Business quiz hosted at a cafe by Vishnu on July 7 2019.

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Café Quiz
~ Vishnu ~
7th July 2019

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This is the first meat product in India to
receive a GI tag.
In his book Royal Hyderabadi Cooking,
Sanjeev Kapoor describes its preparation
has become an art form.
What was introduced to the public by the
Madina Hotel, Hyderabad in 1950?

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Hyderabadi Haleem*
*Proof that this quiz happened at Hyderabad!

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Swift & Company

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Founded in 1912, is a private,
nonprofit organization whose
self-described mission is to
focus on advancing
marketplace trust. It has been
the subject of controversy,
particularly related to its
alleged practice of favouring
businesses that pay a
membership fee. Identify?

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Better Business Bureau

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A company founded in 1933 for manufacturing
parachute lifelines had filed for bankruptcy in
2017 and renamed as Joyson Safety Systems. The
reason behind the fall has been attributed to the
fact that, “Ammonium Nitrate compound that
doesn't include a moisture absorbing substance is
more likely to explode after long term exposure
to heat and moisture.” This lead to at least 10
reported deaths and 139 injuries worldwide.
Identify company and product?

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Takata Airbags

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His father received noble
prize in 1988 for the
discovery of Muon Neutrino.
He started his design career
creating furniture and
custom cabinetry. He
founded a company in 1977,
later sold to Gibson. In 1990
he founded NS Design.
Identify him?

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Ned Steinberger
Steinberger Guitars

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Started as a student project at The Wharton School in 1990,
publishing career and education guides for international students
and featuring exclusive interviews. Identify the British entity?
?

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Quacquarelli Symonds
(QS)

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Founded in 1996 by Geert-Jan Bruinsma at
Amsterdam. Its acquisition of Active Hotels, an
Australian company in 2005 was praised by social
media as the “the best acquisition in Internet
history” since no other acquisition in the digital
travel market had been shown to be as
profitable.
Its slogan goes as, “Homes, houses and
everything in between.” Identify?

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Booking.com

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The publishing
company founded
by him in 1914, at
NYC is now fully
owned by Hearst
Communications.
Identify?

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Fitch Ratings
John Knowles Fitch

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A project started in 1942 and disbanded on August
15 1947. What was the purpose of this campaign?

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To maintain the secrecy
about Manhattan Project

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This French explorer’s name and
crest are used by which company?

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Cadillac

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He is Stewart Brand, he led the campaign to have
NASA release the first photo of the whole earth taken
from the outer space. He is also known for creating a
famous quote in English. Which quote?

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Stay Hungry Stay
Foolish!

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What’s common, and why
the different colours?

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Dollar
Green - USD
Dark Green - Different Dollar currency
Red - Formerly used dollar as the currency

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The Forbes _ _ _ _ _ List in the annual
ranking by Forbes magazine of the best
deal makers in high tech and life science
venture capital. It uses parameters
including the first day market capitalisation
of IPOs and opinions of a pane experts.
The name is allusion to the mythological king
_ _ _ _ _, renowned for some special ability he
had for few days.

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Midas List

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Frank Mason Robinson was the
bookkeeper of X’s founder in 1885
Robinson came up with the name
and chose the logo's distinctive
cursive script. The Spencerian font
was developed in the mid-19th
century and was the dominant form
of formal handwriting in the United
States during that period. X?

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CocaCola

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The Baltic Exchange

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Aspiring property mogul Harry Macklowe finally hit
the jackpot with his purchase of iconic GM building
for $1.4 billion in 2003 from Trump. He transformed it
from a prestigious relic into a vibrant commercial
property along with with Steve Jobs.
Jobs is credited as one of 7 inventors of the structure,
along with former Apple retail chief Ron Johnson, and
others.
What is this about?

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Apple Glass Cube

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5 Questions - Theme

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Logo?

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Marks Barfield
Architects

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The company traces its origins to Phillip
Curtis, an 18th century Swiss Physician. His
illustrative models of anatomical organs gained
wide popularity. He was invited to the royal
French court to exhibit his models. During the
French Revolution, his adopted daughter Marie
Grosholtz fled to the Britain and continued his
legacy there. Which company's properties are
maintained by Merlin Entertainments?

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Madame Tussads

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British Airways

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CocaCola

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It is inspired from the
original X built for The
Empire of India Exhibition
at Earls court, London
which was decommissioned
in 1906.

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Additional hint

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London Eye

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Dennis Hope, an American entrepreneur, sells
real estate. In 1980, he started his own
business,. As of 2009 Hope claimed to have
sold 2.5M acre plots of X, for around US$20 per
acre. He allocates land to be sold by closing his
eyes and randomly pointing to a map of the
region. He claims two former US presidents as
customers, stating Jimmy Carter and Ronald
Reagan had aides purchase them plots of X.

