The Stock Market
This security represents a small piece of ownership in a company. Some of them pay dividends!
What are stocks?
This concept refers to consumers wanting goods. More of it generally drives up prices
What is Demand?
This refers to the world being interconnected, with countries able to trade easily with one another.
What is globalization?
The Federal Reserve was founded in this year, after three years of debate and negotiation.
What is 1913?
This game will be played in Santa Clara California this year, with a single commercial spot costing 10s of millions of dollars.
What is the Superbowl?
The acronym NYSC stands for this place, the largest stock exchange in the world
What is the New York Stock Exchange?
What is a line graph?
This country traded the most by volume and value with the U.S. in 2025
What is Mexico?
This bubble caused the financial crisis of 2008, (and part of the issues we have today)
What are sub-prime mortgages?
Mr. Wilfong did this in high school. Those drums were quite heavy
What is marching band
This type of security does not gain or lose value until the end of the trading day
What is a mutual fund?
This economic concept refers to trading off one choice to take another.
What is opportunity cost?
A country that tries to make one product well is engaging in this economic practice
What is specialization?
In 1907, 1883, and other times in the 1800s, the U.S. experienced these, causing banks to fail across the country.
What is a Bank panic? (Or run on the banks)
This movie won best animated picture at the Golden Globes. (And best original song)
What is KPop Demon Hunters?
A company in this range of value, is considered a small cap. Quite volatile to hold onto!
$2 billion or less (USD)
When comparing two products, an economist might use this to tell a business how much of something to make.
What is a production probability curve?
In the Eurozone, this currency is the most commonly used, making exchanges between countries easier
What is the Euro?
This economic theory was widely popularized by Ronald Ragan and his administration, but usually only benefits the most affluent.
What is "Trickle down Economics"
In April of 2025, the U.S. government threatened to impose these, which causes shocks to international trade and the economy
What are Tarriffs?
By Market capture, this company is the largest in the world, valued at almost 5 trillion USD
What is NVIDIA?
In the U.S. this government organization manages trading relationships with other countries, and helps U.S. businesses expand overseas
What is the International Trade Administration?
This act, which was removed recently, established many protections for investors, and put limits on banks, as part of the 1933 economic overhaul by FDR
What is the Glass-Steagall act?
Mr. Wilfong has this many pairs of drumsticks in his backpack, right now.
What is 5?