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2015

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on February 20?

ATwo trains collide in the Swiss town of Rafz resulting in as many as 49 people i

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2014

Question 2 of 5

On February 20, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BDozens of Euromaidan anti-government protesters die in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, m

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2010

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on February 20 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CIn Madeira Island, Portugal, heavy rain causes floods and mudslides, resulting i

DFirst commercial flight

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2009_suicide_air_raid_on_Colombo

2009

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember February 20 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DTwo Tamil Tigers aircraft packed with C4 explosives en route to the national air

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2005_Spanish_European_Constitution_referendum

2005

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on February 20?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BSpain becomes the first country to vote in a referendum on ratification of the p

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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