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2026

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on January 17?

AIndonesia Air Transport ATR 42 crashed near Mount Bulusaraung in South Sulawesi,

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2017

Question 2 of 5

On January 17, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 is announced to be suspended

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2016

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on January 17 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CPresident Barack Obama announces the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, an agre

DFirst commercial flight

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2013

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember January 17 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DFormer cyclist Lance Armstrong confesses to his doping in an airing of Oprah's N

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2010

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on January 17?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BRioting begins between Muslim and Christian groups in Jos, Nigeria, results in a

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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