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Quirvana - 18

2011-03-29T02:10:00.002+05:30

Hi All,

Please find below, a small quiz. I am happy that I am posting a quiz after 1.5 yrs. I hope you'll enjoy it. Please send in the answers to deepak.harsha@gmail.com

1. According to which book, the 24 hours in a day of a wise and virtuous King must ideally be divided into 16 periods each of 90 minutes each, in which he should plan his everyday activities?

2. This term is believed to have been coined in 1935, while referring to a radio announcer called Martin Block. As the audience awaited news on Charles Lindberg Jr's kidnapping, Block played records and created the illusion that he was broadcasting from a ballroom, with the nation’s top dance bands performing live. The show, which he called Make Believe Ballroom, was an instant hit. Which term?

3. What is the claim to fame of this building?

4. Connect the visuals.

5. With respect to the Television industry, what do the green colored areas represent?

Warm Regards,

Deepak Karamungikar

Quirvana 17 - Answers

2009-07-26T21:05:00.003+05:30

Hi all,

There was a good response to the quiz. Here are the answers.

1. Where would you see the practical application of a device/mechanism with US patent no 5,255,452 meant to create an anti-gravity illusion?

In the Michael Jackson video - Smooth Criminal when MJ performs the famous 'Anti Gravity lean'.

Check it out

2. Which term was coined by Darcy DiNucci in 1999 in her article where she writes 'The first glimmerings of ________ are beginning to appear, and we are just starting to see how that embryo might develop' ?

Web 2.0 (This word became the 1,000,000th word in the English Language recently!)

3. What first was established by a movie made by MGM in 1932 'Rasputin and The Empress'
which is now a common feature with almost all movies ?

The disclaimer which says 'All characters in this movie are fictitious and any resemblance to any......'

4. Ulhasnagar - a military camp in the pre-Independence era, has transformed into to a major commercial center of Maharashtra by the Sindhis who came over during partition. Given their acumen for business and the demand for imported electronic products, they used a particular label on the products they sold to sustain competition. What did the label read?

Made in USA (Ulhasnagar Sindhi Association)

5. It was developed by Unisys, a Pennsylvania based IT company for the Police Information Technology Organisation under the Private Finance Initiative in the United Kingdom. It is an IT system used by the police to assist with the investigation of serious crimes including murder and fraud. It is aptly named as __________?

HOLMES (Now HOLMES 2) - Home Office Large Major Enquiry System, which is taken from 'Sherlock Holmes'

6. Which commonly used term is named after the 'pulses of sound made by a sonar, since its operation is analogous to active sonar in submarines, in which an operator issues a pulse of energy at the target, which then bounces from the target and is received by the operator' ?

PING

7. Joseph-Armand _________ a mechanic dreamed of building a vehicle that could "float on snow." In 1937, he designed and produced his first snowmobile called B7 in his small repair shop in Valcourt, Quebec. Today it is one of the best in its field. Fill in the blank.

BOMBARDIER

US patent no 5,255,452

2009-07-26T20:52:00.000+05:30

Quirvana 17

2009-07-22T00:27:00.000+05:30

Everyone begins their quiz saying "I'm posting this after a long time." Now I know why people write this line. I am posting a quiz online after over an year and I feel the same!

However, here are 7 questions. Answers to all those who respond.

Where would you see the practical application of a device/mechanism with US patent no 5,255,452 meant to create an anti-gravity illusion?
Which term was coined by Darcy DiNucci in 1999 in her article where she writes 'The first glimmerings of ________ are beginning to appear, and we are just starting to see how that embryo might develop' ?
What first was established by a movie made by MGM in 1932 'Rasputin and The Empress' which is now a common feature with almost all movies ?
Ulhasnagar - a military camp in the pre-Independence era, has transformed into to a major commercial centre of Maharashtra by the Sindhis who came over during partition. Given their acumen for business and the demand for imported electronic products, they used a particular label on the products they sold to sustain competition. What did the label read?
It was developed by Unisys, a Pennsylvania based IT company for the Police Information Technology Organisation under the Private Finance Initiative in the United Kingdom. It is an IT system used by the police to assist with the investigation of serious crimes including murder and fraud. It is aptly named as __________?
Which commonly used term is named after the 'pulses of sound made by a sonar, since its operation is analogous to active sonar in submarines, in which an operator issues a pulse of energy at the target, which then bounces from the target and is received by the operator' ?
Joseph-Armand _________ a mechanic dreamed of building a vehicle that could "float on snow." In 1937, he designed and produced his first snowmobile called B7 in his small repair shop in Valcourt, Quebec. Today it is one of the best in its field. Fill in the blank.

