Black Friday
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Slide 2 - Video
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Black Friday begins the day after which holiday?
A
Memorial Day
B
Christmas
C
Halloween
D
Thanksgiving
Slide 3 - Quiz
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The term Black Friday originated in what U.S. city?
A
Miami
B
Los Angeles
C
New York
D
Philadelphia
Slide 4 - Quiz
Police officers in Philadelphia were first to link Black Friday to the post-Thanksgiving period in the 1950s. Large crowds of tourists and shoppers came to the city the day after Thanksgiving for the Army-Navy football game, creating chaos, traffic jams and shoplifting opportunities. Police officers in the city weren't able to take the day off work and instead had to work long shifts to control the carnage, coining the phrase Black Friday to refer to it.
Why is Black Friday black?
A
Retailers become profitable
B
Shoppers end up black and blue
C
from debit (red) and credit (black)
D
it means disaster and has been used in history before
Slide 5 - Quiz
Black Friday represents the point in the year when retailers begin to turn a profit, thus going from being "in the red" to being "in the black" (A POPULAR THEORY)
IN FACT....
Slide 6 - Video
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according to the video, what happened to a 34-year old women who got trampled?
A
she was injured
B
she died
C
she fainted
D
she was helped by fellow-shoppers
Slide 7 - Quiz
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What percent of Black Friday shoppers later regret their purchases?
A
52%
B
63%
C
32%
D
19%
Slide 8 - Quiz
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What is the going rate for hiring someone to wait in line for you on Black Friday?
A
20$/hour
B
35$/hour
C
50$/hour
D
15$/hour
Slide 9 - Quiz
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What is cyber Monday?
Slide 10 - Mind map
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Slide 11 - Video
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What is the Monday after Black Friday called?
A
Super Monday
B
Manic Monday
C
Cyber Monday
D
Discount Monday
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What year did the term Black Friday first appear in The New York Times?
A
1965
B
1995
C
1975
D
1985
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How many countries besides the U.S. have some form of Black Friday?
A
2
B
20
C
10
D
15
Slide 14 - Quiz
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If you are going to shop on Black Friday or Cyber Monday, what are you going to buy?
Slide 15 - Open question
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