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| 1.
After whom is the month of August named? |
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After the failure of the 1991 coup in the Soviet Union, which state took advantage of the situation to claim independence from the USSR on 21 August 1991? |
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In August 1942, the first amphibious landing of WWII was undertaken on Guadalcanal, an island in which Pacific Island chain? |
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On August 21st 1940 Leon Trotsky died of injuries inflicted with an ice pick the day before. In which country was he killed? |
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| 5.
Which punk rocker was born in Turkey in August 1952 as John Graham Mellor? |
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Which British middle-distance runner won two gold medals in August 2004 at the Athens Olympics? |
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In August 1959, which state became the 50th state of the USA? |
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In which year did the Edinburgh festival, traditionally held in August, begin? |
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Which film director born on 21st August 1944 directed "The Truman Show", "Master and Commander" and "Picnic at Hanging Rock"? |
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| 10.
The Panama Canal was opened to traffic in August 1914. In which year did Panama finally take control of it? |
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