Monday, August 17, 2026

August 17 History & Trivia Quiz (With Answers)

 

₹1,000 Question

Question: In 1998, which U.S. President gave testimony to a grand jury via closed-circuit television from the White House regarding his relationship with Monica Lewinsky?

A. George H. W. Bush
B. Bill Clinton
C. George W. Bush
D. Jimmy Carter

Correct Answer: B. Bill Clinton

Did you know? Clinton later acknowledged that the relationship was wrong. He was impeached by the House of Representatives but acquitted by the Senate.


₹2,000 Question

Question: In 1807, Robert Fulton's North River Steamboat completed its first successful voyage between New York City and which other city?

A. Boston
B. Philadelphia
C. Albany
D. Baltimore

Correct Answer: C. Albany

Did you know? The successful journey helped usher in the era of commercial steamboat travel on the Hudson River.


₹3,000 Question

Question: George Orwell's famous allegorical novel Animal Farm, first published in 1945, was primarily a satire of which political system?

A. Fascism
B. Soviet Communism
C. Capitalism
D. Monarchy

Correct Answer: B. Soviet Communism

Did you know? Orwell used farm animals to portray the Russian Revolution and the rise of Joseph Stalin.


₹5,000 Question

Question: Which legendary American trumpeter released the iconic jazz album Kind of Blue in 1959?

A. Louis Armstrong
B. Dizzy Gillespie
C. Miles Davis
D. Chet Baker

Correct Answer: C. Miles Davis

Did you know? Kind of Blue features celebrated tracks including “So What” and “Blue in Green.”


₹10,000 Question

Question: In 1999, a devastating magnitude 7.4 earthquake struck which country's Kocaeli Province, killing more than 17,000 people?

A. Greece
B. Turkey
C. Iran
D. Italy

Correct Answer: B. Turkey

Did you know? Known as the İzmit earthquake, it was among the deadliest natural disasters in modern Turkish history.


₹20,000 Question

Question: In 1915, which Jewish businessman was lynched by a mob in Cobb County, Georgia, after his death sentence had been commuted to life imprisonment?

A. Leo Frank
B. Samuel Green
C. Jacob Cohen
D. David Rosen

Correct Answer: A. Leo Frank

Did you know? Frank maintained his innocence throughout the case and was posthumously pardoned by Georgia in 1986.


₹40,000 Question

Question: Which Pakistani President and U.S. Ambassador were killed in a mysterious C-130 aircraft crash shortly after takeoff from Bahawalpur in 1988?

A. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Henry Kissinger
B. Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq and Arnold Raphel
C. Pervez Musharraf and Robert Oakley
D. Benazir Bhutto and William Milam

Correct Answer: B. Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq and Arnold Raphel

Did you know? The crash remains one of the most controversial and mysterious aviation incidents in Pakistan's history.


₹80,000 Question

Question: In 2017, a van attack on the busy La Rambla walkway in which Spanish city killed 13 people and injured more than 100 others?

A. Madrid
B. Seville
C. Barcelona
D. Valencia

Correct Answer: C. Barcelona

Did you know? La Rambla is one of Barcelona's most famous and heavily visited pedestrian areas.


₹1,60,000 Question

Question: Which acclaimed actor, born on August 17, 1943, is famous for roles in The Godfather Part II, Taxi Driver and Goodfellas?

A. Al Pacino
B. Robert De Niro
C. Dustin Hoffman
D. Jack Nicholson

Correct Answer: B. Robert De Niro

Did you know? De Niro has won two Academy Awards and is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of his generation.


₹3,20,000 Question

Question: Which American actor and director, born on August 17, 1960, won Academy Awards for Mystic River and Milk and directed Into the Wild?

A. Kevin Costner
B. Sean Penn
C. Michael Douglas
D. Richard Gere

Correct Answer: B. Sean Penn

Did you know? Apart from his acclaimed acting and directing career, Penn is also known for his humanitarian work and political activism.


Quick Reference Table

YearEvent/BirthdaySignificance
1998Bill Clinton's testimonyLed to impeachment proceedings
1807Fulton's steamboat voyageBirth of commercial steam navigation
1945"Animal Farm" publishedClassic political satire
1959Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue"Most influential jazz album
1999Turkey earthquake17,000+ deaths
1915Leo Frank lynchingInfamous American miscarriage of justice
1988Zia ul-Haq plane crashPakistan's mysterious aviation disaster
2017Barcelona van attack13 killed in terrorist attack
1943Robert De Niro bornLegendary Hollywood actor
1960Sean Penn bornOscar-winning actor-director

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