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Moon Lands

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Some among the numerous jobs he
tried his hands on include :
• Teaching assistant at Brigham Young
University for a semester Chief
resident paediatrician in a Georgia
hospital
• Attorney at Louisiana State Attorney
General's office
• Pilot at PanAm airways
• U.S. Bureau of Prisons agent
• He is currently a consultant and
lecturer for the FBI academy and
field offices.
• And also CEO of …….. & Associates,
a financial fraud consultancy company
Identify?

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Frank WAbagnale
Catch Me If You Can

50. +
=
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Leonardo Dicaprio
Foundtion

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Revenues from these installations
dwindled from 26 lakhs in 2001 to 1.7
lakhs in 2012, and now almost to Zero.
The revenues were observed to be
inversely proportional to the
punctuality of trains. Which nostalgic
installations were introduced by
Indian Railways in 50’s?

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Weighing Machines

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• It was first expected to occur
on August 29, 1997
• Then postponed to July 25,
2004
• Shifted again to April 21, 2011
• The latest expectation was in
October 2017. But it seems to
have been pushed to some
future date.
• What is being postponed due
to lack of technology?

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Judgement Day by
Skynet
From Terminator

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In his book “Imagining India”,
Nandan Nilekani writes about the
change in election promises from the
roti, kapda, makan rhetoric of the
1970’s to the slogans around
development, which were famously
called as “BSP” promise. Expand BSP?

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Bijli, Sadak, aur Paani

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Dewang Mehta, former
NASSCOM president added
two more elements to Roti,
Kapada, aur Makaan to
reflect the aspirations of 21st
century kids. Identify?
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Bijli, and Bandwidth.

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Which company’s products
line is named ‘4810’ and why?
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Mont Blanc
Height of Mt. Blanc Peak

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Paul Mercer, left Apple in 1994 to form his
own company Pixo which developed Pixo
OS for hand held devices. The company
was acquired by Sun Microsystems in 2003.
Since 2001 Pixo Os has been one of the
most widely used embedded operating
systems. Where can we find this OS?

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iPod Classic & Nano

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Major hurdles faced in India to manufacture and
deliver this product were extreme weather
conditions at various regions, longer transportation/
shelf storage times and most importantly Indian
cooking methods which lead to anywhere between
20-70% of loss in product’s nutritional value.
HUL came up with a patented K15 process, so that
…… is released only in an acidic environment such
as human stomach. FITB

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Iodised Salt

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Sean Parker

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First version in 1936 were produced by Krupp
Armaments company. Since 1948 onwards its
design has been continuously redesigned by
artists and industrial designers periodically to
reflect the local customs.
In 1956 Mg/Al solid fuel was used, which was
certainly spectacular but injured the holder.
Since 1972 onwards liquefied gas such as
propylene or a propane/butane mixture is used in
what?

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Olympic Torch

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James H Clark is the founder of which internet company,
remnants of which are now owned by Facebook and AOL

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Netscape

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Bloomberg
Tic Toc. Bloomberg Terminal
Flag of Mayor of New York

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Identify the company?

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Thomas Cook

78. Subsidaries of?
Accutech R&D Company
Barstow Electronics
Cordco
Stane International
Hot Cup Coffee
Oracle Incorporated
Parallel Conglomerate
Rand-Meachum

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Stark Industries

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It is an economic system aimed at minimising waste and making the
most of resources.
Its proponents suggest that a sustainable world does not mean a drop in
the quality of life for consumers, and can be achieved without loss of
revenue or extra costs for manufacturers. The argument is that these
business models can be as profitable as linear models, allowing us to
keep enjoying similar products and services. What is this model called?

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Circular Economy

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Which former aviation
company made these cars at the
peak of their scooter business?

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Piaggio

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85. Founders - Frederick Stark Pearson and Sir William
Mackenzie. Founded as São Paulo Tramway, Light and
Power Company. Recently acquired hotels of Leela.
Common place name in English speaking countries

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7-Eleven

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bookchor.com

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Ever Ready
Conrad Hubert founded it asAmerican Electrical Novelty and Manufacturing Co.
WarrenAnderson - Controversial CEO of Union Carbide during Bhopal Gas
Tragedy
McLeod Russel bought the brand in 1994. Bagdad Battery and Daylo flash lights.

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Fenty Beauty is a collection under a joint
venture between LVMH and whom?

