Pop Culture 2020-2024
This Netflix series, released in 2021, became a global phenomenon with its portrayal of deadly children's games in a dystopian society.
What is Squid Game?
In 2023, this major Swiss bank was forced into a government-brokered merger with UBS due to massive losses and a crisis of confidence among investors.
What is Credit Suisse?
This type of derivative contract gives the buyer the right, but not the obligation, to purchase an asset at a set price before a specified expiration date.
What is a call option?
In 2001, this player set the Major League Baseball record for most home runs in a single season with 73.
Who is Barry Bonds?
This 2001 film, directed by Peter Jackson, won Best Picture and is the first installment of the epic trilogy based on J.R.R. Tolkien's work.
What is The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring?
This 2021 Marvel film introduced the MCU's first Asian superhero, played by Simu Liu.
What is Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings?
In 2018, this telecommunications giant acquired Time Warner in an $85 billion deal, creating one of the largest media conglomerates.
What is AT&T?
Enacted in response to the financial crisis of 2007-2008, this U.S. legislation aimed to reduce risks in the financial system and increased regulation on banks and financial institutions.
What is the Dodd-Frank Act?
In 2015, this American golfer became the youngest player to win the Masters since Tiger Woods in 1997.
Who is Jordan Spieth?
This 1991 film, produced by Disney, was the first animated film to be nominated for Best Picture.
What is Beauty and the Beast?
This luxury fashion house appointed Pharrell Williams as its men's creative director in 2023, marking a significant crossover between music and high fashion.
What is Louis Vuitton?
This iconic American retailer, founded in 1902, filed for bankruptcy in 2020, marking the end of an era for its brick-and-mortar stores.
What is JCPenney?
This British economist's ideas on government intervention in the economy during recessions laid the foundation for modern macroeconomics.
Who is John Maynard Keynes?
In 2020, this player became the youngest to win both the WNBA MVP and WNBA Finals MVP in the same season.
Who is Breanna Stewart?
This 2016 film, directed by Damien Chazelle, won Best Picture and is set against the backdrop of Los Angeles jazz and romance.
What is La La Land?
This 2020 video game, developed by Naughty Dog, received critical acclaim and won multiple Game of the Year awards despite its divisive story.
What is The Last of Us Part II?
This Chinese fintech company, an affiliate of Alibaba, had its IPO suspended in 2020 after regulatory scrutiny, which would have been the largest IPO in history.
What is Ant Group?
This theory in finance suggests that asset prices fully reflect all available information, making it impossible to consistently achieve higher-than-average returns without taking on additional risk.
What is the Efficient Market Hypothesis?
This American-born defenseman won the Norris Trophy as the NHL's best defenseman three times in the 1990s and was best known for his exceptional offensive skills and playmaking ability.
Who is Brian Leetch?
This 1980 film, based on a novel by the author of The Shining, won Best Picture and starred Robert De Niro as a Vietnam War veteran.
What is The Deer Hunter?
This 2021 Eurovision Song Contest winner, representing Italy with their rock band, achieved global fame with their song "Zitti e buoni".
Who is Maneskin?
In 2022, this German payment processing company filed for insolvency after it was revealed that $1.9 billion was missing from its accounts, leading to one of the biggest corporate frauds in recent years.
What is Wirecard?
This global agreement, signed in 1988, set the standards for capital adequacy ratios for banks and is known for establishing the minimum capital requirements to guard against financial and operational risks in the banking sector.
What is the Basel Accord (Basel I)?
This Kenyan runner set the world record for the marathon in 2018 with a time of 2:01:39, becoming the first person to break the 2:02 barrier.
Who was Eliud Kipchoge?
This 2015 film, directed by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, won Best Picture and is notable for its unique approach and narrative structure about a washed-up actor.
What is Birdman?