US Daily Quiz — 17 May 2026

In the news recently...

The Supreme Court recently preserved broad access to what abortion drug, ruling it can be obtained without an in-person doctor visit?
💡 Mifepristone
Which country music icon is hosting the 2026 ACM Awards for the first time?
💡 Shania Twain
Instructure reached a deal with hackers to delete data stolen from what widely used educational platform?
💡 Canvas

Mixed bag

Adopted on July 4, 1776, what is the name of the historic document in which the thirteen American colonies formally declared their independence from British rule?
💡 Declaration of Independence
Ushering in an era of speakeasies, bootleggers, and organized crime, which amendment to the U.S. Constitution banned the manufacture, sale, and transportation of intoxicating liquors across the country?
💡 18th Amendment
In microeconomics, what is the name of the graphical tool that plots all combinations of two goods yielding exactly the same level of satisfaction to a consumer — allowing economists to map preferences without needing to assign absolute numerical values to utility?
💡 Indifference curve

On this date (17 May)

On May 17, 1954, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that racial segregation in public schools was unconstitutional. What was the name of this landmark case?
💡 Brown v. Board of Education
On May 17, 1973, televised Senate hearings began investigating a political scandal that would eventually bring down a U.S. presidency. What is the common name for that scandal?
💡 Watergate
On May 17, 1902, Greek archaeologist Valerios Stais identified a corroded bronze artifact recovered from an ancient shipwreck as an astronomical calculating device. What is this device commonly called?
💡 Antikythera mechanism