Billionaires
Among other things, this billionaire is CEO of Tesla, SpaceX, and The Boring Company.
Who is Elon Musk?
This German philosopher is best known for The Communist Manifesto
Who is Karl Marx?
This is a measure of the total economic output of an economy over a certain period of time, commonly referred to by a three-letter acronyms.
The digestive enzyme pepsin lends it's name to this soft drink manufacturer's signature product.
What is PepsiCo?
AAPL
Apple
This billionaire created his signature tech firm from a college dorm, before rebranding it as Meta Platforms in 2021.
Who is Mark Zuckerberg?
Commonly referred to as "The Father of Capitalism."
Adam Smith
Currently a hot-button political issue, this is the measure of the rise in price of goods and services.
What is inflation?
This California-based tech firm's name stands for "Yet Another Hierarchical Officious Oracle"
What is Yahoo?
TWTR
What is Twitter, Inc.?
In 2019, at age 2021, this beauty retail CEO became the youngest self-made billionaire.
Who is Kylie Jenner?
This 1976 Nobel Prize-winning economist served as an advisor to Ronald Reagan, thanks, in part, to his advocacy against government spending.
Who is Milton Friedman?
A raw material that can be used in the production of of other goods.
What is a commodity?
Originally known as U'Tote'm, this company changed its name after implementing new hours, from 7:00am to 11:00pm.
What is 7-11?
XOM
Exxon-Mobile
In 2010, this native of Seattle, Washington signed The Giving Pledge, promising to give half his wealth to charitable causes.
Who is Bill Gates?
Though he wasn't commonly seen in public, this Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987-2006 was sometimes called "a rock star" by the media.
Who is Alan Greenspan?
The potential loss one incurs by choosing one course of action over another. For example, the time you spend at RLC Business Jeopardy could have instead been time to study.
What is opportunity cost?
This cable company's name is a portmanteau for "communication" and "broadcast." Though they might need to work a little hard on the "communication" aspect when they're scheduling a time to install your cable box.
What is Comcast?
BYND
What is Beyond Meat, Inc.?
Though this New York oil baron was never technically a billionaire, if his wealth was adjusted for inflation, he'd be worth almost $40 billion.
Who is John Rockefeller?
This economist, famous for his theory on the benefits of government spending during economic downturns, published The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money in 1936.
Who is John Maynard Keynes?
A reference to an optimistic market outlook. Ironically, there are no red flags involved.
What is a bull market?
Brothers John and William originally launched their eponymously named company as the Battle Creek Toasted Corn Flake Factory, named after the birthplace of their signature product.
What is Kellogg's?
HOG
What is Harley Davidson?