McDonald's Trivia
This food item is considered to be a best-seller in McDonald's
What are French Fries?
She is known for marrying C.S. Lewis along with being a prodigy of poetry and literature in her own right
Who is Joy Davidman?
This is the symbol of the currency used a certain country £
What is the United Kingdom
This individual is the one responsible for the creation of the Big Mac Index
Who is Pam Woodall?
This is the title of the movie that we watched last Thursday
What is Shadowland?
This food item has the average price of $5.69 in the U.S.
What is a Big Mac?
This particular college is where C.S. Lewis famously taught
What is Magdalen College?
This term refers to how power a certain type of currency has over others
What is Purchasing Power Parity?
Read the following statement: "One of the main ______ that the Big Mac Index has it’s easy and fun way to learn about how exchange rates are ever-changing and fluctuating."
This group of ladies were the last to arrive on port when we went out punting
Who are Ashley, Kaylin, Katalina, Tala, and Denise
This charity was founded from the company in order to help children in need
What is the Ronald McDonald House?
This is known as C.S. Lewis' favorite pub to go to back when it was open
What is Eagle and Child? (The Bird and the Baby)
This term refers to when a currency is not strong enough to compete with the base currency it's being put against
ex. Mexican Peso v. U.S. Dollar
What is undervalue?
Read the following statement: "Unfortunately, the Big Mac Index has a ______ predictive power in the short term"
What is weaker?
These men made the best burgers and hotdogs last Friday!
Who are Dr. Vardiman and Dr. Perkins?
He is known as the founder of the McDonald's company
Who is Roy Kroc?
Known as the favorite pastime of Dr. Vardiman that involves getting on a boat and using a large stick to navigate
What is punting?
This country charges the most for a Big Mac, costing at a whopping ₣7.10, making it 43.5% overvalued in comparison to other countries.
What is Switzerland?
Read the following statement: "Some _________ that come with the Big Mac Index is that the index is dependent on the exchange rate."
This institution is roughly 922 years old, and is the second oldest institution in the world. Older than the Aztec empire.
What is Oxford University?
This country has a location that allows customers to ski through the drive-thru to order food
What is Sweden?
This bookstore was established in Oxford in 1879
What is Blackwell's?
This country has the most undervalued currency in comparison to the others according to the Big Mac Index, their undervaluement approximately 58%
What is Taiwan?
This was one of the reasons mentioned in the slides to change the use from a Big Mac Index to instead using French Fries
What are simpler ingredients and measurements?
This is the largest desert in the world
What is Antartica?