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Which company owns Google and became the first company to exceed a $2 trillion market value after Apple and Microsoft?

Answer

Alphabet

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Which company became the first Asian semiconductor firm to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization in 2024?

Answer

TSMC

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Which company became the first American non-technology business to reach a $1 trillion market value in 2024?

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Berkshire Hathaway

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Which company reached a $3 trillion market capitalization before Microsoft, Nvidia, or any other public company?

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Apple

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Which company’s market capitalization first exceeded $2 trillion in December 2019?

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Saudi Aramco

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Which company became the first publicly traded company to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization in 2018, after reporting strong quarterly results?

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Apple

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Which company was the first to reach a $3 trillion valuation during intraday trading?

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Apple

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In Tolkien’s legendarium, what is the name of the great eagle who rescues Gandalf from Orthanc?

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Gwaihir

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Which Tolkien work was adapted into Ralph Bakshi’s 1978 animated film?

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The Lord of the Rings

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In what year did J.R.R. Tolkien publish The Adventures of Tom Bombadil?

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1962

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Which character did J.R.R. Tolkien create after inventing the word “hobbit”?

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Bilbo Baggins

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Which real-world war influenced J.R.R. Tolkien’s depiction of the Dead Marshes?

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World War I

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