708 World's Stock Market Crashes Trivia Questions with Answers
708 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who was chairman of the U.S. Federal Reserve when the 1987 Black Monday crash occurred?
Answer
Alan Greenspan
Which U.S. stock exchange was closed for four months after the 1914 outbreak of World War I?
Answer
New York Stock Exchange
Which U.S. investment fund’s 1998 rescue is associated with the market turmoil after Russia’s debt default?
Answer
Long-Term Capital Management
On which date did the Nasdaq Composite reach its dot-com bubble closing peak in 2000?
Answer
March 10, 2000
On what date did the S&P 500 reach its pandemic-crash closing low in 2020?
Answer
March 23, 2020
On what date did Black Friday, the 1869 U.S. gold-market crash, occur?
Answer
September 24, 1869
Which trading strategy was widely blamed for intensifying the 1987 global stock-market crash?
Answer
Portfolio insurance
Which company’s failure helped trigger the Panic of 1893 in the United States?
Answer
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Which financier coordinated the private rescue effort during the Panic of 1907?
Answer
J. P. Morgan
What was the name of the one-day 2020 global stock-market plunge on March 12?
Answer
Black Thursday
On what date did the Nasdaq Composite reach its peak during the dot-com bubble?
Answer
March 10, 2000
Which company name became associated with the 1720 British stock-market bubble and crash?
Answer
South Sea Company
What name is given to the sudden U.S. market plunge on May 6, 2010?
Answer
2010 Flash Crash
Which 1998 crisis followed Russia's default and contributed to the rescue of Long-Term Capital Management?
Answer
Russian financial crisis
What was the 1994 Mexican currency crisis commonly called in financial markets?
Answer
Tequila crisis
Which Hong Kong stock index fell 45.5% during the five-day crash of October 1987?
Answer
Hang Seng Index
What was the name of the 1997 financial crisis that began with Thailand’s currency devaluation?
Answer
Asian financial crisis
On what date did the 1929 Wall Street Crash's most famous panic day, Black Tuesday, occur?
Answer
October 29, 1929
Which investment bank’s 2008 bankruptcy intensified the global stock-market crash?
Answer
Lehman Brothers
On what date did the 1987 Black Monday stock-market crash occur in the United States?
Answer
19 October 1987
Which 2020 market crash followed the World Health Organization's declaration of COVID-19 as a pandemic?
Answer
COVID-19 market crash
Which U.S. technology-heavy index lost about 78% from its 2000 peak to its 2002 trough?
Answer
Nasdaq Composite
Which 1998 event caused a global market shock when Russia defaulted on domestic debt and devalued the ruble?
Answer
Russian financial crisis
Which 1997 crisis spread from Thailand after the baht was allowed to float?
Answer
Asian financial crisis
Which 1907 U.S. financial crisis led to the creation of the Federal Reserve System?
Answer
Panic of 1907