All answers, comments, opinions and cribs accepted at deepak.harsha@gmail.com.

- Deepak Karamungikar

Quinkie 5th Anniversary Quiz

2008-05-10T06:37:00.006+05:30

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

Quirvana 15

2008-03-17T23:50:00.003+05:30

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

Quiz at Osmania University

2008-03-13T06:33:00.000+05:30

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

Sanskriti Finals - An extract.

2008-02-22T07:12:00.002+05:30

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Prelims - Sanskriti 2008

2008-02-19T08:20:00.003+05:30

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Sanskriti 2008

2008-02-13T18:46:00.002+05:30

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

Quirvana 13

2007-07-28T09:26:00.000+05:30

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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Quirvana 12

2007-05-11T14:18:00.000+05:30

The connect is CHANEL No. 5

The man on the left is chemist Earnet Beaux who created the 6 samples of which the fifth sample was chosen which eventually was named Chanel No. 5. Marilyn Monroe endorsed the brand and the two men are Alain and Gerard Wertheimer of the Wertheimer family which owns the brand.

Quirvana 11

2007-02-25T17:33:00.000+05:30

Here are the answers for Quirvana 11

1. The first occasion was the American Independence Day, 4^th July 2000. The second one was on Bastille Day. Many more occasions followed including the Korean Independence day in 2001 and Edward Munch’s birthday. What is being discussed?
THE GOOGLE HOLIDAY/OCCASSION SPECIAL LOGOS

2. What was founded in London as Novamark in 1974 by John Murphy, a former Dunlop employee?
INTERBRAND

3. What is the term used to refer to a person who is hired generally by an outsider to an industry or by a competitor to work for a particular company for a brief period of time with an intention to study the processes/business and spy on the company?
A KITE

4. Identify the duo.

PAUL SARBANES and MICHAEL OXLEY of the SARBANES OXLEY ACT, 2002 which is the anit-accounting fraud law.

5. Identify the object.

BLACK BOX

Scores:
Manoj Zachariah - 3
Anubhav Chaterjee - 1
Ashok - 3
Mahendra Chauhan -1
Arun Krishnamurthy - 3
Shyam Naren - 3
Jacob Dido - 1
Balaji Krishnan - 2 (Superb Answer: only person to get Q4 right!)
Arindam Sanyal - 1
Jeevan D - 2
Kamal Rathi - 2
Senthil -1

Quirvana 10

2007-02-17T10:31:00.000+05:30

Thanks for the response. Here are the answers to Quirvana, the 10th edition. Do let me know if question 5 was weird because no one got it right.

1. What was founded by Rufus Porter in 1845 as a single page newsletter which mostly published reports about happenings at the US Patent office?
SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN

2. What was developed by Tomlinson Holman at George Lucas's company Lucasfilm in 1982 to ensure that the soundtrack for the third Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi, would be accurately reproduced in the best venues?
THX

3. In corporate terminology, what is the process of ‘sitting around in a group, discussing why a deadline was missed or a project failed, and who was responsible’ called?
BLAMESTORMING

4. Identify the logo or name their most famous product.

ROCKSTAR GAMES - GRAND THEFT AUTO

5. Connect the two visuals on the left to the one on the right.

WINDOWS VIENNA
(THIS IS THE NEXT PLANNED VERSION OF WINDOWS.)

