Current Affairs Quiz – 19th June

Some current affairs questions from the last seven days for IB Diploma students around the world…

1. Name the world’s largest supplier of netbooks (small portable laptops).

2. Which company is planning to give away its ‘Morro’ software which will tackle computer viruses?

3. According to Deloitte’s Football Money League, which football club is the world’s richest by revenue?

4. Venezuela has banned the sale of which calorie-free drink, claiming it to be harmful to people’s well-being.

5. Which island country celebrates its National Day on 17th June?

6. Which nation has ranked top of the annual Global Competitiveness Report, published by the World Economic Forum?

7. Volvo, Sony Ericsson, Electrolux and H&M are companies registered in which European nation?

8. Due to European competition rules, Microsoft Windows 7 will be shipped without which software programme?

9. Which South American nation has said it will offer USD10bn in financing to the IMF to help improve the availability of credit in developing countries?

10. The European Central Bank has lent €3 billion (USD4.2 billion) to the central bank of which Scandinavian country?

11. Which company owns the brand ‘Eee PC?

Answers

Asus, Microsoft, Real Madrid (for the 4th year in a row), Coke Zero, Iceland, USA, Sweden, Internet Explorer 7, Brazil, Sweden, Asus