Monday 19 December 2011

The Monday Night Economics Pub Quiz

Every Monday I will produce a quiz based of the preceding week’s economic news. Test yourself on the latest economical news and see how up to date you are with the latest stats and figures.
1)      How much money did the UK banks pull out of France last week?
a)      $41.7billion                 b)    $29.3billion                 c)     $12million
2)      Which woman compiled research on the high street at the beginning of last week for the government?
a)      Mary Portas               b)    Harriet Harman         c)    Stephanie Flanders
3)      How much did retail figures fall in November by?
a)      1.2%                              b)    0.2%                              c)    0.4%
4)      Which gaming company splashed out £23million to buy the online games developer Ash gaming?
a)      Atari                              b)    Sony                              c)    Playtech
5)      How much are passenger numbers going through Heathrow airport expected to rise to next year?
a)      71million                      b)    30million                      c)    60million
How do you think you did? Well you can find out the answers are below.

...Not really!

Answers: 1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-c, 5-a

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