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1. Why did M&M indefinitely pause its “spokescandies”?

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2. According to court filings, why did FTX owner Sam Bankman Fried bribe Chinese officials?

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3. Which of the following banks is the largest family-owned bank in the US?

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4. Where is Elon Musk building Tesla’s new factory to make Megapacks, the huge batteries that can keep the lights on for thousands of homes?

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5. Which financial giant bought First Republic Bank’s assets and deposits?

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6. Netflix stopped mailing DVDs in what year?

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7. What’s the link between Alibaba and the Brooklyn Nets?

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8. Who will replace Rupert Murdoch at Fox and News Corp. after his retirement?

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9. Which of the following is NOT a major US drugstore chain?

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10. Which of these happened when Elon Musk tweeted his agreement with a statement accusing Jewish people of “hating white people”?

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1. After disappearing from the public eye since Oct. 2020, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma made a rare appearance on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, in an online ceremony of the annual Rural Teacher Initiative.
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1. What’s ViacomCBS’s new name?
Answer: Paramount.
2. Which company’s CEO was paid the highest in 2021?
Answer: AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) CEO.
3. What’s Uber’s “Kill Switch”?
Answer: A way to hide Uber’s sensitive data from authorities during raids.
4. Which company controls Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram?
Answer: Meta.
5. Gap Inc. is a clothing retail company that owns which chains?
Answer: Old Navy, Banana Republic, and Athleta.

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1. The American Dollar and the European Euro are the two most-traded currencies globally. What is the third?
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2. Do Ben & Jerry’s make ice cream for dogs?
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3. Which giant owns Oral B, Gillette, Pampers, and Tampax?
Answer: Procter & Gamble.
4. How many zeros are in a trillion (in the UK/US English meaning)?
Answer: 12.
5. Who was the first person in history to take off in his own spaceship?
Answer: Richard Branson.

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1. What does Sundar Pichai do for a living?
Answer: Managing Alphabet.
2. Which major newspaper does Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos own?
Answer: The Washington Post.
3. In what year was Apple Inc. founded?
Answer: 1976.
4. Who is the world’s richest person?
Answer: Elon Musk.
5. When was Amazon launched?
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1. Elon Musk bought Twitter. For how much?

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2. What’s the world’s largest toymaker?

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3. The American Dollar and the European Euro are the two most-traded currencies globally. What is the third?

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4. As of Feb. 16, 2022, what’s ViacomCBS’s new name?

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5. Geoffrey giraffe is whose mascot?

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6. Which company is the world’s biggest plastic polluter?

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7. What caused crypto exchange FTX’s bankruptcy in 2022?

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8. General Electric split into three companies. In which fields?

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9. What year saw Tesla break the $1 trillion market worth barrier?

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10. What is the Pegasus software?

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11. Which Windows version did Microsoft dub “the last version of Windows”?

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12. Which giant owns Oral B, Gillette, Pampers, and Tampax?

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13. When was Amazon launched?

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14. Before adopting the euro on Jan. 1, 2023, what was Croatia’s currency?

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15. What is “Catch-and-Kill” in the world of journalism?

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16. Which of the following banks is the largest family-owned bank in the US?

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17. Why did Bed Bath & Beyond stop accepting coupons on Apr. 26, 2023?

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18. WeWork stitched itself as what kind of company before unraveling into bankruptcy?

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19. What’s in the picture?

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20. When did Apple first use an iPhone to film and broadcast an entire keynote event?

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21. Where has Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, set up his new home?

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Why did M&M indefinitely pause its "spokescandies"?

Screenshot: M&M's Chocolate  - YouTube
They were too polarizing.
They were too sexist.
They were not profitable.
They weren’t popular.

According to court filings, why did FTX owner Sam Bankman Fried bribe Chinese officials?

Screenshot: Reuters - YouTube
To get a Chinese official to teach him how to make dumplings.
To get a Chinese official to invest in his company.
To get his rival company’s trading accounts frozen.
To get his sister company’s trading accounts unfrozen.

Which of the following banks is the largest family-owned bank in the US?

Screenshot: YouTube
Bank of America.
First Citizens Bank.
Wells Fargo.
First Monopoly Bank.

Where is Elon Musk building Tesla's new factory to make Megapacks, the huge batteries that can keep the lights on for thousands of homes?

