Monday 2 January 2012

The Monday Night Economics Pub Quiz

In a continuation of my pub style quiz, test yourself on how much you remember from the last week of economical news and see if you can improve on your previous scores.

1) Which telecommunication company has been forced to pay £62million to settle US charges that they bribed government officials in Macedonia and Montenegro?
a) Deutsche Telekom          b) Orange mobile          c) Virgin mobile
2) Which countries prime minister last week called for a "united response to the debt crisis"?
a) Germany                        b) Italy                          c) United Kingdom
3) Which country is ranked ninth in the worlds biggest economies?
a) India                              b) Russia                       c) Italy
4) How much did the FTSE fall in 2011 wipe of the value of UK firms?
a) £16billion                       b) £43.4billion               c) £85billion
5)Which company last week had to make 1,610 people redundant due to it heading into administration?
a) Barratts                          b) Morrisons                 c) Thornton's

How do you think you did? Well you can find out, the answers are below.

Happy new year!!!

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

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