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What was the name of the 1982 stock-market crash in Kuwait’s unofficial Souk Al-Manakh exchange?

Answer

Souk Al-Manakh crash

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Which trader’s unauthorized derivatives losses caused Barings Bank to collapse in 1995?

Answer

Nick Leeson

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Which 1637 Dutch speculative mania is often cited as an early financial bubble?

Answer

Tulip mania

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In the 2010 U.S. Flash Crash, approximately how many points did the Dow Jones Industrial Average lose within minutes?

Answer

Nearly 1,000 points

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Which European stock exchange suffered the 1873 crash known as Black Friday after the failure of S. M. von Rothschild?

Answer

Vienna Stock Exchange

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During the 1997 Asian financial crisis, which country devalued its currency on July 2, triggering the crisis’s first major shock?

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Thailand

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Which year marked the Panic of 1873, a financial crisis that began in Europe and helped start a long depression?

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1873

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Which U.S. president was in office during the 1907 Panic, an early Wall Street financial crash?

Answer

Theodore Roosevelt

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What global event triggered the fastest bear-market plunge in U.S. stock-market history in 2020?

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COVID-19 pandemic

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Which U.S. technology exchange was the center of the dot-com bubble that burst in 2000?

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Nasdaq

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What was the final closing level of Japan’s Nikkei 225 at its pre-crash peak on December 29, 1989?

Answer

38,915.87

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Which character became the dean of medicine at Princeton-Plainsboro in House M.D. season 8?

Answer

Eric Foreman

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