October 16 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2017

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on October 16?

AStorm Ophelia strikes the U.K. and Ireland causing major damage and power loss

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2013

Question 2 of 5

On October 16, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BLao Airlines Flight 301 crashes on approach to Pakse International Airport in La

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2002

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on October 16 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CThe Bibliotheca Alexandrina opens in Egypt, commemorating the ancient library of

DFirst commercial flight

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1998

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember October 16 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DFormer Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet is arrested in London on a murder extra

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1995

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on October 16?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BThe Million Man March takes place in Washington, D.C. About 837,000 attend

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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