May 17 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2014

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on May 17?

AA military plane crash in northern Laos kills 17 people

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2010

Question 2 of 5

On May 17, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BPamir Airways Flight 112 crashes in Afghanistan's Shakardara District, killing 4

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2007

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on May 17 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CTrains from North and South Korea cross the 38th Parallel in a test-run agreed b

DFirst commercial flight

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2006

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember May 17 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DThe aircraft carrier USS Oriskany is sunk in the Gulf of Mexico as an artificial

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2004

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on May 17?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BThe first legal same-sex marriages in the U.S. are performed in the state of Mas

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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