Tuesday 21 May 2013

biz quiz 4




1.As of 2009, Warren Buffett is the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway...
True
2.
Warren Buffett has pledged to give away what percent of his fortune to the Gates Foundation?
85%
3.
In what year did Warren Buffett appear on the Forbes 400 for the first time?
1979
4.
Warren Buffett is noted for his adherence to what style of investing?
value investing
5.
In 1974, the SEC opened a formal investigation into Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway...
True
6.
How many children does Warren Buffett have?
3
7.
In 2008, Warren Buffett was ranked by Forbes as the richest person in the world with an estimated net worth of approx. $62 billion...
True
8.
What was Berkshire Hathaway when Warren Buffett discovered the company in the early 1960s?
a textile manufacturing firm
9.
In what year did Warren Buffett become a millionaire?
in 1962
10.
1977: Berkshire Hathaway indirectly purchases the "Buffalo Evening News". For what amount?
$32.5 million
11.
In 2007, in a letter to shareholders, Buffett announced that he was looking for a younger successor...
True
12.
Which of the following is an often-used nickname for Warren Buffett?
"Oracle of Omaha"






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