Banking & Money Basics
This basic bank account is designed primarily to keep your money safe for long-term goals while earning a small amount of interest.
What is a savings account?
A pair of sneakers costs $80. If the local sales tax rate is 7%, this is the total tax amount added at the register.
What is $5.60?
In Five Nights at Freddy's: Help Wanted, players monitor security cameras to survive overnight against haunted animatronics at this pizza restaurant.
What is Freddy Fazbear's Pizza?
This pop star sang the viral hit "Greedy" and became famous for her energetic dance routines in music videos.
Who is Tate McRae?
In Pixar's animated film Hoppers, a young girl's mind is transferred into an animatronic version of this lodge-building mammal.
What is a beaver?
When you put money into your bank account, you are making this type of financial transaction.
What is a deposit?
At a restaurant, your bill is $40. If you decide to leave an 18% tip for your server, you should add this exact dollar amount.
What is $7.20?
In Super Mario Bros., this sidekick first made his debut in the 1990 Super Nintendo game Super Mario World.
Who is Yoshi?
This Colombian superstar collaborated with Bizarrap on a viral session track and sang "Hips Don't Lie" and "Try Everything" in Zootopia.
Who is Shakira?
This video game franchise was brought to live-action on the big screen featuring Steve played by Jack Black.
What is A Minecraft Movie (or Minecraft)?
You use this plastic card to buy things using money taken directly from your checking account right away.
What is a debit card?
If a video game originally costs $50 and is marked 20% off, this is the final sale price before tax.
What is $40?
In Minecraft, you must combine 14 obsidian blocks and flint & steel to create a portal to this fiery alternate dimension.
What is the Nether?
This pop sensation swept social media with her viral hits "HOT TO GO!" and "Casual" on her debut album The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.
Who is Chappell Roan?
In the Harry Potter series, this four-legged lion-symbolized house at Hogwarts is home to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.
What is Gryffindor?
This 4-digit secret passcode is required when using your debit card at a store or ATM.
What is a PIN (Personal Identification Number)?
A $60 backpack is discounted by 30%, making the sale price $42. If you then pay 10% sales tax on $42, this is your total cost.
What is $46.20?
In Roblox, game creators write custom code using this lightweight programming language to script gameplay mechanics.
What is Lua?
This pop superstar released her 11th studio album, The Tortured Poets Department, in 2024.
Who is Taylor Swift?
In Disney Pixar's Cars, Lightning McQueen gets stranded in this forgotten town along historic Route 66.
What is Radiator Springs?
This term refers to the extra money a bank pays you for keeping your savings with them—or extra money you pay when borrowing.
What is interest?
Out of 250 students in the 6th grade, 60% ride the school bus. Exactly how many students ride the bus?
What is 150 students?
In Plants vs. Zombies, players plant these iconic explosive vegetables to clear out entire lanes of approaching zombies.
What are Cherry Bombs (or Potato Mines)?
This country-pop artist created massive chart hits like "Last Night" and "Cowgirls" on his record-breaking album One Thing at a Time.
Who is Morgan Wallen?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Percy discovers he is a demigod and the son of this Greek god of the sea.
Who is Poseidon?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - If you write a physical check for more money than you have in your account, the check will not go through and is said to have done this.
What is bounced?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - If a store buys a jacket for $40 and marks up the price by 50% to sell it to customers, this is the store's selling price.
What is $60?
In Fruit Ninja, players slice flying fruits with their fingers on screen while making sure to avoid slicing these explosive items.
What are bombs?
This pop artist launched her career on Nickelodeon before topping charts with "Thank U, Next" and "7 Rings."
Who is Ariana Grande?
In Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Miles Morales travels through dimensions and encounters this futuristic Spider-Man from the year 2099 who leads the Spider-Society.
Who is Miguel O'Hara (or Spider-Man 2099)?
If you spend more money than you actually have in your checking account, your balance goes negative and you trigger this type of penalty fee.
What is an overdraft fee?
You deposit $500 into a simple interest savings account paying 4% per year. This is the total amount of interest you will earn after 3 years.
What is $60?
In the original Sonic the Hedgehog games, collecting 100 golden rings awards the player with this bonus reward.
What is an extra life (or 1-Up)?
Dua Lipa's hit 1980s-inspired disco-pop album, featuring tracks like "Don't Start Now" and "Physical," shares this futuristic name.
What is Future Nostalgia?
In Finding Nemo, Marlin and Dory travel across the ocean to rescue Nemo, who was taken to a fish tank inside a dentist's office in this Australian city.
What is Sydney?
When you open a checking account, you sign or accept an agreement that lists these recurring charges for maintaining the account or using out-of-network ATMs.
What are bank fees?
A meal costs $25. After adding a 20% tip and a 8% sales tax (calculated on the base price of $25), this is the grand total.
What is $32? ($5 tip + $2 tax)
In Cuphead, the title characters fight bosses to pay back their debt to this ultimate main villain.
Who is The Devil?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - This iconic British rock group features legendary guitarist Brian May and late frontman Freddie Mercury.
Who is Queen?
In The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, SpongeBob travels to the depths of the ocean to face off against this legendary captain.
Who is the Flying Dutchman?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - Earning interest not only on your original deposit but also on the interest you previously accumulated over time is called this powerful financial concept.
What is compound interest?
If a population of 800 organisms grows by 15%, this is the new total population.
What is 920?
DOUBLE JEOPARDY - In Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong's energetic younger sidekick who wears a red cap and uses a barrel jetpack is named this.
Who is Diddy Kong?
Billie Eilish won multiple Grammy awards for writing "What Was I Made For?", which was featured on the soundtrack for this 2023 blockbuster movie.
What is Barbie?
In The Incredibles, this fashion designer creates super-suits for the Parr family under one strict rule: "No capes!"
Who is Edna Mode?
The percentage of interest you earn on a savings account over a full year, including the effect of compounding, is abbreviated as APY, which stands for this.
What is Annual Percentage Yield?
A coat originally costing $120 is on sale for 25% off. During a special weekend event, you take an additional 10% off the sale price. This is the final price before tax.
What is $81? ($90 sale price minus $9)
In Street Fighter, Ryu and Ken execute their iconic rising upper-cut attack using this Japanese martial arts term.
What is a Shoryuken (or Dragon Punch)?
This virtual band created by Damon Albarn features animated members Noodle, 2-D, Murdoc, and Russel on tracks like "Feel Good Inc."
Who are Gorillaz?
In the Harry Potter series, this dark object containing a piece of Lord Voldemort's soul must be destroyed to defeat him.
What is a Horcrux?