Screenshot: New China TV / GLOBALink - YouTube
Monterrey, Mexico.
St. Petersburg, Russia.
Shanghai, China.
Atlantis, the Lost City.

Netflix stopped mailing DVDs in what year?

Screenshot: Netflix DVD - YouTube
2011, when Obama roasted Trump at the White House.
2018, the year Trump met with Kim Jong-un.
2023, the year Trump was arraigned in New York.
Never, and Trump will always be innocent.

Which financial giant bought First Republic Bank's assets and deposits?

Screenshot: AP News - YouTube
Bank of America.
JPMorgan Chase.
Wells Fargo.
Bank of Westeros.

What’s the link between Alibaba and the Brooklyn Nets?

Screenshot: BEYOND Expo - YouTube
Alibaba owns a stake in the Nets.
The Nets’ owner is Alibaba’s next chair.
The Nets’ coach is Alibaba’s brand ambassador.
Alibaba sells Nets merchandise exclusively.

Who will replace Rupert Murdoch at Fox and News Corp. after his retirement?

Screenshot: 7 News Australia - YouTube
Lachlan Murdoch
James Murdoch
Elisabeth Murdoch
Prudence Murdoch

Which of the following is NOT a major US drugstore chain?

Screenshot: Reuters - YouTube
CVS
Walgreens
Rite Aid
ShopRite

Which of these happened when Elon Musk tweeted his agreement with a statement accusing Jewish people of "hating white people"?

Screenshot: Lex Fridman Podcast - YouTube
Twitter/X's stock price skyrocketed.
Several major companies have paused their Twitter/X advertising.
Musk was invited to host a FOX News show about social media.
The tweet was nominated for a Social Media Diplomacy Award.

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Which company controls the Whatsapp app?

Google
Meta
Amazon
Microsoft

What company owns Instagram?

Amazon
Facebook
Apple
Google

What is the current name of the Microsoft web browser?

Explorer
Edge
Chromium
Bing

Which company does this man head?

Microsoft
Apple
Amazon
Google

Mark Zuckerberg dropped out of which school?

Photo: Anthony Quintano / CC BY 2.0
Yale.
Stanford.
Harvard.
Princeton.

In which country was the popular Tik Tok app developed?

Argentina
China
South Korea
USA

What does Sundar Pichai do for a living?

Managing Alphabet.
Managing Alibaba.
Managing Lyft.
Leading Pakistan.

What app does this logo belong to?

Whatsapp
Messenger
iMessage
Telegram

Which major newspaper does Amazon mogul Jeff Bezos own?

Jeff Bezos

Photo: Steve Jurvetson / CC BY 

New York Times
Washington Post
Chicago Tribune
Wall Street Journal

Look at this logo. What service does this company mainly offer?

Food deliveries.
HR management.
Office rentals.
Paid rides.

What is the relation between Paris Hilton and Hilton Hotels founder, Conrad Hilton?

Photo: Georges Biard / CC BY-SA
Her father
Her grandfather
Her great uncle
Her great grandfather

In what year was Apple inc founded?

1968
1976
1982
1984

What does this impressive woman do for a living?

Photo: Steve Fecht for General Motors
Heading NASCAR
Managing General Motors
Managing Google
Leading Germany

Which company produces this console?

Image: xbox.com
Nintendo
Sony
Microsoft
Apple
Alphabet Inc
Instagram Inc
Facebook Inc
Microsoft Inc

What’s NOT in the new Apple iPhone 12 box?

Adapter.
Headphones.
Airpods.
All of the above.

What does Apple describe as the Ceramic Shield of the iPhone 12?

Its new, tougher glass atop the display.
Its upgraded XDR display.
Its new line of silicone covers.
Its brand logo.

The new iPhone 12 comes in a colorful pallet. What color DOESN’T the new iPhone come with?

Image: Apple Inc
Green
Yellow
Red
Blue

How many cameras do the iPhone 12 Pro models have on their backs?

2
3
4
5

The iPhone 12 Pro models come with a LiDAR scanner. What is that?

Lie Detector Advanced Receptor.
Light Detection and Ranging.
Linear Dual Augmented Reality.
Lifetime Durability.

According to the US government, how much of the internet search does Google control?

100%
90%
80%
75%

In 2020, who was the world’s wealthiest man?

