Business Quiz 9-11-25

Roughly 70 million Americans have about $7 trillion invest in 401(k) plans. What is a 401(k) plan?

• A type of insurance policy for employees.

• A government-funded retirement program.

• A savings account that only allows post-tax contributions.

• A retirement savings account that allows employees to save and invest pre-tax income.

The average American thinks they need ____ in savings to retire comfortably.

• $1.5 million

• $1 million
• $2 million
• $750,000

The cheapest state in which to retire is ___; the most expensive is ___.

• Nevada; New York

• West Virginia; Hawaii

• Texas; California

• Arizona; Alaska

Portable toilets were a $2.8 billion-per-year market in 2024. Portable toilet business owners tend to make between ___ and ___ per year,

• $100,000 and $300,000
• $20,000 and $40,000
• $10,000 and $25,000
• $30,000 and $100,000

The NBA arena with the most toilets is ___, with 1,100, or one for every 16 fans.

• Intuit Dome

• TD Garden
• Staples Center
• Madison Square Garden

What state leads the U.S. in pumpkin production (by a wide margin)?

• Texas
• Wisconsin

• Illinois
• California
• Mississippi

What region of the U.S. produces the greatest share of our manufacturing exports?

• Northeast
• Pacific Coast / West

• South

• Midwest / Rust Belt

This guy, one of the most iconic fashion designers in history, passed away last week at age 91. Who is he?

• Giorgio Armani
• Jeremy P. Lululemon

• Ralph Lauren

• Christian Dior

• Bob Gucci

More than 162 million tickets were sold for last week's Powerball drawing, which had a $1.7 billion grand prize. Chances of winning were 1 in ___, or about the same as getting killed by a vending machine.

• 1.5 million

• 5.7 billion

• 292 million

• 113 million

The winning Powerball jackpot was $1.8 billion, second-largest in history. The winners could take either an immediate lump sum payout or an annuitized prize paid out over time. Which was the larger figure?

• Lump sum payout

• Annuitized prize