July 8 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2022

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on July 8?

AFormer Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is shot and killed with an improvised

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2014

Question 2 of 5

On July 8, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BIsrael launches an offensive on Gaza amid rising tensions following the kidnappi

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2014

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on July 8 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CThe Brazil national football team suffers its joint-worst defeat, losing 7–1 to

DFirst commercial flight

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2011

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember July 8 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DSpace Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttl

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2003

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on July 8?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BSudan Airways Flight 139 crashes near Port Sudan Airport during an emergency lan

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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