CHRISTMAS BUSINESS QUIZ

Put your knowledge to the test and win a break in the Heritage Killenard,

1 Dubliner Alan Joyce was a prominent voice in the recent same-sex marriage debate in Australia? Which of these Australian companies does he run? A) BHP Billiton .............................................................................. ø B) Qantas ......................................................................................... ø C) Harvey Norman ....................................................................... ø D) Rio Tinto ..................................................................................... ø 2 Which American financial institution acquired a 12,000sq m building in Dublin’s new Capital Dock development? A) JP Morgan ................................................................................ ø B) Lehman Brothers ................................................................... ø C) Bank of America .................................................................... ø D) Goldman Sachs ....................................................................... ø 3 AIB bought a €30m stake in which Irish company in 2017? A) TransferMate ........................................................................... ø B) Anglo Irish Bank .................................................................... ø C) Tayto ............................................................................................. ø D) Plynk ............................................................................................. ø 4 PHL LAX SEA EWR BDL MIA? A) Human genome sequence ....................................... ø B) Hillary Clinton’s Gmail password ................................... ø C) Molecular structure of Big Mac secret sauce ........ ø D) New Aer Lingus routes to US ........................................ ø 5 What was the pseudonym used by the mysterious inventor of Bitcoin, who has never been unmasked? A) Shinsuke Nakamura ............................................................. ø B) Keijiro Kagawa ........................................................................ ø C) Shinji Ono ................................................................................... ø D) Satoshi Nakamoto ................................................................. ø 6 Kevin Toland joined Aryzta from the DAA, but at which Irish plc did he hold a senior role before the DAA? A) Glanbia ........................................................................................ ø B) Kerry Group .............................................................................. ø C) Ryanair ........................................................................................ ø D) Greencore .................................................................................. ø 7 Which Irish-run aircraft lessor is owned by Chinese conglomerate HNA Group? A) Aercap ......................................................................................... ø B) SMBC Aviation Capital ...................................................... ø C) Avolon .......................................................................................... ø D) FLY Leasing .............................................................................. ø 8 Which Irish businessman used to live in Trump Tower in New York? A) Michael Smurfit ..................................................................... ø B) Gary McGann ........................................................................... ø C) Michael O’Leary ...................................................................... ø D) Willie Walsh ............................................................................. ø 9 Which two Irish entrepreneurs own a Pilatus PC-12 plane together? A) JP McManus and John Magnier ................................... ø B) Patrick Collision and Paddy Cosgrove ........................ ø C) Jerry Kennelly and Ray Nolan ........................................ ø D) Michael O’Leary and Pearse Lyons .............................. ø 10 The chairman of the Revenue Commissioners is the brother of which famous Irish sporting manager? A) Brian Cody ................................................................................ ø B) Jim Gavin ................................................................................... ø C) Declan Kidney .......................................................................... ø D) Mick O’Dwyer .......................................................................... ø 11 Which bank boss said he felt “undervalued” this year? A) Bernard Byrne ........................................................................ ø B) Gerry Mallon ............................................................................ ø C) Jeremy Masding ..................................................................... ø D) Wim Verbraeken .................................................................... ø 12 T5 Oil & Gas was set up by veterans of which Irish explorer? A) Providence Resources ......................................................... ø B) Tullow Oil ................................................................................... ø C) Petroceltic ................................................................................. ø D) Aminex ........................................................................................ ø 13 Which British politician is the Secretary for Exiting the European Union? A) Amber Rudd ............................................................................. ø B) Boris Johnson .......................................................................... ø C) Andrea Leadsom .................................................................... ø D) David Davis ............................................................................... ø 14 In the so-called “FAANG” group of stocks, what does the ‘N’ stand for? A) Netflix .......................................................................................... ø B) Nike ............................................................................................... ø C) News Corp ................................................................................. ø D) Nordstrom ................................................................................. ø 15 Which bank is nicknamed ‘the vampire squid’? A) JP Morgan ................................................................................ ø B) Goldman Sachs ....................................................................... ø C) Deutsche Bank ........................................................................ ø D) Citibank ....................................................................................... ø 16 How many Bitcoins can there ever be? A) An infinite number ............................................................... ø B) 21 million .................................................................................... ø C) It depends on the size of your hard drive ................ ø D) Yet to be decided .................................................................. ø 17 What does JP in JP McManus stand for? A) John Paul .................................................................................. ø B) James Peter ............................................................................. ø C) John Patrick ............................................................................. ø D) Joseph Patrick ........................................................................ ø 18 Where do the Irish founders of construction and engineering giant Laing O’Rourke now live? A) Jersey .......................................................................................... ø B) Barbados .................................................................................... ø C) Malta ............................................................................................ ø D) England ....................................................................................... ø 19 Which organisation has an Oireachtas Committee recommended take over the collection of the Licence Fee? A) Revenue Commissioners .................................................... ø B) RTE ................................................................................................ ø C) An Post ....................................................................................... ø D) Irish Water .............................................................................. ø 20 Which stock market listed Irish company bought a US business for $3.5bn this year? A) CRH ............................................................................................... ø B) Kingspan ..................................................................................... ø C) Ryanair ........................................................................................ ø D) Kerry Group .............................................................................. ø 21 What’s the name of the new scheme of childcare subsidies put in place by Children’s Minister Katherine Zappone in September 2017? A) More Affordable Childcare .............................................. ø B) Affordable Childcare ............................................................ ø C) Early Childhood Care and Education .......................... ø D) Community Childcare Subvention ............................... ø 22 What will the DIRT rate be in 2018? A) 33pc .............................................................................................. ø B) 37pc .............................................................................................. ø C) 39pc .............................................................................................. ø D) 41pc .............................................................................................. ø 23 Which well-known Irish person has an investment in the Ausra shopping centre in Utena, Lithuania? A) Feargal Quinn ........................................................................ ø B) Ben Dunne ............................................................................... ø C) Paul Hewson ........................................................................... ø D) Bob Geldof .............................................................................. ø 24 When AIB held its IPO in June, what price did the bank’s shares launch at? A) €1 ................................................................................................. ø B) €5.50 .......................................................................................... ø C) £1 ................................................................................................. ø D) €4.40 ......................................................................................... ø 25 Who said: “Some of you Irish need to get over yourselves”? A) Donald Trump ....................................................................... ø B) Thierry Henry ......................................................................... ø C) Adam Boulton ....................................................................... ø D) Tim Cook .................................................................................. ø 26 Who claimed the following as an Irish proverb earlier this year: “Always remember to forget the friends that proved untrue, but never forget to remember those that have stuck by you.” A) Theresa May .......................................................................... ø B) Leo Varadkar .......................................................................... ø C) Arlene Foster ......................................................................... ø D) Donald Trump ........................................................................ ø

27 What Irish company has developed a chip that, among other things, can make your electric scooter follow you like a puppy? A) Segway ....................................................................................... ø B) DecaWave .................................................................................. ø C) Dog’s Trust ................................................................................. ø D) Intel .............................................................................................. ø 28 Sparkasse wants to come to Ireland. What is it? A) A shop ........................................................................................ ø B) A bank ......................................................................................... ø C) A gym .......................................................................................... ø D) A firelighter manufacturer ............................................... ø 29 Earlier this year the Central Bank moved into its new golden docklands office in Dublin. Which company had originally planned to use the building as its headquarters? A) Anglo Irish Bank ................................................................... ø B) Google .......................................................................................... ø C) Irish Nationwide Building Society ................................ ø D) AIB ................................................................................................ ø 30 Low lie the Fields of Viborg. To which of the following would this song lyric be most appropriate? A) Lego .............................................................................................. ø B) An Bord Pleanala ................................................................... ø C) Apple ............................................................................................ ø D) Department of Post & Telegraphs ............................... ø