Which 1998 market crash followed Russia’s debt default and the collapse of Long-Term Capital Management?
Answer
1998 Russian financial crisis
75154 Intermediate Trivia Questions
75154 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which Japanese asset-price bubble burst in 1990, beginning a prolonged market decline often called Japan’s Lost Decades?
Answer
Japanese asset-price bubble
Which 1720 French investment scheme collapsed in the Mississippi Bubble?
Answer
Mississippi Company
What was the name of the 1962 U.S. stock-market downturn associated with President Kennedy?
Answer
Kennedy Slide of 1962
Which U.S. market mechanism was widely blamed for amplifying selling during the 1987 crash?
Answer
Portfolio insurance
Which 1997 financial crisis began after Thailand devalued its baht on July 2?
Answer
Asian financial crisis
Who was the second Japanese representative to sign the Japanese Instrument of Surrender?
Answer
Yoshijirō Umezu
What was the official document signed by Japan aboard USS Missouri on September 2, 1945?
Answer
Japanese Instrument of Surrender
Who presided over Japan’s formal surrender ceremony as Supreme Commander for the Allied Powers?
Answer
Douglas MacArthur
Which company owns the Oracle Database and was founded in 1977 as Software Development Laboratories?
Answer
Oracle Corporation
Which children’s novel did J.K. Rowling publish in 2021 about a boy searching for a lost toy?
Answer
The Christmas Pig
Which J.K. Rowling novel is the longest of the original seven Harry Potter books?
Answer
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
What is the name of the first Harry Potter book’s school of magic?
Answer
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry
What phrase appeared in McDonald’s early 1960s advertising urging customers to find its restaurants?
Answer
Look for the Golden Arches
What slogan did McDonald's use in its 1971 advertising campaign?
Answer
You Deserve a Break Today
In the Genesis account, what did Noah first plant after the Flood?
Answer
A vineyard
According to Genesis, what was the Ark’s roof made to have around it?
Answer
An opening one cubit high
What did Noah do immediately after leaving the Ark, before planting a vineyard?
Answer
Built an altar
Which mountain range does Genesis associate with Noah’s Ark after the flood?
Answer
The mountains of Ararat
Who became the first president of the United States when he was inaugurated at Federal Hall in 1789?
Answer
George Washington
On what date did British General Charles Cornwallis surrender at Yorktown in 1781?
Answer
October 19, 1781