US Politics
Finance
California
Leader? I hardly know 'er!
For the Girlies
100
This person is the current Secretary of Agriculture
Brooke Rollins
100
Barrett Strong’s 1959 R&B single “Money (That’s What I Want)” was the first hit for this legendary record label
Motown
100
Of the north-south highways spanning the state, this is the only one that is part of the interstate highway system
I-5
100
This Tory PM’s mini-budget doomed her premiership before it even began. She lasted 44 days.
Liz Truss
100
Companies have two ways of raising money on public markets: they can issue equity in the form of stock, or issue debt in the form of these
Bonds
200
The landmark Citizens United case centered around an attack ad against this politician
Hillary Clinton
200
In 2021, Rolling Stone ranked this Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City track the greatest Kendrick Lamar song of all time
"Money Trees"
200
This cultish group of killers really harshed the vibe and made hitchhiking a lot less groovy in 1969
The Manson Family
200
In between the Tsar’s resignation and the Bolshevik coup, this moderate socialist was the most powerful figure in Russia for about 6 months in 1917.
Alexander Kerensky
200
This type of retirement account allows you to deposit after-tax income and enjoy tax-free growth and withdrawals
Roth IRA
300
This newsworthy man made the cover of TIME more than any other president.
Richard Nixon
300
This Hall and Oates song was actually written about an annoying privileged man.
"Rich Girl"
300
Hollywood was created in an attempt to flee this man’s monopoly over the early film industry
Thomas Edison
300
This anti-colonial activist was the first leader of independent Congo. He lasted only 2 and a half months before being ousted in a coup and was assassinated the following year.
Patrice Lumumba
300
The Federal Reserve’s “dual mandate” is to limit these two economic metrics, which were once thought to be inversely correlated
Inflation and Unemployment
400
The vote to close debate during a senate filibuster is called this
Cloture
400
“Money” was one of two singles released to promote this rock album
The Dark Side of the Moon
400
This man finished second to Bill Clinton in the 1992 democratic primary
Jerry Brown
400
Pedro Lascuráin was president of this country for just 45 minutes during a period called the “Ten Tragic Days”
Mexico
400
This is the process by which a bank facilitates a company’s IPO, often by buying all the issued shares and reselling them on a stock exchange
Underwriting
500
In 2024’s Grants Pass v. Johnson, the Supreme Court reversed a decision by this court, which had held that criminalizing public camping can violate the constitution
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
500
This is the highest grossing musical film of all time
Frozen 2
500
John Muir unsuccessfully fought for this area to be included in Yosemite National Park
The Hetch Hetchy valley
500
Louis Antoine became King Louis XIX of France for about 20 minutes in 1830 during this political upheaval, depicted in Eugene Delacroix’s famous painting Liberty Leading the People.
The July Revolution
500
“Swaps” are bespoke, over-the-counter derivatives similar to these, which are often used for hedging and settled by physical delivery of a commodity
Futures