August Events
On 3rd August 1492 this explorer set sail from Spain hoping to find India, he instead discovered the Americas.
Who is Christopher Columbus?
This was the first underground passenger railway, opened in 1863. It now 11 lines carrying 5 million passengers a day.
What is the London Underground?
Thunder - BBL
What is Sydney?
This 2006 comedy-drama starring, Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep and Emily Blunt is based on novel of the same name.
What is The Devil Wears Prada?
On 1st August 1981 this TV channel was launched with Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles.
What is MTV?
This city has the largest tram network in the world.
What is Melbourne?
Cavaliers - NBA
What is Cleveland?
This Oscar winning mob thriller was based on a book by Mario Puzo
What is The Godfather?
On 15-18 August 1969 this famous festival took place on a farm in upstate New York.
What is Woodstock?
In this system, the largest in the western world, the lines don't have names but rather a single letter or number.
What is the New York Subway?
Raiders - NRL
What is Canberra?
This Jane Austen book has had multiple film and TV adaptions including a 2005 film starring Keira Knightly and Matthew Macfadyen.
What is Pride and Prejudice?
On 5th August 2010 in this country, 33 workers became trapped when a mine collapsed taking 69 days to be rescued.
What is Chile?
In Melbourne's metro system, this station has the most lines running through it not on the city loop.
What is Richmond?
Gunners - EPL
What is Arsenal?
This movie about black female mathematicians at NASA was based on a book of the same name by Margot Lee Shetterly.
What is Hidden Figures?
On 23rd August 2011 Muammar al-Qaddafi's government of this nation was overthrown by rebels after months of uprising and revolt. This was a significant event of the 'Arab Spring'.
What is Lybia?
This country has the fastest passenger train the world, recorded at a record 501 km/h.
What is China?
Mariners - A-League
What is Central Coast?
This 1994 modern classic based on a Stephen King book stars Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins.
What is Shawshank Redemption?