June 15 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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1996

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on June 15?

AThe Troubles: The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonates a powerful t

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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1992

Question 2 of 5

On June 15, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe United States Supreme Court rules in United States v. Álvarez-Machaín that i

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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1991

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on June 15 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CIn the Philippines, Mount Pinatubo erupts in the second largest volcanic eruptio

DFirst commercial flight

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1977

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember June 15 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DAfter the death of dictator Francisco Franco in 1975, the first democratic elect

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1972

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on June 15?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BCathay Pacific Flight 700Z is destroyed by a bomb over Pleiku, Vietnam (then Sou

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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