Corporate Scandals Trivia Quiz

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Corporate Scandals

Corporate Scandals

Answer 15 multiple choice questions testing your knowledge of famous business scandals.

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What accounting firm, once the biggest and most trusted in the world, helped Enron hide debt and losses in special-purpose entities, propping up the company before the ultimate downfall of both?

2 / 15

What car company was caught installing software that cheated emission tests in diesel vehicles, a scandal that became known as Dieselgate?

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What CEO, who dressed like and tried to mimick Steve Jobs, founded Theranos, a startup that falsely claimed simple finger prick blood tests could screen for hundreds of diseases and illnesses?

4 / 15

In 2009, what investment manager was convicted and sentenced to 150 years for one of the largest Ponzi schemes in history?

5 / 15

What U.S. bank created millions of unauthorized customer accounts in a scandal revealed in 2016?

6 / 15

What oil company struck a reef in 1989 at Prince William Sound, Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of crude oil?

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What toy company was rocked by a 2002 accounting scandal with CEO Dennis Kozlowski and CFO Mark Swartz looting over $600 million from the company through unauthorized loans, fake bonuses, and lavish personal spending?

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What "junk bond king" from Drexel Burnham Lambert was indicted for 98 counts of racketeering and fraud in 1989?

9 / 15

What celebrity served prison time for insider trading related to ImClone stock?

10 / 15

What pharmaceutical company paid $2.3 billion in 2009 to resolve allegations involving illegal drug promotion and other misconduct?

11 / 15

What drug was at the center of misconduct by Purdue Pharma that cost it over $8 billion in criminal penalties and financial resolutions?

12 / 15

What company faced lawsuits and international scrutiny after two 737 Max airplane crashes in 2018-2019?

13 / 15

Who founded the FTX cryptocurrency exchange that collapsed spectacularly in 2022 amid allegations of fraud and conspiracy?

14 / 15

What major U.S. law was passed in 2002 after a wave of corporate accounting scandals including Enron and WorldCom?

15 / 15

What bank paid a total of $365 million in settlements to Jeffrey Epstein victims after the bank ignored warning signs and financially enabled Epstein's sex-trafficking operation?

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3 thoughts on “Corporate Scandals Trivia Quiz”

  1. Great inclusion of FDR in the biggest Ponzi scheme question. Of course SS IS the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, regardless of what economists or the history books say.

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  2. [[ Trying not to reveal any spoilers, but… ]] In Question #3, you state that the company was convicted and sent to prison, not the individual. Hope this helps!

    P.S. I still (once again) scored below average…

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