Economics
The two primary forces that determine prices in a market economy.
What are supply and demand?
This is the official mascot of Santa Clara University.
Who is Bucky the Bronco?
"To be, or not to be, that is the question." This famous soliloquy is from which Shakespearean play?
What is Hamlet?
Who is known as the "King of Rock and Roll"?
Who is Elvis Presley?
This famous ship sank after hitting an iceberg on April 15, 1912.
What is the Titanic?
This measure of a nation's economic output accounts for inflation and represents the total value of goods and services produced, adjusted for price changes over time.
What is real GDP?
This landmark building on campus houses the business school and is named after a notable alumnus and donor.
What is Lucas Hall?
"Elementary, my dear Watson." Though commonly associated with him, this phrase never actually appeared in the original books of which famous detective?
Who is Sherlock Holmes?
Which artist, known for her emotional songs like drivers license and vampire, starred in High School Musical: The Musical: The Series?
Who is Olivia Rodrigo?
This U.S. president is known for writing the Declaration of Independence.
Who is Thomas Jefferson?
This basic economic problem arises because resources are limited, but human wants are unlimited.
What is scarcity?
The recent draftee from SCU to the Golden State Warriors.
Who is Brandin Podziemski?
"Do or do not. There is no try." This wise saying comes from which Star Wars character?
Who is Yoda?
What pop star is known as the "Queen of Pop" and is famous for hits like Like a Prayer and Vogue?
Who is Madonna?
The Wright brothers are credited with inventing this mode of transportation.
What is the airplane?
This market failure occurs when the costs or benefits of a transaction affect third parties who are not directly involved.
What is an externality?
Santa Clara University was founded in this year, making it the oldest institution of higher education in California.
What is 1851?
"Speak softly and carry a big stick" was a foreign policy motto associated with which U.S. president?
Who is Theodore Roosevelt?
Which rapper became the first to win a Pulitzer Prize for Music?
Who is Kendrick Lamar?
This famous document, issued by President Abraham Lincoln in 1863, declared that all enslaved people in Confederate states were free.
What is the Emancipation Proclamation?
This concept in game theory describes a situation where no player can benefit by changing their strategy while the other players keep theirs unchanged.
What is Nash equilibrium?
This distinguished SCU graduate went on to become the governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and again from 2011 to 2019.
Who is Jerry Brown?
"God does not play dice with the universe." This famous rejection of quantum mechanics is attributed to which physicist?
Who is Albert Einstein?
What artist made history as the youngest-ever headliner at Coachella in 2022?
Who is Billie Eilish?
This U.S. general served as Supreme Commander of Allied forces in Europe during World War II before becoming president.
Who is Dwight D. Eisenhower?