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1.

Which company celebrated a 100-year anniversary in 2011?
- A.
  
  Logitech
- B.
  
  IBM
- C.
  
  Asus
- D.
  
  Lenovo
Correct Answer
B. IBM
2.

Marissa Mayer left which company to lead Yahoo in 2012?
- A.
  
  Wal-Mart
- B.
  
  Google
- C.
  
  Nintendo
- D.
  
  McDonald's
Correct Answer
B. Google
3.

Which chief executive of Barclay's stepped down in 2012?
- A.
  
  Robert Diamond
- B.
  
  Robert Gold
- C.
  
  Robert Silver
- D.
  
  Robert Ruby
Correct Answer
A. Robert Diamond
4.

Which Treasury Secretary was questioned during the Libor scandal in 2012?
- A.
  
  Timothy Geithner
- B.
  
  William Dudley
- C.
  
  Neal Wolin
- D.
  
  Henry Paulson
Correct Answer
A. Timothy Geithner
5.

Which company was #1 in the world in market capitalization for all of 2012?
- A.
  
  Apple
- B.
  
  Barnes & Noble
- C.
  
  Nokia
- D.
  
  Samsung
Correct Answer
A. Apple
6.

Which company was sued for violating the False Claims Act in 2012?
- A.
  
  Verizon
- B.
  
  AT&T
- C.
  
  Apple
- D.
  
  Sprint
Correct Answer
B. AT&T
7.

Which company sold its Pringles line to Kellogg's in 2012?
- A.
  
  Procter & Gamble
- B.
  
  General Mills
- C.
  
  Kraft
- D.
  
  Alcoa
Correct Answer
A. Procter & Gamble
8.

Which American chocolate company acquired Brookside Foods in 2011?
- A.
  
  Cadbury
- B.
  
  Swiss Miss
- C.
  
  Hershey
- D.
  
  Nestle
Correct Answer
C. Hershey
9.

Which Russian company produced 17% of the world's gas in 2011?
- A.
  
  Chevron
- B.
  
  ExxonMobil
- C.
  
  Gazprom
- D.
  
  Total
Correct Answer
C. Gazprom
10.

Which company began making its Ivy Bridge family of processors in 2011?
- A.
  
  ZTE
- B.
  
  AMD
- C.
  
  Nvidia
- D.
  
  Intel
Correct Answer
D. Intel
11.

Which Brazilian company was the 8th largest company in the world in 2011?
- A.
  
  Petrobras
- B.
  
  Orlen
- C.
  
  Pemex
- D.
  
  Sonangol
Correct Answer
A. Petrobras
12.

Who overtook Nokia to become the #1 seller of mobile phones in 2012?
- A.
  
  Samsung
- B.
  
  Sony
- C.
  
  LG
- D.
  
  Apple
Correct Answer
A. Samsung
13.

Which company's worldwide revenue for 2012 totaled $156 billion?
- A.
  
  Amazon.com
- B.
  
  Apple, Inc.
- C.
  
  Ebay
- D.
  
  Samsung
Correct Answer
B. Apple, Inc.
14.

Which company merged with United Airlines in 2011?
- A.
  
  Frontier
- B.
  
  JetBlue
- C.
  
  Continental
- D.
  
  US Airways
Correct Answer
C. Continental
15.

Which company recalled 130,000 cases of Velveeta Shells & Cheese in 2011?
- A.
  
  PepsiCo
- B.
  
  Cargill
- C.
  
  Unilever
- D.
  
  Kraft
Correct Answer
D. Kraft

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Business Trivia Question

Which company celebrated a 100-year anniversary in 2011?

Marissa Mayer left which company to lead Yahoo in 2012?

Which chief executive of Barclay's stepped down in 2012?

Which Treasury Secretary was questioned during the Libor scandal in 2012?

Which company was #1 in the world in market capitalization for all of 2012?

Which company was sued for violating the False Claims Act in 2012?

Which company sold its Pringles line to Kellogg's in 2012?

Which American chocolate company acquired Brookside Foods in 2011?

Which Russian company produced 17% of the world's gas in 2011?

Which company began making its Ivy Bridge family of processors in 2011?

Which Brazilian company was the 8th largest company in the world in 2011?

Who overtook Nokia to become the #1 seller of mobile phones in 2012?

Which company's worldwide revenue for 2012 totaled $156 billion?

Which company merged with United Airlines in 2011?

Which company recalled 130,000 cases of Velveeta Shells & Cheese in 2011?