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Biz Quiz 010312

The document contains a quiz with 10 multiple choice questions related to recent business news events. The questions cover topics like the CEO of the Office of Fair Trading stepping down, an investigation into the pay-day loans market, Prudential considering moving its headquarters to Hong Kong, rules being changed to prevent Apple from avoiding tax, popular ITV programs that increased profits, Michael Douglas opposing financial greed in US ads, calls to abolish the 50p income tax rate, Kraft Foods announcing a research center in Birmingham, James Murdoch resigning from News International, and changes to Google's privacy policy being in breach of EU law.

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Biz Quiz 010312

The document contains a quiz with 10 multiple choice questions related to recent business news events. The questions cover topics like the CEO of the Office of Fair Trading stepping down, an investigation into the pay-day loans market, Prudential considering moving its headquarters to Hong Kong, rules being changed to prevent Apple from avoiding tax, popular ITV programs that increased profits, Michael Douglas opposing financial greed in US ads, calls to abolish the 50p income tax rate, Kraft Foods announcing a research center in Birmingham, James Murdoch resigning from News International, and changes to Google's privacy policy being in breach of EU law.

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The Biz Quiz 1 March 2012 Questions

1. John Fingleton has decided to step down as the Chief Executive of...

( )Sony ( )Edexcel

( )Apple ( )Office of Fair Trading

2. Which UK market is to be investigated by competition regulators?

( )Pay-day loans ( )Printer cartridges

( )Packaged holidays ( )Potted plants

3. Prudential, Britain's biggest insurer, is considering plans to move its headquarters from London to where?

( )Hong Kong ( )Hull

( )Halifax ( )Hanover

4. The rules have been changed to prevent which firm from avoiding paying 500million of tax?

( )Rangers FC ( )Apple

( )McDonalds ( )Barclays

5. Which programmes are said to have been behind a big increase in profits at ITV?

( )Newsnight and Loose Women ( )Million Pound Drop & CSI

( )Strictly Come Dancing & Top Gear ( )The X Factor and Downton Abbey

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6. Which actor, who appeared as Gordon Gekko in Wall Street, now features in adverts in the USA opposing financial greed?

( )Sid James ( )Daniel Radcliffe

( )Jude Law ( )Michael Douglas

7. The Institute of Directors has called for the abolition of the...

( )Government work experience scheme ( )Air passenger duty

( )50p income tax rate

( )Minimum wage

8. Who has announced plans for a 17m research based in Birmingham?

( )GlaxoZenecaKlinewort ( )Nestle

( )Mars ( )Kraft Foods

9. Who has resigned as Executive Chairman of News International?

( )James Murdoch ( )Raisa Cameron

( )Rebekah Wade ( )Murdo McShane

10. According to the EU's justice commissioner, "changes made by Google are in breach of European law". Changes to what?

( )Google's logo ( )Google's search engine design

( )Google's privacy policy ( )Google's corporation tax rate

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Answers
1 Office of Fair Trading 2 Pay-day loans 3 Hong Kong 4 Barclays 5 The X Factor and Downton Abbey 6 Michael Douglas 7 50p income tax rate 8 Kraft Foods 9 James Murdoch 10 Google's privacy policy

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