Photos: The White House
Microsoft founder, Bill Gates.
Tesla and SpaceX founder, Elon Musk.
Facebook founder, Mark Zuckerberg.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos.

Which streaming app won both Google Play User Choice App for 2020 and Apple TV App of the Year?

Netflix
HBO Max
Disney+
Amazon Prime

How long has IKEA been publishing its famous catalog?

70 years.
50 years.
30 years.
15 Years.

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma has not been seen publicly since October 2020 and is reportedly laying low. Why?

Photo: World Trade Organization from Switzerland, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
He’s isolating because of Covid-19 fears.
He’s escaping the US authorities.
Because of Chinese authorities cracking down on his businesses.
He’s preparing to become an astronaut.

Who is the world's richest person in 2021?

Pictures: White House
Elon Musk
Jeff Bezos
Bill Gates
Mark Zuckerberg

What is Parler?

French for lobby.
A social network.
Italian for words.
An instant translation app.

What is Signal?

A dating app.
A messaging app.
A chain of fast food restaurants.
An anti-malware software.

Who is this hipster-looking man?

Screenshot: TED on YouTube.
United States Senator.
Former CEO of Instagram.
Former CEO of Twitter.
CEO of Alphabet.

After disappearing from the public eye since Oct. 2020, Chinese billionaire Jack Ma made a rare appearance on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021. What was the occasion?

Photos: © WTO/ Cuika Foto, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Joe Biden’s inauguration.
China’s Star market’s first anniversary.
His daughter’s birthday.
An online ceremony of the annual Rural Teacher Initiative.

Who is this lively lady?

Screenshot: Reuters on YouTube

 

A CGI TV host.
A ‘Real Doll’.
A robot.
A new Disney princess in the making.

When was Amazon launched?

Photo: Seattle City Council from Seattle, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
In 1987, as an American bookstore chain.
In 1995, as an online bookstore.
In 1998, offering convenience services.
In 2007, as an e-bookstore (Kindle).

Do Ben & Jerry's make ice cream for dogs?

Yes!
No way.

What’s Zillow.com?

An online real estate marketplace.
An online live-chats service.
An online pillow store.
It’s a made-up website for an SNL sketch.

What is the Clubhouse app?

Disney+ for kids.
An invitation-only audio chat app.
A new gaming platform.
An education app for lockdown time.

What did Facebook do that made former Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison say it "unfriended" Australia?

Photo: Anthony Quintano from Honolulu, HI, United States / CC BY
Stopped paying taxes in Australia.
Refused to block fake-news in Australia.
Blocked news content in Australia.
Blocked the Australian Prime Minister’s Facebook page.

Who is this powerful lady?

Photo: World Trade Organization, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
US ambassador to the United Nations.
Washington Football Team coach.
President of Ethiopia.
Director-General of the World Trade Organization.

In 2021 Facebook changed Instagram’s nudity policy. What is the novelty?

To clarify that "baby nudes" are allowed.
To clarify that "health-related nudity" is allowed.
To clarify that "educational-related nudity" is allowed.
To clarify that "non-sexual naturist nudity" is allowed.

What’s Libor?

Leveraged International Official Rate.
London Interbank Offered Rate.
The Roman god of viticulture and wine, fertility and freedom.
A person born between Sep. 23 and Oct. 22.

Gap Inc is a clothing retail company that also owns which chains?

H&M, COS and Cheap Monday.
Old Navy, Banana Republic and Athleta.
Zara, Zara Home and Pull and Bear.
Uniqlo, J Brand and Helmut Lang.

What do people mainly do on Twitch?

Watch paid celebrity content.
Watch video games with commentary.
Play video games online.
Read news updates.

What is the Robinhood app?

A DIY app.
A gaming app.
A music streaming app.
A stock trading app.

What’s Prince Harry’s day job?

Photo: Defensie, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons
Chief Innovation Officer at BetterUp Inc.
Chief Impact Officer at BetterUp Inc.
Chief Networking Officer at GettApp Inc.
Chief Visionary Officer at GettApp Inc.

What are AirTags?

Image: Apple
Bluetooth headphones.
A file sharing app.
A personal location device.
An air purifying technique.

Which phone giant owned Yahoo and AOL until 2021?

AT&T.
Verizon.
T-Mobile.
Vodafone.

When did Bill and Melinda Gates get married?

