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100

DOUBLE POINTS!!!

What is the interest rate charged on borrowed money, expressed as a yearly rate?

What is the Annual Percentage Rate (APR)?

100

What is a numerical representation of a person's creditworthiness?

What is a credit score?

100

What is the main reason for investing?

Generating wealth

100

In 2024, total federal revenue was approximately how many trillion dollars?

About $5 trillion

100

How old was JoJo Siwa when she first appeared on the hit Lifetime Reality TV show "Dance Moms"?

12 years old

200

This is the maximum amount of credit that a financial institution extends to a cardholder.

What is a credit limit?

200

What is the term for the ratio of your current credit card balances to your credit limits?

What is credit utilization?

200

DOUBLE POINTS!!!

When you buy a stock, what title do you receive, indicating you own a small piece of the company?

What is a shareholder

200

What do we call it when expenditures exceed revenues in the federal budget?

What is a deficit?

200

What year was the War of 1812?

1812

300

What is the smallest amount a cardholder can pay on their credit card bill to avoid penalties?

What is the minimum payment?

300

This accounts for approximately 30-35% of your credit score and reflects your ability to pay bills on time.

What is payment history?

300

These investment funds pool money from multiple investors to invest in a diversified portfolio of stocks and bonds.

What are mutual funds?

300

DOUBLE POINTS!!!

Name at least two of the top categories of federal spending.

1. Social Security

2. Medicare

3. defense

4. education

300

What is the longest lasting #1 smash hit on the Billboard Hot 100 music charts?

Old Town Road

400

Name at least two advantages of using credit cards.

What are rewards, building credit history, or fraud protection?

400

Why is having a good credit score important?

It affects loan interest rates, your ability to get loans, and if you're eligible to buy certain items.

400

What term describes a strategy to reduce risk by spreading investments across different assets?

What is diversification?

400

Explain the difference between mandatory spending and discretionary spending.

Mandatory spending is required by law (like Social Security), while discretionary spending is determined by annual appropriations (like education and defense)

400

I am thinking of a number 1-10. Get it right and you get the points

8

500

Name at least three common types of rewards associated with credit cards.

What are cash back, travel points, and discounts on purchases?

500

DOUBLE POINTS!!!

What are two instances when your credit score would be checked?

What are applying for a loan or renting an apartment?

500

What type of investment includes high risk but also potential high reward?

Hedge Funds

500

What is the approximate U.S. Federal Debt at this current moment?

$33 Trillion

500

What is the cutest animal in the world?

African Rhino

600

What is the difference between revolving credit and installment credit?

Revolving - You can borrow up to a credit limit, repay it, and borrow again. 

Installment - You receive a lump sum of money and pay it back in fixed amounts over a set period of time. 

600

What is a perfect credit score? What range is a "good" credit score?

850

~670 & up

600

Give 3 Examples of a hedge funds

Derivatives, short-selling, and leverage

600

What is the total federal expenditure in 2024?

What is approximately $6.3 trillion?

600

Where is the best place for high school students to use the bathroom?

A litter box.

Its 2024.