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1. Mayor Naheed Nenshi had ther are honour of attending what international conference in Davos, Switzerland, in January?
2. Shaw Communications sold wireless spectrum and a cable division in southern Ontario for $700 million to what company?
3. The Calgary Planning Commission approved the name of what new northeast community by Mattamy, despite objections from the city’s own naming committee: a) Green Acres b) Cityscape c) Tiger Ridge d) Land’s End
4. Griffiths Energy International Inc. was fined $10.3 million for a bribery scandal in what African nation? a) Egypt b) Chad c) Libya d) Sudan 4a. Griffiths’ board later changed the company’s name to what?
5. Calgary Economic Develop- ment’s WORKshift program expanded to what two Canadian cities in 2013? a) Halifax and Ottawa b) Hamilton and Moncton c) Winnipeg and Saskatoon d) Montreal and Edmonton
6. Which celebrity visitor in January told Calgarians, “Living your life in the service of other people, that is how you validate yourself, that is how you find purpose?”
7. What term did the Alberta government coin to explain the source of its budget woes?
8. Whom did Premier Alison Redford appoint in February as the province’s envoys in Washington, D.C., and Ottawa? a) Pat Daniel and Iris Evans b) Gary Doer and Dave Bronconnier
c) Rich Coleman and Christy Clark
d) David Manning and Alan Ross
9. WestJet Encore launched in June with flights to what two Canadian cities?
9a. The airline recently announced expansion into Europe
with 2014 flights to what city?
10)A Calgary Economic Development official in February wrote the CEO of what U.S. company criticizing its decision ordering workers back to their offices? a) Google b) Microsoft c) Yahoo! d) Facebook
11. Name the politician heard telling a P.E.I. audience the province’s energy wealth “sucks the life” out of every other aspect of Alberta.
12. An unidentified executive of what Calgary energy company was heard calling an analyst a f---ing a--hole during a February earnings call?
13. Jarome Iginla’s Elboya home sold in one day for how much: a) $3.195 million b) $4.255 million c) $3.995 million d) $4.495 million
14. Calgary financier George Gosbee led a group of investorsin buying what professional sports franchise?
15. To what was Alberta Federation of Labour president Gil McGowan referring when he said: “This is a decision that Canadians will come to regret, and it’s a decision that ignores the evidence.”
a) Canadian Wheat Board dissolution
b) Changes to temporary foreign worker requirements
c) Northern Gateway pipeline approval
d) Expanded shipments of oil by rail
16. Match the incoming/new CEO to his company: Doug Suttles James Bowzer Rich Kruger David Roberts Paul Colborne Ryan Kubik Myron Stadnyk Surge Energy Canadian Oil Sands Encana ARC Resources Imperial Baytex Energy Penn West
a) Google b) General Electric c) Siemens d) IKEA
21. WestJet’s new ‘Magic Plane’ features the image of what iconic character?
17. The Alberta Investment Management Corp. sold its entire stake — about 56 million shares — in what Calgary energy company? a) Talisman b) Precision Drilling c) Encana d) Tuscany Drilling e) Tourmaline
18. What airline will be the first to offer Dreamliner service from Calgary in 2014? a) British Airways b) Lufthansa c) Air Canada d) United
19.The historic Simmons building in the East Village is to become home to:
a) University of Calgary satellite campus
b) A culinary hub of coffee shops and eateries
c) A mattress and bedding manufacturer
d) Calgary Opera
20. What foreign company bought a 46-megawatt wind farm near Pincher Creek in November?
22. What Calgary company will be the anchor tenant in the 56-storey Brookfield Place office tower? a) Canadian Natural Resources b) Imperial Oil c) Smart Technologies d) Cenovus e) Shaw Communications
23.Suncor Energy said in March it would not proceed with what Alberta project? a) Fort Hills oilsands mine b) Voyageur upgrader c) LNG joint venture in B.C. d) Firebag SAGD expansion
