HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FINANCIAL HISTORY ?

1 . What economist co-hosted with his wife an award-winning PBS television series , titled Free to Choose ?

2 . During what war did the US government take over control of the railroads from private corporations ?

3 . In what country does the US golden dollar circulate as a primary currency ?

4 . Who was Marcus Goldman ’ s initial business partner , prior to joining up with Samuel Sachs ?

5 . What was the most popular start-up profession for the German-Jewish immigrants who came to the United States in the mid-1800s ?

6 . What railroad company issued the earliest American convertible security ?

7 . What female executive played an instrumental role in building one of the largest insurance brokerage and risk-management firms in the world ?

8 . What first lady took control of the family ’ s finances and convinced her President husband that their “ family playground ” should be converted into a working farm for financial reasons ?

9 . What country has recently overtaken the United Kingdom to become the fifth-largest economy in the world ?

10 . What was the nickname for the roughly 50 large-cap NYSE stocks in the 1960s and 1970s that were widely regarded as blue-chip stocks ?

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