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100

IBM had 10 CEOs during its history, so far. Name 5!

  • Thomas J. Watson (1914–1956)
  • Thomas J. Watson, Jr. (1956–1971)
  • T. Vincent Learson (1971–1973)
  • Frank T. Cary (1973–1981)
  • John R. Opel (1981–1985)
  • John Fellows Akers (1985–1993)
  • Louis V. Gerstner, Jr. (1993–2002)
  • Samuel J. Palmisano (2002–2012)
  • Ginni Rometty (2012–2020)
  • Arvind Krishna (2020–)
100

What Is Goodwill? 

An intangible asset that is associated with the purchase of one company by another.

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This question for 100 points! ;)

100

Which team won the 2021 Giro d'Italia?

Ineos Grenadiers

100

In which year was the Berlin Wall was demolished?

1990

100

What is the population of Essen? (+/-50k)

583,109

200

How long is IBM's 2021 Annual Report?
(No. of pages, +/- 10%)

144 pages (130 - 158).

200

Name at least 3 different type of Letters of Credit?

E.g. Commercial Letter of Credit, Standby Letter of Credit, Revolving Letter of Credit, Traveler’s Letter of Credit, Confirmed Letter of Credit

200

Who has won the most UEFA Champions League titles?

Real Madrid

200

Which was one of the two Germanies was the German Democratic Republic (DDR) - East or West?

East.

200

What are the two rivers flowing through the city?

Emscher and Ruhr

300

Who is Jim James  Kavanaugh's Executive Administrative Assistant?

Kaypreachly (Kay)  Apollo.

300

What Is Return on Invested Capital (ROIC)?

Return on invested capital (ROIC) is a calculation used to assess a company's efficiency at allocating the capital under its control to profitable investments. ROIC gives a sense of how well a company is using its capital to generate profits.

300

How many World Constructors' Championships the Ferrari F1 team won? (+/-1)

16

300

Who invented the printing press?

Johannes Gutenberg

300

In which century was the city founded?

9th

400

Who hold these titles?
1. Senior Vice President, The Weather Company and Alliances

2. Senior Vice President, IBM Hybrid Cloud

3. Senior Vice President and Director IBM Research

1. Robert W. Lord

2. Howard Boville 

3. Dario Gil

400

What Is Unlevered Free Cash Flow (UFCF)? 

Unlevered free cash flow (UFCF) is a company's cash flow before taking interest payments into account.

400

Which was the most valuable sports team in 2021?

Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Value: $5.7 billion 

400

Which philosopher is known for his concept of the übermensch?

Friedrich Nietzsche.

400

What is Essen known for? (name 2)

  • Villa Hügel (the villa of the family Krupp)
  • Cathedral (Münster)
  • Old Synagogue (Alte Synagoge)
  • Lichtburg (the oldest cinema of Germany)
  • Zeche Zollverein (Zollverein Coal Mine, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 2001)
  • Folkwang museum (a big museum with a famous music academy)
  • Werden Abbey (a monastery from the Order of Saint Benedict, founded in 800)
  • Aalto theatre (the greatest theater of Essen, built by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto)
  • Essen philharmonic orchestra (this building, also known as Saalbau, is next to the Aalto theatre)
500

IBM's Board of Directors has 12 members. Name 4!

Alex Gorsky, Alfred W. Zollar, Andrew N. Liveris, Arvind Krishna, David N. Farr, F. William McNabb III, Frederick H. Waddell, Joseph R. Swedish, Martha E. Pollack, Michelle J. Howard, Peter R. Voser, Thomas Buberl

500

What Is a Joint Tenant With Right of Survivorship (JTWROS)? 

The term joint tenant with the right of survivorship (JTWROS) refers to a legal ownership structure involving two or more parties for any type of financial account or another asset. Each tenant has an equal right to the account's assets and is afforded survivorship rights if one of the account holder(s) dies. A surviving member inherits the total value of the other member's share of property upon the death of that other member.

500

Who is the world's most successful sports team (statistically)?

Glasgow Rangers, with 55 league titles.

500

How many times did Steffi Graf win Wimbledon?

7.

500

Why is Essen called Essen?

The oldest known form of the city's name is Astnide, which changed to Essen by way of forms such as Astnidum, Assinde, Essendia and Esnede. The name Astnide may have referred either to a region where many ash trees were found or to a region in the East (of the Frankish Empire).