HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FINANCIAL HISTORY ?

1 . Who was America ’ s first female CEO ?

2 . What US president — the grandson of a wealthy western entrepreneur — was born with the name Leslie Lynch King , Jr .?

3 . What entrepreneurial engineer disappeared without a trace on the evening of September 29 , 1913 ?

4 . What 19th century merchant ’ s last will and testament led to the creation of the Prudent Man Rule ( today , the Prudent Investor Rule )?

5 . What executive did Warren Buffett nickname the “ abominable no-man ”?

6 . What country uses the US Sacagawea dollar coin as a primary currency of exchange ?

7 . What MIT-educated technologist , banker and attorney did J . P . Morgan recommend to run the project to harness electrical power from Niagara Falls ?

8 . What precursor to the Federal Reserve , through its ability to issue and limit the circulation of treasury “ notes ,” functioned as a central bank ?

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9 . What British chip designer debuted shares on Nasdaq at a valuation of $ 54.5 billion , with share prices rising 25 % in the first day of trading , making it the biggest IPO of 2023 ?

10 . What US President signed the Securities

Exchange Act on June 6 , 1934 ?

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