This document contains clues about 5 different products or services: 1. Gold, given its estimated value in 1526 of two-and-a-half days food for the world. 2. The Jules Verne novel Around the World in 80 Days, which was published in 1872 for 200 guineas and chronicled an around-the-world journey that lasted 222 days. 3. The Sputnik satellite, launched in 1958, which was initially seen as an impractical luxury but helped start the space race. 4. The exchange rate between the US dollar and British pound in July 2008, with calculations showing the pound was overvalued against the dollar by 22% based on purchasing power

1. Workosaur’s Quick 5 Friday Quiz #4 For what it’s worth, name the product or service being talked about?

2. #1 In 1526, its value was estimated to be two-and-a-half days food for the entire world.

3. #2 Started in 1872, it cost 200 guineas, and lasted 222 days.

4. #3 Launched in 1958, it was first thought of to be an impractical luxury item. At 10 cents a pack, its cost was at least 6 times more than the cost of a dish of this in a restaurant.

5. #4 In July 2008, the product was priced at $3.57 in the US and £2.29 in the UK. The implied purchasing power parity is thus $1.56 to £1. This compares with an actual exchange rate of $2.00 to £1 at the time. The pound was thus overvalued against the dollar by 22%.

6. #5 The first ever ticket of this kind was sold in the year 2000 for a sum of USD 20 million to a 59-year-old businessman with the initials DAT.