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In October, Cineworld and Netflix received bad news whilst Uber continued to thrive, China prepared for the world’s largest IPO and Asda was finally sold. What else can you remember?

Need to refresh your memory first? Read October’s updates here:

Commercial Awareness Update: ‘Hibernation’ for Cineworld, Asda bought, Uber Gets More Good News & More
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Commercial Awareness Quiz - October 2020

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What is the world's highest-valued FinTech company?*
- Ant Group
- Robinhood
- Credit Karma
- Coinbase

There has been an increase in the number of Chinese companies listed in the US. True or False?*
- True
- False

From July 2010-July 2020, what percentage of global web searches were made using Google?*
- 98.1%
- 63.2%
- 81.7%
- 86.9%

In October, who did the Issa brothers buy Asda from?*
- Aldi
- Target
- Walmart
- A private equity firm

In October, the CEBR revised its unemployment prediction figures. How many Brits will be unemployed by the end of 2020?*
- 2 million
- 5 million
- 3 million
- 8 million

What is the ICO?*
- Information Conduct Organisation
- Intelligence Commissioners Office
- Information Commissioners Office
- Intelligence Conduct Organisation

Why did the Competition and Markets Authority block the sale of Asda in 2019?*
- The authority was too busy to conduct a thorough investigation
- The sale would have been to Hotel Chocolat who had no expertise in running a supermarket
- The sale would have been to Sainsbury's and resulted in the UK's biggest supermarket
- Asda was not up for sale in 2019

In October, Flybe announced its intention to return in 2021. Before entering administration in March last year, what was Flybe's market share of UK regional flights?*
- 75%
- 40%
- 23%
- 62%

In an attempt to become more environmentally friendly, which measure did Ikea announce in October?*
- Refusing to throw away goods not sold
- Only buying products with edible glitter
- Importing less goods
- A furniture buyback scheme

In the first 6 months of the year, how many new subscribers signed-up to Netflix?*
- 102 million
- 26 million
- 38 million
- 148 million

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