June 26 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2024

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on June 26?

AJulian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks, returns to Australia after pleading guilty

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2015

Question 2 of 5

On June 26, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BThe U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that same-sex couples have a constitutional r

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2013

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on June 26 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CThe U.S. Supreme Court rules, 5–4, that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act

DFirst commercial flight

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2012

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember June 26 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DThe Waldo Canyon fire descends into the Mountain Shadows neighborhood in Colorad

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2007

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on June 26?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BPope Benedict XVI reinstates the traditional laws of papal election in which a s

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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