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200

This group in the EU are paid 13% less on average

What are women?

200

This young Swedish woman made a double crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 2019 to attend climate conferences in New York City

Who is Greta Thunberg?

200

This European city was the first to have a stock market

What is Amsterdam? (in 1602)

200

This DTC company has declined the most in value since IPO in the last 5 years

What is AllBirds?

200

This word is used for an investor who provides initial capital to a startup and can also mean a heavenly being.

What is Angel?
400

This category of founders receive 5% of VC funding

What are women?

400

This famous broadcaster, 98 y.o., is an advocate for biodiversity and with a beautiful voice

Who is David Attenborough?

400

This company was the first to pass a $1 trillion market cap

What is Apple?

400

This sports company was originally known as “Blue Ribbon Sports”

What is Nike?

400

This can be a head accessory or the maximum valuation set in a SAFE

What is a cap? 

600

60% of child labourers work in this industry

What is agriculture?

600

This founder made headlines by donating the entire company to fight climate change and improve social justice

Who is Yvon Chouinard?

600

This was the first “real world” transaction for which bitcoin was used

What is pizza? (technically, two pizzas)

600

This energy drink company first launched in Thailand as Krating Daeng before being rebranded

what is RedBull?

600

This term is used when entering diligence to ensure no other fund is taking a look at the deal and can also be used when taking a relationship to the next phase by not seeing anyone else

What is "exclusivity"?

800

France has the highest number of work fatalities in the EU (2 people dying every day). This sector has the most work-related accidents

What is the construction sector?

800

This person is currently in jail after being accused by Japan of causing damages to a whaling ship

Who is Paul Watson?

800

This is longest duration bond outstanding

What is 100 years?

800

This popular ice cream brand is known for its premium flavors, and while it sounds European, was founded in the United States

What is Haagen-Daaz?

800

This term is used to describe what models walk on and how much funding a company has left

What is "runway"?

1200

These consume 80% of antibiotics in the US

What are farm animals?

1200

This is the only person to be awarded a Nobel Prize in two different sciences

Who is Marie Curie? (if needed: Physics Prize in 1903 for her work on radioactivity and the Chemistry Prize in 1911 for the isolation of pure radium)

1200

This country first coined the term “millionaire”

What is France? The term "millionaire" was first coined in France in the 18th century. It was used to describe the wealthy speculators who made fortunes during the Mississippi Bubble, a financial scheme that involved the overvaluation of shares in the French Mississippi Company, leading to a massive economic crash in 1720.

1200

This popular beverage company was first created as a medicinal tonic to relieve headaches and other ailments

What is Coca Cola?
1200

This is the national animal of scotland and also a VC term for a highly valued company

What is a "Unicorn"?

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