89696 Intermediate Trivia Questions
89696 public questions at this depth. How many can you answer?
Which economist published the 1838 book Recherches sur les principes mathématiques de la théorie des richesses?
Answer
Antoine Augustin Cournot
In the 2020 oil market, what happened to the May West Texas Intermediate futures price on April 20?
Answer
It fell below zero
According to the tax-incidence rule in economics, which side of a market bears more of a tax?
Answer
The less elastic side
Which WTO agreement eliminated tariffs on many information-technology products?
Answer
Information Technology Agreement
Which organization administers the International Commercial Terms known as Incoterms?
Answer
International Chamber of Commerce
Which organization is jointly operated by the WTO and the United Nations to help developing countries trade?
Answer
International Trade Centre
Which WTO agreement protects undisclosed business information, including trade secrets?
Answer
TRIPS Agreement
Which WTO principle requires imported and domestic products to be treated alike after entry?
Answer
National treatment
Which WTO agreement phased out the global system of textile and clothing quotas?
Answer
Agreement on Textiles and Clothing
What tax on land value did Henry George advocate in Progress and Poverty?
Answer
Land value tax
Which U.S. law established the modern federal estate tax in 1916?
Answer
Revenue Act of 1916
Which U.S. tax law of 1861 created the nation’s first federal income tax?
Answer
Revenue Act of 1861
Which investment bank collapsed in 1990 after the junk-bond scandal involving Michael Milken?
Answer
Drexel Burnham Lambert
Which U.S. company was at the center of the 1980s savings-and-loan scandal involving Charles Keating?
Answer
Lincoln Savings and Loan Association
Which company was at the center of the 2001 accounting scandal involving inflated profits and hidden debt at Adelphia?
Answer
Adelphia Communications
Which Wells Fargo CEO resigned in 2016 after the fake-accounts scandal?
Answer
John Stumpf
Which Toshiba president resigned in 2015 after Japan’s major accounting scandal?
Answer
Hisao Tanaka
What does the letter in the Hyundai logo symbolize?
Answer
A handshake
What is the name of the lion used in the MGM logo?
Answer
Leo the Lion
What do the four rings in the Audi logo represent?
Answer
Auto Union’s four founding companies
Who designed the Google logo used from 1999 to 2010?
Answer
Ruth Kedar
Which company uses a blue-and-white three-pointed star inside a circle?
Answer
Mercedes-Benz
What phrase appears beneath the Warner Bros. shield in its classic logo?
Answer
Warner Bros. Pictures