THE MAP IS OF AUSTRIA AND THE RED DOT IS VIENNA - ITS CAPITAL
THE PERSON IS BILLY JOEL - ONE OF HIS FAMOUS SONGS IS VIENNA
THE LADY IS ADA ....WHO IS FEATURED ON AUTHENTICITY HOLOGRAM OF EVERY PRODUCT OF MICROSOFT.
THUS, THE ANSWER IS MICROSOFT WINDOWS VIENNA

The scores are as follows:

Abhishek Nag	4
Elbert De'Silva	4
Arun Caashyap	3
Piogniz	3
Abhinav Mouli	3
Mithun Nair	3
Praneet Reddy	3
Manoj	3
Sangeetha Sridhar	3
Homam Raavi	3
Sachin Kadam	3
Beckham Dravid	2
Nikhil Lasrado	2
Santanu Dey	2
Harsh Sangolli	2
Arjit Mukhopadhyay	2
Kamal Rathi	2
Arindam Sanyal	1
Ketan Pradhan	1
Jacob Dijo	welltried
Varadarajan	well tried
Nikhil Narayanan	well tried

Thanks a lot for participating.
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Deepak Karamungikar

ET in the classroom 2007 - Hyderabad Edition

2007-02-06T20:50:00.000+05:30

Hi all.

Just back from the ET in the classroom Quiz 2007 - Hyderabad edition. It was a cracker of a quiz. Giri Balasubramanian was his usual selfwith some humor and spontaneity. There was a huge turn out at Harihara Kalabhavan in Secunderabad today. All the famous names in Hyderabad's college level quizzing were present. Coming to the quiz, there were twenty questions in the prelims which included visuals scattered between them. The 6 teams which made it to the stage were:

ICFAI - Uday and Sriram
IPE - Chandu and Mithun
JNTU - Latheesh and Raghuram
ICFAI National College - Meher and Raja
ISB - Gururaj and Siddharth
OUCCBM - Narendar and Sumanth

The quiz ended in a Tie - breaker for the 1st spot between OUCCBM and ICFAI and another tie breaker for the second spot between ICFAI National College and ISB. ICFAI (Uday and Sriram) finally won the Quiz and they took home MOTO RAZRs along with many other prizes.The questions from the prelims are as follows:

1. The new version of which car is known as Estillo?
MARUTI ZEN

2. In 1975, David Ogilvy, at O & M, developed the highly succesful 'Dont leave home without it' ad campaign. Who was their client?
AMERICAN EXPRESS

3. Who owns, in terms of stock holdings, 12.1% of American Express, 8.3% of Coca Cola, 16.2% of Moody's and 18.1% of Washington Post?
WARREN BUFFET

4. Logo: AT&T

5. How do we better know, the Victor company of Japan?
JVC

6. Which company, according to its website, claims to be the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines?
CATERPILLAR

7. The German Fanta Klara Zitrone (clear lemon Fanta), gave rise to which famous brand from Coca Cola?
SPRITE

8. Which camera company is soon to quit the camera business due to high losses and will hand over the business to Sony on 31st March 2007?
KONICA MINOLTA

9. Panasonic sponsors which F1 team?
TOYOTA

10. Which company founded by Toshio Lue, in 1947, has the name which means 3 oceans in Japanese?
SANYO

11. Identify the logo: Colgate Palmolive

12. Robert J Keegan is the chairman and president of which tyre manufacturing company?
GOODYEAR

13. Who is HOG in NYSE?
HARLEY DAVIDSON

14. Which instant food company is famous for its '57 varities' slogan?
HEINZ

15. How do we know Tennesee whiskey distillery and brand known for its rectangular bottles and black labelling?
JACK DANIELS

16. Identify the person: Alvin Tofler

17. Which pharma company owns the brand Acuve contact lens?
JOHNSON AND JOHNSON

18. Hallmark logo

19. Cornellius, Snap, Crackle and Pop are all mascots of which company?
KELLOGS

20. Identify the person: Steven Covey.

Excellent display of quizzing abilities by ICFAI and OU. All in all, it was worth a half day leave from office.

