August 23 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2023

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 23?

AChandrayaan-3 mission initiated first Moon landing in Indian history

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2023

Question 2 of 5

On August 23, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BA business jet carrying key leadership members of the Russian private military c

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2011

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 23 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CA magnitude 5.8 (class: moderate) earthquake occurs in Virginia. Damage occurs t

DFirst commercial flight

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2011

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 23 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DLibyan leader Muammar Gaddafi is overthrown after the National Transitional Coun

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2010

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 23?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BThe Manila hostage crisis occurred near the Quirino Grandstand in Manila, Philip

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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