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Trivia For July 17, 2026
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Question 1:
In 1962, a crisis ensued when the Soviet Union attempted to deploy nuclear missiles to what country in the Western Hemisphere?
In response to the attempted deployment, President Kennedy ordered a naval blockade to prevent further missiles from reaching Cuba. Eventually, the U.S.S.R. withdrew the missiles in exchange for the U.S. removing some missiles from Europe.
Question 2:
In the Bible, what miraculous "bread from heaven" was provided to the Israelites by God?
In Exodus 16, manna appeared daily on the ground for the Israelites as they wandered the Sinai wilderness for 40 years.
Question 3:
How many lobes are found in the lungs of a human?
Human lungs are asymmetrical. Because the heart sits on the left side of the body, the left lung is smaller and has two lobes, while the right has three.
Question 4:
Name the historical novelist who wrote The Pillars of the Earth (1989), about the building of a cathedral in 12th-century England.
The Pillars of the Earth became Follett's best-selling work. It was made into an 8-part miniseries in 2010, and a video game in 2017. It is the first book in Follett's five-novel Kingsbridge series.
Question 5:
What Caribbean island is split between France and the Netherlands?
The French part is the called Saint Martin while the Dutch part is Sint Maarten. Even though the island is an overseas possession of two European Union member states, only the French part of the island is considered to be part of the EU.
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