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Generali's XII days of Christmas Quiz (part 4)
Generali
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Ok, answers first in this increasingly irrelevant series of threads:
Question 5:
Question 5:
Q6:How many shares were bought or sold on the London Stock Exchange in November 2011 (AIM, Main Board and International shares)? Answers to the nearest 25,000,000.
78,838,671,830
Q6. How much money did US Citizens give to charity in total in 2010?
a. <$300,000,000
b. $300,000,000 - $500,000,000
c. $500,000,000 - $1,000,000,000
d. >$1,000,000,000
USians gave $290,000,000,000 to charity in 2010.
That's roughly what the UK government spends on health and education combined!
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Q7.
How much has the UK Government paid in interest in 2011 up to the end of November?
a. <£20,000,000,000
b. £20,000,000,000 - £40,000,000,000
c. £40,000,000,000 - £60,000,000,000
d. > £60,000,000,0000 -
I can't even say numbers that big!0
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Holy cr*p, I found the ballpark (faints).Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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I can't even say numbers that big!
6 zeros is a million
9 zeros is a billion
12 zeros is a trillion
15 zeros is a quadrillion
18 zeros is a quintillion
21 zeros is a sextillion
and so on.
So the below answers are in billions.
To put it into context, to spend £40,000,000,000, that would be about £2 a day since the dinosaurs died out.0 -
In 11 months... I'd say about £9 - £10,000,000,000 per month so D.“I could see that, if not actually disgruntled, he was far from being gruntled.” - P.G. Wodehouse0
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Is the 21 zeros called a sextillion because if global debt ever gets that big the whole planet will be fooked?Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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I'd never thought of the 000's going up like that!0
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I'd never thought of the 000's going up like that!
It's incredibly easy once you know the trick. The kids like me to count to a decillion in the car.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100, 200 and so on. You get to very high numbers pretty quickly that way.0 -
D for me too please Gen.Please stay safe in the sun and learn the A-E of melanoma: A = asymmetry, B = irregular borders, C= different colours, D= diameter, larger than 6mm, E = evolving, is your mole changing? Most moles are not cancerous, any doubts, please check next time you visit your GP.
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K GDP about 1500 billion GDP, debt/gdp about 70%, say average coupon 5%, 11 months gives (c)?I think....0
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