Inflation
Supply/Demand
Monetary Institutions
Stock Market
Random Trivia
100

If prices of goods and services in an economy increase over time, the economy is experiencing this.

Inflation

100

If the price of a product increases, the quantity demanded will decrease.

Law of Demand

100

Central Banking System of the US

The Federal Reserve (The Fed)

100

The market opens at ____ PST or _____ EST

6:30 PST or 9:30 EST

100

The Great Barrier Reef, the world’s largest coral reef system, is located off the coast of this country.

Australia

200

A government might decide to increase the money supply to try to get people to spend more and boost the economy. What would this policy most likely be trying to prevent?

Deflation

200

When labor wages increase, the price of goods and services will increase as well. This change causes the quantity of the goods demanded to _______.

Decrease

200
Finance Department of the US

The Department of the Treasury

200

When a company first sells its shares to the public, it’s called an ___

Initial Public Offering or IPO

200

This term refers to the total value of all goods and services produced in a country during a specific period of time.

GDP (Gross Domestic Party)

300

In this situation, you notice that the prices of many products have been decreasing for several months. People are spending less because they expect prices to drop even further. What is this called?

Deflation

300

The small difference between your #1 choice and the next best choice

Marginal Cost

300

Ran by the Board of Governors

The Fed

300

The possibility that the value of an investment could decrease is known as

Risk

300

This famous artist is known for his works like "The Starry Night" and was part of the Post-Impressionist movement.

Vincent Van-Gogh

400

The Federal Reserve can use this tool to influence the money supply, affecting borrowing and spending.

Raising or lowering interest rates,

400

Increase or Decrease: A new study shows that drinking coffee lowers the risk of heart disease. What happens to the demand for coffee?

Increases

400

Theory that argues many things impact production, employment and inflation

Keynesian Economic Theory

400

When you invest in this, you’re buying a small part of a company, and you could make money through price increases.

Stock or Equity

400

The sum of the angles in any triangle equals this number of degrees.

180 degrees

500

The country is facing deflation. To combat this, the central bank lowers interest rates. What is the goal of this policy?

To encourage borrowing and spending.

500

The government imposes a new tax on sugary drinks, making them more expensive. What happens to the demand for sugary drinks?

Decreases

500

Buyers and sellers arrive at prices based ONLY on supply and demand

Free Market Economy

500

This is a unique series of letters used to identify a publicly traded company's stock on a stock exchange.

Ticker Symbol

500

The practice of adjusting interest rates to manage inflation and economic growth is called this.

Monetary Policy

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