Trivia
August was named after which Roman emperor?
Augustus Caesar
This is Joe Biden's replacement.
Kamala Harris
This famous actor turns 86 on Aug. 8th.
He was "The Graduate" in 1967.
Dustin Hoffman
It is believed that dead ancestors spirits come back to visit during this time in August
Obon
A twenty-year-old man tried to kill former US president Trump on July 13th.
In what US state did this happen?
Pennsylvania
In August 1762, what popular lunch food item was invented?
The sandwich
In addition to Hamas, Israel is at war with this group in Lebanon.
Hezbollah
"The Queen of Pop" was born on Aug.16, 1958.
Madonna
Awa Odori is associated with which prefecture in Japan?
Lee Harvey Oswald was blamed for the assassination on this former US president.
John F. Kennedy
In August 1942, Disney released its first full-length feature animated film. What was the title?
Bambi
This annual sports event begins on August 7th in Hyogo Prefecture.
Koshien High School Baseball Tournament
The first actor to play "James Bond" was born in Scotland on Aug. 25th, 1930.
Sean Connery
The Nebuta Festival is associated with this city in northern Japan
Aomori
In 1981, who was the president that John Hinckley Jr. tried unsuccessfully to shoot and kill?
Ronald Reagan
In August of 1969, half a million people attended a three-day music festival in upstate New York, referred to as....
Woodstock
Donald Trump has chosen his future Vice-President, should he get elected.
What is his name?
J. D. Vance
This British film director was born in August 1899.
He was known as the Master of Suspense.
Alfred Hitchcock
This national holiday is on August 11th in Japan.
Mountain Day
In April 1865, what US president was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth?
Abraham Lincoln
In a standard year, how many months begin on the same day of the week as August?
None
This American female gymnast has become the greatest of all time according to many observers.
Simone Biles
Mary Shelley was born in August 1797 in England.
She is famous for this horror novel about a doctor who creates human life.
Frankenstein
August 6th marks 79 years since this tragic event happened
The first atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima
Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed on July 8, 2022 in Nara City.
What was the assassin's name?
Tetsuya Yamagami