It’s time to take stock in our Boxing Day quiz
Put your brain to the test with our quiz and see how well you keep up with the winners and losers in the City this year
1 Argos owner Home Retail Group sold DIY chain Homebase to which company in February?
a. Associated British Foods b. Wesfarmers c. Kingfisher
2 BT announced the acquisition of which mobile operator, creating the UK’s biggest telecoms company? a. EE b. Vodafone c. Three 3 Who was promoted to chief executive of Sainsbury’s Argos following the grocer’s acquisition of Home Retail Group?
a. Peter Griffiths b. Iain MacMillan c. John Rogers
4 Which building society extended its support service for people affected by cancer? a. Nationwide b. Yorkshire c. Leeds 5 Austin Reed is to make a return to the high street after it was bought by which group?
a. House of Fraser b. Arcadia c. Edinburgh Woollen Mill
6 How many shares did Asos cofounder Nick Robertson sell in order to help fund a costly divorce settlement in May?
a. 950,000 b. 1 million c. 1.3 million
7 . Who succeeded Michael Sharp as CEO of Debenhams?
a. Sir Ian Cheshire b. Sergio Bucher c. Marc Bolland
8 Private equity firm Caledonia Investments sold which caravan park operator to Intermediate Capital Group for £362million?
a. Hoseasons b. Park Holidays c. Eurocamp
9 Anheuser-Busch InBev sold European lager brands Peroni and Grolsch to which brewer ahead of its tie-up with SAB Miller?
a. Asahi b. Heineken c. Molson Coors
10 Which company reacted to former chancellor George Osborne’s “sugar tax” proposals by announcing it expects “at least two-thirds of our portfolio will be lower or no sugar” by April 2018?
a. Coca-Cola b. PepsiCo c. AG Barr
11 Michael Bolingbroke resigned as CEO of which Italian football club in November?
a. Roma b. Inter Milan c. Lazio
12 Biopharmaceuticals firm Baxalta was acquired by which company in June? a. Shire b. Galpharm c. GlaxoSmithKline 13 Who did Goals Soccer Centres appoint as its new chief executive as it attempted to turn around flagging UK sales?
a. Martin Pugh b. Nick Basing c. Mark Jones
14 Mining giant Anglo American appointed Bruce Cleaver as chief executive of De Beers, but what does the firm produce?
a. Platinum b. Gold c. Diamonds
15 Which aerospace and defence firm bagged a communications contract with Airbus worth up to £136million?
a. Cobham b. BAE Systems c. Lockheed Martin
16 The chief executive of Coca-Cola, Muhtar Kent, will step down next year, but who will he be replaced by?
a. James Quincey b. Marcos de Quinto c. Barry Simpson
17 Name the supermarket group which offloaded Dobbies Garden centres to investors led by Midlothian Capital Partners and Hattington Capital for £217million.
a. Sainsbury’s b. Tesco c. Morrisons
18 Virgin Active sold 35 gyms to which rival as it limbered up for further expansion of its range of exclusive luxury fitness clubs?
a. PureGym b. Bannatyne’s c. Nuffield Health
19 Payments and cashpoint giant VocaLink was sold to Mastercard in a deal worth up to how much?
a. £669million b. £769million c. £869million
20 Which British department store has teamed up with Australian retailer Myer to open six concessions Down Under?
a. John Lewis b. House of Fraser c. Debenhams
21 US firm AMC Entertainment completed a deal for which UK cinema chain?
a. Cineworld b. Vue c. Odeon
22 Name the WPP chief who defended his pay package, saying he was “not embarrassed” by the success of the company?
a. Sir John Hood b. Sir Martin Sorrell c. Roberto Quarta
23 Which software firm pulled the plug on its planned stock market listing in October due to “market conditions”?
a. Misys b. AccessPay c. Sage
24 Who took on the role of executive chairman at Flybe after Saad Hammed parted ways with the company?
a. Andrew Swaffield b. Philip de Klerk c. Simon Laffin
25 Name the online retailer which announced it had acquired rival fashion website Pretty Little Thing and upgraded its profit guidance following bumper Black Friday trading.
a. Boohoo b. ASOS c. Littlewoods