Holiday Shopping Quiz- #1
I’m spending how much?

 

1.       Washington and California, along with some other states, give state employees Black Friday off.  True or False?

2.       Statistics show that ___ million people shopped during Black Friday in 2013.  A. 125 million  B. 141 million  C. 160 million.

3.       Shoppers in 2013 spent ___ billion.  A. $57.4 billion  B. $62.8 billion  C. $98.1 billion.

4.       That same year, 2013, online shoppers spent?  A. $900 million  B. $1 billion  C. $1.2 billion.

5.       The name for the Friday after Thanksgiving originated in?  A. Seattle  B. Philadelphia  C. Miami.

6.       Friday after Thanksgiving is called “Black Friday” because?  (You tell me.)

7.       According to records, in what year did Black Friday become the busiest shopping day of the year?  A. 1993  B. 1999  C. 2003.

8.       Starting in 2008, some Canadian retailers began having their own Black Friday sales.  True or False?

9.       Philadelphia police are given credit for calling the Friday after Thanksgiving Black Friday.  Why?  A. Riots by blacks  B. Traffic jams/shopping mobs  C. The economy went south.

10.   Thanksgiving Day is known as Gray or Brown Thursday by retailers.  True or False?

11.   Cyber Monday refers to what?  A. Those folks that shop only on Mondays  B. Those folks that shop on the Monday following Black Friday  C. Specific ads posted on Monday following Black Friday.    

12.   The first Mall, at least in this country, is located in?  A. Seattle  B. Miami  C. LA.

13.   A protest day against consumerism was started in Vancouver in 1992.  What is it called?  A. Buy Nothing Day  B. Stay Away From Mall Day  C. Spend No Money Day.

14.   One of the things protesters do is?  A. Stand in a mall and cut up credit cards  B. Walk around stores like Zombies  C. Push shopping carts around stores in conga lines with nothing in them.

15.   Small Business Saturday was started in 2010.  Which company is credited with that?  A. VISA  B. AMEX  C. Discover Card.

16.   Super Saturday is the last Saturday before Christmas.  What percentage of Holiday sales do some businesses do on this day?  A. 40%  B. 50%  C. 60%.

17.   Giving Tuesday is the Tuesday after Thanksgiving.  True or False?

18.   Many of us set a spending limit for Christmas.  What percentage of us will overspend our budget?  A. 26%  B. 31%  C. 36%. 

19.   Consumer Reports says gift cards will be very popular gifts this year.  How much do they say givers will spend on them?  A. $136.78  B. $156.86  C. $176.32.

20.   The American Research Group, Inc. says spending will be up 32% from last year.  According to them, the average shopper will spend?   A. $749.00  B. $809.00  C. $854.00.

 

 

Answers below

 

 

 

1.       True.  Sometimes in lieu of another federal holiday such as Columbus Day.   

2.       B.  141 million.  (Did that number include you?)

3.       A.  $57.4.

4.       C.  $1.2 billion.  (Who still goes to the mall?).

5.       B. Philadelphia.

6.       “Retailers traditionally operated at a financial loss ("in the red") from January through November, and "Black Friday" indicates the point at which retailers begin to turn a profit, or "in the black".”

7.       C. 2003.  Up until then it was the last Saturday before Christmas.

8.       True.  They did it in an attempt to keep shoppers home due to the parity of their dollar vs. ours.

9.       B.  In 1966, they started referring to that Friday as Black Friday due to the crowds and traffic. 

10.   True.  Because some retailers now open on Thursday and beat other stores opening early on Friday.

11.   B.  Online retailers noticed an uptick in sales on the Monday following Black Thursday.  Probably due in part to people being too busy or not finding what they want right after Thanksgiving.

12.   A. Seattle’s Northgate Mall opened in 1950.

13.   A. Buy Nothing Day.  Usually observed the Friday after Thanksgiving. 

14.   All are true. 

15.   B. American Express advertised it mainly on Facebook.

16.   C. As much as 60%.

17.   True.  It was started in 2012 by the 92nd Street Y and the United Nations Foundation as a response to commercialization and consumerism.

18.   C. 36%.  (Duh!)

19.   B. $156.86.  (I like them.)

20.   C. $854.00.

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