August 4 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2020

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 4?

ABeirut Port explosion: At least 220 people are killed and over 5,000 are wounded

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2019

Question 2 of 5

On August 4, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BNine people are killed and 26 injured in a shooting in Dayton, Ohio. This comes

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2018

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 4 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CSyrian civil war: The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) expel the Islamic State of

DFirst commercial flight

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2018

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 4 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DCrisis in Venezuela: Seven people are injured when two drones detonate explosive

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2007

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 4?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BNASA's Phoenix Mars lander is launched

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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