Business Quiz Finals @ YUKTI , TSM. 4th & 5th April 2009

1. Business Quiz Presents Thiagarajar School of Management, Madurai http://www.tsm.ac.in/yukti09.htm 4 th & 5 th April 2009

2. 3 4 5 1 2 T 1 T 2 Click the respective nos to enter the rounds

3. Round 1

5. 1. Who was the first Indian Celebrity to have a Barbie doll modeled on her ? Round 1 Q -1

6. Answer Katrina Kaif Round 1 Q -1

7. 2. “ Internet Bus “ – Who has launched this program recently ? Round 1 Q -2

8. Answer The Internet Bus Project is an attempt to educate people about the Internet by Google. The customised Internet-enabled bus, travels to several towns and cities across India Round 1 Q -2

9. 3. Identify this person in news Round 1 Q -3

10. Answer Round 1 Q -3 AS Murthy – CEO, Satyam Computers

11. 4. Name the lesser known brand of Future Group being endorsed by the Slumdog Millionaire fame Freida Pinto. Round 1 Q -4

12. Answer Round 1 Q -4 She

13. 5. Which agency handles TATA NANO account ? Round 1 Q -5

14. Answer Round 1 Q -5 Rediffusion Y & R

15. 6. Holii – Life style brand is the joint venture between __________& __________ Round 1 Q -6

16. Answer Round 1 Q -6 Future Group & Hidesign

17. 7. They forced me to quit. Who am I ? Round 1 Q -7

18. Answer Round 1 Q -7 Rick Wagoner, CEO of General Motors

19. 8. Identify this book. Round 1 Q -8

20. Answer Round 1 Q -8 SMG

21. 9. ______ is the likely successor of ______. Name them. Round 1 Q -9

22. Answer Round 1 Q -9 Ajit Jain Warren Buffet (Berkshire Hathaway)

23. 10. Which troubled company is associated with Blue Green Constructions and Investment ? Round 1 Q -10

24. Answer Round 1 Q -10 Subhiksha

25. 11. Pepsi has recently launched refreshing lemon drink in India under which brand ? Round 1 Q -11

26. Nimbooz Answer Round 1 Q -11

27. 12. Identify this personality. Round 1 Q -12

28. Timothy Geithner US Treasury Secretary Answer Round 1 Q -12

29. Audience ! Its your turn now ! If you are smart enough, you can win Kodak Cameras and Accessories Round 1

30. Audience Question 1 Identify this personality.

31. Audience Question 1 Bernard Madoff ( Bernard Madoff Ponzi Scheme - Former NASDAQ chairman Bernard Madoff ran his $50 billion hedge fund as a Ponzi scheme, paying investors fake returns from other investors money) Answer

32. Audience Question 2 Identify this company.

33. Audience Question 2 HDIL Answer

34. End of Round 1

35. Round 2

37. 1. Which book holds the record for being the book most often stolen from public libraries ? Round 2 Q -1

38. Answer Guinness Book of Records Round 2 Q -1

39. 2. What do u call a stock market trend that is neither bullish nor bearish? Round 2 Q -2

40. Answer Round 2 Q -2 Chicken Market

41. 3. In its first year in 1886, advertising costs totaled $ 74 while sales only totaled $ 50. Name the product Round 2 Q -3

42. Answer Round 2 Q -3 Coca Cola

43. 4. 37 year old Girish Wagh headed the team that designed a sensational offering. Name the product. Round 2 Q -4

44. Answer Round 2 Q -4 TATA NANO

45. 5. What is a stock or security designed to defend against a hostile takeover called as? Round 2 Q -5

46. Answer Round 2 Q -5 Poison Pill

47. 6. This Hollywood celebrity’s production company called Red Om Films, was in news recently for signing a deal with ADA Group. Name the celebrity. Round 2 Q -6

48. Answer Round 2 Q -6 Julia Roberts

49. 7. Founders of two famous companies manufactured a pair of spiked running shoes for Jesse Owens for use in the 1936 Olympics? Name the brothers and the companies. Round 2 Q -7

50. Answer Round 2 Q -7 Dassler Brothers Adidas & Puma

51. 8. Which is the most recognized trademark in the world, with 94% global recognition? It is in fact the second most widely understood word in the world, after ‘OK’. Round 2 Q -8