Photo: Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A year before Microsoft launched Windows 3.0.
A year before Microsoft launched Windows 95.
A year before Microsoft launched Xbox.
A year before Microsoft launched Windows 7.

Why were Apple-AirTags pulled from sale by Australian office supply store chain Officeworks?

Image: Apple.com
Due to privacy concerns.
Due to environmental concerns.
Due to child safety concerns.
Because the product malfunctions.

How are former Danish PM Helle Thorning-Schmidt and Facebook Inc connected?

Photo: Kuhlmann /MSC, CC BY 3.0 DE, via Wikimedia Commons
She was banned from Facebook.
She is leading Denmark’s Facebook Antitrust investigation.
She represents Danish publishers against Facebook.
She is a member of the Facebook Oversight Board.

In 2020 McDonald’s led U.S. burger restaurant chains in sales. Who was number 2?

Screenshot: Wendy’s on Youtube.
Wendy’s
Burger King
White Castle
In-n-Out

Which giant owns Oral B, Gillette, Pampers, and Tampax?

Kimberly-Clark.
Johnson & Johnson.
Unilever.
Procter & Gamble.

Which American phone giant owns CNN, HBO, and Cartoon Network?

AT&T.
Verizon.
T-Mobile.
Vodafone.

When did Microsoft first introduce its Internet Explorer?

As an add-on to Windows 95.
It was built In Windows 3.1 in 1992.
Before the launch of Windows 3.0 in 1990.
As its first product in 1981.

What is Fastly?

A content-delivery network, or CDN, provider.
A telemedicine and virtual healthcare company.
A cybersecurity company.
A videotelephony and online chat company.

What is the Spotify Greenroom?

Spotify’s new premium membership.
Spotify’s oversight board.
A clubhouse style a live audio app.
Spotify’s new discovery playlist.

What happens to the Start button on Windows 11?

It is centered.
It’s where it’s always been.
Windows 11 doesn’t have a Start button.
It is now called the “Kick off” button.

Which changes can you expect from the new Windows 11 OS?

A new start-up sound.
A new logo.
A new "Widgets" feature.
All of the above, and more.

In which Windows version did Microsoft introduce the Start button?

Windows 3.1.
Windows 95.
Windows 98.
Windows Vista.

How many people worldwide use the Windows operating system in 2021?

130 million.
1.3 billion.
13 billion.
26 billion.

When will Microsoft be ending support for Windows 10?

2021.
2025.
2030.
Never.

Which Windows version did Microsoft dub "the last version of Windows"?

Windows 11.
Windows 10.
Windows Me.
Windows Vista.

The antivirus software entrepreneur John McAfee has been found dead in his cell in Spain. Why was he in jail?

Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Sexual misconduct charges.
National security charges.
Tax-related charges.
Manslaughter charges.

What does Windows 11 upgrade cost for Windows 10 users?

Image: Microsoft.
It’s free.
$10.
$50.
There is no upgrade available.

Which mobile platform’s apps will Windows 11 users be able to access?

Image: Microsoft
IOS.
Windows Phone.
Chrome OS.
Android.

How many zeros in a trillion (in the UK/US English meaning)?

Photo: Manuel Dohmen, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
12.
11.
10.
9.

Which of these companies are worth over $2 trillion?

Apple Inc. and Amazon.
Apple Inc. and Microsoft.
Amazon and Alphabet Inc.
Alphabet Inc. and Facebook.

How many billions in a $1 trillion?

Image: Godot13 / Smithsonian Institute, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
10
100
1,000
1,000,000

How many trillionaires live in the world?

Photo: US Secretary of Defense
None.
2.
12.
22.

How much did the U.S. Senate agree to spend on Joe Biden’s infrastructure plan over the next eight years?

Photo: Official White House Photo by Adam Schultz, via Wikimedia Commons
$1.2 trillion.
$2.1 trillion.
$12 trillion.
$21 trillion.

The US Federal government debt stands at $28.2 trillion. Can you guess Brazil's federal public debt in 2021?

Photo: Nesnad, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
A little over $20 trillion.
A little over $2 trillion.
A little over $1 trillion.
A little over $1 quadrillion.

Who is Andy Jassy?

Screenshot: Amazon Web Services on YouTube.
Legendary tennis player.
Cuban-American actor.
So You Think You Can Dance Judge.
President and CEO of Amazon.

What is REvil?

