Quiz  /  This Day in History Quiz: August 8 Quiz

  • 1. 
    What U.S. president resigned on August 8, 1974?

  • Gerald Ford
  • Richard Nixon
  • Dwight D. Eisenhower
  • Jimmy Carter

  • 2. 
    What was the nickname of the U.S. men’s Olympic basketball team that won its gold-medal game on August 8, 1992?

  • Dream Team
  • Orlando Magic
  • America’s Team
  • Last Dancers

  • 3. 
    What country’s ships defeated the Spanish Armada on August 8, 1588?

  • Egypt
  • France
  • England
  • Japan

  • 4. 
    What tennis player was born on August 8, 1981, in Basel, Switzerland?

  • Naomi Osaka
  • Novak Djokovic
  • Serena Williams
  • Roger Federer

  • 5. 
    The inventor of the cyclotron, Ernest Orlando Lawrence, was born on August 8, 1901, in what U.S. state?

  • Virginia
  • Alaska
  • Ohio
  • South Dakota

  • 6. 
    What World War I battle began on August 8, 1918, and marked the beginning of a series of Allied successes that would end the war?

  • Battle of Amiens
  • Battle of Passchendaele
  • Battle of Verdun
  • First Battle of Ypres
Report Question
warning
access_time
  Time