January 12 History Quiz — 5 Questions | thisDay.info

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2020

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on January 12?

ATaal Volcano in the Philippines erupts and kills 39 people

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2016

Question 2 of 5

On January 12, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BTen people are killed and 15 wounded in a bombing near the Blue Mosque in Istanb

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2012

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on January 12 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CViolent protests occur in Bucharest, Romania, as two-day-old demonstrations cont

DFirst commercial flight

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2010

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember January 12 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DAn earthquake in Haiti occurs, killing between 220,000 and 300,000 people and de

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2007

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on January 12?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BComet C/2006 P1 (McNaught), one of the brightest comets ever observed is at its

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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