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2021

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on February 16?

AFive thousand people gathered in the town of Kherrata, Bejaia Province to mark t

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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Mobile_Army_Surgical_Hospital

2006

Question 2 of 5

On February 16, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe last Mobile army surgical hospital (MASH) is decommissioned by the United St

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2005

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on February 16 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CThe Kyoto Protocol comes into force, following its ratification by Russia

DFirst commercial flight

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National_Hockey_League

2005

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember February 16 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DThe National Hockey League cancels the entire 2004–05 regular season and playoff

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2000

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on February 16?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BEmery Worldwide Airlines Flight 17 crashes near Sacramento Mather Airport in Ran

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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