Image: Eliphas Levi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
A virtual systems/server administrator.
A Turkish Marxist-Leninist computer hacker group.
A Chinese large-scale cyber spying operation.
A private Russian ransomware-as-service operation.

Who was the first person in history to take off in his own spaceship?

Photo: 2021 (c) Virgin Galactic
Elon Musk.
Jeff Bezos.
Richard Branson.
Alan Shepard.

How much does a ticket to space cost on Virgin Galactic?

Photo: Virgin Galactic
$250,000.
$2,500,000.
$25,000,000.
$250,000,000.

With which company does billionaire Elon Musk plan to take his first space trip?

Photo: NORAD and USNORTHCOM Public Affairs, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Branson’s Virgin Galactic.
Bezos’ Blue Origin.
His own SpaceX.
Musk isn’t flying to space.

According to billionaire Jeff Bezos, who paid for his space adventure?

Screenshot: Blue Origin on YouTube
Every Amazon employee, and every Amazon customer.
He said he did it on his own.
The American taxpayer.
Every citizen on earth.

What is the Pegasus software?

Image: Johannes Hevelius, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Government quality spyware.
Privately operated ransomware.
Malware protection software.
A VPN service.

What did convicted hedge fund manager Martin Shkreli, AKA Pharma Bro, have to sell to settle a $7.4 million debt?

Photo: House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,  via Wikimedia Commons
A Picasso.
A Beatles album.
A Wu-Tang Clan album.
An NFT piece of art.

What is Square Inc?

Image: Square Inc
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey’s digital payments firm.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos’s space tourism firm.
Tesla founder Elon Musk’s investments firm.
Microsoft founder Bill Gates’s microchips firm.

On which social platform can one tap the “I Prayed” button?

Photo: © Scotch Mist, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
MyHeritage.
Parler.
Facebook.
TikTok.

Which American company owns Lonely Planet, CNET, TV Guide, Metacritic, and GameSpot?

Image: CNET
National Amusements.
Red Ventures.
The Walt Disney Company.
News Corporation.

Which of these crypto coins DOESN’T Paypal’s Checkout with Crypto allow?

Dogecoin.
Bitcoin.
Litecoin.
Ethereum.

How is the Chinese government limiting online gaming for children?

Photo: Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
By restricting violent games to 17 and older.
By banning online gaming altogether.
By banning minors from playing online games for more than three hours a week.
By alerting parents to online gaming dangers.

Which food products were in short supply in the UK in 2021?

Screenshot: McDonald’s UK on YouTube
McDonald’s milkshakes.
Nando’s chicken.
Marmite.
All of the above and more may follow.

What is Nifty?

A Chinese prenatal DNA test of women and fetuses.
The Indian stock market index.
A Japanese internet service provider.
All of the above.

What is Apple’s ProMotion?

Image: Apple
Apple’s new ad service.
iPhone 13’s new motion detector.
A new feature that allows the display to change its refresh rate.
Apple TV’s 1-year free subscription.

Which company owns TMZ?

Fox Corp.
WarnerMedia.
NBC Universal.
The Walt Disney Company.

Which cities were available at launch on Apple’s iPhone’s new IOS 15 3D Maps?

Image: Apple
All major UK cities.
All major US cities.
Only San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, and London.
All major US and UK cities.

What’s China’s stand on cryptocurrency in 2021?

China bans all cryptocurrency trading and mining.
China permits only the use of Bitcoin as cryptocurrency.
China made Bitcoin a formal currency.
China permits only Chinese crypto coins.

What are the Pandora Papers?

A global investigation on how the rich and powerful hide their investments.
An investigation on the global tobacco industry.
A global investigation on mass surveillance and internment camps of Uighurs in China.
An investigation on how Malta works as a pirate base for tax avoidance inside the EU.

What’s McPlant?

Image: McDonald’s
A fast vegetarian food chain.
McDonald’s salad.
McDonald’s veggie-burger.
A fast flowers-shop chain.

China Telecom serves more than 335 million subscribers worldwide. How many are in the US?

Photo: Liuxingy, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4 million.
40 million.
400 thousand.
China Telecom doesn’t operate in the US.

What year saw Tesla break the $1 trillion market worth barrier?

Screenshot: CNET Highlights on YouTube
2021.
2020.
2019.
2018.

In which European country has Google News been unavailable between 2014 and 2022?

