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How many Pokémon were included in the first generation?

Answer

151

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Which Pokémon was chosen as the central icon of the original anime series?

Answer

Pikachu

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Which exchange suffered the biggest one-day percentage fall during the 1987 global stock-market crash?

Answer

Hong Kong Stock Exchange

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On which date did the New York Stock Exchange suffer the first major sell-off of the 1929 Wall Street crash?

Answer

October 24, 1929

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Which 1720 French company collapsed during the speculative crash known as the Mississippi Bubble?

Answer

Mississippi Company

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Which U.S. railroad company’s failure helped trigger the Panic of 1893 and a major stock-market collapse?

Answer

Philadelphia and Reading Railroad

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What was the name of the 2000–2002 collapse in technology shares after the dot-com bubble burst?

Answer

Dot-com crash

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What was the name of the 1997 event when Thailand’s baht devaluation helped trigger an Asian financial and stock-market crisis?

Answer

Asian financial crisis

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Which country experienced the 1929 stock-market crash known as the Great Crash after the Dow Jones reached its September peak?

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United States

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Which U.S. bank panic in 1907 led to the creation of the Federal Reserve System six years later?

Answer

Panic of 1907

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Which currency crisis contributed to the 1998 collapse of Russia’s stock market?

Answer

Russian ruble crisis

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Which pandemic triggered the 2020 stock-market crash that included four U.S. trading halts?

Answer

COVID-19 pandemic

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