October 26 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2015

Question 1 of 5

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

AA 7.5 magnitude earthquake strikes in the Hindu Kush mountain range in South Asi

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2012

Question 2 of 5

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

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BMicrosoft made a public release of Windows 8 and made it available on new PCs

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2004

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on October 26 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CRockstar Games releases Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas for the PlayStation 2 in N

DFirst commercial flight

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2003

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember October 26 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DThe Cedar Fire, the third-largest wildfire in California history, kills 15 peopl

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2002

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on October 26?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BApproximately 50 Chechen terrorists and 150 hostages die when Russian special fo

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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