Business Quiz 10-4-23

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay and beverages divisions have united for the marketer’s 2023 NFL kickoff campaign, titled “Unretirement.” Who are these guys?

• Terrell Owens, Tony Dorsett, Craig Morton, Cris Carter

• Fred Dean, Daryl Johnston, Jay Feely, Ahmad Rashad

• John Taylor, Ezekial Elliott, Chad Pennington, Stephon Diggs

• Jerry Rice, Emmitt Smith, Dan Marino, Randy Moss

What is an internship?

• A job that medical students typically get when practicing to become doctors.

• A long-term commitment.

• A temporary work experience offered by an employer to students or recent graduates, usually for a fixed period of time.

• A full-time job with benefits.

The University of Nebraska women's volleyball team recently set a record for what?

• Most consecutive Big Ten championships.

• Most blocks in a single match.

• Highest dollar value for an endorsement deal dedicated to a women's sports team

• Highest attendance for a women's sporting event

What does the term white collar mean?

• Type of job or work performed in the entertainment industry.
• Type of job or work performed outdoors or in a physical labor setting.
• Type of job or work performed in an office or professional setting
• Type of job or work performed in a factory or manufacturing setting.

What is this?

• The comet Sphygnomalax, which landed peacefully in Las Vegas last week

• The Sphere, a revolutionary new entertainment venue in Las Vegas

• The poster for a new Nicolas Cage movie, Moon Party

• A really weird carnival in the Nevada desert

Kohl's buys this sweater from Croft & Barrow for $15, then sells it to customers for $25. What percentage markup is this?

• 10%

• 67%

• 50%

• 100%

Because everything at Kohl's is "on sale," Kohl's promotes this $25 sweater to its customers for $20. What percent discount is this?

• 20%

• 5%

• 50%

• 25%

The National Retail Federation reports that Barbie is on track to be the third-most popular Halloween costume among adults this year. What are #1 and #2?

Trick or Can is October 23 - get your costume ready!!

• NFL players and Spongebob

• Chewbacca and Taylor Swift

• Nurses and firefighters

• Witches and vampires

Last week Target announced plans to close nine stores. Why?

• Wal-Mart recently opened stores in the same neighborhood

• To appease shareholders upset with its falling stock price

• Theft and organized retail crime -- shoplifting -- at the stores

• Lawsuits related to faulty kitchen furniture

Three of the stories below are real ... and one is most definitely not. Which one is fake?

• Tourists in Italy are complaining that some dining establishments are charging diners $1 for an extra spoon.

• Heinz is launching a new condiment called “Ketchup and Seemingly Ranch” sauce to mark the possible romance between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce.

• Crocs has joined forces with Hershey’s to launch a shoe collection that comes embellished with Jibbitz charms shaped like Hershey Kisses, Hershey Bars, and Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups.

• Sotheby’s has partnered with Burger King to debut an art collection that showcases a gold-plated rendition of the fast food chain’s iconic Whopper burgers and fries.