How do economies rise, governments work, and cities grow into global capitals? World and society trivia explores geography, business, politics, and the systems that connect billions of people. Take the quiz and find out how well you really know the world you live in.
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This billionaire founded Amazon in his garage in 1994.
Difficulty: EasyThis document is the supreme law of the United States.
Difficulty: MediumThis 1634-37 phenomenon saw a single bulb sell for more than a waterfront residence; when prices collapsed, it became history's first recorded speculative bubble.
Difficulty: MediumThe tallest mountain in the world, standing at 29,032 feet, sits on the border between Nepal and this region.
Difficulty: EasyThis Athenian polemarch commanded at a famous 490 BCE battle but shared power with ten generals, dying in the victory his tactics ensured.
Difficulty: MediumThis alternative to expected utility theory incorporates anticipated emotions from comparing outcomes to what might have been.
Difficulty: HardThis Cold War barrier divided a German city for 28 years until jubilant crowds dismantled it in November 1989.
Difficulty: EasyThis capital budgeting metric calculates the discount rate at which the net present value of a project's cash flows equals zero.
Difficulty: Medium