May 26 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2025

Question 1 of 5

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

A65 people are injured when a car rams into a crowd on Water Street, near Liverpo

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2021

Question 2 of 5

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

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BTen people are killed in a shooting at a VTA rail yard in San Jose, California,

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2020

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on May 26 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CProtests triggered by the murder of George Floyd erupt in Minneapolis–Saint Paul

DFirst commercial flight

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2014

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember May 26 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DNarendra Modi takes oath as the 15th Prime Minister of India

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2008

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on May 26?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BSevere flooding begins in eastern and southern China that will ultimately cause

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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