Accounting and Legal Weekly Quiz 20.09.24

The US government has a filed a lawsuit against the owner and operator of the cargo ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge, how much money is the lawsuit?

• $77m

• $500m

• $100m

• $30m

Which games company has filed a legal case against the maker of the hit survival adventure game Palworld, over alleged patent infringement?

• Nintendo

• Bethesda

• Rockstar

• Ubisoft

What UK branch of an American food chain has gone into administration, putting 4,500 jobs at risk?

• Starbucks

• Cinnabon

• Five Guys

• TGI Fridays

What is an alternate product that could be used to battle the sixth largest cause of deforestation?

• Less Digital Tech

• No Paper

• Beanless Coffee

• Fake Trees

Samsung workers have been striking in India because the company refuses to recognise the newly formed what?

• Samsung India Labour Welfare Union

• Requests for more Holiday

• The Table Tennis Club

• Requests for a Payrise

Which political role has been outed for being paid more than the Prime Minister?

• John Healey - Secretary of State for Defence

• Yvette Cooper - Home Secretary

• Angela Rayner - Deputy Prime Minister

• Sue Gray - Chief of Staff

What hit British TV show has finished filming for the last time, this week?

• Casualty

• Gavin and Stacey

• Grand Tour

• The inbetweeners

Train drivers have put a stop to more than two years of strike action by accepting what pay deal?

• 4.5% increase for 24/25

• 2% increase for 24/25

• 10% increase for 24/25

• 2.5% increase for 24/25

Publishers are considering trying skinnier books to save money and emissions. How much carbon dioxide is emitted when a typical paperback book is created?

• 750g

• 5kg

• 100g

• 1kg