1. Which prominent Japanese car manufacturer, which employs 6,000 people in Sunderland, has recently announced plans to continue its UK operation post-EU trade deal?
- a. Nissan
- b. Hyundai
- c. Honda
- d. Toyota
2. Which video-streaming service, which saw spectacular growth during the pandemic, made an annual profit of $25bn and has accrued a total of 203.6 million subscribers?
3. Which prominent Chinese entrepreneur resurfaced this Wednesday after a three-month hiatus, following the halting of his firm’s $37bn IPO?
4. In place of the usual crowds, missing because of the danger of spreading Covid-19, US President Joe Biden’s inauguration filled America’s National Mall with 200,000 of what objects representative of ‘American unity’?
5. Which prominent airline has reported a $33m daily cash burn, and $1.9bn loss in the fourth quarter of 2020?
6. Which German car company boasted an annual profit of £12.bn for 2020, despite the Covid-19 pandemic?
7. Which European country surpassed the highest monthly borrowing figure on record for December after borrowing £34.1bn?
8. Which high-flying CEO has recently acquired two Texan oil rigs for the price of $7m to serve as launch pads for their developing space programme?
9. Which mortality-conscious American real estate mogul has recently offered scientists $1m in prizes to prove the existence of life after death?
10. The price of which controversial cryptocurrency dropped below $30,000 this week?
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