The Business Quiz

Business Quiz Questions and Answers

Questions I

1. Which American business magazine, with headquarters in New Jersey, was founded in 1917?
2. Which company's initials were taken from ‘Boss' Hogg in The Dukes of Hazzard?





3. Who founded the company that built the old Wembley Stadium, the Dorchester Hotel and Cornwall's Eden Project?
4. In the UK, which class of national insurance contributions are paid by self-employed people as a portion of their profits?
5. A LLC is an acronym for which business corporate structure?
6. The Lutine Bell os often used for ceremonial purposes at which institution?
7. Which company was initially called 'BackRub'?
8. Asda became a subsidiary of which American retail giant in July 1999?
9. In which sort of auction do the prices come down until the item is sold?
10. One of the most effective and efficient forms of marketing is WOM, what does this acronym mean?
11. Which small British company collapsed in 1990 with massive debts leading to the flight of its CEO, Asil Nadir to Cyprus?
12. What does the business acronym 'KPI' mean?

Answers:

1. Forbes
2. J.D. Wetherspoons




3. Sir Robert McAlpine
4. Class 4
5. A limited liability company
6. Lloyd's of London
7. Google
8. Walmart
9. Dutch Auction
10. Word of Mouth
11. Polly Peck
12. Key performance indicators

Business Questions II

1. Who was made the Small Business Ambassador to the UK Government under Prime Minister David Cameron?
2. The standard rate of VAT increased to 20% in 2011, what was it previously?
3. Which 'dragon' made her name by turning Bombay Bicycle Club into the largest chain of Indian restaurants in the UK?
4. Apple was named the most valuable global brand in 2015, which brand came second?
5. Name the world's largest cosmetics company?
6. Which business group owns the clothing retailers Burton, Dorothy Perkins, Evans, and Topshop?
7. Jeff Bezos had s reported wealth of over sixty billion dollars in 2016, what made him rich?
8. The NASDAQ Stock Market is an American stock exchange; what does the 'Q' stand for in the acronym NASDAQ?
9. Following its recent takeover, what name is DIY chain Homebase to be rebranded?
10. What was founded by American Harland Sanders during the Great Depression?
11. Samsung is an Asian company with headquarters in which city?
12. Which American industrialist said 'A business that makes nothing but money is a poor business'?

Answers:

1. Karren Brady
2. 17.5%
3. Sarah Willingham
4. Microsoft
5. L'Oreal
6. Arcadia Group
7. Amazon.com
8. Quotations (National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations)
9. Bunnings





10. KFC
11. Seoul (South Korea)
12. Henry Ford