What scroll about Hanukkah is read in some synagogues?
Answer
Megillat Antiochus
34719 Intermediate Trivia Questions
34719 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which brother of Judas Maccabeus succeeded him as leader of the revolt?
Answer
Jonathan Apphus
Which Jewish legal code includes the laws of Hanukkah in Orach Chayim?
Answer
Shulchan Aruch
Which book includes the story of the martyrdom of the woman with seven sons?
Answer
2 Maccabees
Which French bank's collapse triggered the Paris Bourse crash of 1882?
Answer
Union Générale
Worldwide losses on Black Monday 1987 were estimated at what amount?
Answer
US$1.71 trillion
How many months did the 1973-1974 stock market crash last?
Answer
23 months
The Panic of 1901 centered on financial control of which railway?
Answer
Northern Pacific Railway
Which Chinese benchmark index fell 8.48% on August 24, 2015?
Answer
Shanghai Composite Index
What nickname was used for the severe global market fall on March 16, 2020?
Answer
Black Monday II
On what date did the 2020 stock market crash begin?
Answer
February 20, 2020
Which two U.S. regulators issued the joint report on the 2010 Flash Crash?
Answer
SEC and CFTC
How many points did the Dow fall in the October 27, 1997 mini-crash?
Answer
554.26 points
What commission studied the causes of the 1987 Black Monday crash?
Answer
Brady Commission
On what date did the Dow Jones bottom after the 1929 crash?
Answer
July 8, 1932
The 1998 Russian financial crisis began on what date?
Answer
August 17, 1998
On what date did the Nikkei 225 reach its bubble-era all-time high?
Answer
December 29, 1989
What U.S. Senate investigation followed the Wall Street Crash of 1929?
Answer
Pecora Commission
Which trust company's downfall was central to the Panic of 1907?
Answer
Knickerbocker Trust Company
The failed corner of which company's stock helped trigger the Panic of 1907?
Answer
United Copper Company
Construction of which New York canal began on July 4, 1817?
Answer
Erie Canal
Which country gained independence from the United States on July 4, 1946?
Answer
Philippines
Which patriotic song by Lee Greenwood is often performed at U.S. July 4 events?
Answer
God Bless the U.S.A.
Which annual televised concert is held on the U.S. Capitol's West Lawn on July 4?
Answer
A Capitol Fourth
Boston's major Fourth of July fireworks are held along which river?
Answer
Charles River
On what date did Congress order the Declaration engrossed on parchment?
Answer
July 19, 1776
Which 1777 printer first printed the Declaration with the signers' names?
Answer
Mary Katharine Goddard
Who likely hand-lettered the parchment copy of the Declaration?
Answer
Timothy Matlack
Which newspaper first published the Declaration of Independence on July 6, 1776?
Answer
The Pennsylvania Evening Post
Who read the Declaration publicly in Philadelphia on July 8, 1776?
Answer
John Nixon
Which Committee of Five member represented Connecticut?
Answer
Roger Sherman