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1 In April 2021, a record-breaking 2.7% of the American workforce quit their jobs in a single month, signalling an ongoing trend in the Western workplace. How has this phenomenon been described?

a) The Great Resignation b) The Covid Quit c) The Lockdown Walkout

2 “Meme stocks”, propelled largely by buzz on social media rather than fundamentals, were all the rage this year. Which meme stock saw a roughly 800% jump in its share price to 17 December?

a) GameStop b) AMC Entertainment c) Purplebricks

3 Inflation is on the rise, with the UK consumer price index rising 5.1% in the year to November, while in the US, the figure hit 6.8%. When was the last time that American prices were rising this fast?

a) 1943 b) 1982 c) 1999

Bitcoin surged to new heights this year. What fresh record level

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