Trivia For July 22, 2026

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Question 1:

According to Greek myth, Arachne was turned into this animal after enraging the goddess Athena.

Spider

  • Arachne beat Athena in a weaving contest. Athena later transforms her into a spider, so that she would go on to create webs for all time, as would her descendants.

Question 2:

Climbing 1,917 meters (6,288 feet), the Mount Washington Cog Railway ascends to the peak of the highest mountain in the Northeast U.S. In what state is it?

New Hampshire

  • Mount Washington is notorious for its erratic weather. In April 1934, the observatory at the summit recorded a windspeed of 372 km/h (231 mph), the highest ever recorded anywhere on Earth until 1996.

Question 3:

What is the name of the first book in the series by Diana Gabaldon about a nurse who travels back in time to 18th-century Scotland?

Outlander

  • The Outlander series focuses on as Claire Randall, an English military nurse in Scotland who, in 1945, finds herself transported back in time to 1743 where she falls in love with the dashing Jamie Fraser. The book series was made into a popular tv show for the Starz channel.

Question 4:

The United States, China and Russia have the highest military expenditures among all nations. What country is fourth?

Germany

  • According to the International Institute for Strategic Studies, the U.S. spends $921 billion on its military. China spends $251 billion, Russia $186 billion, and Germany $107 billion.

Question 5:

What classic movie comedy was originally supposed to end in a massive, chaotic pie fight, but the sequence was scrapped as it didn't match the tone of the rest of the movie.

Dr. Strangelove

  • Director Stanley Kubrick took five days to film the scene, which used over 3,000 pies. There are a few stills from the scene available online, but the actual footage has never been publicly released.

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