December 2 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2020

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on December 2?

ACannabis is removed from the list of most dangerous drugs of the international d

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2016

Question 2 of 5

On December 2, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThirty-six people die in a fire at a converted Oakland, California, warehouse se

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2001

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on December 2 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CEnron files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

DFirst commercial flight

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1999

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember December 2 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DThe United Kingdom devolves political power in Northern Ireland to the Northern

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1993

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on December 2?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BColombian drug lord Pablo Escobar is shot and killed by police in Medellín

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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