Les 15 questions du quiz
Question 1 : What day is nicknamed "Black Thursday" in American stock market history?
Réponses possibles :
- 24 octobre 1929
- 19 octobre 1987
- 9 août 2007
- 15 septembre 2008
Explication : On October 24, 1929, the New York Stock Exchange collapsed, marking the beginning of the Great Depression. This day is known as "Black Thursday."
Question 2 : Which American bank went bankrupt in September 2008, triggering the global financial crisis?
Réponses possibles :
- Lehman Brothers
- Bear Stearns
- Goldman Sachs
- Morgan Stanley
Explication : The bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers on September 15, 2008, was the largest bankruptcy filing in American history and triggered the global financial crisis.
Question 3 : What is the name of the American real estate crisis of 2007-2008?
Réponses possibles :
- Crise des subprimes
- Crise asiatique
- Crise des dotcoms
- Crise pétrolière
Explication : The subprime crisis takes its name from the risky subprime mortgages granted to borrowers with poor creditworthiness.
Question 4 : Which American president launched the New Deal to emerge from the Great Depression?
Réponses possibles :
- Herbert Hoover
- Dwight Eisenhower
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Harry Truman
Explication : Franklin D. Roosevelt launched the New Deal in 1933, a set of programs to revive the American economy after the 1929 crisis.
Question 5 : What event caused the first oil shock in 1973?
Réponses possibles :
- L'embargo de l'OPEP
- The Iranian Revolution
- La guerre du Golfe
- The fall of the Berlin Wall
Explication : The OPEC oil embargo following the Yom Kippur War quadrupled the price of oil, causing a global recession.
Question 6 : Which European country experienced a severe debt crisis starting in 2010?
Réponses possibles :
- Grèce
- Portugal
- Espagne
- Irlande
Explication : Greece revealed in 2010 a deficit much larger than announced, triggering a debt crisis that threatened the eurozone.
Question 7 : What is the name of the stock market crash of October 19, 1987?
Réponses possibles :
- Vendredi noir
- Mardi noir
- Lundi noir
- Dimanche noir
Explication : "Black Monday" saw the Dow Jones lose 22.6% in a single day, the largest percentage drop in history.
Question 8 : What is a "speculative bubble"?
Réponses possibles :
- An overvalued company
- An excessively rising market
- A variable rate loan
- A currency with high inflation
Explication : A speculative bubble occurs when asset prices deviate from their real value due to speculation, before bursting suddenly.
Question 9 : Which crisis erupted in Asia in 1997?
Réponses possibles :
- The Hong Kong crisis
- The Asian financial crisis
- La crise des dragons
- La crise du yen
Explication : The Asian financial crisis of 1997 began in Thailand with the collapse of the baht, before spreading to all of Southeast Asia.
Question 10 : What term refers to a company "too big to fail"?
Réponses possibles :
- Too large to crash
- Too strong to fall
- Too massive to collapse
- Too big to fail
Explication : "Too big to fail" refers to financial institutions whose failure would have systemic consequences, justifying government intervention.
Question 11 : What is "quantitative easing" used after 2008?
Réponses possibles :
- A reduction in public spending
- Money creation by the central bank
- A decrease in interest rates
- A tax increase
Explication : Quantitative easing is a monetary policy where the central bank buys financial assets to inject liquidity into the economy.
Question 12 : Which speculative bubble burst in 2000-2001 in the United States?
Réponses possibles :
- La bulle des tulipes
- La bulle pétrolière
- La bulle immobilière
- La bulle Internet
Explication : The Internet bubble (or dotcom bubble) burst in March 2000, leading to the collapse of many overvalued technology companies.
Question 13 : Which country experienced famous hyperinflation in the 1920s?
Réponses possibles :
- Italie
- Royaume-Uni
- France
- Allemagne
Explication : Weimar Germany experienced extreme hyperinflation in 1923, when wheelbarrows of banknotes were needed to buy bread.
Question 14 : Which international organization was created after World War II to stabilize the economy?
Réponses possibles :
- L'OCDE
- Le FMI
- L'OMC
- La BCE
Explication : The IMF (International Monetary Fund) was created in 1944 during the Bretton Woods agreements to ensure the stability of the international monetary system.
Question 15 : Which global economic crisis was triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020?
Réponses possibles :
- La Grande Récession
- The COVID-19 recession
- La crise sanitaire
- The global depression
Explication : The COVID-19 pandemic caused what many economists call a global depression, the sharpest economic contraction since the 1930s.




