72921 Intermediate Trivia Questions
72921 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which businesswoman was one of the original investors on Britain's Dragon's Den?
Answer
Rachel Elnaugh
What date marked Russia’s government default during the 1998 financial crisis?
Answer
August 17, 1998
When did U.S. stock-market circuit breakers first trigger during the COVID-19 crash?
Answer
March 9, 2020
What event on July 2, 1997, marked the start of the Asian financial crisis?
Answer
Thailand devalued the baht
Which U.S. president ordered Treasury gold sales during the 1869 Black Friday panic?
Answer
Ulysses S. Grant
What was the nickname of the U.S. stock-market crash on September 24, 1869?
Answer
Black Friday
What was the name of the 1720 British stock-market bubble involving a trading company?
Answer
South Sea Bubble
What was the name of the 1997 crash that spread from Thailand across East Asian financial markets?
Answer
Asian financial crisis
During the 2010 Flash Crash, about how many Dow Jones points disappeared within minutes before recovering?
Answer
Nearly 1,000 points
Which highway inspired the setting and road-trip themes of Pixar’s Cars?
Answer
U.S. Route 66
In Pixar’s Cars, which Piston Cup champion is known as The King?
Answer
Strip Weathers
What was Beyoncé’s first film role, in Austin Powers in Goldmember?
Answer
Foxxy Cleopatra
Which Beyoncé visual album was released in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Answer
Black Is King
Which company operates the Starbucks coffeehouse chain?
Answer
Starbucks Corporation
Which company is the parent of the online retailer Taobao and the marketplace Tmall?
Answer
Alibaba Group
Which calendar marks New Year's Day as Nowruz, beginning with the spring equinox?
Answer
The Persian calendar
What is the name of Spain's New Year's Eve custom of eating one grape with each midnight clock strike?
Answer
Las doce uvas de la suerte
What annual New Year's Eve television special began in 1972 as a successor to Guy Lombardo's broadcast?
Answer
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Who wrote the play Pandora’s Box, which inspired G. W. Pabst’s 1929 film?
Answer
Frank Wedekind
Which Grammy category did Metallica win for its 1991 album Metallica, called The Black Album?
Answer
Best Metal Performance
Where did Metallica primarily record its 1991 self-titled album, commonly known as The Black Album?
Answer
One on One Recording Studios
What is the traditional quinceañera celebration commonly described as marking?
Answer
The transition to womanhood