Historical Events of April 5 Quiz

Question 1

Which country launched its first artificial satellite on 5 April 1958?

Accepted Answer

United States

Answer

Britain

Answer

France

Answer

Soviet Union

Question 2

Who was guillotined in France on 5 April 1794?

Accepted Answer

Georges Danton

Answer

Maximilien Robespierre

Answer

Jean-Paul Marat

Answer

Camille Desmoulins

Question 3

What tragic event began in Rwanda on 5 April 1994?

Accepted Answer

Genocide

Answer

Earthquake

Answer

Civil War

Answer

Flood

Question 4

Who was born on 5 April 1621 who became a famous philosopher?

Accepted Answer

Baruch Spinoza

Answer

John Locke

Answer

Descartes

Answer

Thomas Hobbes

Question 5

What incident triggered riots in Los Angeles on 5 April 1992?

Accepted Answer

Rodney King Case

Answer

Martin Luther King Assassination

Answer

OJ Simpson Case

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David Duke Incident

Question 6

Which important movement began in India on 5 April 1942?

Accepted Answer

Quit India Movement

Answer

Swadeshi Movement

Answer

Champaran Movement

Answer

Salt Satyagraha

Question 7

Where did a major volcanic eruption occur on 5 April 1815?

Accepted Answer

Mount Tambora

Answer

Mount Etna

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Mount Vesuvius

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Mount St. Helens

Question 8

What was the name of the satellite launched by the United States on 5 April 1958?

Accepted Answer

Explorer 1

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Explorer 2

Answer

Sputnik 1

Answer

Vanguard 1

Question 9

Which African country declared independence on 5 April 1980?

Accepted Answer

Zimbabwe

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Zambia

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Namibia

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Mozambique

Question 10

Who successfully skied down Mount Everest for the first time on 5 April 1998?

Accepted Answer

Dominique Jolie

Answer

Stenness

Answer

Didier Cuant

Answer

Edmund Hillary

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