Google News
Hungary.
France.
Germany.
Spain.

Which California law did Kanye West’s Yeezy Apparel break that cost it $950,000 to settle?

Image: Yeezy Supply
The California Consumer Privacy Act.
The California Interest Rate Laws.
A law that requires a 30-days delivery of online shopping items.
An antitrust law.

General Electric split into three companies. In which fields?

Appliances, media, and plastics.
Aviation, healthcare, and energy.
Transportation, lighting, and security.
Construction, insurance, and banking.

Bitcoin is the biggest cryptocurrency by market value. What is the second?

Photo: CryptoWallet.com Images, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Ethereum.
Binance.
Solana.
Dogecoin.

Who owns the Gucci fashion label?

Screenshot: House of Gucci / MGM
The French luxury goods company LVMH.
The French luxury goods company Kering.
The Gucci family.
The Prada family.

Oil companies like Exxon, Chevron, Shell, and BP saw what in 2021?

Photo: Chris Yarzab, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Their profits drop.
Their profits soar.
Zero emissions.
Bankruptcy.

An Orthodox Christian priest, a Hindu activist, a Jewish rabbi, and a Buddhist priest wrote a joint letter to luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton. What were they demanding?

Screenshot: Louis Vuitton on YouTube
To treat workers across the supply chain better.
To reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
To stop using animal fur.
To lower its prices.

Who was Time Magazine’s Person of the Year 2021?

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Elon Musk.
Jeff Bezos.
Mark Zuckerberg.
Nikola Tesla.

What’s the Kronos software?

A timing software.
A marketing automation software.
A payroll and time-sheet software.
A messaging and scheduling software.

What’s Apple Inc. estimated market value as of January 2022?

Less than $1 trillion.
About $2 trillion.
Over $3 trillion.
Around $4 billion.

Who are the "patriotic millionaires"?

The group funding Donald Trump’s 2024 Presidential race.
The Squid Game international fan club.
The Russian oligarchs party.
A group of millionaires and billionaires calling to tax the rich.

Which company owns Candy Crush and Call of Duty?

Screenshot: Call of Duty on YouTube
Electronic Arts.
Microsoft.
Sony.
Tencent.

As of Feb. 16, 2022, what's ViacomCBS's new name?

Paramount.
Viacom.
CBS+.
Peacock.

Where is Stolichnaya (Stoli) vodka produced?

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Russia.
Ukraine.
Belarus.
Latvia.

Who's the world's largest diamond producer?

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Pandora.
Richemont group (Cartier).
De Beers.
Alrosa.

Who's Twitter's largest shareholder?

Screenshot: The Babylon Bee on YouTube
Jack Dorsey.
Elon Musk.
Mutual-fund company Vanguard.
Mark Zuckerberg.

What's Twitter's poison pill?

A plan to shut down the company’s operations.
A plan to force the company to minimize earnings.
A plan to dilute a buyer’s stake in the company.
A plan to clean out the company’s bank account.

Elon Musk bought Twitter. For how much?

Screenshot: TED on YouTube
$440 billion.
$44 billion.
$4 billion.
$440 million.

Which company's CEO was paid highest in 2021?

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Apple Inc. CEO.
AMD (Advanced Micro Devices) CEO.
Warner Bros. Discovery CEO.
Expedia Group CEO.

What does the Apple Pay Later service allow?

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Four equal payments spread over six weeks.
Two equal payments spread over two weeks.
A four-week extension to fully pay for any purchase.
An eight-week extension to fully pay for apple products.

The American Dollar and the European Euro are the two most-traded currencies globally. What is the third?

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Japanese Yen.
British Sterling.
Australian Dollar.
Swiss Franc.

How much does a Tesla Model Y long-range cost?

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$65,990
$60,990
$55,990
$50,990

Air New Zealand is the first airline to offer what?

Photo: Air New Zealand on Twitter
Economy seats that recline into beds.
Economy bunk beds.
Kiwi's eggs omelette.
Parachutes.

Which countries had their debt defaulted (failed to pay their foreign bondholders) in 2022?

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Russia and El Salvador.
Sri Lanka and Ghana.
Sri Lanka and Russia.
El Salvador and Ghana.

What's Uber's "Kill Switch"?

