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Dear All,

I congratulate each and every member of Quinkie for this wonderful achievement. Hope the success run continues for many more years!! Here is my contribution for the anniversary special series of quizzes. Since it is the 5th anniversary, here are 5 questions and their answers!

1. This company has the photograph of the Matterhorn mountain as it's logo. The logo also incorporates a 'hidden bear' which is the Swiss symbol for Bern, signifying the place of origin of this company by Theodor ______ and Emil Baumann in 1908. Identify.

TOBLERONE

2. In 1900, seven brothers migrated from Italy to the USA and started an aircraft manufacturing company with their family name. This business was operational till 1976 although the products changed. In 1968, one of the brothers Candido, invented and started marketing their most famous creation till date. 'Water that moves you' is their base line. Identify the family/product.

JACUZZI

3. The origins of this term trace back to the early days of radio broadcasts when programmes were broadcast at time slots when housewives were available to listen. P&G, Colgate-Palmolive and Lever Brothers have contributed significantly to the origin of this popular term. Identify.

SOAP OPERA

4. Which company's first product was this safe?
















DIEBOLD

5. Which commonly used word today originates from these buses?










WIKI

Here are the answers for Quirvana 15.

1. What is unique about the website http://labs.google.com/accessible ? GOOGLE SEARCH FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
2. Allergan, Inc., is a global specialty pharmaceutical company headquartered in Irvine, California. What is their most popular product? BOTOX
3. Zero Halliburton is an exquisite briefcase, luggage and case manufacturer. What is their most popular creation? THE US PRESIDENT'S NUCLEAR BRIEFCASE - FOOTBALL
4. What was originally developed by Bob Gaskin and software developer Dennis Austin under the name 'Presenter' for Forethought Inc.? MS POWERPOINT
5. This car maker was originally owned by family with a Dutch name meaning "lemon" as one of his grandfathers was a lemon seller in Amsterdam's street markets. The Eiffel Tower served as a billboard for this company from 1925 to 1934. Which company? CITROEN
6. FremantleMedia is the content and production division of RTL Group, Europe's largest TV, radio, and production company. Which of their most popular series debuted in UK on ITV in on October 5, 2001? Spinoffs in many countries followed. THE 'IDOL' SERIES - POP IDOL, AMERICAN IDOL ETC.
7. This word debuted in the English language in the late 19th century. It means 'journey' in Swahili. And is originally from the Arabic word for travel and is widely used in tourism, fashion and is also a cinema genre. Identify. SAFARI
8. What was invented by Multitone Electronics in 1956 at St Thomas' Hospital in London to alert doctors attending emergencies ? PAGER
9. Which 10 letter word precisely describes a non-color mobile handset screen? MONOCHROME
10. What was formed in 1929 as a society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration Act and is a private club consortium? BCCI

As usual, no merit lists. More than 60 responses - Can't name them all here...But, Thanks everyone for the response!

Thanks,
Deepak Karamungikar

Dept of Business Management, Osmania University, Hyderabad is organizing their annual event 'Blitzkreig'. As part of the event, a business quiz called 'Baazigar' is being conducted. Here are the details -

The quiz is open to all students and corporates with valid id cards. Teams of 2 members from same institution/organization.

Entry Fee: Rs. 1000/- per team for Corporates
Rs. 100/- per team for Students

1st Prize - Rs. 10000/-
2nd Prize - Rs. 6000/-

Venue: Department of Business Management, Osmania University Campus,
Date: Saturday, March 15th
Time: 4.00 pm
QuizMaster - Your's Truly.

Note: For further details, contact the event coordinator
Ms. Shobhana (+91 9246506016)
( shobanakamalakar@hotmail.com)
P.S.: I may not be able to answer all your queries. Hence, contact the above mentioned.

Obligatory Questions:

1. In the 1800's, Charles was an Irish real estate manager who refused to lower rents in hard times; the tennants retaliated by refusing to do business with him thus creating the popular term __________?
2. The original title was pronounced was inspired by the Japanese onomatopoeic phrase paku-paku taberu where paku-paku describes the sound of the mouth movement when widely opened and then closed in succession. Although it is often cited that the character’s shape was inspired by a pizza missing a slice. What?

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Answers:
1. Charles Boycott...Hence the term 'Boycott'
2. Pac Man

The Institute of Public Enterprise (IPE) Hyderabad is organizing SANSKRITI 2008 on 15th and 16th Feb, 2008. As part of this 2-day fest, Ranabhoomi, the Business Quiz is being conducted on 16th Feb at 12.00 noon.

THIS QUIZ IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS WITH VALID IDENTITY CARDS.
Venue: Institute of Public Enterprise, OU Campus, Hyderabad
Date: 16th February 2008, Saturday
Time: 12 noon
Prizes: I Prize - Rs. 10,000/-
II Prize - Rs. 5,000/-
Quizmaster: Your's Truly.


For Details, contact the Student Coordinators:
PREM SARAN:-+91 98859 99004
MAYANK DIMRI:-+91 99666 52169

1. In 1998, IBM, Intel, Toshiba, Nokia, Ericsson, and Sony Ericsson formed a Special Interest Group which formalized the specifications for which technology? BLUETOOTH
2. Which international sportsman owns a fashion store called CR7 ? CRISTIANO RONALDO
3. Fragrance and Beauty, a French beauty products manufacturer was in the news recently. Why? THEY MADE THE S2 PERFUME NAMED AFTER SHILPA SHETTY (God Knows Why)
4. What was started by Shri Gangabisanji Agarwal in 1937 in Bikaner and is currently headquartered in Nagpur. It's products are exported to over 17 countries worldwide.HALDIRAMS
5. New York (45), Los Angeles (23), Moscow (20), London (19) and Hong Kong (18) are the top 5. Mumbai (5) is ranked 23rd. What list is this? CITIES WITH MOST NUMBER OF BILLIONAIRES
6. What was first established at Shannon Airport in Ireland in 1946 to provide a service for Trans-Atlantic airline passengers typically traveling between Europe and North America and and is in service to this date? DUTY FREE SHOP
7. In 1912 Walter Deubner was looking for a way to give his business a boost. He invented a product that helped his customers go from buying in 10 pound quantities to buying in 75 pound quantities. What was his invention? SHOPPPING BAG

8. What was inspired from this painting?


MOZILAA FIREFOX LOGO

9. What is the claim to fame of this person?



HE IS SANTOSH GEORGE KULANGARA. INDIA'S FIRST SPACE TOURIST. HE WOULD BE SPENDING CLOSE TO A CRORE FOR A SEAT ON VIRGIN GALACTIC.

Here are the results

Chaitanya PSR 8
DJ Spartacus 7
Nicky Varghese 7
Venkatesan Narasimhan 6
Sugopa Roy 6
Aditya Modi 6
Sachin Kadam 6
Prem 6
Sujit 6
Ashish Jain 6
Santanu Dey 5
M Suresh Kumar 5
Gaurang Gupta 5
Ashish Golcha 5
Akalpita Kanegaonkar 5
Prasoon Ranjan 5
Shiv Das 4
Ramakrishnan R 4
Tanmoy Bhattacharya 4
Krishnendu AG 4
Satya Narayanan 4
Kshitij Malhotra 3
Aakash Mukherjee 3
Sukhi 3
Harihara Krishnan 3
Varadarajan 2
Suni Singh Rana 2
Rohit Jain 2
Ramamoorthy 2
Harsha Mandanna 1
Abhishek Upadhyay 1
Shrinidhi Rai 1

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