Business IQ - Test Your Finance, Vocabulary, Investing Knoweldge

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Business IQ - Test Your Finance, Vocabulary, Investing Knoweldge - Quiz

This will test your knowledge of finance, investing, financial vocabulary, business, companies and economics. It will then rank you into 1 of 5 tiers of business knowledge.

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1.

Junk bond king.
- A.
  
  John Gutfreund
- B.
  
  Michael Milken
- C.
  
  John Meriweather
- D.
  
  Ivan Boesky
2.

Dallas billionaire who sold his company to Yahoo for $6 billion at height of dot com bubble.
- A.
  
  T Boone Pickens
- B.
  
  Mark Cuban
- C.
  
  Jerry Jones
- D.
  
  Jerry Yang
3.

Warren Buffett owns:
- A.
  
  AIG
- B.
  
  Geico
- C.
  
  AllState
- D.
  
  Progressive
4.

Warren Buffets mentor
- A.
  
  Bill Gates
- B.
  
  Charlie Munger
- C.
  
  Benjamin Graham
5.

Andrew Carnegie made his fortune in:
- A.
  
  Manufacturing
- B.
  
  Finance
- C.
  
  Steel
- D.
  
  Railroads
6.

H.L. Hunt made his fortune in:
- A.
  
  Finance
- B.
  
  Steel
- C.
  
  Oil
- D.
  
  Railroads
- E.
  
  Cotton
7.

Jim Rogers and George Soros founded:
- A.
  
  ESL Investments
- B.
  
  Quantum Fund
- C.
  
  Texas Pacific Group
- D.
  
  Carlyle Group
8.

Many offshore companies and hedge funds are incorporated here.
- A.
  
  Puerto Rico
- B.
  
  Cuba
- C.
  
  Cayman Islands
- D.
  
  Hawaii
9.

Which country experienced a massive economic bubble in the 1980s followed by the "lost decade" in the 1990s?
- A.
  
  USA
- B.
  
  Japan
- C.
  
  South Korea
- D.
  
  Russia
10.

Which of the following isn't a major port?
- A.
  
  Rotterdam
- B.
  
  Singapore
- C.
  
  Hong Kong
- D.
  
  San Francisco
11.

City with the most energy companies
- A.
  
  Chicago
- B.
  
  New York
- C.
  
  Houston
- D.
  
  Los Angeles
12.

The long-term capital gains tax rate in the USA.
- A.
  
  35%
- B.
  
  10%
- C.
  
  25%
- D.
  
  15%
13.

These terminals frequent the desks of Wall Street
- A.
  
  Linux
- B.
  
  IBM
- C.
  
  Bloomberg
- D.
  
  Dell
14.

Highly leveraged hedge fund employing many Nobel laureates that collapsed and lost billions in the 1998 Asian Financial crisis.
- A.
  
  Amarath Advisors
- B.
  
  Long Term Capital Management
- C.
  
  ESL Investments
- D.
  
  Clarium Capital Management
15.

World leader in database software
- A.
  
  Oracle
- B.
  
  Microsoft
- C.
  
  SAP
- D.
  
  BMC Software
16.

What economic system would best be described as laissez-faire?
- A.
  
  Socialism
- B.
  
  Capitalism
- C.
  
  Communism
17.

Does leveraged buyouts of companies.
- A.
  
  Hedge funds
- B.
  
  Venture capital funds
- C.
  
  Private equity funds
- D.
  
  Mutual funds
18.

Example of a monopoly:
- A.
  
  General Electric
- B.
  
  Standard Oil
- C.
  
  General Motors
- D.
  
  Wal-Mart
19.

This is an example of a conglomerate:
- A.
  
  Microsoft
- B.
  
  Berkshire Hathaway
- C.
  
  Southwest Airlines
- D.
  
  Chevron
20.

A company that is owned by another:
- A.
  
  Start up
- B.
  
  Subsidiary
- C.
  
  Corporation
- D.
  
  LLC
21.

Black Scholes is a way to value:
- A.
  
  Private placements
- B.
  
  Options
- C.
  
  Bonds
- D.
  
  Derivatives
22.

An investor owns 1/3,000th of a company that has 15 million shares outstanding, how many shares does he own?
- A.
  
  15000
- B.
  
  5000
- C.
  
  500
- D.
  
  50000
23.

If a company has a $2 billion dollar market cap, and its got 1 million shares what is its share price?
- A.
  
  $100
- B.
  
  $200
- C.
  
  $1000
- D.
  
  $2000
24.

If a company has $1 million in annual earnings and 10 million shares, what is its quarterly earnings per share?
- A.
  
  1 cent
- B.
  
  1.5 cents
- C.
  
  2 cents
- D.
  
  2.5 cents
25.

A company pays out $100 million in dividends and has 500 million shares at $20/share. What is its annual yield?
- A.
  
  1%
- B.
  
  10%
- C.
  
  11%
- D.
  
  100%