Whodunnit: CED Edition
Kristen was afraid of this animal up until she started highschool.
What is a dog?
This company saw shares fall 13% in one day following a tweet by their CEO which read: "____ stock is too high IMO".
What is Tesla?
Baking sourdough was one of the hottest internet trends at the beginning of quarantine. The active component of this bread's dough-- also known as "starter"-- can be produced using these ingredients:
1) flour 2) water
The Queen's Gambit is a series about a woman who turns into a world-class competitive player of this game.
What is Chess?
Australia faced this type of natural disaster that killed an estimated 500 million animals at the beginning of the year.
What are Bushfires?
This team member was accidentally placed into a boy's dormitory when she began elementary school.
Who is Christina?
Trading on this technology ticker was suspended this year after shares more-than-tripled, all thanks to investors confusing it with that of a covid-relevant company.
What is ZOOM?
Cheryl gained this useful skill over the course of quarantine
What is cutting/colouring hair?
This Netflix documentary caused its viewers to reflect on the insidious nature of social media and the companies that profit from our screen time.
What is The Social Dilemma?
Katrina tried her hand at this MOBA (multiplayer online battle arena) video game in 2020.
What is League of Legends?
This team member has quite the green thumb, and enjoys tending to their vegetable garden during the summer.
Who is Mark?
The name of the popular subreddit where amateur investors discuss stock and option trading… and most importantly share massive investing fails.
What is r/WallStreetBets
This branch of mathematics is believed to have been thought up by Isaac Newton in the mid-1660's while he was social distancing to avoid the Great Plague of London.
What is calculus?
This popular American reality TV show had its biggest "twist" yet this year when the main character left and had to be replaced.
What is "The Bachelorette"
This duo set the tone for 2020 by announcing they would step back from their roles as senior royals and work toward becoming financially independent.
Who are Prince Harry and Meghan Markle?
Vivian fell asleep at this type of [sporting] match as a child in Japan.
What is a Sumo Wrestling match?
In October 2012, DI Corporation saw their shares surge over 800%. The only cited reason for this surge was that its chairman and lead shareholder was the father of this South Korean pop and dance sensation that had JUST taken over the Internet.
Who is PSY?
This whipped coffee is a beverage originating in South Korea, containing only three ingredients-- instant coffee, sugar, and hot water-- that became wildly popular on social media at the beginning of quarantine.
What is Dalgona Coffee?
Also accepted: Whipped Coffee/Frappe
Nintendo profits surged this year largely due to the success and widespread popularity of their Switch console and a new instalment of this Nintendo franchise.
What is Animal Crossing?
The location of the headquarters of the organization that declared the Coronavirus a "Public Health Emergency of International Concern" in January.
Where is Geneva, Switzerland?
This team member, no matter which way they fall asleep (or which way the bed is facing), will always find themselves sleeping in perfect North-South orientation.
Who is Danielle?
In 2005, Mizuho Securities wanted to sell a single share in J-Com at 610,000 yen. The trader got mixed up and accidentally dumped 610,000 shares at 1 yen each.
This index dropped two percent after the Tokyo Stock Exchange processed the order, despite the order being 41 times the number of J-Com's outstanding shares.
What is the Nikkei or Nikkei 225.
The English word "quarantine" comes from the Italian word "quaranta giorni", which translates to…
What is "40 Days"?
In February 2020, this director won Best Picture & Best Director at the Oscars for their thriller film.
Who is Bong-Joon Ho?
This well-known American lawyer, who is currently playing a large role in the Trump-led election fraud case, became the talk of the internet once again this week after his star witness gave a testimony that was so ridiculous that SNL parodied it two days later.
Who is Rudy Giuliani?