72921 Intermediate Trivia Questions
72921 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
What was the name of Japan’s asset-price bubble that burst around 1990, helping trigger a prolonged stock-market slump?
Answer
Japanese asset price bubble
Which U.S. stock index reached its 1929 peak on September 3 before the Wall Street Crash?
Answer
Dow Jones Industrial Average
What was the name of the 1720 speculation that involved the British South Sea Company?
Answer
South Sea Bubble
What is the name of the BBC Dragon's Den spin-off that follows businesses after their pitches?
Answer
Dragons' Den: What Happened Next?
Who presented Dragon's Den from 2013 to 2023?
Answer
Evan Davis
Which business did Dragon's Den investor Simon Woodroffe create?
Answer
Yo! Sushi
What is the title of Beyoncé’s concert film released in 2019?
Answer
Homecoming
Which McDonald's character became the first major female McDonaldland character when she debuted in 1980?
Answer
Birdie the Early Bird
Which McDonaldland character was introduced in 1971 as a comical hamburger thief?
Answer
The Hamburglar
Which company’s 2014 IPO became the largest technology-company IPO at that time?
Answer
Alibaba Group
About how many Dow Jones points did the U.S. stock market lose during the 2010 Flash Crash?
Answer
Nearly 1,000 points
Which U.S. institution was created in 1913 partly after the Panic of 1907 exposed weaknesses in the banking system?
Answer
Federal Reserve System
What symbolic footwear change is traditionally performed at some quinceañeras?
Answer
Flats to high heels
Which poem by Hesiod contains the longest surviving version of the Pandora myth?
Answer
Works and Days
What ceremonial footwear change is traditionally associated with a quinceañera?
Answer
Flat shoes to high heels
In the United Kingdom, which song is commonly sung at midnight on New Year's Eve?
Answer
Auld Lang Syne
Which U.S. stock index briefly plunged nearly 1,000 points during the Flash Crash on May 6, 2010?
Answer
Dow Jones Industrial Average
Which exchange suffered the “Black Friday” crash that helped begin the Panic of 1873?
Answer
Vienna Stock Exchange