Biv News Quiz March 18, 2016

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1. The World Economic Forum recognized this Vancouver-based e-commerce entrepreneur as one of its 121 young global leaders of 2016:

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Read more about the 2016 Young Global Leader List here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/3/world-economic-forum-names-clearly-ceo-and-vancouv/

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2. What was the component with the strongest effect on inflation in February?

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Check out more about Canada's consumer price index here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/3/low-gas-prices-put-brakes-inflation-february-stati/

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3. According to a new Insights West survey on Canadian viewing habits that documents the rising popularity of streaming video sites, in which province are people least likely to watch live television?

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Read more about Canadians' viewing habits and the trend of Millennials cutting the cord here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/3/cut-cord-live-tv-out-streaming-say-millennials/

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4. Under new federal guidelines, industrial projects going through a federal environmental review must now include an estimate of the potential upstream greenhouse gas impacts. But questions are being raised over recent calculations for the Woodfibre LNG project. What are those concerns?

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Read more about how upstream gas emissions numbers are not adding up here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/3/upstream-gas-emissions-numbers-not-adding/

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5. What Vancouver neighbourhoods are home to the highest concentration of songwriters collecting royalty cheques from the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada?

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Check out more about where the trail of royalty cheques point by reading BIV's story here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/3/royalty-cheques-vancouver-yaletown-bc-musician/

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6. According to Andrey Pavlov, professor of finance at Simon Fraser University's Beedie School of Business, the No. 1 economic issue facing B.C. today is:

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Read more about this here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/3/infrastructure-promises-and-growing-deficit-loom-l/

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7. Skytrax's passenger surveys ranked Vancouver International Airport as the best in North America but in the global category for airports that have between 20 milliion and 30 million passengers, two airports placed higher than Vancouver. Which ones are they?

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Read more about the Skytrax rankings here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/3/skytrax-ranks-vancouver-international-airport-nort/

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8. Valhalla Game Studios is moving its headquarters to Vancouver. In what country did this company originate?

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Read more about Valhalla here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/3/tokyos-valhalla-game-studio-moves-global-headquart/

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9. In Business in Vancouver's story about the upcoming federal budget, what did Greater Vancouver Board of Trade CEO Iain Black suggest the Liberals fund with new infrastructure money?

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Read more about BIV's look toward the upcoming federal budget here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/3/infrastructure-promises-and-growing-deficit-loom-l/

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10. What stock exchange trades US$3.6 billion in Canadian stocks daily on average?

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Read more about this here: https://www.biv.com/article/2016/3/bc-startups-ipo-shy-even-nyse-makes-overtures/

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Under new federal guidelines, industrial projects going through a...
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According to Andrey Pavlov, professor of finance at Simon Fraser...
Skytrax's passenger surveys ranked Vancouver International Airport as...
Valhalla Game Studios is moving its headquarters to Vancouver. In what...
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