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• World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company’s 2014 stock-market debut was the largest IPO ever at that time?

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Alibaba

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Which company became the first publicly traded company in the United States to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization without being a technology firm?

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Berkshire Hathaway

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Which company operates the AWS cloud platform and became the first to reach a $1 trillion market cap in 2018 after Apple?

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Amazon

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Which company owns the Android operating system and trades under the ticker symbol GOOGL?

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Alphabet

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• Pandora's Box

In Hesiod’s Theogony, what two-word epithet describes Pandora as a punishment for humanity?

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Beautiful evil

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In Greek mythology, which god gives Pandora clothing and adorns her with a golden headband?

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Athena

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In Hesiod’s creation story, which goddess teaches Pandora women’s crafts?

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Athena

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Who coined the misleading “Pandora’s box” wording by translating Hesiod’s jar as a box?

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Erasmus

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• Pandora's Box

Which ancient Greek poet first records Pandora’s creation in the poem Theogony?

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Hesiod

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In Hesiod’s Works and Days, which Greek god gives Pandora her name?

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Hermes

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In the 1929 film Pandora’s Box, which actor plays the central character Lulu?

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Louise Brooks

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In the Greek myth of Pandora’s box, which age of humanity follows the golden age in Hesiod’s sequence?

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The Silver Age

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