We All Scream for Ice Cream
Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz
USA Summer Getaways
Calm Before the Storm
August Observances
Earth, Wind, or Fire
100

Put your ice cream into one of these if you want to lick it

What is cone?

100

Dorothy’s home state

What is Kansas?

100

This getaway city is home of the Alamo

What is San Antonio, Texas?

100

During a hurricane, an eerie calm occurs when you are in this part of the storm.

What is eye?

100

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?

100

This phrase is used to describe a person who is realistic and practical.

What is down-to-earth?

200

This is the most popular ice cream flavor in the world

What is vanilla?

200

Dorothy’s dog

What is Toto?

200

A top California tourist attraction is the wine country in this valley.

What is Napa?

200

This shaking occurs before a tsunami.

What is earthquake?

200

The kids either love or hate August as they head back to this place

What is school?

200

This word is a temporary end to hostilities in war.

What is cease-fire?

400

They are the three basic ingredients of ice cream sundaes

What are ice cream, sauce, and whipped cream?

400

Dorothy’s aunt’s name

What is Auntie Em?

400

This city is known as the Big Easy  

What is New Orleans, Louisiana?

400

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?

400

Bozo is celebrated during this international week.

What is International Clown Week?

400

When someone has had way too much to drink, we say they are “four sheets to” this.

What is the wind?

600

During the summer of 1790, this U.S. president spent $200 on ice cream, which is about $5,000 in today’s dollars

Who is George Washington?

600

The Wicked Witch of the West tries to remove these from Dorothy.

What are slippers?

600

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?

600

This is the common or slang name for a tornado.

What is twister?

600

August 22 is a great day to take this purring pet to the vet

What is cat?

600

Moving this is doing everything possible to make something happen

What is heaven and earth?

800

This is another name for Italian ice cream

What is gelato?

800

She is the Good Witch that helps Dorothy

Who is Glinda?

800

If you visit the Smoky Mountains, you can stay in this picturesque little town on the Tennessee side of the mountains.

What is Gatlinburg?

800

These large ice pellets can rattle you and your pets.

What is hail?

800

On August 22, we celebrate these difficult-to-say, alliterative sayings, such as “She sells seashells by the seashore.”

What is tongue twister?

800

On-the-job training can feel like this by fire.

What is baptism (or trial)?

1000

Ice cream originated in this country

What is China?

1000

Dorothy sets out to find the Wizard of Oz, who is also referred to as this man.

What is the man behind the curtain?

1000

These barrier Islands are off the coast of North Carolina.

What are the Outer Banks?

1000

This causes the calm before a storm.

What is (partial) vacuum?

When warm surface air pulls cold air from the higher atmosphere, it creates a partial vacuum

1000

August 7 is the day we honor these mostly decommissioned structures along the seacoasts.

What are lighthouses?

1000

You’ll have more energy if you get a second one of these.

What is wind?