Geometry Quiz
This is the number of sides an octagon has.
What is eight? An octagon is a polygon, a closed, two-dimensional shape with three or more straight sides.
Squeeze in that last grilled meal on the patio, otherwise known as this.
What is barbecue? While grilling and barbecuing are used interchangeably, barbecuing is grilling slowly at a low temperature.
Another name for frosting.
What is icing? Icing first appeared on cakes during the 16th century thanks to a French chef.
Louisa May Alcott’s Jo, Meg, Beth, and Amy in Little Women.
Who are the March sisters? The characters are based on Alcott’s own sisters.
On August 29, 2005, the New Orleans area was hit with this natural disaster.
What is Hurricane Katrina? It made landfall as a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 102 miles per hour. Most of New Orleans lies beneath sea level. The levees broke, causing a 12- foot storm surge that flooded several parishes. Many affected residents relocated permanently
This figure has four equal sides and four 90-degree angles.
What is a square? A figure with four unequal sides but with four 90-degree angles is a rectangle. All squares are rectangles, but not all rectangles are squares.
This is an outdoor sale at someone’s home.
What is garage (or yard) sale? While you can pick up someone else’s discarded items, you can also find treasures for a song.
Individual little cakes.
What are cupcakes? Google reports “cupcakes” is the fastest growing search term for recipes.
This is Agatha Christie’s amateur female detective.
Who is Miss (Jane) Marple? Miss Marple first appeared in 1927 in a short story. She later made her way to books and then onto the stage. Before becoming Jessica Fletcher in Murder, She Wrote, Angela Lansbury starred as Miss Marple in the 1980 film The Mirror Crack’d
On August 3, 1914, these two European countries kicked off World War I by declaring war.
What are France and Germany? They declared war one week after Austrian Archduke Franz Ferdinand’s assassination.
A concave shape bends inward or outward.
What is inward? A convex shape bends outward.
Take a drive in one of these cars and let your hair fly in the wind.
What is convertible? Alternatively, you could wear a scarf and sunglasses for that glam touch.
During the 19th century, yeast was replaced in cakes by two leavening agents. Name one of them.
What is baking soda or baking powder? Both contain sodium bicarbonate, what we call baking soda, but baking powder adds two more ingredient—acidifying and drying agents.
This heroine is the glue of the Harry Potter series.
Who is Hermione (Granger)? Emma Watson plays the role in the films. Hermione is the only character at Hogwarts who has read the book about its history.
On August 22, 564, this monster was allegedly first sighted in Scotland.
What is Loch Ness? It was nicknamed Nessie. In 2018, it was reported Loch Ness and surrounding areas in Scotland received £41 million from goods and services related to the monster. Nessie is a cryptid, an animal that has never been proven to exist.
An equilateral triangle has this number of equal sides.
What is three? Each angle is 60 degrees. Angles in all triangles add up to 180 degrees
If you feel your balance isn’t up to a bicycle ride, you could pedal one of these adult three-wheelers.
What is tricycle? They offer more stability than a bicycle.
The top tier of a wedding cake is most often saved for the first anniversary; however, it can also be saved for this occasion.
What is christening of the first child? The christening used to frequently take place during the first year of marriage.
This is Charlotte Brontë’s eponymous heroine whose life is full of trials and tribulations. After years of separation, she and Rochester finally marry.
Who is Jane Eyre?
Born August 23, 1978, this former Los Angeles Laker NBA player died in a helicopter crash in January 2020.
Who is Kobe Bryant? He went straight from high school to the NBA
A four-sided, flat shape with only one set of parallel lines.
What is trapezoid? The two non-parallel sides are called legs.
Get your fill of wonderfully bad food at one of these end-of-summer, state or county functions.
What is fair? You can find a fried version of many types of food at the fair.
During ancient Roman times, cakes more closely resembled this food.
What is bread?
From the imagination of Edward Stratemeyer, this iconic, teenage sleuth first appeared in the 1930s. .
Who is Nancy Drew? The books have always been written under the pseudonym Carolyn Keene and penned by various authors, but the character was Stratemeyer’s idea, and he was the original publisher
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? More than 500 million children have participated in the scouting movement.