WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED IN 2025?
Relive a momentous year in money and politics! 😆
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Quiz Questions
1.
The S&P 500 stock index rose by about 16% in 2025. How did tech firm Nvidia do?
A.
Up about 16%
B.
Up about 35%
C.
Up about 75%
D.
Flat
2.
How much did gasoline prices change in 2025?
A.
Up 20 cents per gallon
B.
No change
C.
Down 10 cents per gallon
D.
Down 40 cents per gallon
3.
How did US oil production change in 2025?
A.
Dropped by 15%
B.
Flat
C.
Rose by 3%
D.
Rose by 13%
4.
The cost of which food item rose by the most in 2025?
A.
Bananas
B.
Beef
C.
Coffee
D.
Eggs
5.
How will the tax law President Trump signed in July affect the payments of a taxpayer earning more than $1 million per year?
A.
They'll pay about $23,000 more
B.
Not much change
C.
They'll pay about $8,000 less
D.
They'll pay about $75,000 less
6.
How will the tax law President Trump signed in July affect somebody earning the median US income, which is around $85,000?
A.
They'll pay about $1,500 more
B.
No change
C.
They'll pay about $550 less
D.
They'll pay about $3,000 less
7.
How has the federal workforce change in 2025?
A.
Shrunk by 268,000 workers
B.
Shrunk by 1.3 million workers
C.
Not much change
D.
Grown by 46,000 workers
8.
How has the private-sector workforce changed in 2025?
A.
Grown by 766,000 workers
B.
Grown by 250,000 workers
C.
Not much change
D.
Shrunk by 143,000 workers
9.
How much did Elon Musk's wealth change in 2025?
A.
Shrank by $63 billion
B.
Not much change
C.
Grew by $43 billion
D.
Grew by $210 billion.
10.
How many countries have GDP smaller than Elon Musk's net worth?
A.
All of them
B.
Most of them
C.
About half of them
D.
About one-third of them
11.
What portion of American adults take the weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s?
A.
3%
B.
12%
C.
21%
D.
37%
12.
What's one market concern relating to the growing use of GLP-1s?
A.
Food-company profits could drop as people eat less
B.
Airlines might be able to fit more seats on planes
C.
Cars could become lighter and therefore more dangerous
D.
People might have less use for pets as they become more active
13.
Congress passed a law in 2024 forcing TikTok's Chinese owners to sell to a non-Chinese entity. What happened?
A.
Tik-Tok shut down
B.
Tik-Tok ignored the law and Trump didn't enforce it
C.
A group of buyers including Jared Kushner agreed to buy TikTok
D.
A group of buyers including tech firm Oracle agreed to buy TikTok
14.
How much has President Trump's net worth changed during the last two years?
A.
Dropped by $10 billion
B.
Dropped by $3 billion
C.
Risen by $3 billion
D.
Risen by $10 billion
15.
Which industry did Trump take a business interest in this year?
A.
Nuclear fusion
B.
Semiconductors
C.
Pornography
D.
Robotics
16.
What will happen in 2026?
A.
Something disturbing
B.
Something mind-blowing
C.
Something hopeful
D.
All of the above
Quiz Outcomes
1.
HOW'S THE TRUMP ECONOMY DOING?
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