AlaBiz QuizHistory Take the August 2024 AlaBiz Quiz Challenge yourself with these Alabama business-related puzzlers from the past. By Nedra Bloom - August 20, 2024 Who returned to Auburn University to be president a second time? AlaBiz Quiz - August 2024 1) AUGUST 2024: Back in 1990, David Bronner and the Retirement Systems of Alabama chose to make an enormous investment in the state. What did they create?(Required) Robert Trent Jones Golf Trail Gulf State Park Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Marshall Space Flight Center 2) JULY 2024 (one month ago): Major League Baseball offered up a game at Rickwood Field. Which two teams competed?(Required) Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals Atlanta Braves and Houston Astros New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox San Francisco Giants and St. Louis Cardinals 3) AUGUST 2023 (one year ago): In our annual review of Alabama-based public companies, one stood far ahead of the others in annual revenue, with $7 billion. These are the top 4. Which one was at the top?(Required) Hibbett Sports Encompass Health Warrior Met Coal Vulcan Materials 4) AUGUST 2019 (five years ago): Auburn University needed a new president and turned to a former one who came back to lead the campus a second time. Who?(Required) Ray Watts Jay Gogue David Bronner Tommy Tuberville 5) AUGUST 2014 (10 years ago): A European company with an Alabama presence decided to ditch a complicated acronym (EADS) for a catchier name. Which company?(Required) Airbus Evonik Kronospan Mercedes 6) AUGUST 1999 (25 years ago): An Alabama-based company reflected on its decision to venture from its bricks-and-mortar roots to internet sales and received 1,800 emails in its first two days. What company?(Required) Warrior Met Coal Chicken Salad Chick Milo's Hamburgers Books-A-Million This quiz appeared in the August 2024 issue of Business Alabama. The latest Alabama business news delivered to your inbox Sign Up Now!
