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100

In 2021 NM passed this $ milestone for in-force death benefit.

What is $2 trillion?

100

This crypto-currency trading firm recently declared bankruptcy after a 60% decline in crypto-currency values.  

Who is FTX?

100

After he walked on the moon, this astronaut became a Professor of Aerospace Engineering at the University of Cincinnati from 1971 to 1979.

Who is Neil Armstrong?

100

This term describes securities that move in the opposite direction of an economic cycle.

What is countercyclical?

100

In 1971 the US abandoned the "_____ Standard" as the basis of value for the US dollar. 

What is "Gold"?

200

This person was NM's CEO prior to John Schlifske. 

Who is Ed Zore?

200

In 2009 this person pled guilty to perpetrating the largest private Ponzi scheme in history.

Who is Bernie Madoff?

200
Cincinnati is the birthplace of this 27th President of the United States. 

Who is William Howard Taft?

200

This two word term describes the optimal risk versus return tradeoff of a portfolio(s).

What is an "Efficient Frontier"?

200

This author of the "Wealth of Nations" is considered the godfather of free market economics. 

Who is Adam Smith? 

300

Prior to 2001 NM's advisors were registered with this Broker Dealer

Who is Baird? 

300

This venerable Wall Street firm declared bankruptcy in 2007 triggering the financial crisis of 2008.

What is Lehman Brothers?

300

This Cincinnati native and movie star lent his name to a successful fast food chain in 1968.

Who is Roy Rogers?

300

The average length of past bear markets (rounded to the nearest year).  

What is 1 year?  (289 days)

300

This two word term describes the benefits that are lost when choosing one option over another.

What is opportunity cost?

400

NM's industry leading share of the US personal life insurance market (+/- 1%). 

What is 9%?  (8 to 10 percent accepted)

400

Fraudulent accounting practices led to this energy firm's bankruptcy in 2001, the largest in US history.

What is Enron?

400

This sportscaster coined the catchphrase "and this one belongs to the Reds."

Who is Marty Brennaman

400

The price of this type of security is derived from one or more underlying assets. 

What is a Derivative?

400

This French term describes an economic philosophy of free market economics that opposes government intervention.

What is Laissez-faire?

500

NM's 2021 rank in the Fortune 500 (+/- 3 spots)

What is 90th?  (87 to 93 accepted)

500

The book and movie titled "The Big _____ " described the underlying causes of the 2008 financial crisis.

What is "The Big Short"?

500

Since her premature birth in January 2017, this little hippo has grown up in front of the world, thanks to near-daily updates from her care team at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.

Who is Fiona?

500

Former Fed chair Alan Greenspan used this two-word term to describe the growing internet stock price "bubble" in the late 1990s.

What is Irrational Exuberance?

500

The "_____ Curve" describes the concept that reducing tax rates will increase tax revenue by stimulating economic activity.

What is the "Laffer" Curve?


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