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