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const title = “Weekly Quiz: Trillionaires, Trade Wars, and Cost of Living”; const date = “08 November 2025”; constant data = [
{
image: “https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/Chow_ElonMusk_1800.jpg”,
title: “Elon Musk Could Soon Be the World’s First Trillionaire”,
url: “https://thewalrus.ca/elon-musk-wants-to-be-a-trillionaire-that-doesnt-bode-well-for-humanity/”,
question: “Tesla’s proposed compensation package for CEO Elon Musk promises him 423.7 million shares of Tesla stock—roughly equal to $900 billion—but the deal is contingent on Musk’s performance. What is the minimum increase in profits he must deliver to receive this massive reward? “,
options: [
“He must multiply company profits over eight times”,
“He must multiply company profits over fifteen times”,
“He must multiply company profits over twenty times”,
“He must multiply company profits over twenty-four times”,
]answer: “He must multiply the company's profits by more than twenty-four times,” correct: “To receive his Tesla shares, Musk must remain with the company for the next decade, and during that time period he must increase its market value by eight times, multiply profits by more than twenty-four times, and oversee the commercial deployment of 1 million autonomous taxis, as well as 1 million humanoid robots (a branch of Tesla's business that has performed particularly poorly). Tesla shareholders voted to approve the proposal on November 6, putting Musk on track to become a trillionaire before the end of this decade.” incorrect: “To receive his Tesla shares, Musk must remain with the company for the next decade, and during that time period he must increase its market value eightfold, increase profits by more than twenty-four times, and oversee the commercial deployment of 1 million autonomous taxis, as well as 1 million humanoid robots (a branch of Tesla's business that has performed particularly poorly, as voted by Tesla shareholders). approve the proposal on November 6th, allowing Musk to become a trillionaire before the end of this decade.”, }, { title: “I've watched Battlestar Galactica every year for nineteen years”, url: ” https://thewalrus.ca/i-have-watched-battlestar-galactica-every-year/”, question: “Battlestar Galactica Research into what drives people to violence has had a significant impact on the way journalist Khawla Nacua reports on war and crime. For nearly two decades, she's made it a ritual to watch the entire show every summer. What is the name of the very first episode that Nacua ever watched?”, options: [
““Blood on the Scales””,
““A Measure of Salvation””,
““Maelstrom””,
““Exodus””,
]answer: ““Measure of salvation””, correct: “Battlestar Galactica shows how machines called Cylons, similar to humans and created by humans, destroyed most of human civilization. Nineteen years ago, Nacua watched her very first episode: “Measure of Salvation.” Its first scene ends with the words of one of the characters: “We begin to destroy entire races, even mechanical races, we are able to tear off a piece of the human soul… Descendants really do not look too kindly on genocide.” “Today,” Nacua writes, reflecting on the violence unfolding in Gaza, “it seems to me that he is talking about us.”, incorrect: “Battlestar Galactica shows how machines called Cylons, similar to humans and created by humans, destroyed most of human civilization. Nineteen years ago, Nacua watched her very first episode: “Measure of Salvation.” Its first scene ends with the words of one of the characters: “We begin to destroy entire races, even mechanical races, we are able to tear off a piece of the human soul… Descendants really do not look too kindly on genocide.” “Today,” Nacua writes, reflecting on the violence unfolding in the Gaza Strip, “it seems to me that he is talking about us.”, }, { image: “https://walrus-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/img/WAL_Web-Affordability_Nov25_004.jpg”, title: “We will feel ruined forever”, url: ” https://thewalrus.ca/are-we-going-to-feel-broke-forever/”, question: “Housing is one of the largest housing affordability stressors in Canada. Despite efforts to curb inflation, rents have risen in major cities. According to Statistics Canada, which Canadian city saw rents rise by nearly 71 per cent between 2019 and 2025?”, options: [
“Vancouver”,
“Toronto”,
“Montreal”,
“Calgary”,
]answer: Montreal, correct: “For decades, a widely accepted budgeting rule was that housing costs should be about 30 percent of salary; in practice, many Canadians typically spend somewhere between 35 and 50 percent of their salary on housing. Rents are outpacing inflation and demand for housing is driving up costs. According to Statistics Canada, rents in Vancouver rose about 27 per cent between the first quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2025; in Montreal they grew by almost 71 percent over the same period.”, incorrect: “For decades, a widely accepted budgeting rule was that housing costs should account for about 30 percent of salary; in practice, many Canadians typically spend somewhere between 35 and 50 percent of their salary on housing. Rent prices are outpacing inflation and demand for housing is driving up costs. by 27 percent between the first quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2025; in Montreal they grew by almost 71 percent over the same period.”, }, { title: “Sorry, Trump. Americans still see Canada as a friend”, url: “https://thewalrus.ca/americans-still-like-canada-yes-even-republicans/”, question: “Despite escalating tensions between Canada and the United States, a new Léger poll finds that a majority of Americans still value their northern neighbor. Despite the current trade dispute, what percentage of Americans would describe the relationship between Canada and the United States positively? [
“45 percent”,
“66 percent”,
“73 percent”,
“92 percent”,
]answer: “73 percent,” correct: “Overall, the data points to the same conclusion: Americans, including Trump supporters, do not harbor much animosity toward Canada. including Trump supporters, have little animosity toward Canada. And when asked to describe the bilateral relationship “beyond the current trade dispute,” 73 percent call it good or even – as 87 percent of Republican voters did – excellent, Canada's image among Americans remains largely unchanged for now., }, ];
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