52. Answer Round 2 Q -8 Coca Cola

53. 9. He once contested the state elections unsuccessfully as BJP candidate. Now he is an independent candidate contesting from South Bangalore. This supposedly simple man’s assets are worth 55 Cr. Name him. Round 2 Q -9

54. Answer Round 2 Q -9 Capt.Gopinath, Founder, Air Deccan

55. 10. Which company’s CSR initiative is branded as White?. You can connect this company to one of the most controversial figures in news in the recent times. Round 2 Q -10

56. Answer Round 2 Q -10 Godfrey Phillips India

57. 11. Coffee with Karan !! Coffee with Kumar?? Round 2 Q -11

58. Coffee with Kumar is an initiative launched by Kumaramangalam Birla, where he responds to the queries by his managers Answer Round 2 Q -11

59. 12. Name the whistle-blower who during the 1950s was responsible for exposing a private insurance company which was siphoning cash. This eventually led to the nationalization of the insurance industry in India. Round 2 Q -12

60. Feroze Gandhi Answer Round 2 Q -12

61. 13. This product is sold across the world. But in 46 of these countries this product is called by a different name as “…… light” because the original name has different meaning. Name the product. Round 2 Q -13

62. Diet Coke Answer Round 2 Q -13

63. 14. N.Thanu got a double first class in BA from Loyola College, Madras. He worked as an illustrator in Ananda Vikatan and later with The Indian Express and Swarajya. Which famous educational organization was founded by him? Round 2 Q -14

64. Brilliant Tutorials Answer Round 2 Q -14

65. 15. What does “ R “ in Maruti Suzuki’s small car Wagon R stand for ? Round 2 Q -15

66. Recreation Answer Round 2 Q -15

67. 16. Identify this logo. Round 2 Q -16

68. Amrita TV Answer Round 2 Q -16

69. 17. You would see this memorial in one of world’s largest departmental store. Name the store and name the personalities in the memorial. Round 2 Q -17

70. Harrods Princess Diana & Dodi Alfayed Answer Round 2 Q -17

71. 18. In 1919, Mr. Cornelius established an insurance agency in Shanghai, China. How is it better known today? Round 2 Q -18

72. AIG Answer Round 2 Q -18

73. Audience ! Its your turn now ! If you are smart enough, you can win Kodak Cameras and Accessories Round 2

74. Audience Question 1 Name the celebrity behind this perfume

75. Audience Question 1 Shilpa Shetty Answer

76. Audience Question 2 Unscramble A REHAB: WHY RISK HEAT

78. End of Round 2

79. Round 3

81. 1. Connect the following Round 3 Q -1

83. 2. Connect the following Round 3 Q -2

85. 3. Connect the following 8949 Wilshire Boulevard Beverly Hills Thomas Edison Round 3 Q -3

87. 4. Connect the following Round 3 Q -4

89. 5. Connect the following Round 3 Q -5

91. 6. Connect the following Round 3 Q -6

93. 7. Connect the following Round 3 Q -7

95. 8. Connect the following Jonathan Swift Round 3 Q -8

97. 9. Connect the following Jonathan Swift Round 3 Q -9

99. 10. Connect the following Jonathan Swift Round 3 Q -10 K

101. 11. Connect the following Jonathan Swift Round 3 Q -11

103. 12. Connect the following Jonathan Swift Round 3 Q -12

105. Audience ! Its your turn now ! If you are smart enough, you can win Kodak Cameras and Accessories Round 3

106. A1. Connect the following Jonathan Swift Round 3 Q – A 1

108. A2. Connect the following Jonathan Swift Round 3 Q – A 2

110. End of Round 3

111. Round 4

113. 1. Identify him. Clue 1: This logo was created in 1898 by a French artist. It was commissioned when one of the founder noticed a unique display of their product. Clue 2: A medical disorder with multiple, symmetric, circumferential skin creases, or bands, on the forearms, lower legs, and often the neck that are present at birth is named after this logo. Clue 3: It was elected the "Best Logo of the Century." Clue 4: People think of him as a younger cousin to the cuddly Pillsbury Doughboy, who was created in 1965. Clue 5: He has been given a fitter, trimmer physique to reflect more health- conscious times. Round 4 Q -1

114. Answer Michelin Man Bibendum Round 4 Q -1

115. 2. Identify this personality. Clue 1: He worked for over 20 years in the ISRO. Clue 2: This IIM A graduate has served in UN, UNESCO, World Bank and Ford Foundation Clue 4: Forbes magazine’s ‘Face of the Year 2003’, for being a driving force behind India’s off shoring wave. Clue 3: He spearheaded the launch of Discovery Channel and Animal Planet in South Asia Clue 5: He was recently nominated as board member of a troubled company. Round 4 Q -2

