August 24 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2023

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 24?

AJapan officially begins discharging treated radioactive water from the Fukushima

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2020

Question 2 of 5

On August 24, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BErin O'Toole is elected leader of the Conservative Party of Canada

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2017

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 24 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CThe National Space Agency of Taiwan successfully launches the observation satell

DFirst commercial flight

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2016

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 24 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DAn earthquake strikes Central Italy with a magnitude of 6.2, with aftershocks fe

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2016

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 24?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BProxima Centauri b, the closest exoplanet to Earth, is discovered by the Europea

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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