83042 Easy Trivia Questions
83042 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What does the term 'bull market' describe?
Answer
a period of rising stock prices
What is the name of the US stock exchange located on Wall Street?
Answer
New York Stock Exchange
Which is the oldest stock exchange in the world?
Answer
Amsterdam Stock Exchange
What index tracks the performance of 500 large US companies?
Answer
S&P 500
Which US government agency regulates the stock market?
Answer
Securities and Exchange Commission
What is a prolonged period of falling stock prices called?
Answer
Bear market
What does the acronym IPO stand for?
Answer
Initial public offering
What is the largest stock exchange in the world by market capitalization?
Answer
New York Stock Exchange
What is the name of the script used for carving seals?
Answer
Seal script
What is the literal meaning of the Chinese word for calligraphy, 'shufa'?
Answer
Method of writing
What type of stone is most prized for making inkstones?
Answer
Duan stone
What material is traditionally used to make the ink stick in Chinese calligraphy?
Answer
Soot and animal glue
Which script style, also known as standard script, is the most common in modern Chinese calligraphy?
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Regular script (Kaishu)
What are the four traditional tools of Chinese calligraphy collectively called?
Answer
Four Treasures of the Study
Which Louvre painting commemorates the July Revolution of 1830?
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Liberty Leading the People
Which French president initiated the Grand Louvre project in 1981?
Answer
François Mitterrand
What is the name of the park adjacent to the Louvre?
Answer
Tuileries Garden
Which Chinese-American architect designed the Louvre Pyramid?
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I. M. Pei
What ancient Greek statue of the goddess Aphrodite is displayed in the Louvre?
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Venus de Milo
Which Jan Vermeer painting in the Louvre depicts a woman making lace?
Answer
The Lacemaker
Which painting by Jacques-Louis David depicts three Roman brothers swearing an oath?
Answer
The Oath of the Horatii
What is the name of the original rectangular courtyard of the Louvre?
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Cour Carrée
Who painted the Mona Lisa, housed in the Louvre?
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Leonardo da Vinci
What painting by Jacques-Louis David shows Napoleon crowning Josephine?
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The Coronation of Napoleon
What is the name of the ancient Egyptian seated scribe statue in the Louvre?
Answer
The Seated Scribe
Which courtyard of the Louvre contains the glass pyramid?
Answer
Cour Napoléon
Which French king built the Louvre's Grande Galerie?
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Henry IV