Have you got a money brain?

What were the names of the two US mortgage companies that collapsed in 2008 and which brought the credit crunch into the spotlight?

  • Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
  • IndyMac and First American
  • LandAmerica and Thornburg

Which famous UK bank was rescued and nationalized by the UK government in September?

  • National Westminster Bank
  • Northern Rock
  • Barclays Bank

The MPC sets the Bank of England interest rate – what does MPC stand for?

  • Monetary Public Committee
  • Monetary Policy Committee
  • Market Policy Committee

Who is the current governor of the Bank of England?

  • Edward George
  • Gordon Richardson
  • Mervyn King

Who did he succeed?

  • Sir Eddie George
  • Gordon Richardson
  • Robert Leigh-Premberton

Who is Britain’s current Chancellor of the Exchequer?

  • Alistair Darling
  • Gordon Brown
  • Robert Lowe

Name the US Treasury Secretary who was the architect of the US government’s bail out of its banks?

  • John Snow
  • Paul O'Neill
  • Henry Paulson

What was the name of the Icelandic bank that collapsed in autumn 2008?

  • Iceland Bank
  • Icesave
  • Bank of Iceland

Which famous high street store went into administration in November 2008?

  • Tesco
  • Woolworth
  • Argos

Which French bank took over troubled rival Fortis?

  • Banque Nationale de Paris
  • Credit Commercial de France
  • BNP Paribas