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• World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company’s 2007 Shanghai listing briefly made it the first to reach a $1 trillion market value?

Answer

PetroChina

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• World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company became the first to surpass $1 trillion in market capitalization in the United States?

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Apple

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• World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

What does “market capitalization” measure when ranking the world’s richest public companies?

Answer

Share price times shares outstanding

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• World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which stock exchange lists Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia, three frequent members of the world’s largest companies by market capitalization?

Answer

Nasdaq

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• World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company’s 2014 IPO was the largest in history at the time, raising about US$25 billion?

Answer

Alibaba

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• Pixar's Cars Movies

In Pixar’s Cars 2, which female spy car works with Finn McMissile?

Answer

Holley Shiftwell

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• Pixar's Cars Movies

In Pixar’s Cars 2, which character is the secret mastermind behind the plot to discredit Allinol?

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Miles Axlerod

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• Pixar's Cars Movies

In Pixar’s Cars, which race car is Lightning McQueen’s main rival and the eventual Piston Cup winner?

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Chick Hicks

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• Pixar's Cars Movies

Which musician performed the song “Our Town” in Pixar's Cars?

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James Taylor

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• Pixar's Cars Movies

Which Pixar Cars movie was the first to be nominated for an Academy Award for Best Animated Feature?

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Cars

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• Pixar's Cars Movies

In Pixar’s Cars, what is the name of the retired race car who mentors Lightning McQueen?

Answer

Doc Hudson

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• Pixar's Cars Movies

In Pixar’s Cars 2, what is the name of the Italian Formula One car?

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Francesco Bernoulli

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