August 11 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2023

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 11?

ALuna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2006

Question 2 of 5

On August 11, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2003

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 11 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CNATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its fi

DFirst commercial flight

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1995

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 11 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DThe Russell Hill subway accident in Toronto kills 3 and injures 30, due to a com

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1992

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 11?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BThe Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest sho

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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