August 12 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2021

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 12?

ASix people, five victims and the perpetrator are killed in Keyham, Plymouth in t

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2017

Question 2 of 5

On August 12, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe Unite the Right rally occurs in Charlottesville, Virginia, leading to the de

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2016

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 12 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CSyrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) capture the city of Manbij

DFirst commercial flight

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2015

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 12 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DAt least two massive explosions kill 173 people and injure nearly 800 more in Ti

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2000

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 12?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BThe Russian Navy submarine Kursk explodes and sinks in the Barents Sea during a

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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