24. Billionaire investor Carl Icahn bought a 7 per cent stake in what Calgary energy company?
25. Which of these Stampede Park announcements did not occur in 2013?
a) Shane Homes founder Cal Wenzel donates $1 million to create park
b) Don Taylor donates $15M to create western heritage centre
c) Canadian Oil Sands donates $3 million toward Riverfront Park
d) Bill Siebens gives Calgary Stampede Foundation 8,000-acre portion of historic OH Ranch
26. What executive in September said: “We need to change in a big way, in a bold way.” a) Rick George, Penn West b) Hal Kvisle, Talisman c) Steve Williams, Suncor d) Doug Suttles, Encana e) Sveinung Svarte, Athabasca Oil Corp.
27. A Canmore home in November set a residential sales record there. What was the selling price? a) $3.75 million b) $4.95 million c) $3.45 million d) $5.45 million
28.The New Horizon Mall near Balzac will be unique how?
a) All merchants will be strictly fashion-related
b) Retailers will own their store space
c) First Saks Fifth Avenue store in Canada
d) All transactions will be electronically processed; no cash
29. Which of these deals did Talisman Energy not announce in 2013?
a) Sold 75 per cent of its Montney assets to Progress Energy Canada
b) Sold its stake in a Colombian pipeline
c) Partnered with Mitsubishi Corp. to develop natural gas assets in Papua New Guinea.
d) Cancelled its Yme project in Norwegian North Sea
30. The Calgary Chamber of Commerce’s 2013 small business of the year winner was: a) Village Brewery b) Muttley Crue Organics c) DECO Windshield Repair d) Robots & Pencils
31. What Alberta business was named E&Y’s Prairies entrepreneur of the year? a) The Driving Force b) DIRTT Environmental Solutions c) SPLICE Software d) Booster Juice
32. Calgary-based Jersey City partnered with what NFL team on an exclusive merchandising agreement for Canada? a) Dallas Cowboys b) Seattle Seahawks c) Green Bay Packers d) Denver Broncos
33. Save-On Foods opened its first Calgary store in what community? a) Panorama b) Evanston c) Tuscany d) Seton
34. Which Calgary CEO did not rank among the top 10 earners in the Herald’s annual compensation survey last June?
a) Brad Shaw, Shaw Communications b) Al Monaco, Enbridge c) Michael Wilson, Agrium d) John Manzoni, Talisman 34 a) Who topped the rankings, at $49.15 million?
35.What name did Telus give its planned downtown tower? a) Telus Reach b) Telus Spark c) Telus Sky d) Telus Gardens
1. World Economic Forum 2. Rogers Communications 3. b) Cityscape 4. b) Chad 4a. Caracal Energy 5. a) Halifax and Ottawa 6. Oprah Winfrey 7. Bitumen bubble 8. d) Manning (Washington) and Ross (Ottawa) 9. Nanaimo and Fort St. John 9a. Dublin, Ireland 10. c) Yahoo! 11. Ex-Municipal Affairs Minister Doug Griffiths 12. Encana 13: c) $3.995 million 14. Phoenix Coyotes 15. c) Review panel’s approval of Northern Gateway project. 16. Doug Suttles-Encana James Bowzer-Baytex Rich Kruger-Imperial David Roberts-Penn West Paul Colborne-Surge Ryan Kubik-Canadian Oil Sands Myron Stadnyk-ARC Resources 17. b) Precision Drilling 18. a) British Airways 19. b) Culinary hub 20. d) IKEA Canada 21. Mickey Mouse 22. d) Cenovus 23. b) Voyageur upgrader 24. Talisman 25. d) The Siebens donation occurred in 2012 26. d) Doug Suttles, Encana 27. a) $3.75 million 28. b) Retailers will own their store space 29. c) The Papua New Guinea partnership occurred in 2012. 30. a) Village Brewery 31. d) Booster Juice 32. b) Seattle Seahawks 33. d) Seton 34. a) Brad Shaw 34a: Hunter Harrison, CP Rail 35. c) Telus Sky