Business Quiz 4-17-25

Which fast food chain announced plans to sell $5 footlong nachos?

• Burger King

• Arby's

• Taco John's

• Subway

Autonomous drone delivery startup Zipline began flying ___ parcels to doorsteps in Mesquite, a suburb of Dallas, this week.

• Walmart

• Target

• Wingstop

• Temu

Prada is acquiring rival high-fashion brand ___ in a $1.38B deal.

• Gucci
• Versace
• Dolce & Gabbana
• Balenciaga

In a mouth-watering marketing stunt, ___ unveiled the world’s largest Creme Egg. The massive egg is 3 feet tall, weighs in at just shy of 100 pounds, and is made of actual chocolate and fondant filling.

• Cadbury
• Mars
• Nestle
• Hershey's

A study by MarketCast found that ___ topped the list of the insurance industry's most effective masots.

• Flo from Progressive

• The Allstate Mayhem guy

• Limu Emu and Doug

• Jake from State Farm

• The GEICO gecko

Universal is building a multibillion-dollar theme park and resort in ___, the company’s first in Europe.

• England

• France

• Germany

• Spain

• Lichtenstein

Saturday Night Live is also launching a UK version, produced by this guy, the original show's creator.

• Lorne Michaels
• Bill Murray

• Chevy Chase

• David Letterman
• Dan Aykroyd

A Minecraft Movie earned $163m domestically last weekend, crushing the $146m three-day opening weekend record for a video game adaptation set in 2023 by ___.

• Donkey Kong In Love

• Super Mario Bros. Movie

• Fortnite³: Florida, Friends -- Fun!

• Pac-Man Gets a Job

• The Ghost of John Madden

___ is rolling out a new concept pairing cinnamon rolls with Carvel ice cream that aligns with “little treat culture,” a trend among millennials and Gen Z customers who enjoy low-cost indulgences.

• Dunkin' Donuts
• Cinnabon
• Starbucks
• Panera Bread

___ has gone mainstream, racking up 6.5m+ Google searches in March alone and appearing as a Starbucks hack, a Shake Shack shake flavor, and an upcoming Aldi ice cream. It is a chocolate bar stuffed with pistachio cream, tahini, and knafeh, a Middle Eastern dessert made of shredded pastry dough layered with soft cheese and soaked in a sweet syrup. 

• Puppy Chow

• Supreme Green

• Heavenly Hazelnut

• Dubai chocolate