Showing posts with label finance. Show all posts
Showing posts with label finance. Show all posts
Friday, July 8, 2011
Tuesday, February 8, 2011
Question - 608

This is an illustration of which prevalent theory?
Answer: Hubbert peak theory or peak oil theory. Ameya, Sameer Gauria, KAMANASISH, Jamie, Sribharath, Saket, and Manix got it.
Labels:
economics,
engineering,
finance,
history,
nature,
technology
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Question - 605

What was this curious event?
Answer: Tulip mania. The figure charts the price of tulip bulb contracts showing the tulip bubble burst dramatically in February 1637 (as Dinesh pointed out, a history-of-the-day question courtesy Wikipedia). Ameya, Dinesh, and Kaushik got it. Great job.
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Question - 601

Identify this famous building.
Answer: The United States Bullion Depository, commonly called Fort Knox -- Google Maps link. Dinesh, Ameya, matti tapaninen, Divya Shankar, and Rajesh K got it. Nicely done.
Tuesday, January 18, 2011
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