Trivia For February 21, 2026

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Question 1:

In U.S. history, how many women have been both the wife of a president and the mother of a president?

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  • Abigail Adams (wife of John Adams, mother of John Quincy Adams) and Barbara Bush (wife of George H.W. Bush, mother of George W. Bush) both have that distinction. However Anna Harrison was the wife of William Henry Harrison and the grandmother of Benjamin Harrison.

Question 2:

Fill in the blank: In finance, IPO stands for Initial Public ___.

Offering

  • An IPO is an event where a privately held company goes public through the sale of company shares to outside investors.

Question 3:

Fill in the blank: Fettuccine tossed with butter and Parmesan cheese is commonly known as Fettuccine __ in the United States and many other countries.

Alfredo

  • Named after Alfredo Di Lelio, a Roman restaurateur, the dish is more popular abroad than in Italy where it is seldom called 'Alfredo'. Although not traditional, cream is sometimes used to thicken the sauce.

Question 4:

The UK agency responsible for foreign intelligence is officially known as the Secret Intelligence Service (SIS). However, it is colloquially referred to by this name.

MI6

  • The name MI6 stands for "Military Intelligence, Section 6" and originated during the Second World War. The existence of SIS was not officially acknowledged until 1994.

Question 5:

The Curse of Capistrano is a 1919 novel by Johnston McCulley which introduced this masked figure.

Zorro

  • Zorro is the secret identity of Don Diego de la Vega, the son of the wealthiest landowner in California. In the story he is a vigilante who defends the commoners and Indigenous peoples of California against corrupt, tyrannical officials and other villains.

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