July 31 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2014

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on July 31?

AGas explosions in the southern Taiwanese city of Kaohsiung kill at least 20 peop

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2012

Question 2 of 5

On July 31, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BMichael Phelps breaks the record set in 1964 by Larisa Latynina for the most med

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2008

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on July 31 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CEast Coast Jets Flight 81 crashes near Owatonna Degner Regional Airport in Owato

DFirst commercial flight

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2007

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember July 31 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DOperation Banner, the presence of the British Army in Northern Ireland, and the

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2006

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on July 31?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BFidel Castro hands over power to his brother, Raúl

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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