August 9 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2024

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on August 9?

AVoepass Linhas Aéreas Flight 2283 crashes near Vinhedo, São Paulo, killing all 6

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2021

Question 2 of 5

On August 9, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe Tampere light rail officially starts operating

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2014

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on August 9 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CMichael Brown, an 18-year-old African American male in Ferguson, Missouri, is sh

DFirst commercial flight

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2007

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember August 9 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DAir Moorea Flight 1121 crashes after takeoff from Moorea Airport in French Polyn

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2006

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on August 9?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BAt least 21 suspected terrorists are arrested in the 2006 transatlantic aircraft

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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