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From its 2000 peak to its 2002 trough, about what percentage did the Nasdaq Composite lose during the dot-com crash?
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78 percent
Which French financier’s Mississippi Company was central to the Mississippi Bubble crash of 1720?
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John Law
What was the nickname of the 1873 financial crash that began with a Vienna stock-market collapse?
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The Panic of 1873
Which 1987 market crash led the United States to introduce stock-market circuit breakers?
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Black Monday
How many Dow points did the 2010 Flash Crash erase at its worst intraday moment?
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998.5 points
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What was the nickname of the 1873 financial crash that began with a Vienna stock-market collapse?
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The Panic of 1873
How many Dow points did the 2010 Flash Crash erase at its worst intraday moment?
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998.5 points
Which British company was at the center of the South Sea Bubble crash of 1720?
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South Sea Company
On what date did Japan’s Nikkei 225 reach its all-time closing peak before the 1990s crash?
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December 29, 1989
Which company’s bankruptcy intensified the 2008 global financial crisis?
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Lehman Brothers
On which date did the 1929 Wall Street Crash reach its famous “Black Tuesday” climax?
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October 29, 1929
What musical instrument did Leonardo da Vinci design with strings played by rotating wheels?
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Viola organista