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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