Business Quiz 1-4-24

On Monday, which characters turned 95 years old, which ended their copyright protection?

• Mickey Mouse, as featured in Steamboat Willie

• Scrooge McDuck, but only the version of him not wearing a hat

• Winnie the Pooh's friend Tigger

• A and C

Last year saw 70 strikes at least one week long and of 100-plus workers. What company is resuming talks with its union this month in hopes of avoiding a strike?

• Target

• Wal-Mart

• Burger King

• Starbucks

Which of the following activities helps managers make smart decisions regarding the problems and opportunities facing their businesses:

• Conducting marketing research 

• Providing customer service

• Advertising and sales promotion

• Hiring new employees

Oil prices are expected to rise in 2024. Why?

• The war in Ukraine

• Tension between the U.S. and China

• The latest incarnation of the decades-long battle- between Palestinians and Israelis

• All of the above

Define wage.

• Money earned from selling goods
• Income from investments
• Performance bonus for a professional athlete

• Payment or compensation for labor or services

Mobile phones, tablets, and smart watches were largely banned from classrooms in _____ starting January 1.

• Utah

• The Netherlands

• Milwaukee-area Catholic schools

• Manawa

Marketers divide their markets by grouping customers according to their ____.

• differences

• similarities

• shoe size
• zodiac sign

In an employment context, define benefit.

• Punishments or losses gained from a particular action or situation.

• Added perks given to employees beyond their normal wages or salaries.

• An employee's salary

• None of the above

Stocks (the S&P 500) ended 2023 with how many consecutive weeks of gains, the most since 2004?

• Two

• Three

• Nine

• 21

The stock price of which of these companies rose the most in 2023?

• Meta

• Duolingo

• General Motors

• Abercrombie & Fitch