December 5 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2017

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on December 5?

AThe International Olympic Committee bans Russia from competing at the 2018 Winte

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2014

Question 2 of 5

On December 5, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BExploration Flight Test-1, the first flight test of Orion, is launched

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2013

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on December 5 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CMilitants attack a Defense Ministry compound in Sanaa, Yemen, killing at least 5

DFirst commercial flight

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2007

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember December 5 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DWestroads Mall shooting: Nineteen-year-old Robert A. Hawkins kills nine people,

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2006

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on December 5?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BCommodore Frank Bainimarama overthrows the government in Fiji

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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