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Tuesday, November 07, 2006

Quirvana 6

Hi all.

Thanks for the response. Here are the answers.


  1. He was born in Leigha, Muzaffargarh in Pakistan, and came to India during the partition times. A pioneer in the industry, he is the founder of two of the best stores in the country - Heritage and L'affaire. Lunched in 1985, Identify the person/brand. SATYA PAUL
  2. This word originates around 1840 in the world of medicine in reference to drugs in a concentrated form. Around 1900, the term transferred to journalism in reference to news that was presented in an abbreviated and easily read (and often sensational) format. Which commonly used word? TABLOID
  3. The term first appears in print on 28 October 1851 in an ad in Brooklyn Daily Eagle. (Ad in quotes) "ENJOY LIFE–A rational enjoyment of life is not incompatible with spending a half hour, now and then, with CHARLEY FISBECK, corner of Myrtle avenue and Duffie'd street. He has all the newspapers, serves up a _________ every day, keeps good oysters and the most superior drinkables in the State of Long Island." Later the phrase was also made popular by Milton Friedman. Fill in the blank. FREE LUNCH
  4. Its original title was to be "Stag Party," but an unrelated outdoor magazine, Stag, contacted the founder and informed him that they would legally protect their trademark if he were to launch his magazine with that name. One of the founders and executive vice president Eldon Sellers met to discuss the problem and to seek a new name. Sellers, whose mother had worked for the short-lived _______ Automobile Company in Chicago, suggested the name ___________. Fill in the blank. PLAYBOY
  5. What was founded in 1923 by the freedom fighter Dr.Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya in Machilipatnam in A.P? ANDHRA BANK
  6. Dietrich Mateschitz and Nina Avery traveled to Thailand and saw that the tuk-tuk (rickshaw) drivers drank a substance to keep them energized throughout the day. After some alterations to the recipe, and a flavor modification for the public in 1985. Identify this product. RED BULL
  7. Identify the duo.

BEN COHEN AND JERRY GREENFIELD (BEN & JERRY'S ICE CREAM)

8. Identify the person.

CHESTER CARLSON OF XEROX ('10-22-38 ASTORIA' WAS THE FIRST MESSAGE TO BE PHOTOCOPIED)

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

THIS IS THE COVER PAGE OF APRIL 1964 EDITION OF PLAYBOY - THE FIRST MALE TO APPEAR ON PLAYBOY COVERPAGE - PETER SELLERS WAS THE MAN.

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