90556 Intermediate Trivia Questions
90556 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which agreement became the world’s largest free-trade bloc when it entered into force in 2022?
Answer
Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership
Which 1947 agreement formed the original framework for reducing tariffs in world trade?
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General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
Which U.S. law protects workers aged 40 and older from employment discrimination because of age?
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Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Which ILO convention adopted in 1970 addresses minimum-wage fixing machinery in developing countries?
Answer
Minimum Wage Fixing Convention, 1970
Which international organization adopted the 1973 Minimum Age Convention, setting a general minimum employment age of 15?
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International Labour Organization
Which U.S. labor law, known as the Wagner Act, protects workers who organize and bargain collectively?
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National Labor Relations Act
What 1998 U.K. law created the legal framework for the National Minimum Wage?
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National Minimum Wage Act 1998
Which country passed the world’s first national minimum-wage law in 1894?
Answer
New Zealand
What ethical coffee-sourcing program did Starbucks launch in 2004?
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C.A.F.E. Practices
Which company’s beverage rights did Starbucks acquire to create the Frappuccino?
Answer
The Coffee Connection
Where did Starbucks open its first Reserve Roastery in 2014?
Answer
Seattle
Who founded Starbucks with Jerry Baldwin and Zev Siegl in 1971?
Answer
Gordon Bowker
Which U.S. stock-market index, created in 1896, tracks 30 prominent companies?
Answer
Dow Jones Industrial Average
What term describes a market decline of at least 20% from a recent high?
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Bear market
Which economist won the 1990 Nobel Prize for developing modern portfolio theory?
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Harry Markowitz
What is the name of the first exchange-traded fund listed in the United States?
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF
What market capitalization did Apple first reach in August 2020?
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$2 trillion
Which Japanese company is the parent of the SoftBank Vision Fund and owns Arm?
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SoftBank Group
Which company changed its name from Facebook to Meta Platforms in 2021?
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Meta Platforms
Which Dragons' Den investor founded the freight network Pall-Ex?
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Hilary Devey
Which family controls Comcast, the media company founded by Ralph Roberts in 1963?
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Roberts family