August 15 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2025

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 15?

AUS president Donald Trump meets with Russian president Vladimir Putin in Alaska,

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2021

Question 2 of 5

On August 15, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BKabul falls into the hands of the Taliban as Ashraf Ghani flees Afghanistan alon

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2020

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 15 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CRussia begins production on the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine

DFirst commercial flight

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2015

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 15 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DNorth Korea moves its clock back half an hour to introduce Pyongyang Time, 81⁄2

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2013

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 15?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BThe Smithsonian announces the discovery of the olinguito, the first new carnivor

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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