Week of October 16 - October 22

Question 1

A recent study found that adolescent males show a temporary decline, between ages 13 and 16 of the ability to recognize and respond to others’ feelings. What is this known as?

Answer 1

affective empathy

Question 2

Square Cash can let you email money to people- from your debit card to someone else’s. This is from Square, Inc., which is best known for what?

Answer 2

devices to make phones & tablets into cash registers

Question 3

Dating online has become easier if you know the characteristics of the people that you want to date. New sites aim to draw people with similar interests already to increase the chance of a match. What are these sites known as?

Answer 3

niche sites

Question 4

Five years ago, a property bubble burst in Dubai, however, now new projects are in the works. What is the most notable of these planned projects?

Answer 4

Dubai Water Canal

Question 5

Fitch says that it could downgrade the U.S. credit rating by the end of the 1st quarter next year. It indicated this by placing the U.S. rating on what?

Answer 5

“rating watch negative”

Question 6

AT&T could buy the rest of Vodafone’s assets to enter the European market. What aspects of the European market make it difficult to enter?

Answer 6

weak economies, regulatory climate, very competitive environment, falling pricing power

Question 7

Haribo, who makes gummy bears, is named after the founder of the company and its birthplace, which is in what German city?

Answer 7

Bonn

Question 8

Military planners once viewed the JLTV as a replacement for all humvees in service. What does this stand for?

Answer 8

Joint Light Tactical Vehicles

Question 9

Burberry is having their design chief take over as CEO as well. What other CEOs are also in charge of design at their respective companies?

Answer 9

Ralph Lauren & Giorgio Armani

Question 10

An earthquake in the Phillipines has caused loss of lives as well as what other detrimental effects in Cebu City?

Answer 10

destruction of architectural landmarks; suspension of call center operations

Question 11

An Afghani governor was killed while addressing people at a mosque on the largest religious holiday in Islam, known as what?

Answer 11

Eid al-Adha

Question 12

The Supreme Court is going to look into the EPA’s practices regarding regulation of greenhouse gases emitted from which sources?

Answer 12

stationary facilities

Question 13

Bank of America is looking to change its overdraft policy. This would not allow customers to overdraw their balances during which transactions?

Answer 13

automatic bill payment, ATM

Question 14

Bowing in Japan is a sign of apology. Yasuhiro Sato did this recently as CEO of Mizuho Bank for what offense?

Answer 14

suspected trading with criminals

Question 15

Low performance in FICC is resulting in Goldman Sachs cutting bonuses and benefits. What does FICC stand for?

Answer 15

fixed income, currency and commodities

Question 16

Who is the parent of American Airlines?

Answer 16

AMR

Question 17

Who requested that the Wall Street Journal not publish names in the case of the alleged manipulation of the Libor rate?

Answer 17

U.K. Serious Fraud Office

Question 18

One-third to one-quarter of a smelter’s operating costs are for power. This has caused aluminium production to move to low-cost energy areas, like where?

Answer 18

The Middle East and Iceland

Question 19

Google’s profit has increased due to a new policy that pushes marketers to place ads on phones as well as computers. What is the policy called?

Answer 19

“enhanced campaigns”

Question 20

A convicted Nazi war criminal’s body has been denied burial in Rome, where h lived. Why are other governments not eager to become involved?

Answer 20

risk that the tomb could be an icon for the Neo-Nazi movement

Question 21

Pope Francis gave President Abbas a pen when they met recently. What did Mr. Abbas hope to use the pen for?

Answer 21

To sign a peace treaty with Israel

Question 22

Chancellor Merkel’s conservatives and Social Democrats are continuing coalition talks. What policy is likely to be implemented if they form a coalition government?

Answer 22

minimum wage

Question 23

The E.U. and Canada are nearing a free-trade deal. The E.U. is using this framework in its continuing trade negotiations with which two other countries?

Answer 23

U.S. & Japan

Question 24

The recent discovery of human skulls suggests that our first ancestors to leave Africa were a single species, not several. Where was this skull found?

Answer 24

Dmanisi, Georgia

Question 25

J.P. Morgan has inherited legal woes from recent acquisitions of which two companies?

Answer 25

Washington Mutual & Bear Stearns

Question 26

Sifma is soon releasing the results of a test where 50 government and private-sector entities responded to a simulated financial system attack. What is Sifma?

Answer 26

Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association

Question 27

David Rosenburg, a top bear, has shifted to become more bullish due to an improving labor market. He is now fighting the perception of being a permabull, which is what?

Answer 27

analyst who maintains a positive stance in every market

Question 28

To beat Coach Belichick, start a rookie at quarterback and his winning percentage goes from .729 to .688. Which team does he lead?

Answer 28

New England Patriots

Question 29

Level 3 Communications had a service outage in the Northeast. This affected customers of which two companies that use the service?

Answer 29

Cablevision Systems and Time Warner Cable

Question 30

That is the term for the products that Apple’s competitors are using to decrease iPad mini sales?

Answer 30

phablets

Question 31

The FTC is expected to approve a merger between Office Depot and OfficeMax, even though it denied one to the industry in 1997. What has changed to cause this approval?

Answer 31

increased online competitors

Question 32

13 rail cars derailed in Alberta, Canada. Two cars remained on fire for over 36 hours after derailment. These cars were carrying LPG, which stands for what?

Answer 32

Liquefied Petroleum Gas

Question 33

Israel named Kamit Flug as their new Bank Chief. What will be her main policy challenge?

Answer 33

keep shekel in check to help exports while avoiding stock & housing bubbles

Question 34

The head of the Arab League said that an international conference aimed at ending Syria’s civil war will be held in November. Who is this?

Answer 34

Nabil Elaraby

Question 35

Rex Ryan’s defensive strategies have saved multiple NFL teams, leading 3 teams to rank top four in sacks in the AFC. Name the teams that use this defense.

Answer 35

Chiefs, Saints, Jets, Bills

Question 36

While removing dirt and oil, surfactants interact with the skin’s outermost layer and protective barrier, where problems can begin. What is this layer of skin called?

Answer 36

stratum corneum

Question 37

Who is following the latter piece of the advice, “Neither a borrower nor a lender be” very closely?

Answer 37

Europe

Question 38

Mark Cuban won his case against the SEC and was cleared of insider trading. What is he doing now?

Answer 38

Fighting the SEC

Question 39

The U.K. IPO market gets listings from two more companies, including Merlin Entertainments. Name the two mentioned tourist attractions that they own?

Answer 39

Legoland Theme Parks & Madame Tussauds

Question 40

What does SAP call its real-time data network, a database for real-time business applications?

Answer 40

HANA

Question 41

Domestic toy sales have fallen 5% for Hasbro and international sales have increased 11%, largely due to demand from where?

Answer 41

Latin America, Russia & Turkey

Question 42

World View’s balloon-based space travel approach won’t be marketed primarily as a way to experience weightlessness, but to what?

Answer 42

emphasize sights