Business Quiz Mahaqumbh '21

1. ROUND 2 RULES
DEPENDENCY DILEMMA
1. This round will consist of 8 open-for-all Questions, all open on pounce.
2. The teams pouncing need to message the answers to the concerned Qnights Rep. within 15
seconds of the question on display.
3. Scoring for this round will be dependent upon how many fellow teams pounced.
- +10,-10 if >=5 teams get it right
- +15,-10 if 4 teams get it right
- +20,-10 if 3 teams get it right
- +25,-10 if 2 teams get it right
- +30,-10 if only one team gets it right

2. X is an index made up of a selection of stocks from companies associated with actress X.
Seen as one of the world's most influential celebrities, some analysts believe that
companies connected with her will outperform their competition.
Y is a slang technical analysis term referring to a rounding bottom in a stock's price
pattern. This term got its name from Y’s curvy figure; she is often criticized (or praised)
for her round bottom.
Z is a stock index comprised of companies associated with the socialite Z. Some
investors conceive her influence on the consumer spending habits of her fans is
material enough to give these companies a competitive advantage.
Identify X, Y & Z.
QUES. 1

3. SAFETY SLIDE

4. X- Angelina Jolie
Y- Jennifer Lopez
Z- Paris Hilton
ANSWER 1

5. An eponymous company established in the 19th century in the U.S. set up
its Indian operations soon after. It was initially marketing the indigenously
produced sewing machines under a trademark which is also taken from a
part of the founder’s name. A well-known Indian editor/reformer of that
day called this product one of the few useful things ever invented.
Which company and what was the founder’s full name?
QUES. 2

6. SAFETY SLIDE

7. Singer
Isaac Merritt Singer
ANSWER 2

8. X, who became the highest earning sportsperson in history in his/her
gender, set of a bidding war last year between Nike and Adidas to be the
apparel sponsor. So much was the sportsperson in demand that Nike, who
signed him/her, made an extremely rare but lucrative exception which they
had previously denied to luminaries like Serena and Federer. The exception
is evident once you see him/her playing.
Identify X. What is this Exception?
QUES. 3

9. SAFETY SLIDE

10. Naomi Osaka
Allowed to have Patch
deals with other brands
ANSWER 3

11. Y, a passout of Portland State University is credited for designing the logo of X in
less than $ 50, which was suggested to be named Dimension 6 by one of the
founders of X. X’s tagline is said to be inspired surprisingly from the last words of a
serial American Criminal, executed in 1977 on account of armed robbery, assault &
murders. X was accused of promoting child labor in its contracted factories in
Pakistan & Cambodia for making children work 16 hours all-day week including
Sundays.
Identify X & Y.
QUES. 4

12. SAFETY SLIDE

13. X- Nike
Y-Carolyn Davidson
ANSWER 4

14. Born in 1970, X happens to be an alumni of Harvard College. X’s name
can be found as _ _ _ Alberto Vinci in the rolls of Trinity College,
Cambridge when he went on to pursue his masters in Philosophy from
there. X went on to work with a US giant Y in London for three years. X
also acted as the director in a tech outsourcing firm based out of
Western India.
Identify X & Y.
QUES. 5

15. SAFETY SLIDE

16. X- Rahul Gandhi
Y- Deloitte Monitor
ANSWER 5

17. Coming into existence in 1933 after a merger of five companies, X was
forced to move its operations to Casablanca, Morocco during WWII.
X’s logo consists of 3 colours, which constitute the national flag of the
nation to which it belongs, highlighting its contribution &
belongingness to the proud country’s history. Owning subsidiaries
such as Sodexi, Blue Link & Servair, X served as the country’s primary
flag carrier before its 2003 merger with Y.
ID X & Y.
QUES. 6

18. SAFETY SLIDE

19. X- Air France
Y- KLM
ANSWER 6

20. UK based luxury goods firm X honored Sachin Tendulkar by issuing a
rare coin in his name. The company issued (in 2015), an exclusive legal
tender gold coin worth 12,000 pounds in honor of Tendulkar's
remarkable career spanning 24 years. Only 210 gold coins, each
weighing precisely 200 g have been issued.
ID X.
QUES. 7

21. SAFETY SLIDE

22. X- East India Company
ANSWER 7

23. Identify the fashion house responsible for designing
these uniforms
QUES. 8

24. SAFETY SLIDE

25. ANSWER 8