Quiz  /  This Day in History Quiz: August 4

  • 1. 
    What did Britain take control of on August 4, 1704, during the War of the Spanish Succession?

  • Madrid
  • Falkland Islands
  • Hong Kong
  • Gibraltar

  • 2. 
    Who established the Revenue Marine Service (which later became the U.S. Coast Guard) on August 4, 1790?

  • Samuel L. Gravely, Jr.
  • Ann Davison
  • Alexander Hamilton
  • George Washington

  • 3. 
    What country entered World War I on August 4, 1914, in response to Germany’s invasion of Belgium?

  • Serbia
  • Great Britain
  • United States
  • Japan

  • 4. 
    The U.S. space probe Phoenix was launched on August 4, 2007. What was its destination?

  • the Sun
  • Jupiter
  • the Kuiper belt
  • Mars

  • 5. 
    Louis Armstrong was born on August 4, 1901. What instrument did he play?

  • piano
  • trombone
  • flute
  • trumpet
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