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2026

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on January 1?

ABulgaria officially adopts the Euro, becoming the 21st Eurozone country

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2026

Question 2 of 5

On January 1, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BA fire at a bar during New Year's Eve celebrations in Crans-Montana, Switzerland

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2025

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on January 1 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CFourteen people are killed and 57 others injured during a vehicle-ramming and sh

DFirst commercial flight

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2024

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember January 1 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DA 7.5 Mww earthquake strikes the western coast of Japan, killing more than 500 p

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2024

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on January 1?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BDisney's copyright protection on Steamboat Willie and the original Mickey Mouse

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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