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Trivia contest for PAIA is Tuesday night. I have completed my questions. 5 Rounds, 3 Questions each round + 1 Bonus Question after each round. Teams wager 1,3 or 6 points per question in each round, wagering more on the answer they are most certain of. Can only use the point value once per round. Also a Final Question where teams can wager between 0 and 10 points, depending on how sure they are with their answer. Questions are below in spoilers for those who might have an interest. If this is a hit, we'll do it again, so feedback good or bad welcome. Remember, this is an Alt Investment crowd, so I went heavy on market/business related questions.
PAIA Trivia Night – Questions & AnswersRound 1 – Business & The Market
Question 1: In 2008, what company ended General Motor’s 77-year reign as the world’s top automaker?
Toyota
Question 2: In 2013, what photo-messaging company said ‘no’ to Facebook’s offer of $3 Billion? Snapchat
Question 3: What ubiquitous American global company is named after a character in Moby ****? Starbucks
Bonus Question worth 1 point – Top 50% of teams closest to the number will receive a point: As of November 27th, 2014, how many Starbucks locations are there in the world? 21,160
Round 2 – Stock Market History
Question 1: On May 17, 1792, the New York Stock & Exchange Board was started when 24 stockbrokers signed an agreement outside of 68 Wall Street under what type of tree? Buttonwood
Question 2: Created in 1896 and consisting of 12 Industrial Stocks, what is the only remaining company of the original Dow Jones Industrial Average? General Electric
Question 3: What triggered the largest daily point loss in the history of the Dow Jones Industrial Average? White House rejected the bailout bill the first time through on Sept. 29th, 2008.
Bonus Question worth 1 point: How many points did the Dow Jones Drop on 9/29/08? 777.68
Round 3 – Currency & Coins
Question 1: What Founding Father was pictured on the half dollar coin from 1948 to 1963, replaced in 1964 to honor assassinate President John F. Kennedy? Benjamin Franklin
Question 2: Since 1982, the US Penny has an overall composition of 2.5% copper and 97.5% of what metallic element? Zinc
Question 3: Though never publicly circulated and used only for transactions between Federal Reserve Banks from 1934-1935, whose portrait is featured on the $100,000 bill? Woodrow Wilson
Bonus Question worth 1 point: Though illegal to own privately, how many $100,000 bills were printed between 1934-1935? 42,000
Round 4 – Current Events
Question 1: Effectively using social media to win his country’s 2014 general election, who is the current Prime Minister of India (Last name only okay, spelling has to be close)? Narendra Modi
Question 2: Sworn in on April 10, 2013, who is the current Chair of the SEC? Mary Jo White
Quester 3: According to Twitter Counter, who is currently the most followed Twitter user in the world? Katy Perry
Bonus Question: As of February 12, 2015, how many Twitter followers does Katy Perry have? 65,051,610
Round 5 – The Oscars
Question 1: Who won the award for Best Actor in 2014 for his portrayal of Ron Woodroof in the movie Dallas Buyers Club?
Matthew McConaughey
Question 2: Winning the Academy Award for Best Actress for films such as 1932’s Morning Glory and 1967’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, who holds the record for most Academy Awards for Best Actress with a total of 4? Katharine Hepburn
Question 3: Winning a Best Actress Award in 1982 and 2011 - as well as one Best Supporting Actress Award in 1979 - who holds the record for the most Academy Award nominations? Meryl Streep
Bonus Question: How many Academy Award nominations does Meryl Streep have? 19
Final Question of the Game: Teams can wager between 0 and 10 points on their answer. Must get the entire answer correct; no partial credit:
Category – Chair of the Federal Reserve
Question: Put the following four Charis of the Federal Reserve in chronological order.
Eugene Meyer 1
Paul Volker 4
Arthur Burns 3
William M. Martin 2
Gay