1. New Year Fun Quiz

2.  Troubled African economy, Zimbabwe, adopted what currency as their legal tender in December 2015?

4.  Which firm announced the biggest profits in recorded history (in nominal terms) on January 4 th, 2016?

5.  Whose record did they overtake?

6.  What were these profits?  $534 million  $5.34 billion  $53.4 billion  $534 billion

7. Christmas sales in Switzerland were lower in 2015 compared to those of 2014.  What have Swiss retailers blamed for this?  a) the strong franc  b) the mild weather  c) high Swiss inflation  d) Sepp Blatter

8. The embassy of which country was attacked and burnt in the Iranian capital of Teheran?  a) Switzerland  b) Saudi Arabia  c) Turkey  d) USA  e) Israel

10.  Although still present in Munich and Berlin, which American firm has retreated from cities such as Hamburg, Frankfurt and Dusseldorf?  A) Starbucks  B) McDonald’s  C) Google  D) Uber

11.  Star Wars, the Force Awakens, is set to become the biggest grossing movie in cinema history (in nominal terms).  What movie is it about to overtake?

12.  British people spend as much as six times more of their salaries on ******** than their European counterparts do. Fill in the blank.  A) food  B) dog grooming  C) alcohol  D) train tickets

13.  Research by Action for Rail, a union-led campaign backing renationalisation of the railways, found a commute into London cost 13% of an average monthly pay packet, while travelling the same distance into Rome would require just 2% of an Italian salary.

14.  In terms of numebrs, what is the biggest tyre manufacturer in the world?