- Deepak Karamungikar

Quirvana 9

2006-12-17T10:50:00.000+05:30

Hi all,

Here are the asnwers for Quirvana 9. Thanks for the response.

1. Identify the legendary actor and the watch brand he is endorsing from a legendary movie about races.

STEVEN McQUEEN in the movie Le Mans. The brand is TAG Heuer

2. Which famous psychological response condition is owes its origin to this incident in the history?

STOCKHOLM SYNDROME

3. Which famous law can be mathematically illustrated as follows?

MURPHY'S LAW (If anything can go wrong, it will go wrong)

U is urgency, C is complexity, I is importance, S is skill, F is frequency (in which you perform the task), and A is aggravation. A was set to 0.7 after a poll. The other factors have to be estimated on a scale between 1 and 9.

4. Which fictional character’s television debut revolved round this product?

DILBERT

5. Identify the legendary advertising duo.

JOHN ORR YOUNG and RAYMOND RUBICAM

6. What was founded by the two gentlemen?

SUBWAY (FRED DA LUCA and PETER BUCK)

The scores are as follows.

Kedar Shastry	4.5
Ramaswamy	4
Harsha Belludi	3
Varun Reddy	2.5
Sridharan Doraivelu	2.5
Santanu Dey	2
Prateek	1
Shrinidhi Rai	1

- Deepak Karamungikar

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Quirvana 8

2006-11-19T21:10:00.000+05:30

Hi all,

Here are the answers to Quirvana 8.

Founded by Jehan Jacques _________ in 1735, this watchmaker has never produced quartz watches in the past and never will, nor have they ever produced watches with digital displays. Fill in the blank. BLANCPAIN
In 1761, a cabinet-maker Kaspar _______ produced his first product the bleyweissstefft, in Stein near Nuremberg. How do we know this company today? FABER-CASTELL
What was first produced for the first time in late 1768 in Edinburgh by Colin Macfarquhar, a bookseller and printer, and Andrew Bell, an engraver under the pseudonym ‘Society of Gentlemen’? ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA
Connect Lexington, Charlemagne, Bagehot and Buttonwood.
THEY ARE COLUMNS IN ‘THE ECONOMIST’
What was founded in Rochester, New York in 1851 as ‘The New York and Mississippi Valley Printing Telegraph Company’? WESTERN UNION
Which product, first produced in Hungary in 1974 is available in variants like Pocket, Revenge and Professor’s ?RUBIC'S CUBE
Identify the gentleman.

YVES SAINT LAURENT

8. Identify the person and what is his contribution to the world?

DOUGLAS ENGLEBART - INVENTED THE COMPUTER MOUSE

9. What does this map represent ?

RED ZONES DENOTE COUNTRIES WHERE PEOPLE DRIVE ON LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD AND YELLOW ZONES DENOTE RIGHT SIDE.

And the scores are:

Sangeeta Banerjee 7
Brijesh K Nair 7
Arjit Mukhopadhyay 7
Shiv Anant Tayal 6
Julian Justin 5
Keshav Sridharan 5
Dinkar Ayilavarapu 5
Neo M 4
Harikrishna A 4
Chandan Shahi 4
Divyanshu Srivastava 3
Hussain Poonawala 2

Quirvana 7

2006-11-12T22:46:00.000+05:30

Hi all,Thanks for a great response to Quirvana - 7. Here are the answers to the quiz.

Which arbiter on branding was founded by Marcel Knobil in 1994 in London? SUPERBRANDS
Tobacco, Firearms, Used underwear, Human parts and Lottery tickets are a few banned items at this place. The list includes over a hundred such items. What is being referred to? eBAY
What was founded in 1917 by Larry Valenstein and supposedly gets its name from the color of walls of its first office? GREY GLOBAL GROUP
Which automobile company was founded as Kyungsung Precision Industry in 1944 and its name roughly translated as arise or come up out of Asia or Rising out of Asia? KIA MOTORS
What was started by Charles Lazarus in Washington, DC during the post-war baby boom era in 1948 as a baby furniture retailer known as Children's Supermart? TOYS R US
This company was established in 1843 and the same year, the founders got their royal warrant. This famous brand’s name comes from Gaelic seamhas, meaning ‘a narrow place in a river’. Identify. CHIVAS REGAL
Why was this Canadian teenager in news in year 2003?

