MCQ Questions
Q.1.
What is the birthstone for August?
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    Diamond
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    Amethyst
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    Aquamarine
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    Peridot
Q.2.
What is the birth flower of August?
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    Larkspur
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    Marigold
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    Gladiolus
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    Aster
Q.3.
If you were born on the 30th August, what would be your star sign?
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    Leo
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    Libra
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    Virgo
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    Scorpio
Q.4.
What sport did Michael Johnson set the world record for at the 1996 Olympics?
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    Long jump
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    100 meters
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    200 meters
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    800 meters
Q.5.
Back in history, on the 5th August 1962, Nelson Mandela was imprisoned for trying to overthrow which country’s apartheid rule?
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    Kenya
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    Tanzania
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    South Africa
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    Egypt
Q.6.
The eruption of which volcano, in 79 AD, destroyed the cities of Stabiae and Herculaneum?
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    Etna
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    Nuovo
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    Pompei
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    Vesuvius
Q.7.
What or who was the month of August named after?
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    A British King
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    A Roman Emperor
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    The first pope
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    An ancient Greek battle
Q.8.
What event took place on 6th August, 1945?
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    Hiroshima bombing
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    Man stepped foot on the moon
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    Great Kanto Earthquake
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    The Berlin Wall was built
Q.9.
Which president of the United States signed the Voting Rights Act in August 1965?
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    John F. Kennedy
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    Ronald Reagan
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    Richard Nixon
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    Lyndon B. Johnson
Q.10.
Antonio Banderas, who has been seen in dozens of movies, was born in August of which year?
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    1955
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    1960
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    1965
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    1970
Q.11.
Which Caribean island gained independence from Britain in August 1962?
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    Barbados
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    Dominica
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    Jamaica
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    St Lucia
Q.12.
What sports prize was awarded for the first time on August 22, 1851?
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    Americas Cup
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    Ryder Cup
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    Stanley Cup
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    World Cup
Q.13.
Who patented the Kinetograph camera in August 1897?
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    Johann Zahn
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    Robert Boyle
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    Nikola Tesla
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    Thomas Edison
Q.14.
Many famous people were born this month. On which date in August was Michael Jackson born?
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    24th
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    27th
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    29th
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    31st
Q.15.
Who wrote the novel “Light in August” in 1932?
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    Georgette Heyer
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    Charles Benard
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    William Faulkner
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    Dorothy Sayers