93. Rihanna

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NDTV

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Born on April 5 1649 at
Massachusetts, he served under
EIC as the president of Fort St
George form 1684-92. He was
removed from the post on the
corruption charges. He later
became the benefactor of the
Collegiate School(estd. 1701 at
Connecticut), which was later
renamed after him in 1716.
Identify him/The renamed school?

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Elihu Yale/ Yale
University

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IBM
Charles Flint GW Fairchild Thomas J Watson

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Nike

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.............. clause is an exemption that
allows person or entities to continue
with activities or operations that were
approved before the implementation
of new rules or laws. The term
became popular after the 2017-18
budget reintroduced LTCG with this
clause.

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Grandfathering

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Unlike its counterparts in Assam and West Bengal, X
grown in the hill tracts of Tamilnadu is produced
perennially.
Etymology of the hill tracts is traced to the Kurinji
shrub found abundantly here.
It was Dr. Christe, an EIC employ who initially
experimented with X in 1832 in the region.
X?

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Nilgiri Tea

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Who uses this ‘Ultimate Banking Unit’ to track their
properties and cash balance? Also identify the company
making these units.

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Monopoly players and
Hasbro

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4 Questions on
Economic Survey, 19-20
Some quotes:
• Let no debt remain outstanding except the
continuing debt to love one another. Wicked
borrows and does not repay, but the righteous
shows mercy and gives. - Bible
• If I have seen further than others, it is by standing
upon the shoulders of giants. - Newton

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By definition it means creative
ideas that are not limited by
current thinking or beliefs.
The economic road map laid
out by CEA Krishnamurthy
Subramanian emphasised a lot
on this idiom, to an extant
that the cover of the
economic survey has been
designed to reflect the intent.
Identify the 3 word idiom?

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Blue Sky Thinking

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This etched image of a housefly on men’s urinals at Amsterdam Airport is most
frequently cited examples of X theory. X has been another noticeable aspect of
the economic survey - 19. The survey suggests that the X and continuous
messaging will ultimately result in influencing the people mind as claimed by
the statistics about Swachh Bharat Mission and Beti Bachao Beti Padao. X is
basically is any aspect that alters people's behavior in a predictable way without
forbidding any options. Identify X and the purpose of a etched housefly?

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Nudge Theory, Housefly is
intended to “improve the
aim!”

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Whether it is Blue-sky thinking or Nudge theory, the Economic
survey has been heavily influenced by the ideas of the person(X)
with Selena Gomez. X is the father of Y(a branch of economics).
Nudge theory was popularised by his book “Nudge: Improving Decisions
About Health, Wealth, and Happiness.” Identify X, Y and the movie?
*Extra points for what is explained in the scene

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Richard Thaler, Behavioural
Economics, and The Big
Short
*Synthetic CDOs - Watch movie for more details!

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Matsyanyaya was the term used by Kautilya to
define a situation where the Rule of Law Fails
and the law of the fishes/jungle prevails. “Ending
Matsyanyaya” is name of chapter in the economic
survey that puts forth the road map to increase
the ease of doing business(eodb) score of India.
Currently the biggest constraint to EODB in
India is X, with more than 3.5 crore appeals
pending at various levels. Identify X?

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Enforcing Contracts
and Resolving Disputes
India’s Rank - 163 || Overall Rank - 77

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P Sabapathy developed X in 1950s through
his company Electron Electrical and
Mechanical Engineers.
X, with further developments by other
people has created a huge industry in
coimbatore. This even attracted a number
of motor makers to setup their
manufacturing units here.
X?

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Coimbatore Wet
Grinders

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Which oldest company in its
industry(followed by Pathé)
is owned by Dassault group,
First Eagle Investment
Management, Bolloré, and
Cine Par?

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Film industry

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Which Coimbatore based Pharma firm
was founded by P V Rama Varier in 1940s?

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Arya Vaidya Pharmacy

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A picture is worth a
1000 words!
Ad quiz (7Qs)

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WWF

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Pedigree

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Sony PSP

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?

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Axe

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Ad?

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Orion Telescopes

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Ad by?

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Starbucks
It’s not just Coffee, its Starbucks!

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Published:
2008

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#FUQ
What glaring
mistake was
noticed by
the cube
addicts?

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White centre pieces on
2 sides and an extra
orange corner piece!

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“One of the fundamental motivations was that
when you make something with love and with
care, even though you probably will never meet
the people that you’re making it for, and you’ll
never shake their hand, by making something
with care, you are expressing your gratitude to
humanity, to the species.” - Steve Jobs
Which firm’s name is inspired from this quote of
Jobs?

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Love From By Jonathan Ive
Thank You!
With
Vishnu