1) Who is spearheading an effort to bring the Summer Olympics to Boston in 2024?
a) Mayor Thomas M. Menino
b) A group of business leaders including Suffolk Construction chief executive John Fish and Patriots owner Robert Kraft
c) A New England consortium of universities including Harvard, Yale, and Dartmouth
d) Senators Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey
2) Which two South Station bus lines did the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Association order off the road this year?
a) Fung Wah and Lucky Star
b) Peter Pan and Greyhound
c) Megabus and Boltbus
d) Plymouth & Brockton and C&J
3) Which local venture capital firm was an early investor in Twitter?
a) Polaris Partners
b) Spark Capital
c) North Bridge Venture Partners
d) Matrix Partners
4) Which massive Boston development project started construction this year after a five-year work stoppage?
a) The Government Center Garage Redevelopment
b) The Filene's redevelopment
c) Fenway Center
d) Fan Pier
5) Where will Boston's first parking-free condo building be constructed?
a) Downtown Crossing
b) Innovation District
c) South Station
d) North Station
6) Which state agency fired a major consulting firm midway through a $114 million information technology contract?
a) Department of Unemployment
b) The Health Connector
c) Department of Revenue
d) Department of Housing
7) Federal investigators in June indicted a Chinese company for stealing what local clean technology company's intellectual property?
a) A123 Systems
b) AMSC (formerly known as American Superconductor)
c) Boston-Power
d) Evergreen Solar
8) Which group of workers have held several one-day strikes this year to demand higher wages?
a) Accountants
b) Teachers
c) Fast-food workers
d) Journalists
9) A tax on which Massachusetts business service was passed and then rescinded this year?
a) Massage
b) Home repair
c) Software services
d) Dog walking
10) A business founded by Patriots owner Robert Kraft is one of the 20 largest exporters in the United States, according to the trade publication Journal of Commerce. What does the company export?
a) Paper and packaging products
b) Athletic equipment and apparel
c) Construction equipment
d) Oil and natural gas
11) Who came under fire for racial profiling in Boston?
a) Construction workers
b) Amtrak conductors
c) Restaurant hostesses
d) TSA agents
12) Which Massachusetts life sciences company did not disclose plans in 2013 to move its corporate headquarters?
a) Boston Scientific Corp.
b) Biogen Idec Inc.
c) Ironwood Pharmaceuticals Inc.
d) Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.
13) True or False: Massachusetts' unemployment rate is higher than the nation's.
14) Jordan Hospital of Plymouth will be acquired on Jan. 1 by which Boston-based health care system?
a) Partners HealthCare System
b) Tufts Medical Center
c) Steward Health Care System
d) Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
15) An "entrepreneur's emergency kit" in bathrooms at the headquarters of the MassChallenge business accelerator program included which of the following items?
a) Breath mints
b) Antidiarrhea medication
c) A book of inspirational quotes
d) Adult diapers
16) Compensation experts estimated the stock holdings and pension benefits of Northeast Utilities chief executive Thomas J. May at what amount?
a) $90 million
b) $85 million
c) $80 million
d) $75 million
17) Which major tech company opened a Cambridge office in 2013?
a) Twitter
b) Facebook
c) Amazon.com
d) All the above
18) What former Boston private equity executive ran for Senate this year but wouldn't talk about his business background?
a) Mitt Romney
b) Tom Lee
c) Steve Pagliuca
d) Gabriel Gomez
19) Which major Boston employer announced plans to open a new office complex in Somerville?
a) Liberty Mutual
b) Fidelity Investments
c) Partners Healthcare
c) Blue Cross, Blue Shield
20) Which dessert is preferred at the Boston College Chief Executives' Club?
a) Boston cream pie
b) Creme brulee
c) Berries with a sprig of mint
d) Chocolate mousse
Answers: 1) b; 2) a; 3) b; 4) b; 5) d; 6) c; 7) b; 8) c; 9) c; 10) a; 11) d; 12) c; 13) True; 14) d 15) b) 16) c; 17) d; 18) d; 19) c; 20) b.