Which 18th-century London stock bubble burst in 1720 after investors rushed to sell?
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South Sea Bubble
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Which 18th-century London stock bubble burst in 1720 after investors rushed to sell?
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South Sea Bubble
Which stock exchange was at the center of the 1989 Japanese asset-price crash?
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Tokyo Stock Exchange
What 2008 crisis followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers and severe problems in mortgage finance?
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Global financial crisis
What name is given to the 1873 financial crisis that began with a Vienna stock-market panic?
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Panic of 1873
Which former racing champion is revealed to be Doc Hudson in Pixar’s Cars?
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Fabulous Hudson Hornet
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Which stock exchange was at the center of the 1989 Japanese asset-price crash?
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Tokyo Stock Exchange
What 2008 crisis followed the collapse of Lehman Brothers and severe problems in mortgage finance?
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Global financial crisis
Which former racing champion is revealed to be Doc Hudson in Pixar’s Cars?
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Fabulous Hudson Hornet
Which fictional racing competition is contested in Pixar’s Cars?
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The Piston Cup
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1951 International Harvester boom truck
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Mere Christianity
Which ancient wonder was built in Alexandria as a landmark for sailors?
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Lighthouse of Alexandria
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Anglo-Zanzibar War