Cuban Missile Crisis

The confrontation lasted 13 tense days in October. This topic is part of Cold War within History. This page currently draws on 5 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.

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Cuban Missile Crisis trivia questions

The Cuban Missile Crisis occurred in what year?

Answer: 1962

Bonus fact: The confrontation lasted 13 tense days in October.

The crisis involved Soviet nuclear missiles placed in which country?

Answer: Cuba

Bonus fact: U.S. reconnaissance discovered missile sites in Cuba.

Who was U.S. president during the Cuban Missile Crisis?

Answer: John F. Kennedy

Bonus fact: Kennedy ordered a naval quarantine around Cuba.

Which 1962 confrontation centered on Soviet missiles in Cuba?

Answer: Cuban Missile Crisis

Bonus fact: The crisis brought the United States and Soviet Union close to nuclear war.

Kennedy was president during which 1962 nuclear confrontation?

Answer: Cuban Missile Crisis

Bonus fact: The U.S. and Soviet Union confronted each other over missiles in Cuba.

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