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Hennenman–Kroonstad_train_crash

2018

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on January 4?

AHennenman–Kroonstad train crash: A passenger train operated by Shosholoza Meyl c

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2010

Question 2 of 5

On January 4, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe Burj Khalifa, the current tallest building in the world, officially opens in

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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Let_L-410_Turbolet

2008

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on January 4 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CA Let L-410 Turbolet crashes in the Los Roques Archipelago in Venezuela, killing

DFirst commercial flight

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110th_United_States_Congress

2007

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember January 4 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DThe 110th United States Congress convenes, electing Nancy Pelosi as the first fe

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2006

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on January 4?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BEhud Olmert becomes acting Prime Minister of Israel after the incumbent, Ariel S

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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