Test Your Knowledge On Global Financial
This is a quiz on the issues affecting the global community
- 1.
How many recessions had hit Japan in the decade leading up to September 2002?
- A.
8
- B.
3
- C.
2
- D.
10
Correct Answer
B. 3 -
- 2.
In what state can you find the Wal-Mart headquarters?
- A.
New York
- B.
Washington
- C.
Oklahoma
- D.
Arkansas
Correct Answer
D. Arkansas -
- 3.
In what state can you find the headquarters for Hobby Lobby?
- A.
Florida
- B.
Kansas
- C.
Oklahoma
- D.
California
Correct Answer
C. Oklahoma -
- 4.
What was the annual salary for the Chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board, Alan Greenspan?
- A.
1200000
- B.
0
- C.
166000
- D.
250000
Correct Answer
C. 166000 -
- 5.
Sony had worldwide sales of $56.9 billion fiscal Year ended 3/02, but how much was in the USA?
- A.
$18.5 Billion
- B.
$1.5 Billion
- C.
$48.5 Billion
- D.
$0.5 Billion
Correct Answer
A. $18.5 Billion -
- 6.
Which major U.S. television network does Disney own?
- A.
ABC
- B.
NBC
- C.
Fox
- D.
CBS
Correct Answer
A. ABC -
- 7.
What do the initials in the "S&P 500 Index" stand for?
- A.
Standard & Poor's
- B.
Safe And Predictable
- C.
Savings And Profits
- D.
Stocks And Prices
Correct Answer
A. Standard & Poor's -
- 8.
To visit the financial center on Wall Street, what city would you have to travel to?
- A.
New York
- B.
Baltimore
- C.
Chicago
- D.
San Francisco
Correct Answer
A. New York -
- 9.
Sony is headquartered in what country?
- A.
United States
- B.
Denmark
- C.
Japan
- D.
Mexico
Correct Answer
C. Japan -
- 10.
Which magazine coined the terms "guesstimate "and "televangelist"?
- A.
Life
- B.
People
- C.
Newsweek
- D.
Time
Correct Answer
D. Time -
- 11.
What is the proper term for the profession of Muhammad Ali and Mike Tyson?
- A.
Pugilist
- B.
Boxer
- C.
Rough-Houser
- D.
Fighter
Correct Answer
A. Pugilist -
- 12.
Which inventor is credited with starting the custom of saying "hello" when answering a phone call?
- A.
Thomas Edison
- B.
Henry Ford
- C.
Guglielmo Marconi
- D.
Alexander Graham Bell
Correct Answer
A. Thomas Edison -
- 13.
Who was the first U.S. President to visit the NYSE?
- A.
Theodore Roosevelt
- B.
Ronald Reagan
- C.
Bill Clinton
- D.
Franklin Roosevelt
Correct Answer
B. Ronald Reagan -
- 14.
In what city was America's first stock exchange founded in 1790?
- A.
Chicago
- B.
Philadelphia
- C.
New York
- D.
Boston
Correct Answer
B. Philadelphia -
- 15.
The World Trade Center was located in what part of New York City?
- A.
Queens
- B.
Bronx
- C.
Spanish Harlem
- D.
Financial Center
Correct Answer
D. Financial Center -
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