The five questions from Sunday, April 19, 2026, with their answers. This puzzle is
no longer playable; today's game is on the home page, and
the last seven days can still be played in the
practice archive.
1 What economic concept describes the total satisfaction or happiness received from consuming a good or service, which typically decreases for each additional unit consumed according to the law of diminishing returns?
Answer: UTILITY(7 letters)
2 Which prominent hedge fund founder and billionaire was famously known as the man who broke the Bank of England after shorting the British pound during the 1992 Black Wednesday currency crisis?
Answer: SOROS(5 letters)
3 What specific corporate action involves a company creating a new, independent company by distributing new shares of its subsidiary to its existing shareholders, usually as a tax-free event?
Answer: SPINOFF(7 letters)
A company separating a division into an independent entity, typically by distributing shares in it to existing shareholders.
4 Which American food processing giant agreed in 2023 to pay a 435 million dollar settlement to resolve claims that it conspired with competitors to fix the prices of broiler chickens?
Answer: TYSON(5 letters)
5 Which massive South Korean conglomerate, responsible for nearly one fifth of the nation's total exports, saw its profits tumble in 2023 due to a global cyclical downturn in the memory chip market?