TheBizQuiz2March2008 Questions

1. Sovereign Wealth Funds are in the news. What are they?

()Anewfindofsavingsproductlaunched thisweekbyNorthernRock ()Themoneyandpropertyassetsowned bytheBritishroyalfamily ()StateruninvestmentfundsfromAsia andtheMiddleEast ()Blackmarketinvestors

2. Rank's profits in 2007 were hit by the smoking ban, declining consumer confidence and rule changes. What is the main business activity of Rank
()Taxioperator ()Pubsandnightclubs ()Gambling ()Franchisedpizzaoutlets

3. New UK legislation introduced last week will punish business that..

()employillegalforeignworkers ()criticisetheEuropeanUnion ()achievepoorlevelsofproductionquality ()sellproductsasalossleader

4. President George W Bush has said the US economy is not heading towards...
()groundhogday ()recession ()recovery ()remission

5. Why did Starbucks shut all 7,000 of its US branches for several hours last week?
()Becauseitranoutofmilk ()Foracelebratoryparty ()Foradeepclean ()Totrainthestaff

6. Which business is planning to raise over $18bn from its stock market flotation in the USA, making it the biggest flotation in history?
()DubaiInvestmentCorp ()Facebook ()Visa ()Starbucks

7. Tesco stopped taking them last week. Marks and Spencer won't accept them from this week. What?
()EasterEggsthatarenotmadefrom Fairtradechocolate ()Cheques ()1p,2p&5ppieces

()Customersenteringthestorewearinga hoodie

8. Who, according to Interbrand, has been named the UK's most prestigious brand?
()Guinness ()Google ()BBC ()VirginMedia

9. What has just completed a journey using fuel derived from a mixture of Brazilian babassu nuts and coconuts?
()TheFairtradeExpressatraintravelling fromNewDelhitoStPancras ()VirginTrain'snewWestCoastLine service ()Thefirstcommercialflightbyaplane usingbiofuel ()DavidCameron'snewparliamentaryeco car

10. The European Parliament has backed an outright ban on the sale of...
()lifeassurance ()patioheaters ()humanorgans ()ibuprofen

Answers
1StateruninvestmentfundsfromAsiaandtheMiddleEast 2Gambling 3employillegalforeignworkers 4recession 5Totrainthestaff 6Visa 7Cheques 8Google 9Thefirstcommercialflightbyaplaneusingbiofuel 10patioheaters