1st August Quiz: multiple choice (Questions only)

1. Switzerland celebrates its national day on 1 August. Which year is this traditionally dated to, and what was signed then?

2. On 1 August 1774, an English clergyman and chemist isolated a gas he called "dephlogisticated air". Name the scientist and the gas.

3. On 1 August 1834, a law came into force abolishing slavery in most of the British Empire. What was it called?

4. Which uprising against Nazi occupation began in a European capital on 1 August 1944 and lasted 63 days?

5. A new TV channel launched in the US on 1 August 1981 with a very fitting first music video. Name the channel, the song, and the band.

6. The Battle of the Nile began on 1 August 1798. Which British admiral won it? Which famous poem describes a boy who stood on the burning deck of the French flagship?

7. Which English county celebrates its own "Day" every 1 August?

8. An American author born on 1 August 1819 wrote a great novel inspired by the sinking of the whaleship Essex, from your 20 November round. Name the author and the novel.

9. A Roman emperor was born on 1 August 10 BC in Lugdunum, the first emperor born outside Italy. Name him. What is Lugdunum called today?

10. 1 August is an old English harvest festival when bread made from the first wheat was blessed in church. What is it called?