's game involves rectangular boxes drawn on the sidewalk with chalk
What is Hopscotch?
The game dates back over 2,000 years to the early Roman Empire. Roman soldiers ran courses over 100 feet long in full armor and heavy field packs to improve their footwork and agility.
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This ball is covered in bright yellow felt to make it easier for players and spectators to see.
What is a Tennis Ball?
French monks played early versions in the 1300s using leather stuffed with hair, wool, or sand. The invention of vulcanized rubber in the 1850s by Charles Goodyear allowed for a hollow core and a consistent bounce.
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August 21st, 1959 - President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a proclamation admitting this state to the union as the 50th state.
What is Hawaii?
Measured from the ocean floor to its peak, Mauna Kea is over 33,500 feet tall, beating Mount Everest.
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Florida & Carolina
Who are the Panthers?
In their 1995 inaugural season, the Carolina Panthers won 7 games, setting the all-time NFL record for the most wins by a brand-new expansion team.
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These colorful spring flowers are historically associated with the Netherlands, though they originally came from Central Asia.
What are Tulips?
In the 1630s, the Netherlands had a huge financial bubble. Rare tulip bulbs cost more than a house. The market crashed in 1637.
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If you ever find yourself in the fictional Jellystone Park, make sure not to leave your "pic-a-nic" basket unattended or this animated bear and his companion boo-boo will likely steal it.
Who is Yogi Bear?
Creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera modeled his name after baseball star Yogi Berra, though the studio originally claimed it was a coincidence.
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This U.S. president appears on the penny.
Who is Abraham Lincoln?
Abraham Lincoln on the penny is the only portrait on a current circulating U.S. coin that faces right; all other modern U.S. presidents face left
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Leather laces along one of the seams make it easier to hold & pass this ball, used in a popular American sport mostly played in fall and winter
What is a Football?
Official NFL game balls are hand-rubbed with a proprietary, highly secretive batch of Red River mud before use. This process removes the factory shine and creates essential friction for the players' grip.
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August 29, 2005 - This hurricane caused catastrophic flooding in New Orleans after multiple levees failed.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
Over 50 failure points in levees and floodwalls submerged 80% of New Orleans, with some areas under 15 feet of water.
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Los Angeles and Sacramento
Who are the Kings?
The Sacramento Kings franchise began in 1923 as the Rochester Seagrams, sponsored by a Canadian whiskey distillery.
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When flying, you are asked to keep your seatbelt buckled, even after the fasten seatbelt sign has been turned off, in case of unexpected this
What is Turbulence?
The Federal Aviation Administration states that roughly 58 passengers and crew members are injured by turbulence each year, almost always because they did not have their seatbelts fastened.
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Introduced in 1969, this mystery-solving Great Dane travels in the Mystery Machine with Fred, Daphne, Velma, and his best friend Shaggy
Who is Scooby-Doo?
The iconic name came to a network executive who misheard Sinatra's "dooby dooby doo" lyric as "scooby dooby doo" while on an airplane.
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This author wrote such novels as East of Eden, Of Mice and Men, and The Grapes of Wrath.
Who is John Steinbeck?
He got the title for "The Grapes of Wrath" from a lyric in the classic civil war era song "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", which Steinbeck considered to be the greatest song ever written.
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In the Tom Hanks film "Castaway", the non-speaking character Wilson is one of these kinds of balls
What is a Volleyball?
Screenwriter William Broyles Jr. isolated himself on a deserted Mexican beach to research survival elements for the film, where a real volleyball washed ashore and inspired the companion storyline
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August 15th, 1969 - This three day long music festival began in upstate New York, attracting over 300,000 people and featuring artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and Jefferson Airplane. The event came to symbolize the counter-culture movement of the 1960s.
What is Woodstock?
Despite its name, the festival took place at Max Yasgur's farm in Bethel, New York, about 50 miles southwest of the town of Woodstock. Local officials in Woodstock had already denied permits.
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New York & Winnipeg
Who are the Jets?
The club started out as the Titans of New York in 1959, wearing blue and gold uniforms. The team became the Jets in 1963 because their new home, Shea Stadium, sat right next to LaGuardia Airport.
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Benjamin Franklin famously suggested this bird might make a better national symbol than the bald eagle
What is a Turkey?
Franklin wrote that the bald eagle has "bad moral character" because it steals fish from other birds instead of catching its own. He called the wild turkey a "much more respectable bird" and a "true original native of America".
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This animated bear lives in the hundred acre woods with his pals Piglet, Tigger, Eeyore, and the sensible rabbit aptly named "Rabbit"
Who is Winnie the Pooh?
A Canadian lieutenant named Harry Colebourn bought a real bear cub named Winnie during World War I and left her at the London Zoo, where author A.A. Milne's son fell in love with her.
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These black & white birds can swim very well, but cannot fly.
What is are penguins?
Their black backs blend in with the dark ocean from above, and their white bellies match the bright sky from below.
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This leather-covered ball is stitched with raised red seams and can be thrown incredibly fast, sometimes in excess of 100mph
What is a baseball?
A typical professional baseball lasts for an average of only five to seven pitches before getting scuffed, hit into the stands, or thrown out of play. Teams go through dozens of balls per game, adding up to hundreds of thousands used across a full season.
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August 19th, 1946 - This future saxophone playing President was born in Hope, Arkansas. He would go on to serve as President of the United States throughout most of the 1990s
Who is Bill Clinton?
He was the first President to be born after the conclusion of WWII
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Once made of ivory, today they're made of plastic & weigh 5 1/2 to 6 ounces; rack 'em up!
What are billiard balls?
One elephant tusk yielded just 3 to 4 balls
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August 31st, 1888 - The first victim of this now infamous serial killer, possibly the most infamous serial killer ever, was found in Whitechapel, a neighborhood on the east side of London.
Who is Jack the Ripper?
Over a hundred suspects have been named, ranging from Queen Victoria’s grandson Prince Albert Victor to author Lewis Carroll, however the killers actual identify has never been discovered.