Financial History Issue 129 (Spring 2019) | Page 38
TRIVIA QUIZ
HOW MUCH DO YOU KNOW ABOUT FINANCIAL HISTORY?
1. What panic was known as the
“First Great Depression” in the
United States?
2. Who was the first Chinese-American
to lead a Dow Jones industrials
company?
3. In what year was the nation’s first
income tax established?
4. What Swiss immigrant served as US
Secretary of the Treasury for 12 years
in the early 19th century?
5. Which US President was financially
ruined by the Panic of 1819?
6. What congressman, Secretary of
the Treasury and senator authored
or co-authored some of the most
important financial legislation in
American history, including the
Federal Reserve Act of 1913 and the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934?
7. What founder of the Federal Reserve
was nicknamed “Doc” because he held
a Ph.D. in Economics from Harvard?
8. How many underwriting firms are
listed on the famous 1956 Ford Motor
Company IPO tombstone?
9. David Rockefeller, son of John D.
Rockefeller, was the Chairman and
CEO of which bank?
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1. The Panic of 1819 2. Gerald Tsai 3. 1861
4. Albert Gallatin 5. Thomas Jefferson
6. Carter Glass 7. Abram Piatt Andrew
8. 205 9. Chase Manhattan 10. Bankers Trust
10. What New York-based bank did
Deutsche Bank acquire in 1998?