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Ten Days In August Trivia Quiz

Famous dates and events in August are so numerous that a number of quizzes could be written about them. Here are just ten, they are in no particular order. Good luck.

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

Author
Ikabud

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
62,410

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
3187

Last 3 plays: GBfan (10/10), Guest 90 (7/10), scottm (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. On August 28, 1963, one of the most memorable speeches in history was heard publicly for the first time. What was it and who said it? Hint

Address to the U.N. by Yasser Arafat

Kennedy's speech in front of the Berlin Wall

'We'll put a man on the moon' speech by J.F.K.

'I have a dream' speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

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Question 2 of 10

2. August 6, 1945 changed the concept of warfare in the most terrifying way imaginable, when an atomic bomb was used for the first time. What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb? Hint

Enola Gay

Prospect of Peace

Libertyville

Sonic Boom

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Question 3 of 10

3. Babe Ruth and Elvis Presley both died on the 16th of August. True or false?

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. MTV began broadcasting on August 1, 1981. What was the first music video to air on MTV? Hint

'Vienna' by Ultravox

'Video Killed the Radio Star' by the Buggles

'The Walk of Life' by Dire Straits

'Roxanne' by the Police

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Question 5 of 10

5. One of the greatest construction and engineering achievements in American history was unofficially opened on August 15, 1914. What was it? Hint

The Panama Canal

Alcatraz

The 'Christ the Redeemer' statue in Rio de Janeiro

Mount Rushmore

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which one of these celebrities did NOT die in August? Hint

Marilyn Monroe

Oliver Hardy

Bing Crosby

Princess Diana

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Question 7 of 10

7. What happened on August 13, 1961? Hint

The Berlin Wall went up

The 4 minute mile was broken in Oxford, England

Soviet Missile Silos were discovered in Cuba

Hank Aaron broke Babe Ruth's longstanding home run record

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Question 8 of 10

8. It began on August 15, 1969, and it is one of the most memorable events in the history of the twentieth century. What was it? Hint

Apollo 11's mission

Woodstock

The Six Day War

The Kidnapping of Patty Hearst

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Question 9 of 10

9. The Cold War started to melt as a result of this localised event that took place on August 14, 1980. What was it? Hint

Workers seized control of the shipyard at Gdansk, Poland

Boris Yeltzin becomes Mayor of Moscow

President Reagan urges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall

The 27th Communist Party Congress in Moscow announces the beginning of Perestroika

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Question 10 of 10

10. Iraqi SCUD missiles were fired on Israel on August 2, 1990. True or false?

True

False

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On August 28, 1963, one of the most memorable speeches in history was heard publicly for the first time. What was it and who said it?

Answer: 'I have a dream' speech by Martin Luther King Jr.

Dr. King made his famous speech in front of over 200,000 civil rights demonstrators in Washington D.C.

2. August 6, 1945 changed the concept of warfare in the most terrifying way imaginable, when an atomic bomb was used for the first time. What was the name of the plane that dropped the bomb?

Answer: Enola Gay

Enola Gay was a B29 SuperFortress bomber, which under the command of Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, dropped 'Little Boy', the name given to the bomb, over Hiroshima, Japan.

3. Babe Ruth and Elvis Presley both died on the 16th of August. True or false?

Answer: True

Babe Ruth died on August 16, 1948 and Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977. Two all-American giants, whose passing left the world a little smaller.

4. MTV began broadcasting on August 1, 1981. What was the first music video to air on MTV?

Answer: 'Video Killed the Radio Star' by the Buggles

MTV made possible the proliferation of the music video, forever changing the way in which music was received by the public.

5. One of the greatest construction and engineering achievements in American history was unofficially opened on August 15, 1914. What was it?

Answer: The Panama Canal

On that date a ship named Ancon made the first inter ocean voyage by way of the Panama Canal.

6. Which one of these celebrities did NOT die in August?

Answer: Bing Crosby

Bing Crosby died in October 1977, near Madrid, Spain.

7. What happened on August 13, 1961?

Answer: The Berlin Wall went up

For three decades, the symbol of cold war divisions, the Berlin Wall was responsible for the loss of numerous, as people were shot trying to cross it.

8. It began on August 15, 1969, and it is one of the most memorable events in the history of the twentieth century. What was it?

Answer: Woodstock

Held at a farmer's field in Bethel, New York, the Woodstock Music and Art Fair became one of the defining moments in music history.

9. The Cold War started to melt as a result of this localised event that took place on August 14, 1980. What was it?

Answer: Workers seized control of the shipyard at Gdansk, Poland

They were protesting the authorities' treatment of their would be leader Lech Walesa who had been detained for demonstrating.

10. Iraqi SCUD missiles were fired on Israel on August 2, 1990. True or false?

Answer: False

August 2, 1990, was the date in which Saddam Hussein's troops invaded Kuwait.

Source: Author Ikabud

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