Biv News Quiz April 15, 2016

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    Which Vancouver-shot film was given the green light this week for a sequel?

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    • Riddick
    • Deadpool
    • Fantastic Four
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    This week’s issue of Business in Vancouver ran a feature on investment fraud. The biggest fine handed ever handed out by the BC Securities Commission was for which securities act violation? - ProProfs

    This week’s issue of Business in Vancouver ran a feature on investment fraud. The biggest fine handed ever handed out by the BC Securities Commission was for which securities act violation?

    • Thomas Arthur Williams’ Global Wealth scheme of selling “managed risk opportunities"

    • Rashida Samji’s Mark Anthony Investments Ponzi scheme

    • Mark Aaron McLeary’s use of a Panamanian holding company to conceal insider trading in Chlormet and Silver Sun Resource Corp. while under a market ban

    • A market manipulation scheme in which British Columbians used accounts in Bank Gutenberg AG and Gutenberg Management AG in Switzerland to conceal trading

    Correct Answer
    A. Rashida Samji’s Mark Anthony Investments Ponzi scheme
    Explanation
    Read more about this scheme here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/4/samji-ponzi-scheme-netted-biggest-fine-bc-history/

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    What was 2015’s  biggest construction start in BC, by estimated cost? - ProProfs

    What was 2015’s  biggest construction start in BC, by estimated cost?

    • Brentwood Town Centre Redevelopment, Burnaby

    • BC Place Entertainment Complex, Vancouver

    • Site C, Fort St John

    • Fairview Container Terminal Expansion, Prince Rupert

    Correct Answer
    A. Site C, Fort St John
    Explanation
    Check out BIV's list of B.C.'s biggest construction starts of 2015 in here: https://www.biv.com/datatables/biggest-construction-project-starts-in-bc-in-2015/

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    The Fairmont Hotel sold for how much in 2015? - ProProfs

    The Fairmont Hotel sold for how much in 2015?

    • $180 million

    • $500 million

    • $1 billion

    • The sale has yet to be completed

    Correct Answer
    A. $180 million
    Explanation
    Check out BIV's story about Canada's highest hotel prices here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/4/vancouver-now-home-canadas-highest-hotel-prices/

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    What retailer is taking space in the former Triple O’s location on Thurlow Street, which has been vacant for almost four years? - ProProfs

    What retailer is taking space in the former Triple O’s location on Thurlow Street, which has been vacant for almost four years?

    • Banana Republic

    • Van Cleef & Arpels

    • Fatburger

    • RYU Apparel Inc.

    Correct Answer
    A. RYU Apparel Inc.
    Explanation
    Read more about the new retailer here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/4/ryu-launch-second-store-near-robson-and-thurlow-st/

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    Where will the new CEO of Richmond-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates be based out of when he begins working next month at the aerospace firm responsible for the robotic Canadarm? - ProProfs

    Where will the new CEO of Richmond-based MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates be based out of when he begins working next month at the aerospace firm responsible for the robotic Canadarm?

    • Palo Alto, Calif.

    • Richmond, B.C.

    • Hamilton, Ont.

    • Richmond, Va.

    Correct Answer
    A. Palo Alto, Calif.
    Explanation
    Read more about MDA's new CEO here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/4/newly-hired-ceo-richmonds-macdonald-dettwiler-be-b/

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    What is the estimated cost to build the proposed 27-kilometre light-rail transit line in Surrey? - ProProfs

    What is the estimated cost to build the proposed 27-kilometre light-rail transit line in Surrey?

    • $34 million

    • $528 million

    • 1.6 billion

    • $2.6 billion

    Correct Answer
    A. $2.6 billion
    Explanation
    Read more about Surrey's search for money to keep light rail on track: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/4/surrey-searches-money-keep-light-rail-track/

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