HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FINANCIAL HISTORY ?

1 . What robber baron was dubbed “ The Mephistopheles of Wall Street ”?

2 . What military branch established the first funded pension plan in 1800 ?

3 . What infrastructure project , funded largely by Junius Morgan , was the first structure anywhere in the world to rely on steel ?

4 . What early 18th-century woman ’ s travel diary includes detailed notes on the nature and use of money in Colonial New England ?

5 . What Boston businessman was elected president of the Continental Congress in 1775 ?

6 . What was the original name of the credit card known today as Visa ?

7 . What value investor was known as the “ architect ” of Berkshire Hathaway ?

8 . What is the world ’ s largest AI company , by market capitalization , as of March 25 , 2024 ?

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

10 . What country defaulted on

$ 100 billion in bonds in 2001 ?

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