Question: Which 5 countries were the largest economies in the world by purchasing power parity in the year 2000
Via the IMF by way of Wikipedia
- United States
- Japan
- China
- Germany
- India
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Category Archives: 0259 – Campus Trivia
Campus Trivia Night
Question: What are the five tallest buildings in Boston that can be seen from the Tufts University Campus?
Via FAO Stat
- John Hancock Tower – 241 meters
- Prudential Tower – 228 meters
- One Dalton – 226 meters
- Winthrop Center – 211 meters
- Millennium Tower – 209 meters
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Campus Trivia Night
Question: What are the five tallest buildings in Boston that can be seen from the MIT Campus?
Via Wikipedia
- John Hancock Tower – 241 meters
- Prudential Tower – 228 meters
- One Dalton – 226 meters
- Winthrop Center – 211 meters
- Millennium Tower – 209 meters
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Campus Trivia Night
Question: Which five African countries are the largest by land area?
Via Wikipedia
- Algeria
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Sudan
- Libya
- Chad
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Campus Trivia Night
Question: Which five countries are the world’s top Rabbit Meat Producers?
Via FAO Stat
- China
- North Korea
- Egypt
- Russia
- Algeria
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Campus Trivia
What was the final vote count for the 1968 United States presidential election?
The final vote count for the 1968 United States presidential election was:
- Richard Nixon – 31,783,783 votes
43.4% vote share - Hubert Humphrey – 31,271,839 votes
42.7% vote share - George Wallace – 9,901,118 votes
13.5% vote share
Via Wikipedia
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Campus Trivia Night
Question: Which five countries are the world’s top Iron Ore Exporters?
Via World’s Top Exports:
- Australia
- Brazil
- Canada
- South Africa
- India
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Campus Trivia
Question: What were America’s 10 largest companies in 1970?
The 10 largest companies on the 1970 Fortune 500 list via CNN Money:
- General Motors
- Exxon
- Ford
- General Electric
- International Business Machinges
- Chrysler
- Mobile
- Texaco
- ITT Industries
- Gulf Oil
Between 1960 and 1970 – two companies dropped out of the top 10: U.S. Steel and Esmark.
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Campus Trivia Night
Which five countries are the world’s top pineapple producers?
Campus Trivia Night
Question: What has been the change in Brazil’s per capita GDP in both nominal and PPP terms – expressed in US Dollars – since 1995?
Via IMF datasets for Nominal GDP and PPP GDP respectively.
| Year | Nominal GDP per Capita (USD) | GDP per Capita (PPP) (USD) |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $4,852 | $8,364 |
| 2000 | $3,752 | $9,328 |
| 2005 | $4,806 | $11,334 |
| 2010 | $11,341 | $15,160 |
| 2015 | $8,893 | $17,337 |
| 2020 | $7,057 | $18,485 |
| 2025 (Est.) | $10,578 | $23,239 |
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