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100

This landmark in Washington Square Park was built to commemorate the 100th anniversary of George Washington’s inauguration.

What is the Washington Square Arch?

100

How many clients are we serving this semester? 

What is 3? 

100

Costs like rent that stay the same no matter how many units a company sells.

What are fixed costs?

100

New York City is made up of this many boroughs.

What is five?

100

This department store has sponsored NYC’s famous Thanksgiving Day Parade since 1924.

What is Macy’s?

200

What is the first and foundational college at New York University, which has existed since the university's establishment in 1831?

What is NYU College of Arts and Science?

200

How many bigs are there this semester? 

What is 8?

200

This acronym measures earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization.

What is EBITDA?

200

Before it was New York, the Dutch called the settlement this.

What is New Amsterdam?

200

Central Park is bigger than this entire European country, home to a famous Grand Prix and casino.

What is Monaco?

300

Who founded NYU? 

What is Albert Gallatin?

300

EmpowerED Consulting was founded in this year

What is 2018?

300

A company’s share price multiplied by its total shares outstanding.

What is market capitalization?

300

This bridge, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn, opened in 1883.

What is the Brooklyn Bridge?

300

This mirror-filled observation deck next to Grand Central became an Instagram favorite after opening in 2021.

What is Summit One Vanderbilt?

400

NYU’s Latin motto, “Perstare et praestare,” translates to this.

What is “to persevere and to excel”?

400

Who founded EmpowerED? (2 ppl!)

What is Daniel and Anna?

400

Current assets minus current liabilities.

What is working capital?

400

This railway that runs through Manhattan was converted into a park in 2011. 

What is the High Line? 

400

This Greenwich Village pizza shop is where Peter Parker works as a delivery guy in Spider-Man 2.

What is Joe’s Pizza?

500

Which year was NYU founded? 

What is 1831? 

500

When do coffee chat forms open for EmpowerED? 

What is October 26?

500

This acronym represents a company’s blended cost of financing from both equity and debt, often used as the discount rate in a DCF.

What is WACC (weighted average cost of capital)?

500

This triangular landmark sits at the intersection of Broadway, 5th Avenue, and East 22nd Street.

What is the Flatiron Building?

500

This Tribeca skyscraper at 56 Leonard Street, nicknamed after a block-stacking game, has a mini version of Chicago’s “Bean” sculpture tucked under its base.

What is the Jenga Building?

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