August Trivia Quiz - What do you know about August?

In which country is the famous tomato-throwing festival, La Tomatina, held every August?

• France
• Italy
• Spain
• Portugal

Which famous landmark opened on August 15, 1914?

• Eiffel Tower
• Panama Canal
• Golden Gate Bridge
• Empire State Building

What significant event in US history happened on August 28, 1963?

• The first moon landing
• JFK assassination
• Watergate scandal
• Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech

What is the birthstone for the month of August?

• Garnet
• Amethyst
• Sapphire
• Peridot

Which zodiac signs are associated with the month of August?

• Leo and Virgo
• Cancer and Leo
• Virgo and Libra
• Gemini and Cancer

Which prominent sci-fi author was born on August 20, 1890?

• Arthur C. Clarke
• Isaac Asimov
• H.P. Lovecraft
• Ray Bradbury

Which famous rock music festival began on August 15, 1969?

• Coachella
• Glastonbury
• Lollapalooza
• Woodstock

What event is observed in India on August 15 every year?

• Diwali
• Independence Day
• Gandhi's Birthday
• Republic Day

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

• Alfred Hitchcock
• Stanley Kubrick
• Steven Spielberg
• Francis Ford Coppola

Which famous singer was born on August 29, 1958?

• David Bowie
• Elton John
• Freddie Mercury
• Michael Jackson

What is significant about August 5, 2012, regarding outer space exploration?

• Curiosity rover landed on Mars
• Voyager 1 left the solar system
• First human on Moon
• Hubble Space Telescope launched

Which comet was observed passing closest to Earth on August 19, 1682?

• Halley's Comet
• Hale-Bopp
• Encke's Comet
• Swift-Tuttle