Stock Tickers & World Capitals Quiz

Hewlett-Packard (HP) trades under the ticker symbol HPQ on the NASDAQ. After Hewlett-Packard split into HP Inc. and Hewlett Packard Enterprise in 2015, both companies maintained similar ticker conventions. Options HP and HWP are not the correct ticker symbols.

Ford Motor Company trades under the single-letter ticker symbol F on the New York Stock Exchange. Single-letter tickers are highly coveted and assigned to major companies. Options FM and FMC are not Ford's official ticker symbols.

United States Steel Corporation trades under the ticker symbol X on the New York Stock Exchange. This is one of the most unusual tickers because it doesn't contain any letters from the company name. It dates back to when US Steel was one of the largest companies in the world.

Agilent Technologies trades under the single-letter ticker symbol A on the New York Stock Exchange. Single-letter tickers are prestigious and typically assigned to major corporations. Options AT and ATG are not Agilent's official ticker symbols.

Texas Instruments trades under the ticker symbol TXN on the NASDAQ exchange. The ticker is derived from the company's abbreviation 'TX' for Texas combined with 'N'. Options TI and TIM are not the official ticker symbols for Texas Instruments.

Harley-Davidson Inc. trades under the ticker symbol HOG on the New York Stock Exchange. HOG is also a slang term for Harley motorcycle, making it a memorable ticker. Options HD and HDI are not Harley-Davidson's official ticker symbols.

Google's ticker symbol on NASDAQ is 'GOOG' for Class C shares and 'GOOGL' for Class A shares. Since 'GOOG' is explicitly listed as an option, it is the correct answer. 'G' is not assigned to Google, and 'GG' is not Google's symbol.

The ticker symbol 'G' is historically associated with Genpact, though it may now be unassigned. The question correctly identifies 'G' as the answer. 'GP' and 'GNP' are not correct symbols for Genpact.

The music for Salman Khan's 2010 film 'Veer' was composed by the duo Sajid-Wajid. Kamaal Khan is a singer, not a composer for this film. Monty Sharma and Salim Sulaiman are composers but not associated with Veer.

Bern is the capital city of Switzerland. Stockholm is Sweden's capital, Madrid is Spain's capital, and Oslo is Norway's capital. This is a basic geography fact.

Reykjavik is the capital and largest city of Iceland, located on the coast near the southern end of Faxafloi Bay. Tarawa Atoll is the capital of Kiribati, Dublin is the capital of Ireland, and Monrovia is the capital of Liberia.

Nicosia is the capital and largest city of Cyprus, located in the center of the island. Georgetown is the capital of Guyana, Paris is the capital of France, and Budapest is the capital of Hungary.

KO is the ticker symbol for The Coca-Cola Company on the New York Stock Exchange. Ticker symbols are unique abbreviations used to identify publicly traded companies on stock exchanges.

MSFT is the ticker symbol for Microsoft Corporation on the NASDAQ stock exchange. The ticker is a four-letter abbreviation that derives from the company name.

Saint George's is the capital and largest city of Grenada, a Caribbean island nation. Suva is the capital of Fiji, Paris is the capital of France, and Addis Ababa is the capital of Ethiopia.

Santiago is the capital and largest city of Chile, located in the central valley of the country. Banjul is the capital of Gambia, Berlin is the capital of Germany, and Tbilisi is the capital of Georgia.

AUY is the ticker symbol for Yamana Gold, a Canadian-based gold mining company. The ticker symbol doesn't directly abbreviate the company name but is its unique identifier on stock exchanges.

Jerusalem is the capital city of Israel, though this is internationally disputed due to the complex political situation. Cairo is the capital of Egypt, Quito is the capital of Ecuador, and Prague is the capital of Czech Republic.