Thanksgiving SMC Quiz

Question 1

Microfinancing allows low-income individuals to obtain credit

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

What country was our microloan recipient from?

Accepted Answer

The Philippines

Question 3

There are _____ Fed board members and each serves a ______ year term

Accepted Answer

7, 14

Question 4

These two companies partnered in 2018

Accepted Answer

Grab and Uber

Question 5

Who is this?

Accepted Answer

Jerome Powell

Question 6

What is the biggest reform movement in the FTC right now?

Accepted Answer

Trust Busting

Question 7

When rating bonds based on risk, a AAA bond rating corresponds to the safest bonds, and DDD corresponds tothe most risky

Accepted Answer

False

Question 8

In 1967, this multinational organization formed

Accepted Answer

ASEAN

Question 9

Which of the following is a growth stock:

Accepted Answer

Robinhood Markets, Inc ($HOOD)

Question 10

Shorting...

Accepted Answer

bets against a stock; could result in unlimited losses

Question 11

What is the scandalous crypto product made by Sam Bankman-Fried?

Accepted Answer

FTX

Question 12

Choose one value stock

Accepted Answer

Proctor and Gamble

Question 13

Demand for Consumer Discretionary Products will decrease during a recession

Accepted Answer

True

Question 14

A democratic Senate and slim democratic House was the result of the midterm elections

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

What was the name of the individual we selected for a microloan?

Accepted Answer

Jovelyn

Question 16

Europe relies heavily on which Russian pipeline

Accepted Answer

Nord Stream

Question 17

Which of these stocks are not correlated?

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 18

Growth stocks are ________ compared to value stocks

Accepted Answer

riskier; higher potential return

Question 19

Which Twitter employee was entitled to millions of dollars under the golden parachute clause?

Accepted Answer

Parag Agrawal

Question 20

When creating a risk-averse portfolio, what is most important?

Accepted Answer

Diversified

Question 21

What example did we use to demonstrate a short?

Accepted Answer

Sweatshirt

Question 22

Differing Industry/Sector, Size of Market Cap, Growth vs Income, Aggressive vs Defensive are all ways to diversify

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

Which type of investment on the Stock Market is the least risky investment?

Accepted Answer

Index Funds

Question 24

Which power does the U.S. House hold which will likely be wielded differently once it flips red?

Accepted Answer

Investigations (possibly in ESG, tech moderation & free speech)

Question 25

What is the reason to merge?

Accepted Answer

All of the above

Question 26

Demand for Consumer Staples remains relatively constant during recessions

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

What&#x27;s a bond?

Accepted Answer

A unit of debt issued by companies that is converted into a tradable asset

Question 28

Who popularized microfinancing?

Accepted Answer

Muhammad Yunus

Question 29

How many turkeys are eaten each Thanksgiving in the U.S. (in millions of Turkeys)?

Accepted Answer

46

Question 30

What does a back-off boogaloo represent?

Accepted Answer

A sell signal: A higher high, a lower low, and a lower close than yesterday

Question 31

The FDIC does this

Accepted Answer

Insures deposits

Question 32

Who is this person?

Accepted Answer

Janet Yellen, Secretary of Treasury

Question 33

Who manages the supply of the U.S. dollar?

Accepted Answer

The Federal Reserve

Question 34

Which two companies announced a merger this fall?

Accepted Answer

Kroger and Albertsons

Question 35

What was the name of the individual in the GroupMe chat who was added in error and requested to be removed?

Accepted Answer

Macen Vennard

Question 36

What is the currency of Bethlehem SMC?

Accepted Answer

Majewski Bucks

Question 37

Threats refer to areas where a company is lacking in comparison to competitiors. These are often opposite of strengths

Accepted Answer

False

Question 38

Which stock sector has performed the worst overall in the S&P 500 YTD?

Accepted Answer

Tech

Question 39

What was the occupation of our microloan recipient?

Accepted Answer

Fisher

Question 40

What is the best way to track buy and sell signals?

Accepted Answer

20 and 5 day moving average

Thanksgiving SMC Quiz

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Thanksgiving SMC Quiz

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