May 21 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2024

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on May 21?

AThe Greenfield tornado kills 5 and injures 35 across rural Iowa, United States.

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2024

Question 2 of 5

On May 21, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BA stabbing spree on the Green line of the Taichung MRT injures four people, incl

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2017

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on May 21 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CRingling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed their final show at Nassau V

DFirst commercial flight

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2014

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember May 21 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DRandom killings occurred on the Bannan Line of the Taipei MRT, killing four and

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2012

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on May 21?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BA bus accident near Himara, Albania kills 13 people and injures 21 others

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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