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The Biz Quiz 28 January 2016
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1. Sony has decided to move its PlayStation HQ from Japan to:
A Reading
B California
C Cambridge
D Shanghai
2. Which bank has made provisions for further costs of £2bn for legal bills and PPI claims
A RBS
B Santander
C Barclays
D HSBC
3. Name the financial services business that is floating on the Stock Market next month
A Virgin Money
B Metro Bank
C Wonga
D Comparethemarket.com
4. Leading tour operator Thomas Cook has decided to cancel all its holidays in 2016 to:
A Egypt
B Magaluf
C Benidorm
D Tunisia
5. Christine Tacon has featured prominently in the business news. What is her job?
A Head of Lost Tickets at Camelot
B Head of the Financial Conduct
C The new CEO of Netflix
D Groceries Code Adjudicator
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6. How much corporation tax has Google agreed to pay to the HMRC?
A £13m
B £1.30
C £130m
D £1.3bn
7. What is McDonald's introducing to 400 of its UK stores?
A Personalised burgers
B Starbucks Coffee
C Table service
D 24 hour opening
8. Which new film which portrays events during the 2008 financial crash is being widely tipped for
Oscars success?
A The Long Recovery
B The Osborne Effect
C The Low Down
D The Big Short
9. Unilever CEO Paul Polman has warned the UK government against:
A Cutting subsidies for solar energy
B Greater regulation of manufacturing
C Getting too close to China
D Introducing a sugar tax
10. What is the manufacturer of Magnum and Cornetto ice-cream doing in a bid to cut the calories
in each product?
A Including carb-blockers in the
ingredients
C Using negative calorie milk substitute
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B Replacing sugar with artificial
sweetener
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