August
Games
Food
Venue
100

This is the birthstone for August

What is Peridot?

100

If you dominate the center column in this game, statistically you can win every time 

What is Connect 4?

100

Early explorers used this Summer food staple as a canteen 

What is a Watermelon?

100

A shallow body of water separated from a larger body of water by a narrow landform, such as reefs, barrier islands, barrier peninsulas, or isthmuses.

What is a lagoon?

200

The author of the book "Light in August"

Who is William Faulkner?

200

This games pieces have intentional imperfections with some being smaller, thinner, or lighter to make it more difficult to play

What is Jenga? 

200

Every kernel on this summer staple has its own silk strand

What is a Corn Cob?
200

Famous for its buildings with white stucco siding and its streets illuminated by electric lights

What is The White City?

300

This city was destroyed in August 79AD 

What is Pompeii? 

300

Rumored to have gotten its name because its creators began playing it with their friends on large boats 

What is Yahtzee?

300

George Stephen, an Illinois welder, went on to create the first modern one of these in 1952

What is a BBQ grill?

300

This is the name that will be added to the venues title after his 2019 $125 million donation 

 Who is Kenneth C. Griffin?