It Happened One August
On August 29, 2005, the New Orleans area was hit with this natural disaster.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This is the number of sides an octagon has.
What is eight?
Massachusetts’ cape
What is Cod?
When you can’t figure out something, it’s a tough one of these to crack.
What is nut?
The study of family history and origins
What is genealogy?
On August 10, 1846, this museum complex in Washington, D.C., was granted a charter by the U.S. Congress.
What is the Smithsonian Institution?
This figure has four equal sides and four 90-degree angles.
What is a square?
Shakespeare’s dream
What is a Midsummer Night’s?
Apple of one’s [body part]
What is eye?
The first step in tracing your family history is to talk with these people.
Who are family members?
On August 3, 1914, these two European countries kicked off World War I by declaring war.
What are France and Germany?
A concave shape bends inward or outward.
What is inward? A convex shape bends outward.
DAILY DOUBLE
This U.S. state experiences the midnight sun during summer.
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?
On August 22, 564, this monster was allegedly first sighted in Scotland.
What is Loch Ness?
An equilateral triangle has this number of equal sides.
What is three?
This is a weekend destination for New York City glitterati during the summer.
What are the Hamptons
Another expression for “use your brain” is use this.
What is your noodle?
If you don’t know how your ancestors made their way to North America, you can start your online search of passengers at this port of entry and then expand your search to other ports of entry.
What is Ellis Island?
On August 1, 1907, a camping trip to an island off the coast of England set the stage for the creation of this international movement for children.
What is scouting?
A four-sided, flat shape with only one set of parallel lines.
What is trapezoid?
The Obamas bought a home in this Massachusetts summer getaway.
What is Martha’s Vineyard?
Muscle cars were often described as this.
What is souped-up?
This government database can be helpful in finding ancestors.
What is census?