HE IS MIKE ROWE. HE WAS IN NEWS FOR CREATING A WEBSITE CALLED WWW.MIKEROWESOFT.COM WHICH SOUNDED VERY CLOSE TO MICROSOFT. A CONTROVERSY FOLLOWED.

8. Identify the advertiser.

GOOGLE. IT WAS A RECRUITMENT AD FOR ENGINEERS

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

THIS PICTURE IS SUPPOSEDLY THE FIRST PICTURE EVER TO BE UPLOADED ON THE INTERNET. IT WAS CALLED 'LES HORRIBLES CERNETTES'.

And the scores are:

Murali Duggineni 8
Mahendra Chauhan 8
Sangeeta Banerjee 7
Praveen Kakkan 7
Arun Caashyap 7
Siddharth Shanmugam 7
Naresh Ranvah 7
Sheetal Koul 7
Keshav Sreedharan 7
Siddharth Mishra 6
Anant Singhania 6
Santanu Dey 6
Kartik Bharadwaj 6
Arjit Mukhopadhyaya 6
Ritika 5
Akalpita Kanegaonkar 5
Harshit Ajila 5
Ashish Golcha 5
Rajagopal Haridoss 4
Arindam Sanyal 4
Balaji Krishnan 2
Jacob Dijo 1
Abhishek Upadhyaya 1

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Quirvana 6

2006-11-07T12:37:00.000+05:30

Hi all.

Thanks for the response. Here are the answers.

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
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
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
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
What was founded in 1923 by the freedom fighter Dr.Bhogaraju Pattabhi Sitaramayya in Machilipatnam in A.P? ANDHRA BANK
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
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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- Deepak Karamungikar

Quizzards - 5

2006-11-03T06:46:00.000+05:30

Hi All,

Thanks for a very good response to Quizzards 5. Here are the answers and the scores.

Which term derived from East Asia describes a supposedly valuable possession whose upkeep costs exceed its usefulness, and it is therefore a liability? White Elephant
What was initiated by Dave Hyatt and Blake Ross and was originally titled Phoenix, but was renamed because of trademark issues. It today bears a completely different name. Identify this. Mozilla Firefox
In 1907, 19-year-old Jim Casey founded the American Messenger Company in Seattle, Washington with $100. How do we know this corporation today? United Parcel Service
What was founded in Apples, Vaud, Switzerland, in 1981 by Daniel Borel and Pierluigi Zappacosta, and Giacomo Marini? Logitech
Identify the famous brand/company associated with this mascot?

WINAMP MEDIA PLAYER (dj MIKE THE LLAMA OF WINAMP)

6. Identify her.

Annanova, the world's first virtual news reader.

7. What did this place grow into ?

New York Stock Exchange

8. Identify the Swiss gentleman, posing with his invention - the cutting machine.

Daniel Swarovski

9. Whose first product is this?

Skoda (Founded as Laurin & Klement to manufacture bicycles)

And the scores are as follows.

Mahendra Chauhan	6
Santanu Dey	6
Arpita Kanegaonkar	5
Arjit Mukhopadhyay	5
Neeba Abraham	5
Brijesh Nair	5
Martin Johnson	4
Ankur Jain	4
Jitaditya Narzary	4
Lokesh Goyal	4
Sunil Jagadish	3
Abhishek Ashok	3
Sushil Kumar Vashishta	3
Arindam Sanyal	3
Priyabrata Padhi	3
Anirudh S	3
Aniruddha Biswas	2
Sudip Mahapatra	2
Varadharajan	2
Harsha Belludi	2
Ketan Pradhan	1

Quizzards - 4 Answers

2006-10-30T21:39:00.000+05:30

Hi All,

Here are the answers to Quizzards - 4. Thanks for the response.

