What was the name of France’s 1720 stock-market crash involving the Mississippi Company?
Answer
Mississippi Bubble
75504 Intermediate Trivia Questions
75504 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Who was chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve during the October 1987 stock-market crash?
Answer
Alan Greenspan
Which crisis began when Thailand devalued the baht on July 2, 1997?
Answer
Asian financial crisis
Which U.S. exchange briefly closed after the 1963 assassination of President John F. Kennedy?
Answer
New York Stock Exchange
Which 1973 event helped trigger the severe 1973–1974 global stock-market crash?
Answer
1973 oil crisis
Which stock exchange crash helped begin the worldwide Panic of 1873?
Answer
Vienna Stock Exchange
Which U.S. trading event on May 6, 2010 briefly erased nearly $1 trillion in market value?
Answer
2010 Flash Crash
When did Metallica release “Enter Sandman,” the lead single from The Black Album?
Answer
July 29, 1991
Which Metallica song on The Black Album does not feature lead guitarist Kirk Hammett?
Answer
Nothing Else Matters
What was Georgia O’Keeffe’s first major retrospective exhibition venue in 1970?
Answer
Whitney Museum of American Art
Which fictional wizarding book by J.K. Rowling contains five tales, including “The Tale of the Three Brothers”?
Answer
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s fictional school textbook author in Fantastic Beasts?
Answer
Newt Scamander
What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s wizarding-world stage play that premiered in London in 2016?
Answer
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Which London railway station inspired J.K. Rowling’s name for Platform 9¾?
Answer
King’s Cross Station
Who directed the first two Harry Potter films based on J.K. Rowling’s novels?
Answer
Chris Columbus
Which J.K. Rowling novel introduced the character Albus Dumbledore?
Answer
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
What is the name of J.K. Rowling’s detective in The Cuckoo’s Calling?
Answer
Cormoran Strike
Which stadium hosted the United States bracket games scheduled on August 23 at the 2026 Little League World Series?
Answer
Howard J. Lamade Stadium
What annual parade takes place in Pasadena, California, on New Year's Day after New Year's Eve?
Answer
Tournament of Roses Parade
Which annual concert by the Vienna Philharmonic is broadcast worldwide on New Year's Day?
Answer
Vienna New Year's Concert
Which character’s perspective does Taylor Swift’s “august” use in the Folklore love triangle?
Answer
The unnamed summer-romance girl
Which three Taylor Swift songs form Folklore’s teenage love-triangle storyline with “august”?
Answer
“Cardigan,” “august,” and “Betty”
On what date was Japan’s World War II surrender ceremony held in Nanjing, China?
Answer
9 September 1945
Who was the second Japanese signatory of the 1945 Instrument of Surrender?
Answer
Yoshijirō Umezu
Which 1951 peace treaty ended the legal state of war between Japan and most Allied countries?
Answer
Treaty of San Francisco
Which country declared war on Japan on August 8, 1945?
Answer
The Soviet Union
What was the planned second stage of the Allied invasion of Japan called?
Answer
Operation Coronet
What was the overall Allied plan for invading Japan’s home islands in 1945 called?
Answer
Operation Downfall
Which 1945 Allied declaration called for Japan’s unconditional surrender before V-J Day?
Answer
Potsdam Declaration