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Business & IT Xmas Quiz 2016
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1
Which pop singer released the album "Lemonade"?
Tove-lo
Nick Jonas
Rhianna
Beyonce
2
Which "Big 4" heavy metal band released their 10th studio album this year?
Slayer
Anthrax
Megadeth
Metallica
3
The dates 4/4, 8/8, and 10/10, all fall on which day?
Monday
Thursday
Tuesday
Friday
4
Food & Drink
: Stollen is the traditional fruit cake of which country?
Germany
Ireland
Argentina
France
5
Major Events
: NASA's Juno spacecraft entered orbit around which planet?
Earth
Jupiter
Neptune
Mars
6
What sweet bread loaf is traditionally eaten at Christmas in Italy and other Euro countries?
Binye
Fruit cake
Brioche
Panettone
7
What was the 2016 best selling album on iTunes?
Drake - Views
Justin Bieber - Purpose
Rhianna - Anti
Adele - 25
8
Which of these people
is not
shortlisted for BBC Sports Personality of the Year?
Andy Murray - Tennis
Bradley Wiggins - Cycling
Mo Farah - Athletics
Danny Willett - Golf
9
Sports
: Where were the 2016 Olympics held?
Tokyo, Japan
Rio De Janerio, Brazil
Glasgow, Scotland
Ontario, Canada
10
In April, NERC ignored a public vote naming their new research vessel. Which name won?
RRS Big Red
RRS Boaty McBoatface
RRS Titanic
RRS Sir David Attenborough
11
Which business this week, is moving their European HQ to London?
Facebook
Volkswagen
Apple
McDonalds
12
Which game won the BAFTA award for Best British Game?
Batman: Arkham Knight
Until Dawn
Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
Prison Architect
13
What's this song?
Lonely This Christmas - Mud
Blue Christmas - Michael Buble
Wonderful Christmas Time - Paul McCartney
Christmas Lights - Coldplay
14
What age did Queen Elizabeth turn this year?
85
95
100
90
15
Which "
Star Trek
" actor made his final movie appearance, before passing away earlier this year?
John Cho
Zachary Quinto
Anton Yelchin
Karl Urban
16
Which virus spread across North and South America?
Dengue Fever
Ebola
Influenza
Zika
17
Guess the song
Don't Let the Bells End - The Darkness
Do They Know It's Christmas - Band Aid
Merry Christmas Everybody - Slade
Santa Claus is Coming to Town - Michael Buble
18
What year was the movie "Love Actually" released?
1999
2003
2000
2001
19
Who won the 2016 Nobel Peace Prize?
Juan Manuel Santos (President of Colombia)
David Cameron (Former UK Prime Minister)
Stephen Hawking (Theoretical Physicist)
Angela Merkel (German Chancellor)
20
The Christmas tree in Trafalgar Square, London, is an annual gift from which nation?
Sweden
Switzerland
Norway
Iceland
21
How many points does a snowflake have?
5
6
8
10
22
General Knowledge
: 2016 is the year of which animal in the Chinese calendar?
Red Fire Monkey
Snake
Rat
Rooster
23
Leonardo DiCaprio finally won an Oscar this year, for which film?
Jason Bourne
The Wolf of Wall Street
The Magnificent Seven
The Revenant
24
Which famous pop singer and actor, died in January of 2016?
David Bowie
Leonard Cohen
Prince
Alan Rickman
25
The red and white costume of Father Christmas was purportedly introduced by ...
Coca-Cola
Wilkinsons
Nintendo
Cadburys
26
In April, which company successfully landed the Falcon 9 rocket on an automated drone ship?
European Space Agency
Virgin Galactic
NASA
Space X
27
The 2016 calendar is exactly the same as which year?
1923
1994
1975
2010
28
Which spirit is traditionally added to butter, and served with Christmas pudding?
Brandy
Port
Casper
Whisky
29
The Pound (£) reached a 30 year low against the Dollar ($) this year, what did it fall to?
$1.20
$1.25
$1.33
$1.13
30
If you were born on Christmas Day, what zodiac sign would you be?
Scorpio
Libra
Capricorn
Aries
31
What kind of warfare is the newest Call of Duty?
Unlimited
Advanced
Historical
Infinite
32
In which sport did Team GB Athlete Nicola Adams win Gold?
Boxing
High Jump
Swimming
Cycling
33
Which company is the largest in the world, as of December 2016?
Exxon Mobil
Walmart
Samsung
Apple
34
Business
: How much did it cost Samsung, in total, to recall the burning Galaxy Note 7?
$5.3 Billion
$6.4 Billion
$4 Billion
$5.8 Billion
35
What Christmas food is made from "marsh-whorts"?
Stuffing
Marshmallows
Sweet Potatos
Cranberry Sauce
36
Which football team won the FA Premier League in May 2016
Leicester City
Tottenham Hotspur
Chelsea
Arsenal
37
Significant People
: Who is TIME magazines most influential person of the year?
Christopher Hadfield
Donald Trump
Barack Obama
Kanye West
38
Entertainment
: Which season of The Simpsons went to air in 2016?
20th
18th
28th
30th
39
Music
: What was the first "Number 1" in the singles chart for 2016?
David Bowie - Blackstar
Justin Bieber - Love Yourself
Shawn Mendez - Stitches
Can't Stop the Feeling - Justin Timberlake
40
Christmas
: What is this song?
Mistletoe and Wine - Cliff Richard
Santa Baby - Kylie Minogue
Last Christmas - Wham!
Fairytale of New York - The Pogues
41
Which Playstation mascot is getting a High Definition makeover, releasing in 2017?
Sly Raccoon
Spyro
Crash Bandicoot
Croc
42
The year 2016 marks which anniversary of the Great Fire of London?
450
350
550
650
43
And Finally
: In the song "Twelve days of Christmas", what was given on the fourth day?
Maids a-Milking
Ladies Dancing
Calling Birds
Pipers Piping
44
Games
: What is the top grossing iPhone game of 2016?
Clash of Clans
Clash Royale
Pokemon Go
Boom Beach
45
Barack Obama has become the first US President to...
Visit Hiroshima
Not have a degree
Star in his own reality TV show
Shake hands with Vladimir Putin