August 6 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2015

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 6?

AA suicide bomb attack kills at least 15 people at a mosque in the Saudi city of

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2012

Question 2 of 5

On August 6, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BNASA's Curiosity rover lands on the surface of Mars

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 6 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CWar in Afghanistan: A United States military helicopter is shot down, killing 30

DFirst commercial flight

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2010

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 6 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DFlash floods across a large part of Jammu and Kashmir, India, damages 71 towns a

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2008

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 6?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BA military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d'état in Mauritan

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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