The Weekly Biz Quiz: Runaway Toyotas, the Stone Age iPad, and More!
1. Even though Toyota is recalling millions of its cars for accelerator pedals that either stick or become trapped beneath floor mats, the car maker is still sticking with an ad slogan that unintentionally calls to mind rapid acceleration. What is the slogan?
- A. Toyota: Clear the Road
- B. Toyota: Driven at the Speed of Wow
- C. Toyota: Moving Forward
- D. Toyota: Pedal to the Metal
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- Answer: C - Toyota: Moving Forward
2. Phillip Morris has high hopes for a new product it plans to release in March called Marlboro Snus. What is it?
- A. A "full-flavor" nicotine patch
- B. "Spitless" chewing tobacco
- C. A low tar cigarette for older smokers
- D. A "smokeless" cigarette
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- Answer: B - "Spitless" chewing tobacco
3. In a recent ranking of 2,700 companies for financial risk, research firm Audit Integrity named which company as having an 8 percent probability of going out of business over the next 12 months?
- A. Eastman Kodak
- B. Goldman Sachs
- C. Blockbuster
- D. Home Depot
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- Answer: A - Eastman Kodak
4. Why did federal regulators order a recall of "The Princess and The Frog" Disney movie-themed children's pendants?
- A. Pendant has high levels of a toxic heavy metal
- B. Princess's hat is dangerously sharp
- C. Frog is shown anatomically correct
- D. Pendant is choking hazard
Photo credit: Movie poster Disney Pictures
- Answer: A - Pendant has high levels of a toxic heavy metal
5. Lost in the hype over the Apple iPad is the fact that this isn't the first time Apple has offered a tablet computer. What was the name of Apple's first (and failed) tablet computer, released in 1993?
- A. The Einstein
- B. The da Vinci
- C. The Newton
- D. The Steve
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- Answer: C - The Newton
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