August 3 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2023

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 3?

AWorst floods hit major parts of Slovenia

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2019

Question 2 of 5

On August 3, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BSix hundred protesters, including opposition leader Lyubov Sobol, are arrested i

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2019

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 3 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CTwenty-three people are killed and 22 injured in a mass shooting at a Walmart in

DFirst commercial flight

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2014

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 3 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DA 6.1 magnitude earthquake kills at least 617 people and injures more than 2,400

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2014

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 3?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BThe genocide of Yazidis by ISIL begins

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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