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• Taylor Swift's August Song And Annual August Trend

At the 2021 Grammy Awards, which Taylor Swift song followed “august” in the Folklore medley?

Answer

Willow

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• Metallica's The Black Album 35th Anniversary

Which Metallica song was originally intended to be an instrumental before appearing on The Black Album?

Answer

My Friend of Misery

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• Metallica's The Black Album 35th Anniversary

Which music video from Metallica's The Black Album won the 1992 MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock Video?

Answer

Enter Sandman

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

What was the codename for the planned first stage of Operation Downfall, the invasion of Kyushu?

Answer

Operation Olympic

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

What codename did the United States use for the atomic bomb dropped on Nagasaki during Japan’s 1945 surrender crisis?

Answer

Fat Man

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

In Japan’s 1945 surrender crisis, which city was hit by the first atomic bomb on 6 August?

Answer

Hiroshima

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

Which Allied ultimatum, issued on 26 July 1945, demanded Japan’s surrender and threatened “prompt and utter destruction”?

Answer

Potsdam Declaration

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

Which 1945 battle is generally regarded as the last major battle of the Pacific War?

Answer

Battle of Okinawa

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

What was Emperor Hirohito’s radio address announcing Japan’s surrender commonly called?

Answer

Gyokuon-hōsō

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

What was the overall Allied invasion plan for the Japanese home islands called?

Answer

Operation Downfall

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

What was the primary target of the 9 August 1945 atomic-bomb mission that instead struck Nagasaki?

Answer

Kokura

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• V-J Day And Japan's Surrender In World War Ii (1945–2026)

Which country declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945, entering the Pacific War’s final phase?

Answer

Soviet Union

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