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The Biz Quiz 26 January 2012 Questions
The Biz Quiz 26 January 2012 Questions
The Biz Quiz 26 January 2012 Questions
1. What product innovation has Lego introduced in an attempt to appeal to girls? ( )A Katie Price build-a-celebrity kit ( )The Justin Bieber collection ( )Pink and pastel coloured bricks ( )Edible bricks
2. According to initial estimates, by how much did UK GDP change in the last three months of 2011? ( )Down 0.4% ( )Stayed the same ( )Down 0.2% ( )Up 0.1%
3. Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis have stepped down as joint CEOs of which business? ( )Dominos Pizza ( )RIM ( )Yahoo ( )Thorntons
4. McDonald's in the UK has announced plans for further expansion by... ( )Converting car parking space into seating ( )Opening for 24hours in more locations ( )Opening outlets in prisons ( )Hiring out space for business meetings
5. Which fashion chain has been bought be venture capitalists from the collapsed Peacocks Group? ( )Bonmarche ( )Dorothy Perkins ( )Labels2Go ( )This Is Me
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6. How has HMV found a way to improve its liquidity position? ( )By discounting tablet prices ( )By offering shares in the firm to its suppliers ( )By offering free headphone sets ( )By defaulting on bank loans
7. Who has bought 10 per cent of Thames Water, the UK's largest water and sewage company? ( )China ( )Bill Gates ( )Warren Buffett ( )Pepsico
8. More than 24,000 former staff of which firm are to share 67.8m in compensation? ( )Lehman Brothers ( )Thomas Cook ( )Woolworths ( )National Coal Board
9. Apple has launched a new App which it intends to revolutionise which market? ( )Textbooks ( )Financial services ( )Home cooking ( )Hotel room booking
10. According to their latest accounts, approximately how much cash and investments are held by Apple Inc? ( )50bn ( )500m ( )5bn ( )500k
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Answers
1 Pink and pastel coloured bricks 2 Down 0.2% 3 RIM 4 Opening for 24hours in more locations 5 Bonmarche 6 By offering shares in the firm to its suppliers 7 China 8 Woolworths 9 Textbooks 10 50bn
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