WorksheetsBusiness Quiz 1-15-26
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is the name of the street in New York City that is the catch-all term for the advertising industry?
Broadway
Park Avenue
Madison Avenue was the inspiration for what TV show starring actor Jon Hamm as advertising star Don Draper?
Billions
Succession
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.
Billions
Wall Street Week with Louis Ruykeyser
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.
The Sopranos
Saved By the Bell
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?
New Mexico
From what did Silicon Valley get its name?
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?
What was Mat's nickname growing up, a nickname he tried to distance himself from once we got to college?
Winky
Butch
Pebbles
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?
$75,500
$102,128
$56,000
$219,215
How much do Mr. Tappa and other Iola-Scandinavia coaches make in relation to King's $219,215 coaching salary?
A little bit more than that
About that
A little bit less than that
Less than that
Speaking of Georgia, that's where DECA's international competition is this year, specifically Atlanta. What business(es) call Atlanta home?
The Home Depot
UPS
Coca-Cola
Delta Airlines
All of the above
This is Arthur Blank, who co-founded Home Depot. What professional sports team(s) does Blank own?
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta Falcons
Atlanta Hawks
Atlanta United FC
Falcons and United
Speaking of the Braves, this year marks the 60th anniversary of Atlanta stealing the Major League Baseball team from what city?
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Memphis
Middletown
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.
Sacramento
San Antonio
St. Louis
Milwaukee auto dealer ___ was instrumental in bringing the Pilots to Milwaukee, where they became they Brewers, and he eventually became commissioner of MLB.
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.
Steven Randall
Herb Kohl
Claude Labahn
George Mosse
None of the above
