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Business Quiz 1-15-26

Total questions: 16

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the name of the street in New York City that is the catch-all term for the advertising industry?

a)
Fifth Avenue
b)
Madison Avenue
c)

Broadway

d)
Wall Street
e)

Park Avenue

2.

Madison Avenue was the inspiration for what TV show starring actor Jon Hamm as advertising star Don Draper?

a)
Mad Men
b)

Billions

c)

Succession

d)
Suits
3.

Mr. Tappa really liked Mad Men, which influenced him to watch a show on HBO Max called ___, about a family-run media empire, loosely based on the Murdoch family of Fox fame.

a)
The Office
b)

Billions

c)
The Crown
d)
Succession
e)

Wall Street Week with Louis Ruykeyser

4.

Mr. Tappa was originally unhappy with Mrs. Tappa when she subscribed to HBO Max, but his attitude turned quickly when he realized he could watch Succession and ___, a show about the tech industry.

a)
The Office
b)
Parks and Recreation
c)

The Sopranos

d)
Silicon Valley
e)

Saved By the Bell

5.

Silicon Valley is home to many of the world's leading tech companies, including Apple, Google, Facebook, eBay and HP. In what state is Silicon Valley located?

a)
Florida
b)
New York
c)
California
d)
Texas
e)

New Mexico

6.

From what did Silicon Valley get its name?

a)
Silicon extracted from sand
b)
Silicon used in solar panels
c)
Silicon used in semiconductors
d)
Silicon found in glass
7.

This is Mr. Tappa's college roommate Mat, a biotechnology entrepreneur in the Silicon Valley region. Mat describes himself as a "serial entrepreneur." What does that mean?

a)
A person who starts multiple businesses over time.
b)
An individual who invests in stocks.
c)
A person who only runs one business.
d)
Someone who works for a large corporation.
8.

What was Mat's nickname growing up, a nickname he tried to distance himself from once we got to college?

a)

Winky

b)
Flash
c)
Superman
d)

Butch

e)

Pebbles

9.

After leaving Mat's LinkedIn page, Mr. Tappa scrolled a bit and came across an infographic detailing Georgia's highest paid high school football coaches. How much does #1 Joey King of Carrollton High School make?

a)

$75,500

b)

$102,128

c)

$56,000

d)

$219,215

10.

How much do Mr. Tappa and other Iola-Scandinavia coaches make in relation to King's $219,215 coaching salary?

a)

A little bit more than that

b)

About that

c)

A little bit less than that

d)

Less than that

e)

11.

Speaking of Georgia, that's where DECA's international competition is this year, specifically Atlanta. What business(es) call Atlanta home?

a)

The Home Depot

b)

UPS

c)

Coca-Cola

d)

Delta Airlines

e)

All of the above

12.

This is Arthur Blank, who co-founded Home Depot. What professional sports team(s) does Blank own?

a)

Atlanta Braves

b)

Atlanta Falcons

c)

Atlanta Hawks

d)

Atlanta United FC

e)

Falcons and United

13.

Speaking of the Braves, this year marks the 60th anniversary of Atlanta stealing the Major League Baseball team from what city?

a)

Minneapolis

b)

Milwaukee

c)

Memphis

d)

Middletown

14.

After losing the Braves, Milwaukee was without a Major League team for a few years before stealing a team called the Pilots from ___, who had only existed for one year.

a)

Sacramento

b)
San Diego
c)

San Antonio

d)
Seattle
e)

St. Louis

15.

Milwaukee auto dealer ___ was instrumental in bringing the Pilots to Milwaukee, where they became they Brewers, and he eventually became commissioner of MLB.

a)
Bud Selig
b)
Frank Robinson
c)
George Steinbrenner
d)
Bob Uecker
16.

Selig was a UW-Madison roommate of ___, who went on to own the Milwaukee Bucks and become the name sponsor of a major Badger athletics facility.

a)

Steven Randall

b)

Herb Kohl

c)

Claude Labahn

d)

George Mosse

e)

None of the above