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On what date do Bilbo and Frodo Baggins celebrate their birthdays in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth?
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22 September
What is the name of the city ruled by Aragorn after Sauron’s defeat in Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings?
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Minas Tirith
How many shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange on Black Tuesday in 1929?
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16.4 million shares
What closing level did Japan's Nikkei 225 reach at its 1989 peak before the bubble crash?
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38,915.87
Which circuit-breaker system was introduced in the United States after the 1987 stock-market crash?
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Trading curbs
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How many shares changed hands on the New York Stock Exchange on Black Tuesday in 1929?
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16.4 million shares
What was the name of the 1998 crisis caused partly by Russia's debt default and a highly leveraged hedge fund?
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Russian financial crisis
On what date did Lehman Brothers file for bankruptcy, helping trigger the 2008 financial crash?
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September 15, 2008
Which U.S. stock exchange was the main setting for the 1987 Black Monday trading breakdown?
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New York Stock Exchange
Which New York trust company helped trigger the Panic of 1907 after a failed attempt to corner United Copper?
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Knickerbocker Trust Company
Which stock-market crash followed the COVID-19 pandemic declaration and included a 34% fall in the S&P 500 during 2020?
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2020 stock-market crash