Wharton MBA
soccer trivia
Kevin
World War II
stages of mitosis
100

An open-market purchase of bonds by the central bank will:
a. initially lead to an excess supply of both money and bonds.
b. reduce the monetary base.
c. reduce the government’s budget deficit.
d. increase bond prices and reduce the interest rate at the initial level of output.

d. increase bond prices and reduce the interest rate at the initial level of output.

100

Which country has won the most World Cups?

Brazil

100

When was Kevin born

1974

100

This country joined the Allies after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941.

US

100

Interphase

cell makes enough for two cells, doubles in size, centrioles form, chromosomes duplicate

200

For a saver with a zero intertemporal elasticity of substitution, the introduction of IRAs, which increase the after-tax rate of return on saving, will:
a. either increase or decrease saving depending on whether the rate of time preference is small or large.
b. unambiguously increase saving because the increase in the after-tax rate of return has a larger effect than the zero elasticity of substitution.
c. have offsetting income and substitution effects so that saving is unchanged.
d. unambiguously reduce saving because the substitution effect is zero and the income effect increases consumption.

c. have offsetting income and substitution effects so that saving is unchanged.

200

Which team won the first ever Premier League title?

Manchester United.

200

What is Kevin's favorite insult

"what an idiot" [proud]

200

This fascist leader of Italy was known as "Il Duce."

Benito Mussolini

200

Prophase

nuclear membrane breaks, chromatids pair up in the middle, centrioles move to opposite sides, spindle fibers form

300

According to the Taylor Rule, a 2-percentage-point increase in the inflation rate would lead the Fed to:
a. reduce the real Federal Funds rate by 2 percentage points.
b. reduce the rate of monetary growth by 2 percentage points.
c. increase the nominal Federal Funds rate by 3 percentage points.
d. conduct open-market purchases of bonds.

c. increase the nominal Federal Funds rate by 3 percentage points.

300

 What is the maximum number of substitutions allowed in a standard FIFA match?

Three (five in some special cases).

300

when did Kevin graduate college

1996

300

This U.S. President led the country for most of World War II but died in 1945, just months before its end.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

300

Metaphase

chromatid pairs line up in the center attached to spindle fibers

400

The standard deviation in a population of incomes is σ = $20,000. To obtain a 95% confidence interval for μ with total width (width = upper endpoint – lower endpoint) less than $500 requires a sample size of about:
a. 5,000
b. 100
c. 50
d. 2,000
e. More than 25,000


e. More than 25,000

400

 Who is the only player to win three European Golden Shoes?

Lionel Messi.

400

what is the name of Kevin's asian childhood friend

jerry shu

400

This secret U.S. project developed the atomic bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Manhattan Project

400

Anaphase

chromatids are pulled apart, now cell has two identical chromosomes

500

In the very short run, before the J curve takes effect, a real depreciation will:
a. have no effect on net exports measured in terms of the home good.
b. reduce net exports measured in terms of the home good.
c. reduce exports and reduce net exports measured in terms of the home good.
d. reduce exports and increase imports measured in terms of the foreign good.

c. reduce exports and reduce net exports measured in terms of the home good.

500

 Who is known as the “King of Football”

 Pelé.

500

Name 3 diets Kevin has gone on 

Paleo, Keto, plant-based 

500

This U.S. naval strategy involved capturing key islands to reach Japan, bypassing heavily fortified enemy positions

Island Hopping

500

Telophase

two nuclear membranes form around the chromosomes = two nuclei, cell wall starts to form two new cells

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