The Monopolists
J.P. Morgan bought out which monopolists & their company
Andrew Carnegie
Entire way of life of a people
Culture
Lightbulb
What animal is the star of the movie “Happy Feet”?
Penguins
How many balls start on the pool table at the beginning of a game?
16 (15 plus the cue ball)
What business or field was John D. Rockefeller in?
Oil
Natives primarily believed that the world is full of _____
Spirits
Black Gold
Oil
The dollar is the U.S. currency…what is the currency throughout Europe?
Euro
Traditionally, what color of wedding dress do Chinese women wear on their wedding day?
Red
Merging competing firms into one large company
Horizontal Integration
There are four time zones, what are they
Pacific, Mountain, Central & Eastern
Alexander Graham Bell
McDonalds is the largest fast food chain in the U.S….what is the second?
Subway
John Chapman was a famous pioneer for planting thousands of trees. What type of tree did he plant?
Apple Tree (Johnny Appleseed)
Cornelius Vanderbilt's nickname
The Transcontinental Railroad was connected at what city and/or state?
Promontory Point, Utah
Christopher Sholes invented this
Typewriter
What popular social media site was launched in 2004
How many NBA titles does Kobe Bryant and Shaq have combined?
9 (5 & 4)
List two of the three characteristics of a monopoly
Only one seller
Restricted, regulated market
Control of prices
Region in which people share a similar way of life
Culture Region
Iron into steel
What US state has the nickname Show Me State?
Missouri
Highest grossing Pixar movie of all time ($608 million)
Incredibles 2