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A nickname for the app’s Cancel Ride button.
A nickname for the app’s Delete All Data button.
A strategy to exit "problematic" markets.
A way to hide Uber's sensitive data from authorities during raids.

What's the world's largest toymaker?

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Mattel.
Lego.
Bandai Namco.
Hasbro.

Geoffrey giraffe is whose mascot?

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PBS.
2000 Summer Olympics.
Honey Nut Cheerios.
Toys”R”Us.

Which tech giant is buying the primary care organization One Medical?

Amazon.
Netflix.
Apple.
Google.

Historically, what was the euro's lowest rate against the dollar?

82 cents in 2000.
98 cents in 2022.
99 cents in 2002.
$1.18 in 1999.

Which country is home to Assassin's Creed maker Ubisoft?

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China.
The US.
Japan.
France.

Australia's second-largest telecom firm is Optus. What's the largest?

TPG.
Telus.
Telstra.
Vodafone.

Ex-Fed Chair Ben Bernanke and two other US economists were awarded the Nobel Prize in economics in 2022 for their research on what?

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Regulating financial markets.
Bank failures.
Mortgage investments.
Cryptocurrency.

Which company "deleted" Kanye West after his 2022 antisemitic remarks?

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Adidas.
JP Morgan.
Madame Tussauds London.
All of the above and more.

What caused crypto exchange FTX's bankruptcy in 2022?

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A bank run.
A bull trap.
A credit crunch.
A Minsky moment.

Who’s currently the Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company?

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Roy Disney.
Michael Eisner.
Bob Iger.
Bob Chapek.

As of Dec. 2022, who is the world’s richest person?

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Elon Musk.
Jeff Bezos.
Bernard Arnault.
Gautam Adani.

Before adopting the euro on Jan. 1, 2023, what was Croatia’s currency?

Dinar.
Forint.
Koruna.
Kuna.

Which historical world record did Elon Musk break in 2022?

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The most expensive divorce settlement in history.
The fastest speed in an electric car.
The first person to establish a colony on Mars.
The largest loss of personal fortune in one year.

How is My First Barbie different from the traditional Barbie?

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She’s smaller.
She’s taller.
She has a smaller waist.
Her limbs are movable.

What is the nationality of TikTok's CEO?

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Martian.
American.
Chinese.
Singaporean.

Why did M&M indefinitely pause its "spokescandies"?

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They were too polarizing.
They were too sexist.
They were not profitable.
They weren’t popular.

Why is the US government halting license approvals for American firms to export to Huawei?

To prevent Huawei from spying on the US president.
To prevent Chinese acquisition of sensitive military technologies.
To force Huawei to improve its business practices.
To punish Huawei for not making enough money in 2021.

What does AMC Theatres in the US call its revamped pricing scheme?

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"National Cinema Day"
"80 for Brady"
"Sightline"
"Nightline"

What is "Catch-and-Kill" in the world of journalism?

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Chasing subjects to collect sensitive information.
Editing news stories to make them more exciting.
Buying the rights to embarrassing stories and never publishing them.
Luring dangerous animals, then releasing them to attack celebrities.

What did Elon Musk do to regain his wealthiest person status in February 2023?

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He sold Twitter for a huge profit.
He launched a successful mission to Mars.
He boosted Tesla’s stock price.
He married Oprah Winfrey.

Silicon Valley Bank went bust in 2023, becoming the second-largest bank failure in US history. Which bank was the largest?

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Lehman Brothers.
Signature Bank.
Washington Mutual.
Bank of Monopoly.

According to court filings, why did FTX owner Sam Bankman Fried bribe Chinese officials?

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To get a Chinese official to teach him how to make dumplings.
To get a Chinese official to invest in his company.
To get his rival company’s trading accounts frozen.
To get his sister company’s trading accounts unfrozen.

Which of the following banks is the largest family-owned bank in the US?

Screenshot: YouTube
Bank of America.
First Citizens Bank.
Wells Fargo.
First Monopoly Bank.

Who is the CEO of Endeavor Group Holdings, owner of UFC?

Screenshot: CNBC
Ari Rahm.
Ari Gold.
Rahm Emanuel.
Ari Emanuel.

Where is Elon Musk building Tesla's new factory to make Megapacks, the huge batteries that can keep the lights on for thousands of homes?

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Monterrey, Mexico.
St. Petersburg, Russia.
Shanghai, China.
Atlantis, the Lost City.

