The Ultimate Wall Street Trivia
This is a quiz about Wall Street knowledge. Will you be able to handle it?
- 1.Richard Whitney is famous for being the only NYSE President to have what happen?
- A.
Having The Stock Market Close For Nearly A Week
- B.
He Went To Jail
- C.
Breaking The 10000 Barrier
- D.
Having The Stock Market Crash
- 2.What does a "circuit breaker" do on Wall Street?
- A.
Passes Stock Tips From One Bidder To Another
- B.
Halts Trading For At Least One Half Hour
- C.
Buys And Sells Electronics Stocks
- D.
Closes The Market For The Day
- 3.Jack Welch is the ex-chairman of which company?
- A.
Universal
- B.
Chrysler
- C.
GE
- D.
General Motors
- 4.In September 2002, the Nikkei declined for the 7th straight session, it was the lowest close since what year?
- A.
1990
- B.
1983
- C.
1980
- D.
1975
- 5.Which calendar month is said to have a "reputation for being cruel" to the stock market?
- A.
March
- B.
September
- C.
January
- D.
October
- 6.What percent of Nestle's sales are for chocolate?
- A.
About 10%
- B.
About 70%
- C.
About 25%
- D.
About 3%
- 7.In what year did "The Wall Street Journal" begin publication?
- A.
1925
- B.
1945
- C.
1983
- D.
1889
- 8.When Microsoft went public in 1986, what was its initial price per share?
- A.
21
- B.
112
- C.
8
- D.
32
- 9.How many stocks were on the original Dow Jones Industrial Average in 1896?
- A.
Ten
- B.
One Hundred
- C.
Twelve
- D.
Thirty
- 10.How did Dow and Jones meet?
- A.
They Worked Together At A Newspaper
- B.
They Were Married To Sisters
- C.
They Attended College Together
- D.
They Started An Insurance Business Together
- 11.Who was fined $100 million in 1986 after being convicted of insider trading?
- A.
Merrill
- B.
Khashoggi
- C.
Milken
- D.
Boesky
- 12.In 1928, the number of stocks in the Dow Jones Industrial Average was increased to what number?
- A.
Twenty
- B.
Thirty
- C.
Twenty-Four
- D.
Thirty-Two
- 13.When were Microsoft and Intel added to the Dow Jones Industrial Average?
- A.
1994
- B.
1998
- C.
1990
- D.
1999
- 14.What event did the first "ticker tape parade" on Wall Street celebrate in 1886?
- A.
Dedication Of The Statue Of Liberty
- B.
World's Fair Of 1898
- C.
End Of The Civil War In 1965
- D.
Lindbergh's Transatlantic Flight Of 1927
- 15.In 1967, who became the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange?
- A.
Laura D'andrea Tyson
- B.
Alice Rivlin
- C.
Linda Sanford
- D.
Muriel Siebert
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