116. Answer Kiran Karnik Round 4 Q -2

117. 3. Identify this company. Clue 1: Satyam Computers held 26% of this this Co’s stock in its early days Clue 2: Only Co. to get “Five-year all-stars” in Forbes 2007 list of 100 fastest growing companies Clue 3: Passion for building stronger businesses Clue 4: F astest among global IT Services companies to cross $1Bn as revenues Clue 5: Headquartered in Teaneck, New Jersey Round 4 Q -3

118. Answer CTS Round 4 Q -3

119. 4. Identify this company. Clue 3: The company's IPO was in 1986 on the founder’s 30th B’day. The of the company's stock price has made four billionaires and an estimated 12,000 millionaires from its employees Clue 2: Is ranked the 2nd worst company for the environment in Greenpeace's Greener Electronics guide. Clue 1: It created one of the worlds largest private bus systems (the "Connector") as mass transit system Clue 4: Where do you want to go today ? Clue 5: The Empire State Building was lit up in the colours red, yellow and green fully for one of its product launch. Round 4 Q -4

120. Answer Microsoft Round 4 Q -4

121. 5. Identify this brand/company Clue 1: It is said that slave laborers from concentration camps were employed in some of its factories. Clue 2: A treaty after WW-I stopped them from producing aircraft engines and switch over to what it is well known today. Clue 3: “The Hire” was a series of eight short films (directed by world renowned directors) produced for the Internet promotions Clue 4: A rotating propeller is the inspiration for the logo Clue 5: It is now the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. Round 4 Q -5

122. Answer BMW Round 4 Q -5

123. 6. Identify this brand/company Clue 1: It is often called 'colonial empire' or 'hungry dinosaur' . Clue 2: Though known well for other reasons, this co is one of the world's largest shipbuilders and construction companies. Clue 3: As of 2006, this group would have been the 34th largest economy in the world if ranked, larger than that of Argentina Clue 4: Builders of Taipei Towers, Burj Towers. Clue 5: In its native language it is called as "tristar" or "three stars“. Round 4 Q -6

124. Answer Samsung Round 4 Q -6

125. Audience ! Its your turn now ! If you are smart enough, you can win Kodak Cameras and Accessories Round 4

126. Identify this personality. Clue 1: He goes on Sabarimala pilgrimage every year and on the last stretch walks barefoot like other devotees ! Clue 5: His second wife Rekha lives in the US with their two daughters Leena and Tanya. Clue 3: His son Sidhartha has joined Diageo as trainee Clue 4: Every aircraft he buys circumambulates Tirupati first. Clue 2: He sports a diamond studded bracelet and a diamond, ruby and emerald pendant of Lord Venkateshwara. The eye-popping solitaires on his ears belonged to his grandmother ! Audience Question 1

127. Answer Vijay Mallya Audience Question 1

128. Identify this personality. Clue 1: Born in Kerala and grew up in Chennai and US. Clue 2: Had a disastrous debut in bollywood. Clue 3: First Indian model to have a career in Paris, Milan and New York. Modeled for top designers such as Emanuel Ungaro, Ralph Lauren, and Alberta Ferretti. Clue 4: Her first cookbook Easy Exotic was awarded Best First Book at the 1999 World Cookbook Awards at Versailles. Clue 5: Got divorced from her KNIGHTHOOD husband. Audience Question 2

129. Answer Padma Lakshmi Audience Question 2

130. End of Round 4

131. Round 5

133. Rapid Fire

134. Answers Rapid Fire

136. Rapid Fire

137. End of Round 5

138. 1

139. A high school track coach, Bill liked this job. He loved his wife . And insisted that his kids go to church. If he wanted one thing, he wanted his team to win. Every time. Like clockwork. He knew they were faster than they were. A short while later his wife came home to find her husband in his boxers, a crazed look in his eye, melting old bicycle tyres overs the stove and squealishing them in her waffle-maker. The stove and waffle-maker succumbed to a painfully slow death. But his team won. What are we talking about ? Tie Breaker 1

140. Answer Nike William "Bill" J. Bowerman Track and field coach, co-founder of Nike, Inc. Tie Breaker 1