Trivia h/t to PIMCO
PIMCO recently hosted a Client Appreciation in Austin last week...and invited TIDE! (Thx,
Mariko!) They had a fun trivia and gave a prize to the winners. Thought we share. Try to see - without external resources - to see how many you can get right.
1) In 2021, the dollar appreciated vs most currencies with Dollar Index (DXY) +6.4%. How did the Dollar Index (DXY) perform in 2022?
A. Increased 8.2% (dollar appreciated)
B. Increased 5.1% (dollar appreciated)
C. Decreased 2.1% (dollar depreciated)
D. Decreased 4.6% (dollar depreciated)
2) What % of the Global Agg was negative yielding at the beginning and end of 2022, respectively?
A. 17%, 0%
B. 10%, 4%
C. 25%, 6%
D. 12%, 9%
3) What country had the largest 10-year yield increase in basis points in 2022?
A. Greece
B. Mexico
C. US
D. UK
4) Which movie won the 2022 Oscar for best picture?
A. CODA
B. Drive My Car
C. The Power of the Dog
D. King Richard
5) Which was the #1 streamed song on Spotify in 2022?
A. Bad Habits (Ed Sheeran)
B. As It Was (Harry Styles)
C. Heat Waves (Glass Animals)
D. About Damn Time (Lizzo)
6) Which of the following commodity sectors performed the best in 2022?
A. Energy
B. Grains
C. Industrial Metals
D. Softs
7) What did bitcoin return in 2022?
A. -65%
B. -80%
C. -20%
D. -12%
8) What was the best and worst performing asset class in 2022 across: US Equities (S&P 500), Non-US Developed Equities (MSCI EAFE), EM Equities (MSCI EM), Long Treasuries (Bloomberg US Long Treasury Index) and Commodities (Bloomberg Commodities Index)
A. Best: US Equities / Worst: EM Equities
B. Best: Commodities / Worst: Long Treasuries
C. Best: US Equities / Worst: Commodities
D. Best: Commodities / Worst: US Equities
9) Who graced the stage at the 2022 Superbowl Halftime show?
A. Eminem
B. Snoop Dogg
C. Dr. Dre
D. All of the above
10) According to the United Nations, the world population now stands at what (as of November 2022)?
A. 20 Billion
B. 14 Billion
C. 8 Billion
D. 5 Billion
11) Who was Time Magazine's 2022 Person of the Year?
A. Ketanji Brown Jackson
B. Women Protestors in Iran
C. Volodymyr Zelensky
D. Elon Musk
12) As of year-end 2022, what terminal rate was forecasted by the Fed and the market, respectively?
A. 5.1 and 5.0
B. 4.5 and 4.8
C. 5.3 and 5.5
D. 4.3 and 4.5
Answers are provided at the end of this section.