What was first launched by Unilever in 1974 as 'Ego' and later in 1983 in France with its current name? AXE DEO
Which personal care products manufacturing company was founded in 1934 by William Lightfoot Schultz? SHULTON
Which company was established in Maplewood, Minnesota in 1996 when it was spun off from 3M and moved its headquarters to Oakdale? IMATION
On July 19, 2001, about a dozen early employees met to mull over the founders' directive to elucidate their core values. The meeting soon became cluttered with the kind of easy and safe corporate clichés that everyone can support, but that carry little impact like Treat Everyone with Respect or Be on Time for Meetings, etc. The engineers in the room were rolling their eyes. That's when Paul Buchheit, another engineer in the group, blurted out what would become the most important words in Google's corporate history. Which words? DONT BE EVIL
Connect Nissan, The Open Group, PayPal, Qwest Communications, INet Corporation, Q Networks. ALL HAVE SINGLE LETTER DOMAINS LIKE x.com, etc.
Identify the logo. BLU-RAY DISC

7. Which invention is inspired from this plant? VELCRO

8. What is his contribution to Windows OS? HE IS BRIAN ENO. HE COMPOSED THE WINDOWS 95 START-UP MUSIC

9. Identify the logo. BREITLING

The scores are as follows:

Latheesh - 7
Chandan Shahi - 6
Jaideep Singh Choudhary - 6
The Cracked Nut - 6
Mandar Barhate - 6
Vikram Venkateswaran - 5
Sushil Kumar Vashishtha - 5
Srikanth Rakonda - 5
Harish Shanthinikethanam - 5
Keshav Sreedharan - 5

Thanks and Regards,
Deepak Karamungikar

Sanskriti Quiz Round 2

2006-10-28T00:09:00.000+05:30

The answers for Sanskriti Quiz round 2 are as follows.

Round 2

It was developed in 1945 by Earl ________ (1907-1983) and comprised plastic containers used in households to contain food and keep it airtight. The formerly patented "burping seal" is a famous aspect which distinguished it from competitors. Distributors also known as consultants of this company invite friends and neighbors into their home to see the product line and sell it. They also follow a multi level marketing structure in some countries. In most countries, these products come with a lifetime guarantee. Identify the company.

Tupperware

2. Domencio and Steffano are the first names of the founders of this fashion house based in Milan, Italy. In 2005, they partnered with Motorola to launch a special limited edition of RAZR V3i phone which carried their logo. Identify.

Dolce & Gabbana

3. It was first opened in Seattle in 1971 by three partners—English teacher Jerry Baldwin, history teacher Zev Siegel, and writer Gordon Bowker. The three were inspired by Alfred Peet, whom they knew personally, to open their first store in Pike Place Market to sell high-quality coffee beans and equipment. It was acquired by Howard Schultz in 1987. It is named after a character from Herman Milville's classic novel Moby-Dick. Identify the company.

Starbucks

4. Founded in 1899 by Louis, his brothers Marcel and Fernand and his friend Thomas Evert. Louis was a bright, aspiring young engineer who had already designed and built several models before teaming up with his brothers. But their first model, Voiturette rolled out in the year 1898. Headquartered Boulogne-Billancourt in France, it is currently headed by Carlos Ghosn. Identify the company.

Renault

5. It was formed in 1986 from the merger between advertising agency networks DDB Needham and BBDO. Sometimes referred to as the "Big-Bang" merger, it was spearheaded by BBDO Worldwide CEO Allen Rosenshine. In 1993, they acquired TBWA Worldwide, a major advertising agency network. Identify the conglomerate.

Omnicom

6. This began in London's poor East End just before Queen Victoria's reign. In 1835, Charles Henry, a tea merchant and grocery wholesaler, started his own shop opposite his home in Stepny.Their motto is Omnia Omnibus Ubique - All Things, For All People, Everywhere. It later diversified into various businesses which are now known as ________Bank, _______Estates, ________Casino, _________Aviation and Air _________. Fill in the blanks.

