Try your hand at the Biz Quiz

Were you paying attention to the business news over the last week? The Biz Quiz gives you the chance to find out.

“This is a wonderful opportunity for us, a serious move. We’ve been looking at it for over 12 months.” Who is talking about what?

	A: Network Rail, announcing it would take over some rail maintenance from private contractors.

	B: Sainsbury’s boss Sir Peter Davis, entering the bidding battle for Safeway

	C: Colombian President Alvaro Uribe, unveiling plans for a $1.2bn spending programme to help the poor.

UK Chancellor Gordon Brown urged families to claim a new child tax credit coming into force in April. How much will they receive for their first child?

	A: £5.90 a week

	B: £18.10 a week

	C: £10.45 a week

Which country’s stock exchange announced plans to allow women to work as stock market traders?

	A: Nigeria

	B: Switzerland

	C: Kuwait

Norwich Union had bad news for 3 million of its customers. What was it?

	A: Their houses would no longer be insured for flood damage

	B: Bonus rates on with-profits savings policies would be cut

	C: Motor insurance premiums would go up substantially

Argos reported sales up a healthy 7% over the festive period. But which of these items did it trumpet as a big seller?

	A: The George Foreman grilling machine

	B: Clockwork automatic pet feeders

	C: Foot spas

The UK Government changed the way it measures unemployment, so numbers reflect those out of work rather than merely those claiming benefits. The old figure was about 900,000 but what is unemployment according to the new measure?

	A: 1.5 million

	B: 1.8 million

	C: 2 million

Increasing pension and national insurance costs will add 10p to the price of what?

	A: A loaf of bread

	B: A pint of beer

	C: A gallon of petrol

What did Microsoft announce it was doing for the first time?

	A: Paying a dividend

	B: Sharing its source code with rivals

	C: Moving its headquarters

What will supermarkets be allowed to sell if ministers back an Office of Fair Trading report?

	A: Cars

	B: Prescription drugs

	C: Holidays

Two companies merged to create the world's biggest producer of what?

	A: Wine

	B: Oil

	C: Mobile phones