Another day, another market tumble. It’s time for our first Recession
Quiz (but probably not our last). Hint: The Ds are all real.

1. What sparked the run on the Bank of East Asia?
A.    Lucky draw for free massage chair
B.    “Topless Tellers Day”
C.    Heard Mariah Carey was putting on some kind of free concert
D.    Fraudulent text message

2. What caused the American government bailout to fail?
A.    McCain nodded off during bailout meetings and missed the part
where he was supposed to save us all
B.    US government’s Amex card maxed out
C.    The political party that you hate
D.    The US House of Representatives voted against it

3. How are big banks in Hong Kong streamlining costs?
A.    Closing all accounts owned by adorable little old ladies
B.    Stop issuing top bank executives complimentary Javan Rhinoceros
C.    Capping all spreadsheets at 8 fields 
D.    Firing top-tier investment banker staff

4. Complete the sentence: This financial crisis is worse than...
A.    A weekend at grandma’s
B.    Mainland milk
C.    The morning after a really big night of poon choi
D.    The Great Depression

5. What is the Hong Kong government doing to alleviate the problem?
A.    Worried but unsure of what to do, just slaughtering every chicken
in sight
B.    Offering troubled investors choice of cash injection or lethal injection
C.    It’s easy! Just print more money!
D.    Issuing advice to “avoid risky investments”