1. The price of which cryptocurrency jumped after Tesla chief Elon Musk tweeted messages in apparent support of it?
- a. Bitcoin
- b. Dogecoin
- c. Litecoin
- d. Tether
2. Which tech giant posted quarterly sales figures of over $100bn for the first time for the last quarter of 2020?
3. “Buy now, pay later” services are facing regulation after a report revealed that users have racked up £2.7bn in debt. The sector has been subject to controversy for allowing users to spend over £1,000 with few checks on whether they can afford repayments. Which company is the market leader in the UK?
4. The CEO of which major tech company announced he would be stepping down to become executive chairman, focusing instead on personal climate-change initiatives, space exploration, and the newspaper he owns?
5. The UK passed a vaccination milestone this week, having inoculated how many people?
6. Shares in Chinese video-sharing app Kuaishou jumped nearly threefold on their first day of trading in the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, propelling its valuation to $160bn, closing in on main rival Bytedance, owner of TikTok. It raised $5.4bn in its IPO, the biggest tech flotation since which company’s IPO in 2019?
7. Which bank reported a positive quarter in the three months to December following three years of losses?
8. The Indian government accused celebrities of “sensationalising” the farmers’ protests that have been taking place in Delhi for over two months after which famous singer with over 100 million Twitter followers tweeted about it?
9. The oil industry is still recovering from the effects of the pandemic. Despite a plunge in earnings to its lowest in 15 years, which oil company raised its dividend?
10. The UK is applying to join a trading bloc of 11 Pacific Rim nations, the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership. Which of the following isn’t part of the CPTPP?
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