Quiz  /  This Day in History Quiz: August 28

  • 1. 
    What British royal couple divorced on August 28, 1996, after a highly publicized 15-year marriage?

  • Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson
  • Elizabeth II and Philip
  • Charles and Diana
  • George VI and Elizabeth

  • 2. 
    Which opera by Richard Wagner premiered on August 28, 1850?

  • Tristan und Isolde
  • Das Liebesverbot
  • Die Feen
  • Lohengrin

  • 3. 
    Who delivered the famous “I Have a Dream” speech to more than 200,000 people in Washington, D.C., on August 28, 1963?

  • Ella Baker
  • Malcolm X
  • John Lewis
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

  • 4. 
    Which Japanese company, now one of the largest automobile manufacturers in the world, became an independent company on August 28, 1937?

  • Subaru
  • Honda
  • Toyota
  • Mitsubishi

  • 5. 
    Which influential Chinese artist, known internationally for his political themes, was (according to some sources) born on August 28, 1957?

  • Xu Zhen
  • Ai Weiwei
  • Zao Wou-Ki
  • Huang Yong Ping

  • 6. 
    Which Roman emperor was removed from his position on August 28, 476, thus completing the fall of the Western Roman Empire?

  • Valentinian III
  • Valens
  • Romulus Augustulus
  • Magnus Maximus
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