February 28 History Quiz — 5 Questions | thisDay.info

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2026

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on February 28?

AThe United States and Israel launch attacks across Iran, assassinating Supreme L

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2024

Question 2 of 5

On February 28, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BPrime Minister Modi of India inaugurates the 2nd Space Port of India - Kulasekar

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2023

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on February 28 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CTwo trains collide south of the Vale of Tempe in Greece, leading to the deaths o

DFirst commercial flight

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Pope_Benedict_XVI

2013

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember February 28 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DPope Benedict XVI resigns as the pope of the Catholic Church, becoming the first

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2002

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on February 28?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BDuring the religious violence in Gujarat, 97 people are killed in the Naroda Pat

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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