Economics
Taxes
Corporate Finance
Financial Markets
NBA/Cavs
100

What measure represents the total value of goods and services produced in a country?

Gross Domestic Product


100

What government agency collects federal taxes in the United States?

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

100

What term describes money raised by selling shares of ownership in a company?

Equity

100

What market is used to buy and sell company shares?

Stock market


100

What superstar led the Cavaliers to their first NBA championship in 2016?

LeBron James

200

What economic concept describes the value of the next best option you give up?

Opportunity cost

200

What type of tax increases as income increases?

Progressive tax

200

What term describes money a company borrows and must repay with interest?

Debt

200

What U.S. stock index tracks 500 large companies?

S&P 500

200

What arena do the Cavaliers play their home games in?

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse

300

What happens to demand when the price of a product rises, assuming everything else stays the same?

Demand decreases

300

What tax applies to profits made from selling investments like stocks?

Capital gains tax

300

What metric shows profit after all expenses have been paid?

Net income


300

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

Diversification

300

What guard scored 71 points in a game for Cleveland in 2023, a franchise record?

Donovan Mitchell

400

What type of inflation happens when production costs increase for businesses?

Cost push inflation

400

What form do most Americans use to file their personal income taxes?

Form 1040

400

What ratio measures profit compared to revenue?

Profit margin

400

What type of investment represents a loan to a government or company?

Bond

400

What player hit the go ahead three pointer in Game 7 of the 2016 NBA Finals for Cleveland?

Kyrie Irving

500

What organization in the United States controls monetary policy and interest rates?

Federal Reserve

500

What term describes reducing taxable income through deductions and credits?

Tax planning

500

What process occurs when a private company sells stock to the public for the first time?

Initial Public Offering (IPO)

500

What term describes the total value of all a company’s outstanding shares?

Market capitalization

500

What Cavaliers point guard was selected first overall in the 2011 NBA Draft?

Kyrie Irving