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Can you guess which of the following zodiac signs is associated with the first half of August?

Astrologer Astrology zodiac signs horoscope

Scorpio
Libra
Leo
Virgo

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Doh! 🤬

What famous artist, known for his Campbell's Soup Cans, was born on August 6th, 1928?

Andy Warhol
Pablo Picasso
Leonardo da Vinci
Vincent van Gogh

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That was incorrect.

True or false: August is named after a Roman emperor.

False
True

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Not quite.

Which popular app, headquartered in Luxembourg, was first released in August 2003?

Instagram
Zoom
Minecraft
Skype

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

The 1883 eruption of Krakatoa peaked on 26-27 August and had the largest volcanic eruptions in recorded history at that time. What country can you find Krakatoa in?

New Zealand
Japan
Indonesia
Sri Lanka

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Not quite right. 😢

Born on August 9, 1963, this music artist gave us songs like "I Will Always Love You" and "Saving All My Love For You". Who is she?

Aretha Franklin
Rihanna
Mariah Carey
Whitney Houston

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What is the traditional birthstone for August?

Sapphire
Emerald
Ruby
Peridot

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What astronomical event often peaks in mid-August?

Perseid meteor shower
Geminid meteor shower
Leonid meteor shower
Orionid meteor shower

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Nope, sorry. 😢

Which famous author, born on August 30, 1797, wrote 'Frankenstein'?

Emily Brontë
Mary Shelley
Jane Austen
Virginia Woolf

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Nope, sorry. 😢

Which historical event occurred on August 6, 1945?

Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
Fall of Berlin Wall
D-Day invasion
First ever atomic bombing

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Hmm, I don't think so. 😔

What is the name of the August full moon?

Wolf Moon
Sturgeon Moon
Snow Moon
Harvest Moon

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Which famous leader was born on August 15, 1769?

Julius Caesar
Napoleon Bonaparte
Winston Churchill
George Washington

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Nope, sorry. 😢

Which famous movie director was born on August 13, 1899?

Alfred Hitchcock
Steven Spielberg
Quentin Tarantino
Martin Scorsese

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I'm afraid that wasn't it. 😔

What significant political event occurred on August 9, 1974?

$August Trivia Quiz Franklin D. Roosevelt\'s death$ Franklin D. Roosevelt's death
$August Trivia Quiz John F. Kennedy\'s assassination$ John F. Kennedy's assassination
$August Trivia Quiz Abraham Lincoln\'s assassination$ Abraham Lincoln's assassination
$August Trivia Quiz Richard Nixon\'s resignation$ Richard Nixon's resignation