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Understanding the Stock Market
Understanding the Stock Market
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An introductory quiz on aspects of the stock market
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1
What was the most downloaded app in the world in May 2020?
WhatsApp
Eton X
Tik Tok
Zoom
2
What was the
first ever online purchase
made in 1994?
A digital revision guide from tutor2u
A Pizza from Pizza Hut
A CD from Amazon
An online subscription to the Economist
3
This business launched in 2003, had 10 million users by 2010 and 690 million users in 2020.
LinkedIn
WhatsApp
You Tube
Eton X
4
Alibaba made a higher operating profit than Amazon.Inc last year
True
False
5
Companies listed on the FTSE-100 stock market
must always
pay an annual dividend to their shareholders
False
True
6
What is a bullish stock market?
Stock values on average are rising over time
Share prices are generally falling over time
When there are more sellers than buyers
Central banks are cutting interest rates
7
Which business has the highest global market share of cloud infrastructure services?
Amazon Web Services
Google Cloud
Microsoft Azure
IBM Cloud
8
In 1996, which firm launched the first mobile phone using dial-up internet?
Apple
Nokia
Motorola
Blackberry
9
What percentage of adults in the USA have absolutely no retirement savings or pension?
15%
35%
25%
5%
10
When did the US stock market crash happen?
There was no crash - all fake news
October 1929
October 1928
October 1927
11
Warren Buffett is the longest-serving CEO in the S&P 500. How many years has he run Berkshire Hathaway?
40 years
50 years
30 years
20 years
12
Which of these companies has Amazon bought?
Instagram
Twitch
Zappos
Whole Food
13
Which is the
world's biggest stock exchange
measured by market capitalisation of listed companies?
Shanghai Stock Exchange, China
NASDAQ, United States
Bombay Stock Exchange, India
New York Stock Exchange
14
Which is the world's largest retailer based on estimated global retail sales in 2019?
Walgreen Boots Alliance
Aldi
Amazon
Walmart
15
As of May 2020, what was the highest-valued startup company in the world
Bytedance
SpaceX
EtonX
AirBNB
16
His US visa application was denied 8 times. He had an idea after making long trips to see his girlfriend. Who is he?
Geoff Riley (tutor2u)
Mark Zuckerberg (Facebook)
Eric Yuan (Zoom)
Jeff Bezos (Amazon)
17
Which country had the highest share of plug-in electric vehicles as % of new car sales in 2019?
China
United Kingdom
Norway
18
In 2019, which was the most profitable company in the world?
Saudi Aramco
JP Morgan
Samsung
Apple