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Trivia For May 27, 2026
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Question 1:
Fill in the blank: A dispute with Thomas Becket, the Archbishop of ____, caused Henry II of England to exclaim, "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest?"
While the quote was not expressed as an order, it prompted four knights to travel to Canterbury and murder Becket. In modern-day contexts the phrase is used as a rhetorical device allowing leaders to exhort violence while still being able to assert plausible deniability.
Question 2:
Charles Darwin's observations of the finches and tortoises native to this island chain would later provide evidence for his theory of evolution by natural selection.
Darwin published a book based on his travels called The Voyage of the Beagle (1839) detailing his 5-year journey as a naturalist on the HMS Beagle. Twenty years later, he would publish On the Origin of Species (1859), with his findings from the Galapagos providing crucial evidence for his theories.
Question 3:
Founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger in 2001, today this website ranks among the top ten most visited.
Initially available only in English, Wikipedia exists in over 340 languages. It is the largest and most-read reference work in history.
Question 4:
What is the only U.S. state flag that features the flag of a foreign nation on it?
The Hawaiian flag has the flag of the UK in the canton, despite Hawaii never being a UK possession. The presence of the UK flag commemorates the Royal Navy's historical relations with the Kingdom of Hawaii, and in particular the pro-British sentiment of its founder and first ruler, King Kamehameha I.
Question 5:
Fill in the blank: In finance, CMO stands for Collateralized ___ Obligation.
A CMO is a type of mortgage-backed security (MBS) that pools mortgages and separates them into different maturity and risk classes, known as "tranches," which are sold to investors. These tranches are paid principal and interest based on a set of rules, creating varying levels of risk and return.
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