August 29 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2022

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 29?

ARusso-Ukrainian war: Ukraine begins its southern counteroffensive in the Kherson

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2012

Question 2 of 5

On August 29, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe XIV Paralympic Games open in London, England, United Kingdom

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2005

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 29 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CHurricane Katrina devastates much of the U.S. Gulf Coast from Louisiana to the F

DFirst commercial flight

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2003

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 29 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DSayed Ayatollah Mohammed Baqir al-Hakim, the Shia Muslim leader in Iraq, is assa

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2001

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 29?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BFour people are killed when Binter Mediterráneo Flight 8261 crashes into the N-3

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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