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08/07/14 Grif.Net – August Quiz

08/07/14 Grif.Net – August Quiz

[Interesting trivia about this month. Defeats the purpose to just look this
up on Google. I’d encourage you to THINK instead.]

_____________________ What play won both Tony & Pulitzer in 1954?

_____________________ According to a line from a Rodgers and Hammerstein
musical, I’m as corny as what?

_____________________ What are the two August birthstones?

_____________________ We know August was named in honor of Augustus Caesar
(by himself, of course). But what was the month called previously?

_____________________ August 1st was known in England as Lammas Day, with a
church service at which these were consecrated.

_____________________ What two astrological signs are in August?

_____________________ August originally had 30 days (not present 31). How
did it get that extra day?

_____________________ The two August flowers include these.

_____________________ According to folklore, for every fog in August there
will be what?

_____________________ What do some see as a rarity in the weekends in August
of THIS year (2014)?

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Dr Bob Griffin
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