The 10 quiz questions
Question 1 : Which company is the most valuable in the world in 2024?
Possible answers:
- Amazon
- Microsoft
- Apple
Explanation: Apple remains the world's most valuable company with a market cap exceeding $3 trillion, followed by Microsoft.
Question 2 : Which company did Jeff Bezos found in 1994?
Possible answers:
- Amazon
- Walmart
- Alibaba
- eBay
Explanation: Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in his garage in Seattle in 1994. The company initially sold only books. The name evokes the Amazon River, the world's largest.
Question 3 : What currency is used in the eurozone?
Possible answers:
- Euro
- Franc
- Dollar
- Pound
Explanation: The euro (€) is the official currency of 20 European Union countries, used by over 340 million people since 2002.
Question 4 : Which acronym refers to the American tech giants (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft)?
Possible answers:
- OPEP
- G20
- GAFAM
- BRICS
Explanation: GAFAM (Google, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Microsoft) refers to the 5 American tech giants. Not to be confused with FAANG (Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google), a financial term coined by Jim Cramer on CNBC in 2013.
Question 5 : Which founder of Tesla and SpaceX became the richest person in the world?
Possible answers:
- Jeff Bezos
- Elon Musk
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Bill Gates
Explanation: Elon Musk became the world's richest person in 2021, with a fortune estimated at over $200 billion, mainly thanks to Tesla.
Question 6 : Which stock index represents the 40 largest French companies?
Possible answers:
- CAC 40
- Dow Jones
- NASDAQ
- FTSE
Explanation: The CAC 40 brings together the 40 largest French market capitalizations listed on the Paris Stock Exchange.
Question 7 : Which streaming platform exceeded 200 million subscribers in 2024?
Possible answers:
- HBO Max
- Disney+
- Amazon Prime
- Netflix
Explanation: Netflix has surpassed 200 million paying subscribers, remaining the streaming leader despite competition from Disney+, Amazon Prime, and HBO Max.
Question 8 : Which country is the world's largest exporter of goods?
Possible answers:
- Allemagne
- Chine
- États-Unis
- Japon
Explanation: China has been the world's largest exporter since 2009, accounting for about 15% of global merchandise exports.
Question 9 : What do you call a company valued at over one billion dollars?
Possible answers:
- Unicorn
- Centaur
- Dragon
- Phoenix
Explanation: A unicorn refers to a startup valued at over one billion dollars before going public. The term was coined in 2013.
Question 10 : Which mobile payment app is the most used in China?
Possible answers:
- Apple Pay
- PayPal
- Alipay
- Venmo
Explanation: Alipay (Ant Group/Alibaba) and WeChat Pay dominate mobile payments in China, with over one billion combined users.
