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Current Affairs Quiz #21
10th March 2010
So which international jeans brand has opted to use the controversial slogan “Be Stupid” as part of its revamped marketing campaign? Tiger Woods has been dropped by yet another sponsor. And which EU nation is made up of some 6,000 islands? Take this week’s Current Affairs Quiz to find out…
1. Which international jeans brand has launched “Be Stupid”, a campaign that encourages consumers to take risks and move beyond the smart and sensible?
2. Apple has taken legal action against which Taiwanese phone maker, alleging it has infringed patented technology?
3. According to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, which EU country should consider selling some of its uninhabited islands to cut its debt?
4. Which disputed territory in Asia celebrates its National Day on 10th March?
5. Which South Korean car maker’s push towards electric motoring is being backed by President Lee Myung-bak?
6. Name the official auto manufacturer sponsor of the FIFA World Cup 2010.
7. Which of the following is not a FIFA World Cup sponsor: Visa, Budweiser, Nike or McDonald’s?
8. Which sports drink brand, owned by PepsiCo, is the latest sponsor to drop ties with celebrity endorser Tiger Woods?
9. Which US insurance company is expected to sell its foreign life insurance unit to MetLife for $15bn (HKD115.5bn)?
10. What did the European Central Bank (ECB) do to the eurozone interest rate last week, as expected by the financial markets: reduce them, kept them the same or raise them?
11. Which Asian manufacturer, based in Taoyuan, uses the slogan ‘quietly brilliant’?
12. What is the US unemployment rate: 3.7%, 5.7%, 7.7% or 9.7%?
The FIFA World Cup will be the largest sporting event of the year
Answers
1. Diesel
2. HTC Corporation
3. Greece (227 of Greece’s 6,000 islands are inhabited)
4. Tibet
5. Kia Motors (South Korea’s second largest car maker)
6. Hyundai-Kia Auto
7. Nike (Adidas is the official sports apparel FIFA Partner)
8. Gatorade
9. AIG (American Insurance Group)
10. Kept the rate at its record low of 1% (10th month in a row)
11. HTC
12. 9.7%