Cold War Again?
(Russian invasion of Ukraine)
(Russian invasion of Ukraine)
When did Putin become leader of Russia?
1991
1999
2005
2014
1999 (After President Yultsin resigned)
What year was the Cuban Missile Crisis?
1956
1962
1971
1984
1962
What year did Fidel Castro take power in Cuba?
1946
1952
1959
1961
1959
Why was it called the Bay of Pigs?
It was a disaster and American soldiers were slaughtered like pigs when they were caught off guard
American soldiers invaded on the Cuban coast known as Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs)
Cuban pig farmers were used as spies and gave information to American soldiers
American soldiers invaded on the Cuban coast known as Bahía de Cochinos (Bay of Pigs)
What was first animal in space?
Squirrel
Dog
Human
Fruit Flies
Dog (Soviet dog named Laika aboard Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2 on November 1957)
Why can't people see stars in any of the moon landing photos?
Sunlight reflecting off the moon washed them out
They forgot to put the stars in the photos when they filmed the moon landing in a Hollywood basement
A quick exposure of a camera can't capture stars
They were on the dark side of the moon
A quick exposure of a camera can't capture stars
When did Russia invade Ukraine?
Oct 2019
Dec 2020
June 2021
Feb 2022
Feb 2022 (Fighting goes back to Crimean Peninsula 2014)
How long was the Cuban Missile Crisis confrontation?
4 Days
9 Days
13 Days
38 Days
13 Days
What career did Fidel Castro work in before he rose to power as dictator?
Police officer
Lawyer
Doctor
Teacher
Lawyer
Why did American attempt to invade Cuba?
Overthrow Fidel Castro
Remove Soviet nuclear weapons
Reopen mafia casinos
The CIA was bored and needed something to do
Overthrow Castro
Who was the first person in space?
Yuri Gagarin
Neil Armstrong
Alan Shepherd
Pavel Popovitch
Yuri Gagarin (Soviet Cosmonaut in 1961)
Why was the US flag flapping if there is no wind in space?
The fan in the basement of the filming location was accidentally left on
There was a rod put along the top of the flag to keep it out for pictures
The flag was made of plastic so it would not flop down
The flag was actually not flapping, but NASA later photoshopped it to be more patriotic
There was a rod put along the top of the flag to keep it out for pictures
Roughly, how many Russian soldiers have died due to invading Russia?
10,000 (up to 15,000)
20,000 (up to 22,000
50,000 (up to 85,000)
150,000 (up to 200,000)
50,000 (up to 85,000)
What action did America take when Russia put nuclear weapons in Cuba?
Naval Blockade on Cuba
Threaten nuclear strikes on Moscow
Oil embargo on Russia oil
Raised tariffs on Cuban goods
Naval Blockade on Cuba
What was one of the first actions Castro took when he took power as a communist leader?
Killed city mayors who were not loyal
Nationalized private companies/factories (esp. oil companies)
Imprisoned rich Cuban families
Attempted to join Soviet Union
Nationalize private companies
Brigade 2506 was a group of fighters of Cuban exiles living mostly in Miami recruited by the CIA to invade Cuba. How long did it take for them to surrender in failure after invading Cuba?
1-3 Days
2 Weeks
5 Weeks
2 Months
1-3 Days
How many shuttles missions into space did it take for America to put a man the moon in the Apollo missions?
Apollo 8
Apollo 11
Apollo 13
Apollo 15
Apollo 11 landed on the moon in 1969
Why have we not been back to the moon if we went there in 1969?
We did multiple trips to the moon but then switched to other missions in outer-space
We were afraid of the moon men aliens we met on the moon so did not return
Hollywood moved on to other fake movies involving outer-space like Independence Day starring Will Smith
We did multiple trips to the moon but then switched to other missions in outer-space
What was Ukrainian President Zelensky’s response when the US offered to evaluate him to safety after Russia invaded the Ukraine?
The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride
What kind of president would I be if I left my people
My heart is in Ukraine, I will die here
Putin is a dog. I will go nowhere
The fight is here; I need ammunition, not a ride
What country did America have nuclear weapons in that made Russia angry, thus they starting putting missiles in Cuba?
West Germany
Norway
Japan
Turkey
Turkey (JFK made a secret deal with Russia to remove American nuclear weapons from Russia to end the Cuban Missile Crisis)
What year did Castro die?
1976
1984
1995
2016
2016
Why was the Bay of Pigs such a failed mess when we tried to invade Cuba?
We landed in marshy bogs where our guys got pinned down
The CIA used obsolete WW2 planes that missed their bombing targets before the invasion
American forces quickly became outnumbered when Castro quickly mobilized 20,000 soldiers to meet our guys
When the president ordered additional air support, the fighter pilots showed up an hour late as they were confused by the time zone difference (and were shot down anyhow)
All of the above are true (no way?)
All of the above
How long did it take to get to the moon on the Apollo 11 mission?
1 day, 15 hours and 21 minutes
3 days, 3 hours and 49 minutes
6 days, 1 hour and 14 minutes
17 days, 8 hours and 2 minutes
3 days, 3 hours and 49 minutes
When leaving the earth, astronauts had to fly through the Van Allen Belt, a highly concentration of radiation from solar wind, as they left earth’s atmosphere. How did they get through it safely?
Rest assured that the Hollywood filming of the moon landing was safe as they never actually left earth
They were exposed to it, but went through it fast to minimize their exposure to the radiation
NASA did not take this into consideration and the astronauts did get sick and later developed cancer towards the end of their lives
The Van Allen Belt does not actually contain radiation and conspiracy theorists are incorrect
They were exposed to it, but went through it fast to minimize their exposure to the radiation
What job did Ukrainian President Zelenskyy have before becoming president of Ukraine?
Actor
Military General
Business CEO
Musician
Actor
Did anyone die in a combat death from the Cuban Missile Crisis?
Nobody actually died
1 person died when Cuba shot down an American U2 spy plane
Actually 10 people were killed in Cuba when we bombed one missile site
Millions of people died in the fires of WW3 started by this crisis
1 person died when Cuba shot down an American U2 spy plane
Roughly, how many assassination attempts did Fidel Castro survive?
20
100
300
600
600
After the Bay of Pigs invasion, what did America give to Cuba in exchange for the prisoners?
One million dollars in cash
Reassurance we would not invade Cuba
Baby Food & Medicine
15,000 New Ford/Chevy Automobiles
Baby Food & Medicine
Who was the first female in space?
Valentina Tereshkova
Sally Ride
Svetlana Savitskaya
Judith Resnik
Valentina Tereshkova (Soviet Cosmonaut 1963)
On a later Apollo moon landing mission, a moon rock has what appears to be the letter ‘C’ on a moon rock. How is that possible?
There is not and never was the letter C on a moon rock and this one is completely urban legend
The Hollywood prop department had labelled all rocks and accidently put the rock facing backwards on the set during the photo shoot.
The C doesn't appear in the original Nasa negatives or prints. Under close magnification, it looks like a hair or fiber that has contaminated a later reproduction.
Upon close inspection, the C that appears is clearly a crack in the rock so no conspiracy
The C doesn't appear in the original Nasa negatives or prints. Under close magnification, it looks like a hair or fiber that has contaminated a later reproduction.