The Ultimate Economics Trivia
This is a quiz about Economics. Will you be able to handle it?
- 1.What company produces A1 Steak Sauce?
- A.
Kraft
- B.
Nestle
- C.
Hershey
- D.
RJR Nabisco
- 2.S&H Green stamps were originally founded for which company?
- A.
Sears & Roebuck
- B.
Macy's
- C.
Merchants Supply Co.
- D.
Currier & Ives
- 3.If someone wanted a nice fragrance, which Unilever PLC (UL) product would he likely buy?
- A.
Calvin Klein's Obsession
- B.
Aqua Velva
- C.
Aqua Di Gio
- D.
Chanel No 5
- 4.What company was formed by the merger of the Dutch company Margarine Unie with Lever Brothers?
- A.
Unilever
- B.
Royal Dutch/Shell Group
- C.
Oracle Corp
- D.
Colgate-Palmolive
- 5.CEO Lindsay Owen-Jones' company purchased Maybelline in 1996, what company is Lindsay CEO of?
- A.
Shiseido Co
- B.
Johnson And Johnson
- C.
Avon
- D.
L'Oreal
- 6.For what company did a researcher synthesize acetylsalicylic acid in 1897, which led to the world's favorite pain killer?
- A.
Bayer Ag
- B.
Johnson And Johnson
- C.
Barr Laboratories
- D.
Eli Lilly & Co.
- 7.Who said of NAFTA "you're going to hear a giant sucking sound of jobs being pulled out of this country"?
- A.
Al Gore
- B.
Robert Rubin
- C.
Ross Perot
- D.
Alan Greenspan
- 8.Coca-Cola's annual revenue in 1997 was $18.8 billion. What was it in 2001?
- A.
$12 Billion
- B.
$28.8 Billion
- C.
$20 Billion
- D.
$18.8 Billion
- 9.Who did Electronic Data Systems (EDS) get 14% of its business from in 2001?
- A.
U.S. Government
- B.
BP
- C.
Sears
- D.
General Motors
- 10.What was one way Paul Julius Reuter sent stock quotes between Aachen and Brussels in the 1800's?
- A.
Carrier Pigeons
- B.
Horseback
- C.
Bicycle
- D.
Runners
- 11.Who publishes Barron's magazine?
- A.
Hearst Publishing
- B.
London Times
- C.
Dow Jones
- D.
New York Times
- 12.What year did the North America Free Trade Agreement take effect?
- A.
1989
- B.
1996
- C.
1990
- D.
1994
- 13.By the end of 2001, what company spent the most money on advertising?
- A.
Pepsico
- B.
Coca Cola
- C.
General Motors
- D.
Time Warner
- 14.In what city is Citigroup headquartered?
- A.
New York
- B.
Chicago
- C.
Philadelphia
- D.
Boston
- 15.Who was the U.S. President when the GATT was formally signed?
- A.
George Bush Sr.
- B.
Bill Clinton
- C.
Ronald Reagan
- D.
George W Bush
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