Harrods

7. In 1846, what was formed when five New York papers the Sun, the Journal of Commerce, the Courier and Enquirer, the Herald, and the Express joined together to pool resources to collect news from Europe?

Associated Press

8. Identify the logo

Pioneer (Car Audio systems)

9. Identify the person

Louis Vuitton

10. Identify the molecular structure

Sildenafil Citrate (Viagra)

Thanks for the response. Sorry for not being able to tabulate the scores.

Sanskriti Quiz Round 1 Answers

2006-10-27T23:08:00.000+05:30

The answers for the Sanskriti Quiz Round 1 are as follows.

This company is in existence since 1863. Their name ________ & Rossi originated in 1879, when Alessandro _______ and Luigi Rossi were positioned as the directors of the company. In 1922, the company changed to its current name. This brand is almost unavailable in USA because of another popular drink with the same name. Fill in the blanks.# Martini
In 1906, William J. Riley, a 33 year old English immigrant, founded this company which manufactured arch supports and other accessories in Boston, Massachusetts. Despite eschewing expensive advertising campaigns, it has grown significantly and is the fourth largest in its field. ‘Endorsed by no one’ is one of their major selling points. Identify the brand.# New Balance
In 1911, Beiersdorf developed a water-in-oil emulsifier as a skin cream with Eucerit, the first stable emulsion of its kind. The company's owner, Oskar Troplowitz, named the product after the Latin word for ‘snow-white’. Identify the brand.# Nivea
First produced in the 16th century, it is now manufactured in a town in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. It is made from the blue agave ________ weber plant, part of the native lily family. This popular product is primarily available in four variants: oro, blanco, reposado, anejo. Name the product. #Tequila
6.This company was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney and was a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and home computers. The company that bears the current name was founded in 1993 as GT Interactive. Their first product was PONG. Identify the company.#Atari
This company was founded by Tsutomu Kato and Tadashi Osanai in 1962 as Keio Electronic Laboratories. In1963, the company's first product, an electro-mechanical rhythm device called the Donca matic DA-20 was released. Identify this world famous brand.#Korg
Research in Motion (RIM) is a Canadian wireless device company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. It was founded by Mike Lazaridis, who currently serves as its co-CEO along with Jim Balsillie. What is their most famous product?#Blackberry communication device
This 125,000 sq. ft. datacenter is located Near the US Highway 71 in Joplin, Missouri. The datacenter has a supposed capacity of over 460 terabytes of data. It is a strongly built facility which can withstand many natural and man made disasters. Loaded with generators and the capability to retain data link with their network, it is believed to be the second biggest datacenter in the world after the Pentagon. Which company’s owns it? #Wal-Mart
It was founded on January 22, 1870 by the private banker Adelbert Delbruck and the politician Ludwig Bamberger. Its first branches outside Germany were opened in Shanghai (1872), London (1873), and Yokohama (1872). The current CEO is Josef Ackerman. Identify the company.#Deutsche Bank
This company was a division of Racal Electronics plc in the early 1980’s. In 1982, they started their business in UK. They launched themselves with their current name on Jan 1, 1985. Their logo is called the speechmark logo. Name the company.#Vodafone

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Harsha'a Kaikoo 26th Oct. 2006

2006-10-27T11:00:00.000+05:30

Harsha's Kaikoo is an annual quiz conducted by Harsha Bhogle in Hyderabad. It is a part of the build-up to the Hyderabad 10k run & half Marathon. Though not many turned up for the Quiz, it was fun.

Harsha was at his usual best - Sharp, Spontaneous and Superb. Nothing can take it away from him the fact that he is the best TV host you can have for a Sports channel. I sometimes wonder, what will happen to ESPN STAR if Harsha walks out. Anywas, its not my job to think about all this, but YES, yesterday i met my role-model Mr. Harsha Bhogle. My hero since childhood.

