| Coverage : The Borders Books Quiz is about an international bookseller, Borders Group, which has several bookstores around the globe and provides books on various topics to interest to all the age groups. Let's have fun in knowing more about Borders Group through the Borders Books Quiz! |
| 1. | The original Borders bookstore, found by Tom and Louis Borders, is located at: |
| a. | | Chicago |
| b. | | Michigan |
| c. | | Virginia |
| d. | | London |
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| 2. | When was it founded? |
| a. | | 1970 |
| b. | | 1971 |
| c. | | 1978 |
| d. | | 1980 |
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| 3. | How many rooms did the first Borders bookshop have? |
| a. | | 6 |
| b. | | 8 |
| c. | | 3 |
| d. | | 2 |
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| 4. | Which company acquired Borders in 1992? |
| a. | | Berjaya Books |
| b. | | Kmart |
| c. | | Walmart |
| d. | | Bestseller |
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| 5. | In 1997, the company established its first international bookstore in: |
| a. | | United Kingdom |
| b. | | Singapore |
| c. | | United Arab Emirates |
| d. | | Australia |
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| 6. | How many stores have been opened in New Zealand? |
| a. | | 50 |
| b. | | 41 |
| c. | | 20 |
| d. | | 35 |
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| 7. | The 3rd Borders bookstore opened in Penang on: |
| a. | | 7 December 2006 |
| b. | | 7 December 2007 |
| c. | | 7 December 2002 |
| d. | | 7 December 2004 |
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| 8. | Which controversy, in March 2006, made the Borders Group to decide not to carry the April-May issue of Free Inquiry magazine? |
| a. | | Cartoons depicting the Islamic Prophet |
| b. | | Blast in UK |
| c. | | World Trade Centre Event |
| d. | | Tsunami |
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| 9. | What was the name of the daily general magazine which also featured the cartoons and Border Group did carry its April issue?a)Free Inquiry Magazine |
| b. | | Harper Magazine |
| c. | | Weekend |
| d. | | Young Times |
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| 10. | In October 2006, Borders opened a franchise store in Dubai, UAE in: |
| a. | | Lamcy Plaza |
| b. | | Mall of the Emirates |
| c. | | Madinah Jumeira Mall |
| d. | | Sahara Centre |
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| 11. | What do you now about Waldenbooks? |
| a. | | It is an American shopping-mall based book chain |
| b. | | It is run by the Walden Book Company Inc. |
| c. | | It is a competitor of Borders Group |
| d. | | It has outlets all around the world |
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| 12. | The area of the first international bookstore, established in 1997, was 32,000 square feet? |
| a. | | True |
| b. | | False |
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