Trivia For August 21, 2026

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Question 1:

Fill in the blank to complete this American colonial-era political slogan: "No __ without representation".

Taxation

  • Today, the phrase is used in the District of Columbia as part of the campaign for a vote in Congress. The phrase "End Taxation Without Representation" appears on license plates issued by the city government.

Question 2:

Michael Jordan took a two-year break from his NBA career to play this other sport.

Baseball

  • Jordan played for the Birmingham Barons and the Scottsdale Scorpions in 1994. He would quit the game in March 1995, partly out of fears that he might become a replacement player during the Major League Baseball players' strike.

Question 3:

Although it was a British Crown colony, New Zealand is not named for any place in the United Kingdom. Instead, the "Zealand" references a location in this present-day nation.

The Netherlands

  • Zeeland is the westernmost and least populous province of the Netherlands. Abel Tasman was the first European to visit New Zealand, and although he named the lands Staten Island, Dutch cartographers subsequently renamed it Nova Zeelandia.

Question 4:

Who wrote the Gothic horror Flowers in the Attic (1979)?

V.C. Andrews

  • The novel follows four siblings—Chris, Cathy, Carrie, and Cory—who are hidden in an attic by their mother and religious fanatic grandmother to claim a family fortune.

Question 5:

Created in 1934 as a part of Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal, the primary purpose of the agency is to enforce the laws against market manipulation.

Securities and Exchange Commission

  • The SEC's authority was established by the Securities Act of 1933 and Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The agency was tasked with restoring investor confidence after the 1929 stock market crash by enforcing laws that protect fairness, efficiency and safety in the securities markets.

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