August 18 History & Trivia Quiz (With Answers)

 1. Which constitutional amendment granted women the right to vote in the United States in 1920?

• A) 15th Amendment

• B) 17th Amendment

• C) 19th Amendment

• D) 21st Amendment

Answer: C) 19th Amendment

2. In 1590, what unexpected situation did Governor John White find upon returning to the Roanoke Colony?

• A) The colony had been attacked by pirates

• B) The colony was completely deserted

• C) Settlers had discovered gold mines

• D) A new stone fortress had been erected

Answer: B) The colony was completely deserted

3. What official document did President Woodrow Wilson issue in 1914 to keep the United States out of World War I?

• A) Declaration of War

• B) Proclamation of Neutrality

• C) Marshall Plan

• D) Emancipation Proclamation

Answer: B) Proclamation of Neutrality

4. Which controversial novel by Vladimir Nabokov was published in the United States in 1958?

• A) Lolita

• B) The Great Gatsby

• C) 1984

• D) The Catcher in the Rye

Answer: A) Lolita

5. Who became the first Black student to graduate from the University of Mississippi in 1963?

• A) Martin Luther King Jr.

• B) James Meredith

• C) Malcolm X

• D) Thurgood Marshall

Answer: B) James Meredith

6. Which legendary guitarist delivered the famous closing performance at the 1969 Woodstock Music and Art Fair?

• A) Eric Clapton

• B) Jimmy Page

• C) Jimi Hendrix

• D) Carlos Santana

Answer: C) Jimi Hendrix

7. Which American gymnast won the men's individual all-around gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics amid scoring controversies?

• A) Paul Hamm

• B) Simone Biles

• C) Kohei Uchimura

• D) Yang Tae-young

Answer: A) Paul Hamm

8. In 2005, how many consecutive life sentences was the "BTK" serial killer Dennis Rader given in Wichita, Kansas?

• A) 5

• B) 7

• C) 10

• D) 25

Answer: C) 10

9. The 2014 civil unrest and protests in Ferguson, Missouri, were triggered by the fatal police shooting of which 18-year-old Black teenager?

• A) Trayvon Martin

• B) Michael Brown

• C) George Floyd

• D) Eric Garner

Answer: B) Michael Brown

10. American singer-songwriter Clairo is primarily associated with which musical genre?

• A) Indie pop

• B) Classical opera

• C) Heavy metal

• D) Qawwali

Answer: A) Indie pop