The Quiz was a mix of General, Business & Sports questions. Questions were well framed and i am told that the content was provided by K-Circle, the only Quizzing club in Hyderabad. Murali Duggineni & Me finished first, Lateesh and Raghuram from JNTU, fresh out of Sanskriti Quiz victory, finished second and Anchal Mathur with Harish from Sierra Atlantic finished third. Getting to meet my role model and win the quiz too was like having two cakes and eating them too.

Sanskriti 2006 - Institute of Public Enterprise, Hyderabad.

2006-10-25T08:15:00.001+05:30

Sanskriti is the annual B-School fest of Institute of Public Enterprise(IPE), Hyderabad. This year, i.e. Sanskriti 2006 was as interesting as ever. The one major reason why people come to IPE is because of the Quiz. IPE, for the last 2-3 years has been producing very good quizzers like Aravind Ghosh Suri, Ramamurthy, Praneet Reddy, Anchal Mathur, Rahul Prajapati, etc.

I happened to host the finals of RANABHOOMI, the business quiz event this year. After the written prelims, the 6 teams that made it on stage were JNTU, ICFAI, OUCCBM 1 , DVR IMS,OUCCBM 2 and XVJIM.

JNTU finished first monopolistically followed by ICFAI and DVR IMS finished third.
The quiz will be posted on this blog in parts. The answers can be mailed to deepak.harsha@gmail.com

Round 1

This company is in existence since 1863. Their name ________ & Rossi originated in 1879, when Alessandro _______ and Luigi Rossi were positioned as the directors of the company. In 1922, the company changed to its current name. This brand is almost unavailable in USA because of another popular drink with the same name. Fill in the blanks.
In 1906, William J. Riley, a 33 year old English immigrant, founded this company which manufactured arch supports and other accessories in Boston, Massachusetts. Despite eschewing expensive advertising campaigns, it has grown significantly and is the fourth largest in its field. ‘Endorsed by no one’ is one of their major selling points. Identify the brand.
In 1911, Beiersdorf developed a water-in-oil emulsifier as a skin cream with Eucerit, the first stable emulsion of its kind. The company's owner, Oskar Troplowitz, named the product after the Latin word for ‘snow-white’. Identify the brand.
First produced in the 16th century, it is now manufactured in a town in the western Mexican state of Jalisco. It is made from the blue agave ________ weber plant, part of the native lily family. This popular product is primarily available in four variants: oro, blanco, reposado, anejo. Name the product.
6.This company was founded in 1972 by Nolan Bushnell and Ted Dabney and was a pioneer in arcade games, home video game consoles, and home computers. The company that bears the current name was founded in 1993 as GT Interactive. Their first product was PONG. Identify the company.
This company was founded by Tsutomu Kato and Tadashi Osanai in 1962 as Keio Electronic Laboratories. In1963, the company's first product, an electro-mechanical rhythm device called the Donca matic DA-20 was released. Identify this world famous brand.
Research in Motion (RIM) is a Canadian wireless device company headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario. It was founded by Mike Lazaridis, who currently serves as its co-CEO along with Jim Balsillie. What is their most famous product?
9.This 125,000 sq. ft. datacenter is located Near the US Highway 71 in Joplin, Missouri. The datacenter has a supposed capacity of over 460 terabytes of data. It is a strongly built facility which can withstand many natural and man made disasters. Loaded with generators and the capability to retain data link with their network, it is believed to be the second biggest datacenter in the world after the Pentagon. Which company’s owns it?
It was founded on January 22, 1870 by the private banker Adelbert Delbruck and the politician Ludwig Bamberger. Its first branches outside Germany were opened in Shanghai (1872), London (1873), and Yokohama (1872). The current CEO is Josef Ackerman. Identify the company.
This company was a division of Racal Electronics plc in the early 1980’s. In 1982, they started their business in UK. They launched themselves with their current name on Jan 1, 1985. Their logo is called the speechmark logo. Name the company.