Geography
This continent has the most countries
Africa
A company’s total market value is called its what?
market capitalization
Name all 3 branches of government
Bonus: The first Prime Minister of independent India.
Executive
Legistlative
Judicial
Nehru
This U.S. swimmer won 23 Olympic gold medals.
Michael Phelps
This actor is famous for playing Thor in the Marvel movies.
Chris Hemsworth
This mountain range separates Europe from Asia.
Ural Mountains
Shares that have priority for dividends but usually no voting rights.
Preferred stocks
The empire that ruled India before the British Raj.
Bonus: The famous Taj Mahal was built by this Mughal emperor.
Mughal Empire
Shah Jahan
This New York Yankees player is considered one of the greatest hitters in history, with 3,419 career hits.
Derek Jeter
The more of me you take, the more you leave behind. What am I?
Footsteps
This river flows through more countries than any other.
Bonus: This African country is the only one bordering both the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea.
Danube River
Morocco
Name of the day of the largest single-day percentage drop in U.S. market history, October 1987.
Bonus: What is the most valuable company and what is the market cap of it?
Black monday (30%)
Open AI ($500b)
The system in the U.S. that divides power between federal and state governments.
Bonus: The European country that colonized most of South America.
Federalism
Spain
Usain Bolt holds the record for the fastest 100m sprint, but this sprinter ran the second fastest 100m time in history.
Yohan Blake 2012
Tyson Gay 2009
This Colombian drug lord, whose wealth once reached an estimated $80 billion.
Where was he born? (Not a trick question)
Pablo Escobar
Columbia
Name two countries entirely within Italy.
Bonus: The only country in Central America without a Caribbean coastline.
Vatican City and San Marino
El Salvador
The major stock market crash happened in this year. (Great Depression)
1929
The year the French Revolution began.
1789
Known as “The Man of Steal,” he held the MLB record for career stolen bases.
The league in which college football teams compete before entering the NFL.
Must answer both to get full credit
Rickey Henderson
NCAA
Discovered penicillin in 1928.
Alexander Fleming
Name the 2 newest countries in the world
Bonus: The state that produces the most tea in India,
South Sudan (2011)
Montenegro (2006)
Assam
As of today, what are the approximate market capitalizations in USD of
Reliance Industries,
Palantir Technologies,
Micron Technology, Rivian Automotive,
JPMorgan Chase?
1-3 right = 0pts
4 right = 300 pts
Reliance Industries: ~$227 billion
Palantir Technologies: ~$423 billion
Micron Technology: ~$266 billion
Rivian Automotive: ~$18.6 billion
JPMorgan Chase: ~$864 billion
The Russian revolution in 1917 led to the overthrow of this ruling family.
Romanov dynasty
This West Indies fast bowler is considered one of the greatest of all time.
Bonus: These 2 drivers won 7 World Championships in F1
Malcolm Marshall
Michael Schumacher & Lewis Hamilton
The closest star system to our Solar System.
Alpha Centauri