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World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company was the first to close above a $1 trillion market capitalization in 2018?

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Apple

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World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company became the first chip designer to exceed a $1 trillion market capitalization in 2023?

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Nvidia

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World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin became the fourth U.S. company to reach a $1 trillion market capitalization?

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Alphabet

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World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company was the first U.S. non-technology business to surpass a $1 trillion market capitalization in 2024?

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Berkshire Hathaway

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World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company listed shares in December 2019 at a valuation of about $1.7 trillion, the largest IPO valuation ever?

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Saudi Aramco

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World's Richest Companies By Market Cap

Which company became the first to reach a $3 trillion market capitalization in June 2024, driven partly by AI-chip demand?

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Nvidia

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Carnival In Rio De Janeiro

Which Rio de Janeiro samba school won the 2013 Special Group championship with “A Vila canta o Brasil, celeiro do mundo”?

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Vila Isabel

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Carnival In Rio De Janeiro

What is the title of the percussion leader who directs a Rio samba school’s bateria?

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Mestre de bateria

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Carnival In Rio De Janeiro

What Portuguese term describes the musical ensemble that drives a Rio samba school’s parade?

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Bateria

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Carnival In Rio De Janeiro

Which Rio de Janeiro samba school was founded in 1931 and is associated with blue and yellow?

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Unidos da Tijuca

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Carnival In Rio De Janeiro

Which Rio Carnival samba school is headquartered in Madureira and traditionally uses green and white?

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Império Serrano

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Carnival In Rio De Janeiro

Which Rio de Janeiro samba school was founded in 1928 as the first recognized samba school?

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Deixa Falar

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

At Auckland’s New Year’s Eve celebration, which landmark is famous for its midnight fireworks and light display?

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Sky Tower

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

At Mobile, Alabama’s New Year’s Eve MoonPie Drop, what oversized food is lowered at midnight?

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A MoonPie

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

In Denmark’s New Year’s Eve tradition, what household items are sometimes smashed against friends’ or neighbours’ doors?

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Plates

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which building in Dubai hosts the fireworks display associated with the city’s record-setting New Year celebrations?

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Burj Khalifa

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which New Year’s Eve celebration in Edinburgh was cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic?

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Hogmanay

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which island is among the first inhabited places to enter each New Year, because it uses UTC+14?

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Kiritimati

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New Year's Eve Celebrations

Which city hosts the annual New Year's Eve ball drop in Times Square?

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New York City

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Corporate Headquarters Locations

In which German town is SAP SE's headquarters located?

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Walldorf

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Business Founders And Their Companies

Which fashion retailer did Amancio Ortega and Rosalía Mera co-found in Spain in 1975?

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Zara

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Business Founders And Their Companies

Which fast-food company did Harland Sanders develop into a franchise beginning in 1952?

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KFC

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Business Founders And Their Companies

Which Chinese technology company did Pony Ma and four co-founders establish in Shenzhen in 1998?

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Tencent

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Business Founders And Their Companies

Which Japanese automobile company did Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa establish in 1948?

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Honda

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Business Founders And Their Companies

Which computer company did Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney found in 1972 as the first major arcade-video-game company?

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Atari

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Business Founders And Their Companies

Which sportswear company did Bill Bowerman and Phil Knight incorporate in 1967 as Blue Ribbon Sports?

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Nike

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Business Founders And Their Companies

Which online marketplace did Jack Ma and his co-founders launch in 1999 in Hangzhou?

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Alibaba

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Business Founders And Their Companies

Which outdoor-clothing company did Yvon Chouinard establish as Patagonia in 1973?

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Patagonia

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Business Founders And Their Companies

Which sportswear company did Adolf Dassler register in Herzogenaurach in 1949?

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Adidas

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Business Founders And Their Companies

Which professional-networking company did Reid Hoffman and founding team members launch in 2003?

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Business Acquisitions

Which Indian e-commerce company did Walmart acquire a majority stake in during 2018 for about $16 billion?

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Flipkart

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Business Acquisitions

Which Hollywood studio did Amazon acquire in 2022 for approximately $8.45 billion?

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Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

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Business Acquisitions

Which shaving-products company did Unilever acquire in 2016 for approximately $1 billion?

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Dollar Shave Club

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Business Acquisitions

Which smartphone maker did Google acquire in 2012 for about $12.5 billion?

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Motorola Mobility

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Business Acquisitions

Which company did Facebook acquire in 2014 for about $19 billion, adding a major mobile messaging app?

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Business Acquisitions

Which company did Verizon acquire in 2015 for about $4.4 billion, including AOL’s digital-media properties?

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AOL

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Business Acquisitions

Which British chocolate maker did Kraft Foods acquire in 2010 for about £11.5 billion?

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Cadbury

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Business Acquisitions

Which cloud-computing company did Dell Technologies acquire in 2016 for approximately $67 billion?

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EMC

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Business Acquisitions

Which online-pet retailer did PetSmart acquire in 2017 for approximately $3.35 billion?

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Chewy

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Nobel Prize In Economics

Which American economist won the 1992 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for extending economic analysis to human behavior?

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Gary Becker

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Nobel Prize In Economics

Which economist shared the 1993 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for studying long-term economic and institutional change?

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Douglass North

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Nobel Prize In Economics

Which economist shared the 2009 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for analyzing economic governance, especially firm boundaries?

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Oliver Williamson

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Quinceañera

How long is the 2006 independent drama film Quinceañera, in minutes?

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90 minutes

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Quinceañera

In what year was the independent drama film Quinceañera, set around a Mexican American family’s celebration, released?

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2006

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Quinceañera

In the 2006 film Quinceañera, which actor plays Carlos, Magdalena’s cousin?

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Jesse Garcia

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Quinceañera

What is the traditional Spanish name for the formal quinceañera dance called a waltz?

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Vals

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Quinceañera

In a quinceañera candle ceremony, how many candles commonly represent the honoree’s first years?

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Fifteen

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Quinceañera

Who directed the 2006 film Quinceañera alongside Wash Westmoreland?

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Richard Glatzer

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Quinceañera

What Spanish word commonly describes the formal partner or male attendant in a quinceañera court?

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Chambelán

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Quinceañera

What ceremonial object is traditionally presented to a quinceañera as a symbol of childhood?

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Last doll