August 19 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2017

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 19?

ATens of thousands of farmed non-native Atlantic salmon are accidentally released

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2013

Question 2 of 5

On August 19, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe Dhamara Ghat train accident kills at least 37 people in the Indian state of

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2010

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 19 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

COperation Iraqi Freedom ends, with the last of the United States brigade combat

DFirst commercial flight

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2004

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 19 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DGoogle Inc. has its initial public offering on Nasdaq

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2003

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 19?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BA truck-bomb attack on United Nations headquarters in Iraq kills the agency's to

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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