Trivia For July 27, 2026

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Question 1:

In December 2024, Bashar al-Assad was overthrown as president of this nation.

Syria
  • The Assad family had ruled Syria as a dictatorship since 1971. On December 8, 2024, the regime collapsed after a major offensive by the rebels groups who have been fighting the Syrian civil war since 2011.


Question 2:

In American folklore, this legendary African American "steel-driving man" beat a rock-drilling machine in a contest.

John Henry
  • Little is known about the real John Henry. However, in his 2006 book Steel Drivin' Man: John Henry, the Untold Story of an American Legend, historian Scott Reynolds Nelson detailed his research into a 19-year-old African-American who worked on the C&O railroad as a convict laborer.


Question 3:

What gangster movie features the famous line, "Leave the gun, take the cannoli"?

The Godfather
  • The script only said "Leave the gun." The line was ad-libbed by actor Richard Castellano (who played Peter Clemenza).


Question 4:

Name the country with the most volcanoes.

United States
  • There are about 170 active volcanoes in the U.S., most of which are in Alaska.


Question 5:

Author Katherine Woodward Thomas coined this two-word phrase that gained notoriety after Gwyneth Paltrow used it to describe her separation from Chris Martin.

Conscious uncoupling
  • After Paltrow made her statement to the press in 2014, Thomas would release a book entitled Conscious Uncoupling: 5 Steps to Living Happily Even After.


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