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Thirty-four Ukrainian drones struck this city, the capital of Russia, on Sunday.
What is Russia?
This branch of the US Armed Forces is the oldest and is responsible for ground combat operations.
What is the Army?
True or false: an octopus has eight tentacles.
True
This weekly late-night comedy sketch show airs live every Saturday night on NBC and started in 1975.
What is Saturday Night Live?
This man served as the 35th president of the United States and governed the country during the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Who is John F. Kennedy?
Heavy flooding in the region of Valencia occurred over the past week in this European country that borders France, Andorra and Portugal.
What is Spain?
This branch of the US Armed Forces is the newest and is responsible for satellite management and extraterrestrial operations.
What is the Space Force?
True or false: the smallest lake in Florida is lake Okeechobee.
This sitcom TV show aired on CBS from 1971 to 1979 and is about the life of a working class man, Archie Bunker, and his family. It was later continued as "Archie Bunker's Place" until 1983.
What is "All in the Family"?
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This man, regarded as the best basketball player of all time, primarily played for the Chicago Bulls, won the NBA Finals six times and was a 14-time All-Star.
Who is Michael Jordan?
On Sunday, Joey Logano won the Cup Series Championship of this motorsports organization that is headquartered in Daytona Beach, Florida.
What is NASCAR?
This man, who later served as the 18th president of the United States, was the commanding Union general during the Civil War. He earned the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" for his insistence on obtaining an unconditional surrender from the Confederacy during the 1862 Battle of Fort Donelson.
Who is Ulysses S. Grant?
True or false: Michael Jackson's song, "Smooth Criminal" was released after his song, "Beat It."
True (Beat It: 1982; Smooth Criminal: 1988)
This sitcom aired on CBS from 1974 to 1979 and was television's first African American two-parent sitcom, featuring the Evans family. It was a spin-off of "Maude", which was also a spin-off of "All in the Family."
What is "Good Times"?
This actor starred in "The Man with No Name" and the CBS show "Rawhide". He later won four Academy Awards and served a short stint as Mayor of Carmel-by-the-Sea, California.
Who is Clint Eastwood?
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China signed economic deals worth over $10 billion with this Southeast Asian country consisting of 17,500 islands, whose capital is Jakarta. This country was formerly ruled by the Netherlands.
What is Indonesia?
The Battle of Yorktown was the final battle of this war that lasted for nearly 8.5 years and resulted in an American victory over the British.
What is the Revolutionary War?
True or False: the United Nations is headquartered in Brussels, Belgium.
False (New York City)
"The Six Million Dollar Man" was a sci-fi show that aired on ABC from 1973 to 1978 and features this fictional character, a US Air Force officer and astronaut who was played by Lee Majors.
Who is Steve Austin?
This singer from New Jersey performs with a band of the same stage name and wrote famous songs like "It's My Life" and "I'll Be There For You."
Who is Jon Bon Jovi?
On November 8, this American singer/songwriter nicknamed "Queen Bey" received 11 nominations for the Grammy Awards, making her the most nominated person in the history of these awards.
Who is Beyonce?
The Battle of Shiloh was one of the deadliest battles of the Civil War and took place in this landlocked state home to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
What is Tennessee?
True or False: General Tso's chicken, a popular sweet & spicy Chinese dish, is named after an actual person.
True (named after General Tso of the 1800s' Qing Dynasty)
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This Western historical drama TV show about the Ingalls Family aired on NBC from 1974-1983. It featured actors such as Michael Landon, Melissa Gilbert and Karen Grassle.
What is "Little House on the Prairie"?
This Portuguese explorer helped establish numerous trading posts in the 15th and 16th centuries after becoming the first European to reach India by sea.
Who is Vasco da Gama?