US Daily Quiz — 21 July 2026

In the news recently...

Christopher Nolan's latest film, which debuted with $264.1 million globally and outperformed 'Oppenheimer,' is an adaptation of what ancient epic?
💡 The Odyssey
Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar, passed away at 81. She won her Academy Award for her role in which 1989 film?
💡 My Left Foot
After Lindsey Graham's death, South Carolina's governor named his sister as his temporary replacement in the Senate. What is her name?
💡 Darline Graham Nordone

On this date (21 July)

On July 21, 1969, astronaut Buzz Aldrin became the second human to walk on the Moon during which NASA mission?
💡 Apollo 11
On July 21, 1983, the lowest naturally occurring air temperature ever recorded on Earth was measured at a Soviet research station in Antarctica. What was that station called?
💡 Vostok
On July 21, 1798, Napoleon Bonaparte defeated the Mamluk forces near Cairo in a battle named after which ancient Egyptian structures visible on the horizon during the fight?
💡 The Pyramids