October 5 History Quiz — 5 Questions

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2021

Question 1 of 5

Which of the following best describes what happened on October 5?

AWindows 11 is released to the general public

BA royal coronation ceremony

CA scientific moon landing

DA major peace treaty signing

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2011

Question 2 of 5

On October 5, a notable event occurred. Which description matches it?

AA volcanic eruption in Iceland

BIn the Mekong River massacre, two Chinese cargo boats are hijacked and 13 crew m

CThe founding of the United Nations

DA major earthquake in Japan

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2000

Question 3 of 5

Which event took place on October 5 in history?

ADiscovery of penicillin

BFall of the Berlin Wall

CMass demonstrations in Serbia force the resignation of Slobodan Milošević

DFirst commercial flight

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1999

Question 4 of 5

Historians remember October 5 for which of the following?

AFirst Moon walk by astronauts

BSigning of the Magna Carta

CLaunch of the first satellite

DThe Ladbroke Grove rail crash in West London kills 31 people

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1994

Question 5 of 5

What significant event is recorded on October 5?

AOpening of the Suez Canal

BSwiss police find the bodies of 48 members of the Order of the Solar Temple, who

CEnd of World War I

DFirst transatlantic telegraph cable

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