December 8 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2024

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on December 8?

ADamascus falls to rebels after Syrian troops withdraw and president Bashar al-As

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2019

Question 2 of 5

On December 8, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BFirst confirmed case of COVID-19 in China

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 8 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CRiots break out in Singapore, after a fatal accident in Little India

DFirst commercial flight

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2013

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember December 8 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DMetallica performs a show in Antarctica, making them the first musical act to pe

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2010

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on December 8?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BWith the second launch of the Falcon 9, and the first launch of the Dragon, Spac

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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