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2025_Kartalkaya_hotel_fire

2025

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on January 21?

AA fire at the Grand Kartal Hotel in the Kartalkaya ski resort in Bolu Province,

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2017_Women's_March

2017

Question 2 of 5

On January 21, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BHuu Can Tran, 72, opens fire in a dance studio in Monterey Park, California, kil

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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Rojava_Revolution

2014

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on January 21 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

COver 400 cities across America and 160+ countries worldwide participate in a lar

DFirst commercial flight

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2011_Albanian_opposition_demonstrations

2011

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember January 21 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DRojava conflict: The Jazira Canton declares its autonomy from the Syrian Arab Re

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2009

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on January 21?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BAnti-government demonstrations take place in Tirana, Albania. Four people die fr

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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