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It Happened in August Trivia Quiz

Here are some questions on a variety of events which took place in various locations and various times in history. How many can you get right?

A multiple-choice quiz by minch. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
minch

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
11,319

Updated
Jun 28 23

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. The first steamship crossed the Atlantic in August 1818. What was its name? Hint

Great Eastern

Savannah

Fulton

Comet

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Question 2 of 10

2. What canal opened in August 1914? Hint

Panama Canal

Erie Canal

Suez Canal

St. Lawrence Seaway

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Question 3 of 10

3. How old was Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on 4th August 2000?

Answer: (number)

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Question 4 of 10

4. Columbus's first voyage started in August of what year?

Answer: (One Word (4-digit year))

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which state entered the Union in August 1959? Hint

Alaska

Hawaii

Both of them

Neither of them

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Question 6 of 10

6. What happened in August 1945? Hint

Stalin died

Hitler died

Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

The Bismarck was sunk

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Question 7 of 10

7. In August 1587 in colonial America, Virginia Dare achieved this first. Hint

child born in the colony to English parents

first English woman sentenced to death by hanging

first English woman to be married

the first English woman to set foot in America

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Question 8 of 10

8. World War I started in August. What year?

Answer: (number (4-digit year))

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Question 9 of 10

9. The construction of what structure was started in August 1961? Hint

CN Tower Toronto

Sydney Opera House

Berlin Wall

Gateway Arch

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which country celebrates its national independence day in August? Hint

India

Ecuador

Bolivia

all of them

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. The first steamship crossed the Atlantic in August 1818. What was its name?

Answer: Savannah

It only used steam power for part of the way.

2. What canal opened in August 1914?

Answer: Panama Canal

Suez Canal {1869;} Erie 1825, St Lawrence Seaway 1959

3. How old was Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, on 4th August 2000?

Answer: 100

Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, often just known as the Queen Mother, was born Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon on August 4, 1900. She was descended from a Scottish king. The Queen Mother died on 30th March 2002, aged 101.

4. Columbus's first voyage started in August of what year?

Answer: 1492

It was the first of four voyages. He left from Spain on August 3 and landed in the Bahamas in October 12.

5. Which state entered the Union in August 1959?

Answer: Hawaii

Alaska was also 1959, but earlier.

6. What happened in August 1945?

Answer: Atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima

Hitler died earlier, in April 1945. Stalin died in 1953. The Bismarck was sunk in 1941.

7. In August 1587 in colonial America, Virginia Dare achieved this first.

Answer: child born in the colony to English parents

8. World War I started in August. What year?

Answer: 1914

9. The construction of what structure was started in August 1961?

Answer: Berlin Wall

Sydney Opera House was started in 1959, finished in 1973. CN Tower started in 1973, opened 1976. Gateway Arch opened in 1965

10. Which country celebrates its national independence day in August?

Answer: all of them

India became independent from Britain on August 15, 1947. Bolivia's independence dates back to 1825.

Source: Author minch

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