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World Economy

Market caps at 3 trillion, fortunes past 400 billion, stock indices and digital giants: 10 questions on the forces driving the world economy.

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The 10 quiz questions

Question 1 : Which American company, founded in 1976, was for years the most valuable company in the world?

Possible answers:

  • Amazon
  • Google
  • 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, founder of Tesla and SpaceX, became the world's richest person several times in the 2020s, with a fortune fluctuating around 300 to 450 billion dollars depending on the period, surpassing Bezos, Arnault and Gates.

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 surpassed 200 million paying subscribers?

Possible answers:

  • HBO Max
  • Disney+
  • Amazon Prime
  • Netflix

Explanation: Netflix passed the 200 million paying subscriber mark in early 2021. The service has since topped 270 million, remaining the leader despite increased competition from Disney+, Amazon Prime, and Max.

Question 8 : Which country is the world's largest exporter of goods?

Possible answers:

  • Germany
  • China
  • United States
  • Japan

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.

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