WHAT THE HECK HAPPENED IN 2025?

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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