1. Who was the Minister for Enterprise in the outgoing Fianna Fáil-Fine Gael-Green Party Coalition?
2. Which Irish beer brand struggled to keep pubs in London supplied in the run-up to Christmas?
3. In his victory speech in Florida after it became clear he would be the next president of the United States, which entrepreneur did Donald Trump describe as a “super genius”?
4. How many interest rate cuts did the European Central Bank implement this year?
5. Which Irish entrepreneur and airline founder authored a book this year on making decisions in life and business?
6. As of December 22nd, which three companies had market caps above $3 trillion?
7. Who was appointed as chief executive of Iris Reit this year and who did they replace?
8. Who are the four people pictured below?
9. In October’s budget, the standard rate cut-off point for income tax was increased by €2,000 to what figure for single people?
10. Who won the international category at this year’s EY Entrepreneur of the Year awards?
11. Which Irish plc has decided to abandon its conglomerate roots with a plan to sell its healthcare division and review “strategic options” for its technology business to focus on the energy sector?
12. Which New York private equity firm is providing backing for the merger of Grant Thornton’s Irish and US accounting firms?
13. Which Irish radio station will broadcaster Kathryn Thomas join in the new year as part of a new breakfast show?
14. Who was chosen as The Irish Times Business Person of the Month for March, an award run in association with Bank of Ireland?
15. What national minimum wage rate will apply from January 1st?
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16. Who parted company with Intel this year as the troubled chip maker’s chief executive?
17. The chairman and chief executive of estate agent Sherry FitzGerald announced they were stepping down this year. Name them.
18. Who is the new owner of the five-star Mount Juliet hotel in Co Kilkenny?
19. Which UK supermarket giant hired a former AIB executive to take charge of its banking unit?
20. Bitcoin hit a new significant milestone this year, breaching what symbolic level for the first time?
21. Which State-owned shipbuilder is poised to acquire Harland & Wolff’s shipyards?
22. Who has paid €562 million to buy the Blanchardstown Centre retail complex in west Dublin?
23. Which international insurance company this year announced plans to re-enter the Irish market for health insurance?
24. Which company won this year’s Irish Times Innovation of the Year award for developing a bespoke digital platform for aviation emissions analysis?
25. Which British billionaire avoided a prison sentence but was fined $5 million and given three years of probation by a judge in Manhattan having been accused of insider trading.
The prizes
The first prize is a one-night bed and breakfast with dinner for two people at the new Radisson RED hotel in Galway.
The second prize is a night bed and breakfast with dinner for two people at the Heritage resort in the village of Killenard, Co Laois.
Third prize is an overnight stay with breakfast and dinner for two people at a property in the iNUA Hotel Collection. The offer excludes the Muckross Park Hotel & Spa, Ariel House and the Kilkenny Hibernian Hotel.
How to enter
Entries should be sent for the attention of Ciarán Hancock to: The Irish Times, 24 Tara Street Dublin 2 or by email to bizquiz@irishtimes.com. Entries must be received by Friday, January 3rd. Terms and conditions apply to all prizes.
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