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Who directed Metallica’s “Enter Sandman” video, which won a 1992 MTV award?

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Wayne Isham

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How many copies of Metallica's The Black Album did Nielsen SoundScan report in its first US week?

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598,000

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Which company was the first Indian company to reach a US$200 billion market capitalization?

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Reliance Industries

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Which company raised the largest-ever initial public offering, completed on the Saudi stock exchange in December 2019?

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Saudi Aramco

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Which company became the first to reach a US$1 trillion market capitalization in the pharmaceutical industry?

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Eli Lilly

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Which company reached a US$1 trillion market capitalization in September 2018, becoming the second U.S. company to do so?

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Amazon

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Which company first surpassed US$3 trillion in market capitalization during June 2024?

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Nvidia

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Which company first reached a US$1 trillion market capitalization among semiconductor manufacturers?

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Nvidia

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Which company replaced Apple as the world’s most valuable public company on October 29, 2021?

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Microsoft

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Which company’s 2014 stock-market value made it the world’s largest publicly traded oil company before Saudi Aramco’s IPO?

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ExxonMobil

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Which company briefly became the world’s most valuable public company in 2019 after its stock surged following a major IPO?

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Saudi Aramco

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Which company’s market capitalization first exceeded $1 trillion in 2018, setting a record for a technology company?

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Apple

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