Biv News Quiz, January 15, 2016

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1. Why did Best Buy have poor holiday sales, compared with last year?

Poor smartphone sales

Fewer Canadian stores this year than last year

Weaker set of new mobile products, including tablets

All of the above

Read more about Best Buy's weak holiday sales here: http://ow.ly/X80c0

Explanation

Read more about Best Buy's weak holiday sales here: http://ow.ly/X80c0

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2. Vancouver franchisees of what healthy fast food company are suing the franchisor for violating an exclusive territory agreement?

Freshii

Qoola

Yogen Früz

Chipotle Mexican Grill

Find out more about this lawsuit by checking out BIV's story here: http://ow.ly/WYx1I

Explanation

Find out more about this lawsuit by checking out BIV's story here: http://ow.ly/WYx1I

3. Which Vancouver startup began offering employees unlimited vacation time this week?

Vision Critical

Global Relay

Hootsuite

Build Direct

Find out more about this unusual HR policy here: http://ow.ly/X7Wid

Explanation

Find out more about this unusual HR policy here: http://ow.ly/X7Wid

4. Why did B.C.'s Minister of Environment, Mary Polak, say the province cannot support Kinder Morgan's plan to expand its TransMountain pipeline?

The company did not supply the province with enough information about how it would clean up an ocean oil spill

The oil the pipeline would transport would increase greenhouse gas emissions

Crude oil should be refined in B.C., not shipped overseas

More oil tankers in Burrard Inlet is too much of a risk to take

Read more about the government's announcement here: http://ow.ly/X7ZhZ

Explanation

Read more about the government's announcement here: http://ow.ly/X7ZhZ

5. What is Canada's newest stock exchange, which aims to combat predatory high-frequency trading, named?

Chi-X

Nasdaq Canada

Aequitas NEO Exchange

Montreal Exchange (Bourse de Montréal)

Find out more about the effects of high-frequency trading here: http://ow.ly/X7ZJq

Explanation

Find out more about the effects of high-frequency trading here: http://ow.ly/X7ZJq

6. Every week, BIV publishes a list of companies, individuals or events that help shape the business scene in Vancouver and B.C. SmartDesign Group took top spot this week. What was the name of this week's list?

Biggest interior design firms in Metro Vancouver

Biggest graphic design firms in B.C.

Biggest digital agencies in B.C.

Biggest ad agencies in Metro Vancouver

Check out BIV's list of the city's biggest interior design firms here: http://ow.ly/X82G2. More of BIV's lists can be found at: https://www.biv.com/datatables/

Explanation

Check out BIV's list of the city's biggest interior design firms here: http://ow.ly/X82G2. More of BIV's lists can be found at: https://www.biv.com/datatables/