A Little Bit Of Trivia: August Quiz!

How much do you know about the month of August? BY Kayli Liebenberg 01. Martin Luther King Jr gave his ‘I Have a Dream’ speech on August 28 of which year? A. 1958 B. 1960 C. 1963 02. What is August’s full moon called? A. Pigeon Moon B. Sturgeon Moon C. Bludgeon Moon 03. Which national day is celebrated in the US on August 5? A. National Underwear Day B. National Mountain Day C. National Kindness Day 04. Which iconic Hollywood actress died on August 4, 1962? A. Marilyn Monroe B. Audrey Hepburn C. Grace Kelly 05. Who opened the first-ever Woodstock on August 15, 1969? A. Richie Havens B. Arlo Guthrie C. Joan Baez 06. Where is the 1956 movie Teahouse of the August Moon set? A. Okinawa B. Hokkaido C. Honshu 07. Which music icon, often called the Queen of Pop, was born on August 16, 1958? A. Whitney Houston B. Madonna C. Kylie Minogue 08. What is August’s birthstone? A. Peridot B. Quartz C. Opal 09. Which Leonardo da Vinci painting was stolen from the Louvre on August 20, 1911? A. The Virgin of the Rocks B. The Last Supper C. Mona Lisa 10. Isabelle Allende was born on August 2, 1942: what is the name of her first novel? A. Eva Luna B. The House of the Spirits C. Violeta 11. Yves Saint Laurent was born on August 1, 1936: which fashion house hired him at age 17? A. Gucci B. Christian Dior C. Fendi 12. On August 24, 79AD, which mountain erupted destroying the ancient Roman city of Pompeii? A. Mount Vesuvius B. Gran Paradiso C. Mont Blanc 13. What are August’s zodiac signs? A. Leo and Virgo B. Pisces and Taurus C. Leo and Scorpio 14. Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977: where was he buried initially? A. Graceland B. Forest Hill Cemetery C. Memphis National Cemetery 15. Which famous sprinter and Olympic gold medallist was born on August 21, 1986? A. Asafa Powell B. Michael Johnson C. Usain Bolt 16. August is the eighth track on which Taylor Swift album? A. Folklore B. Fearless C. Evermore 17. Who plays Tom, a dot-com entrepreneur, in the 2001 movie August? A. James McAvoy B. Josh Hartnett C. Leonardo DiCaprio 18. Which Wiccan sabbat falls in August? A. Litha B. Lughnasadh C. Mabon 19. Which famous explorer set sail on August 3, 1492, in search of a westward route to Asia? A. Ferdinand Magellan B. Marco Polo C. Christopher Columbus 20. John August co-wrote the screenplay of Aladdin (2019) with which British film director? A. Guy Ritchie B. Danny Boyle C. Ridley Scott