Which company is about to catch some Angry Birds with a $776 million offer?

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Japan's Sega Sammy, which hopes to combine them with Sonic.
Israel's Playtika, which hopes to create the Angry Birds casino.
China's Tencent, which wants to expand its gaming empire.
Finland's Nokia, which is nostalgic for its former glory.

Netflix stopped mailing DVDs in what year?

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2011, when Obama roasted Trump at the White House.
2018, the year Trump met with Kim Jong-un.
2023, the year Trump was arraigned in New York.
Never, and Trump will always be innocent.

Why did Bed Bath & Beyond stop accepting coupons on Apr. 26, 2023?

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Because it ran out of ink to print them.
Because it filed for bankruptcy protection and started closing its stores.
Because it switched to a cryptocurrency-based loyalty program.
Because Amazon bought and rebranded it Bed Bath & Beyond Prime.

Which financial giant bought First Republic Bank's assets and deposits?

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Bank of America.
JPMorgan Chase.
Wells Fargo.
Bank of Westeros.

Which of these groups co-bought Vice Media after its bankruptcy?

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Vice Squad.
BuzzFeed Inc.
The Illuminati.
Soros Fund Management.

What made Elon Musk lash out at George Soros on Twitter?

Screenshot: CNBC interview with David Faber
Soros sold his Tesla stake.
Soros criticized Musk's Mars colonization plans.
Soros accused Musk of being a Russian spy.
Soros revealed that he is secretly a lizard person.

Who's this guy who goes by the name xQc?

Screenshot: xQc - YouTube
A Canadian astronaut who landed on Mars.
A Twitch streamer who signed a $100 million deal.
A French rapper who won a Grammy.
A Chinese hacker who stole $1 billion in Bitcoin.

What did the Church of England clergy do for the first time in 2023?

 

They asked for a pay rise.
They performed a mass exorcism.
They welcomed transgender people.
They joined forces with the Jedi Knights.

What’s the link between Alibaba and the Brooklyn Nets?

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Alibaba owns a stake in the Nets.
The Nets’ owner is Alibaba’s next chair.
The Nets’ coach is Alibaba’s brand ambassador.
Alibaba sells Nets merchandise exclusively.

How old is Mark Zuckerberg?

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He is the same age as Musk, who is 47.
He is 13 years younger than Musk, who is 52 years old.
He is 13 years older than Musk, who is 39 years old.
They are both three years old.

Who will replace Rupert Murdoch at Fox and News Corp. after his retirement?

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Lachlan Murdoch
James Murdoch
Elisabeth Murdoch
Prudence Murdoch

Which of the following is NOT a major US drugstore chain?

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CVS
Walgreens
Rite Aid
ShopRite

WeWork stitched itself as what kind of company before unraveling into bankruptcy?

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A provider of flexible office spaces and co-working environments.
A global chain of artisanal coffee shops with a side hustle in real estate.
A pioneer in underwater basket weaving cooperatives.
A multinational corporation specializing in ponies' hair export.

Where has Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, set up his new home?

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Seattle, the city of Amazon, rain, and coffee.
Miami, where the sun shines as bright as his business sense.
New York City, near Central Park.
The moon, in preparation for the ultimate Prime delivery.

Which of these happened when Elon Musk tweeted his agreement with a statement accusing Jewish people of "hating white people"?

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Twitter/X's stock price skyrocketed.
Several major companies have paused their Twitter/X advertising.
Musk was invited to host a FOX News show about social media.
The tweet was nominated for a Social Media Diplomacy Award.

In January 2024, McDonald's Malaysia took legal action against the Anti-Israeli Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) movement. But why?

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McDonald's Malaysia claimed BDS made "false and defamatory statements" regarding the Gaza conflict.
The BDS movement criticized McDonald's Happy Meals' nutritional value.
BDS accused McDonald's of stealing secret sauce recipes from traditional Malaysian cuisine.
The BDS movement held a world record for the largest group eating fries simultaneously at a McDonald's.

In January 2024, what prompted Tesla to put the brakes on production at its German plant?

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Elon Musk decided to turn the factory into a giant dance floor for a tech convention.
The factory was repurposed to develop a new line of Tesla-branded lederhosen.
A sudden, unmanageable surplus of electric car batteries.
Disruptions in the Red Sea shipping lanes led to supply chain gaps.

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