Here is this week’s Business News Quiz! You can print off a Word version (with answers and weblinks) and use it with your classes.
You can download the Word document here.
- UK retail sales volumes fell by how much in February compared with the previous month, figures from the Office for National Statistics have shown?
0.8% ( )
0.9% ( )
1.0% ( )
1.1% ( )
- The tax-free chunk of income, known as the personal allowance, is rising for the under-65s to what level in April 2013?
£8,505 ( )
£8,205 ( )
£9,505 ( )
£9,205 ( ) - Which company has said it will invest £500m in manufacturing in the UK and create up to 1,000 jobs?
ASDA ( )
GlaxoSmithKline ( )
Amazon ( )
Ikea ( ) - Which car manufacturer agrees joint venture with Chery in China?
Jaguar Land Rover ( )
Ford ( )
BMW ( )
Citroen ( ) - At the end of last year, Apple revealed it had how much in cash?
$98.6bn ( )
$95.6bn ( )
$97.6bn ( )
$99.6bn ( ) - Who has revealed more details of its new internet TV service, which is to be called NowTV? NowTV will face competition from the US-based firm Netflix and Amazon-owned Lovefilm.
Sky ( )
BT ( )
Virgin Media ( )
Talk Talk ( ) - Which country fell back into recession in the last three months of 2011, official figures have shown?
France ( )
UK ( )
Republic of Ireland ( )
Germany ( ) - A legal bid by which company to stop Asda building a large store close to one of its supermarkets has been dismissed by the UK Supreme Court in London?
Tesco( )
Morrison’s ( )
Lidl ( )
Sainsbury’s ( ) - Which struggling games retailer has said it intends to file for administration?
Play.com ( )
Game ( )
CEX ( )
HMV ( ) - The 2012 budget took place on Wednesday March 21st, who is the Chancellor of the Exchequer?
Ed Balls ( )
George Osborne ( )
David Cameron ( )
Nick Clegg ( )
Donna Jestin
Teacher of Business Studies Notre Dame College & Senior Examiner for AQA
