August 21 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2017

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 21?

AA solar eclipse traverses the continental United States

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2013

Question 2 of 5

On August 21, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BHundreds of people are reported killed by chemical attacks in the Ghouta region

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2000

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 21 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CAmerican golfer Tiger Woods wins the 82nd PGA Championship and becomes the first

DFirst commercial flight

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1995

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 21 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DAtlantic Southeast Airlines Flight 529, an Embraer EMB 120 Brasilia, attempts to

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1994

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 21?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BRoyal Air Maroc Flight 630 crashes in Douar Izounine, Morocco, killing all 44 pe

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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