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100
Correct these sentences - 100 Points each
1. "We cannot attend you"
2. "People who has 65 or more"
3. "Someone with any experience"
1. We cannot help you
2. People who are 65 or older
3. Someone without any experience
100
Who is known as the "the father of Spain"?
Julio Iglesias
100
Where did the names Martina & Marcell come from?
...
100
A CEO's main role is to set this for the company.
Vision or strategic direction
100
Which chocolate was recently "cancelled" due to its racist nature?
Conguitos!
200
Much vs Many - 100 points each!
Pineapples
People
Water
....
200
Where is Daniel from?
Sheffield, UK
200
Though known for parties, Ibiza has this UNESCO World Heritage Site for what?
Sa caleta phoenician settlement
200
What acronym refers to businesses that own and operate medical facilities or clinics.
MSO (Management Services Organization)
200
This university is older than the Aztec Empire and counts Stephen Hawking as one of its alumni.
University of Oxford
300
How many main islands are in the Canary archipelago?
7
300
When did christopher columbus discover America?
100 Bonus points! What 2 additional important events happened in the same year?
1492!
The removal of the Muslims & Jews.
300
What international framework helps companies measure and manage sustainability and social responsibility
100 Bonus points - Which is most valued by HCA?
ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance)
The S!
300
When buying a hospital group, this metric is often used to value operational performance
EBITDA
300
In the Beveridge system, healthcare is primarily funded through this method
Taxation
400
When do we use the Second Conditional?
Bonus 200 Points! If you can provide a grammatically correct sentence.
Form: If + Past Simple, Would + Base Verb.
Use: To discuss hypothetical or unlikely situations.
"If I won the lottery, I would buy a mansion"
400
Which Spanish action hero starred in 5 Movies?
Torrente!
400
The term “Moat” in business refers to this.
A company’s sustainable competitive advantage
400
Spain’s unemployment rate is often higher than the EU average due to this market trait.
Labor market rigidity or Youth unemployment
400
What man received the first official permit from the King of Spain to commercially produce tequila? The permit was granted in 1795.
Jose Cuervo
500
Who was the first person to walk on the moon?
Neil Armstrong
500
How old was Elizabeth II was when she died?
96!
500
Ibiza was first colonized in 654 BC by this ancient seafaring civilization.
The Phoenicians!
500
This term refers to a privately held startup valued at over $1 billion
A unicorn!
500
The Beveridge model was influenced by this global event that increased demand for social safety nets in the UK.
World War II
600
Bonus round!
+100 Extra points to pronounce my Surname Correctly.
VAUGHAN
VAWN
600
Which Spanish town was the accidental target of an atomic bomb in 1966?
Palomares.
600
What is my favourite Animal?
Hint! Its also my favourite word in both Spanish & English
Platypus / Ornitorrinco
600
What excuse do most Spanish people use when explaing large amounts of cash withdrawls used to pay contractors in "B"
Gambling or Drug addictions
600
What gets bigger the more you take away?
A hole
700
20% of Spanish words come from this Semitic Language
Arabic
700
In the old days of Ibiza, what native shrub (arbusto) was used by local farmers to make hand brooms and was known for keeping evil spirits away from the threshing floor (patio de trilla)?
Sea fennel! (Fonoll marí)
700
This paradox involves a cat that is simultaneously alive and dead.
Schrödinger’s cat
700
In Mary Poppins:
What helps the medicine go down?
Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down
700
Who claimed he could “drive away the devil with a fart?”
¿Quién decía que podía ahuyentar al diablo con un pedo?"
Martin Luther King