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The Biz Quiz - 3 February 2008 Questions

The document contains a 10 question quiz about recent business news events. It tests knowledge on topics like Jerry Yang and David Filo founding Yahoo, Jerome Kerviel being the rogue trader who lost Société Générale billions, and Howard Schultz returning as CEO to Starbucks after its stock price fell 40%. The quiz provides multiple choice answers for each question about companies and business people in the news.

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The Biz Quiz - 3 February 2008 Questions

The document contains a 10 question quiz about recent business news events. It tests knowledge on topics like Jerry Yang and David Filo founding Yahoo, Jerome Kerviel being the rogue trader who lost Société Générale billions, and Howard Schultz returning as CEO to Starbucks after its stock price fell 40%. The quiz provides multiple choice answers for each question about companies and business people in the news.

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The Biz Quiz - 3 February 2008

Questions
1. Jerry Yang and David Filo founded a business that was in the news last week. Which
business?

( )Société Générale ( )Yahoo

( )Northern Rock ( )Facebook

2. Who is Jérôme Kerviel?

( )The new CEO of Starbucks ( )The new Governor of the Bank of


England

( )The new Social Entrepreneur of the Year ( )The rogue trader who lost Société
Générale £3.7bn

3. Retail chain The Works has been forced into administration. What products does
this retailer sell?

( )Cooking equipment ( )Discount books and stationery

( )Fast fashions ( )Mobile phones

4. The Government has ordered BSkyB to sell more than half of its stake in...

( )MySpace ( )ITV

( )The Sun and The Times newspapers ( )Pearson

5. This man made a significant managerial appointment recently. Who is he?

( )Mark Jones ( )Juan Ramos

( )Graham Dupont ( )Mike Ashley


6. Which business has written to 161,000 customers to let them know they don't want
their business anymore?

( )NPower ( )Egg bank

( )Waitrose ( )BT

7. Asda has recalled 300,000 units of a problem product named XB2316 (retail price
£22.75). What kind of product is it?

( )Microwave oven ( )Leather jacket

( )Pregnancy testing kit ( )Giant easter egg

8. Which business has been told to withdraw an advert featuring a scantily-clad model
in schoolgirl-style clothes?

( )MTV ( )Cadbury

( )Ryanair ( )Reveal magazine

9. Recruitment agency Office Angels has published a guide to new office jargon.
According to their guide, what is 'boss-spasming"?

( )Leaving post-it notes on the boss's desk ( )Agreeing with everything a boss says to
asking for a pay rise avoid any kind of argument

( )Writing critical comments about a boss ( )Suddenly looking busy as a manager


on Facebook enters the room

10. Company founder Howard Schultz has returned to the chief executive role of a
major US business whose share price has fallen by 40%. Which business?

( )Starbucks ( )McDonalds

( )Coca Cola ( )Ford


Answers

1 Yahoo

2 The rogue trader who lost Société Générale £3.7bn

3 Discount books and stationery

4 ITV

5 Mike Ashley

6 Egg bank

7 Microwave oven

8 Ryanair

9 Suddenly looking busy as a manager enters the room

10 Starbucks

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