Fruits and Vegetables
This orange vegetable grows in the ground, and is known to be loved by rabbits.
What are carrots?
Carrots are 87 percent water and the second-most sugary vegetable behind the beet.
This colour medal represents first place.
What is gold?
The tradition of medals for the top finishers started at the 1904 St. Louis Games. The medals are designed by the host cities and change with every Olympics.
This continent is home to the Sydney Opera House.
What is Australia?
The Sydney Opera House is one of the most popular tourist spots in Australia. Its unique design makes it one of the most photographed buildings in the world.
This large appliance is usually located in the laundry room and is generally used after the washing machine.
What is a dryer?
The earliest version of a tumble dryer was invented in 1799. It was a round barrel with holes positioned over an open fire. A hand crank was used to rotate the barrel and dry the clothes.
The sixth astrological sign in the zodiac begins on August 23rd, and is Latin for "virgin" or "maiden".
What is Virgo?
Leo begins on July 23 and ends on August 22. Virgo begins on August 23 and ends on September 22.
This vegetable comes in green, red, yellow, and orange. The immature vegetable is green, and as the it matures the colour changes and the taste is sweeter.
What are (bell) peppers?
Pepper plants are widely grown in tropical areas of Central/ South America and Asia. The plants range in size from two to four feet in height.
This is the number of Olympic rings in the Olympic symbol.
What is five?
The Olympic Rings first appeared in a letter written by the founder of the modern Olympic Games, Baron Pierre de Coubertin. The symbol first appeared in the games in 1920. They represent the activity of the Olympic Movement and the union of five continents and athletes from across the world at the global event. Those five continents are America (combining North and South), Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania.
This group of islands in the Pacific Ocean has active volcanoes.
What is Hawaii?
Each Hawaiian Island has at least one volcano. There are currently six active volcanoes on the Hawaiian Islands.
This early invention was originally called an ice box.
What is a refrigerator?
Before the creation of the electric refrigerator in 1927, households used a wooden box lined with tin and a block of ice to preserve food from spoiling.
This is the name of the famous musical festival that was held August 15–18, 1969, in New York.
What is Woodstock?
Some of the best musical acts of that time performed during the music festival, including Jimi Hendrix, Clearance Clearwater Revival, and Janis Joplin.
This fruit is used to make different types of wine.
What are grapes?
Grapevines, when left untrimmed, can grow to more than 50 feet tall. Do you remember the I Love Lucy episode where Lucy stomps grapes?
This ancient European country hosted the very first Olympic Games.
What is Greece?
The very first Olympic Games was held in Greece in 776 BC. According to many sources, athletes competed in the nude or in a loin cloth in the early games.
In this country you can walk the Great Wall.
What is China?
The Great Wall of China is a massive structure. Its length measures more than 13,000 miles (21,000 km).
This household item is used to take the wrinkles out of clothes.
What is a steam iron?
The earliest electric iron dates back to the 1880s. The development of the electric iron coincided with the installation of electricity in houses.
The name of August’s birth flower, sometimes referred to as the sword lily because of its long, skinny shape. It comes from the Latin, gladius, meaning sword.
What is gladiolus?
The bloom can be found in many colors, including red, pink, orange, yellow, purple, and white.
This berry is usually paired with shortcake, is the only fruit with the seeds on the outside.
What are strawberries?
Strawberries come from a flowering plant native to the northern hemisphere. The fruit is mostly used as dessert or consumed fresh.
This Olympic sport has 11 different events, one uses a vault and another uses rings.
What is gymnastics?
Tumbling and vault are the only modern gymnastics events that were part of the games in the ancient world.
In this city vacationers visit to see Elizabeth Tower, home of the famous bell named Big Ben.
What is London?
The name Big Ben is often associated with the whole clock tower; however, it is actually the name of the 15-ton hour bell within the tower. The tower itself was formerly called St. Stephen’s Tower until 2012, when it was renamed in honor of Queen Elizabeth II.
This company is known for making vacuum cleaners, and in the UK they often use this name for the action of vacuuming.
What is Hoover?
The Hoover vacuum was invented in 1907 by Murray Spangler, a janitor. The first version of the vacuum was called the suction sweeper.
This is the city where, on August 3, 1936, Jesse Owens beat the “world’s fastest man,” Ralph Metcalfe, at the Summer Olympics. He was the most successful athlete at the Games and, as a black American man, was credited with "single-handedly crushing Hitler's myth of Aryan supremacy".
What is Berlin, Germany?
Owens won four gold medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics.
This dark green vegetable has firm stalks and compact bud clusters, and look like little trees.
What is broccoli?
Broccoli is a part of the cabbage family. Brussels sprouts, kale, and cauliflower are also classified as cabbages.
In this competition, considered a track-and-field event, competitors must jump unaided over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without dislodging it.
What is high jump?
The high jump was first practiced in England. It began as an Olympic sport for men in 1896 and for women in 1928.
This city is the gambling capital of North America.
What is Las Vegas?
The famous Las Vegas Strip remains a top U.S. vacation spot. In recent years, the city has added more family-friendly shows and venues to attract a wider range of guests.
This machine uses an eye-pointed needle, a circular feed wheel, and a thread controller to ease the manual strain of stitching material together.
What is a sewing machine?
Isaac Singer designed and developed the Singer sewing machine in 1851. It was able to sew 900 stitches in one minute.
Born August 25, 1918, this legendary American composer gave us the music for West Side Story, Candide, On the Waterfront, and many other works of art.
Who is Leonard Bernstein?
Bernstein was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts. Among his numerous accolades, he won seven Emmys, two Tonys, and 16 Grammy Awards.