Take a breather and test your knowledge of finance with our light but tricky Financial Brain Teaser.
1. Which Company has the largest Market Capitalization in the World?
General Motors
IBM
GE
Walmart
2. What did Einstein call 'the greatest discovery of the 20th Century'?
Modern Portfolio Theory
Atomic Bomb
Compounding Interest
Television
3. How many stocks do you need to purchase in order to have a diversified portfolio with little or no risk?
15
350
As many as you can
250
4. What is the currency of Malaysia?
Baht
Malaysian Dollar
Yen
Ringgit
5. Who is Alan Greenspan?
US Federal Reserve Chairman
CEO of Microsoft
US Secretary of Treasury
Prime Minister of Canada
6. In what year did the Stock Market Crash in the United States effecting the whole world and marking the beginning of what historians have titled "The Great Depression"?
1987
2001
1929
1997
7. What is the name of the Major Stock Market in Germany?
NASDAQ
FTSE
XETRA DAX
NYSE
8. Over the last 25 years on an UK portfolio, considering the 295 possible monthly starting points, what is the percentage of investors who lost money in the market taking a 5-year investment view?
0
19
25
8
9. Which country is the world's second largest economy?
China
Japan
UK
India
10. What was the tuition fees, room & board cost to attend Harvard University for the 2003-2004 school year?
US$12,000
US$25,768
US$37,928
US$58,300
11. In what year did the Euro take over as the single currency for much of Europe?
2000
2001
2002
2003
12. How much money would you need to invest per month over a 10-year period assuming a 9% annual growth rate to achieve 1 Million USD?
US$5,689
US$2,983
US$1,729
US$1,053
13. What is the amount of life insurance recommended by experts to purchase?
US$2,50,000
5 to 8 times your annual income
US$1,00,000
2 to 3 times your annual income
14. The United Kingdom will adopt Euro in which year?
2006
2008
No specific timeline
2010
15.Tourism makes up what percentage of Thailands GDP?
