BIZ-LA Quiz

WELCOMES YOU TO

Prelims of

BIZ-LA QUIZ

RULES:

• 25 Questions on Business Literature and Arts.

• NO negatives.

• Take note of STARRED (*) Questions.

• Top 8 teams qualify for finals.

• Write down all answers in the A4 paper provided.

1. Easiest one to start with.

2. Name the poem and poet.

Tu na rukega kabhi,

Tu na jhukega kabhi,

Kar Shapath,________,_________,________.

Considered one of the most inspiring Quotes in Hindi Literature.

3. Id the painter.

4. Ad is a cheeky reference to what?

*5. Art! This pic was taken in 1902. Where?

6.

• Google, in 2010, was planning to roll out Google Fiber in a few select communities as a trial run.

• Several towns tried to elbow each other out to get access to super fast internet. The Mayor of Topeka (a city in Kansas, USA) tried to get Google's attention.

What major “re-branding” did he do to bag the deal?

7. What kind of Advertising is this?

8. Literature. Give the Connect.

9. Literature. Foreword by?

*10.

• Izhevsk Machine building Plant motor vehicle manufacturer based in Izhevsk in Russia, and is now one of the largest corporations in its field.

Primarily it builds automobiles. However, in another of its divisions it manufactures ____________, for which it is more famous or better known.

What?

11. BIZ+ART!

The plot of this movie is about a construction worker who falls in with some well-known cartoon characters and super heroes, including Batman, in their mission to defeat a tyrant named Lord Business, who wants to control the world by gluing everything together. Name the movie and the brand associated it.

p.s: You might ‘ve played with them.

12. “This is a tasty burger.”

• The Big Kahuna Burger is a Hawaiian fast food joint, which has distinctly appeared in quite many movies like Reservoir Dogs.

Who is the registered owner of this chain?

13. Who?

14.

• It was founded by Peter Morton and Isaac Tigrett in 1971, in London, England.

• Their motto “love all , serve all” is based on Sathya Sai baba’s philosophy.

Which famous commercial chain?

*15. The Dictator.

The books he wrote:

• Zabibah and the King -2000

• The Fortified Castle – 2001

• Men and the City – 2002

• Begone, Demons (a.k.a. Get Out of Here, Curse You!) – 2003

Who is the author?

16

• Something from Makaibari (a place in West Bengal) was an official partner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was also served at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

• In Sept 2014, an order was sold at a record price of $1,850 per kg, making it one of the most expensive in India.

• What is produced at Makaibari?

17. Fill in the blanks.

18. Arts. What instrument is associated with this family?

19. Which city?If you ‘ve been to Puri or know name of a 2010 Hindi movie, you get this!

*20. Identify the very ‘controversial’ book which led to such gory incidents.

• Hitoshi Igarashi, his Japanese translator, was stabbed to death on 11 July 1991.

• Ettore Capriolo, the Italian translator, was seriously injured in a stabbing in Milan on 3 July 1991.

• William Nygaard, the publisher in Norway, was shot three times in an attempted assassination in Oslo in October 1993, but survived.

• Aziz Nesin, the Turkish translator, was the intended target in the events that led to the ‘Sivas massacre’ on 2 July 1993 in Sivas, Turkey, which resulted in the deaths of 37 people.

21. “Spinners”. A brand run by which famous sportsperson?

22. What is being referred to here?

23. Asli India!

• This company was formed in Sialkot, Pakistan in 1919.

• Currently, based in New Delhi, is run by Mahasay Dharam Pal.

• At the age of 85 (or may be more), he is the brand ambassador of his own brand and features in all the ads himself.

Which famous Indian brand?

24. Ad for what? (Logical)

*25. Id the company, which has been in news very recently.

TIE-BREAKER 1:

• In the Ecole Nationale Institute in France, a group of students created a software X. While they did so, other members used to go out to the streets of Paris and collect Y from the streets. By the time the software was done, they had hundreds of Ys.

• Hence the logo of X became Y.

Identify X & Y.

TIE-BREAKER 2: What?

ANSWERS

BIZ-LA Quiz

WELCOMES YOU TO

Prelims of

BIZ-LA QUIZ

RULES:

• 25 Questions on Business Literature and Arts.

• NO negatives.

• Take note of STARRED (*) Questions.

• Top 8 teams qualify for finals.

• Write down all answers in the A4 paper provided.

1. Easiest one to start with.

ANSWER:

2. Name the poem and poet.

Tu na rukega kabhi,

Tu na jhukega kabhi,

Kar Shapath,________,_________,________.

Considered one of the most inspiring Quotes in Hindi Literature.

ANSWER:

• Poet: HARIVANSH RAI BACHCHAN

• Poem: AGNEEPATH.

3. Id the painter.

ANSWER: Rabindranath Tagore.

4. Ad is a cheeky reference to what?

ANSWER: Bending of iphone 6.

*5. Art! This pic was taken in 1902. Where?

ANSWER: Mt. Rushmore.

6.

• Google, in 2010, was planning to roll out Google Fiber in a few select communities as a trial run.

• Several towns tried to elbow each other out to get access to super fast internet. The Mayor of Topeka (a city in Kansas, USA) tried to get Google's attention.

What major “re-branding” did he do to bag the deal?

ANSWER: They changed their name to Google!

7. What kind of Advertising is this?

ANSWER: Ambush Advertising.

8. Literature. Give the Connect.

ANSWER: Sequel to books by written by authorised writers after the original author’s demise.

9. Literature. Foreword by?

ANSWER: Narendra Modi.

*10.

• Izhevsk Machine building Plant motor vehicle manufacturer based in Izhevsk in Russia, and is now one of the largest corporations in its field.

Primarily it builds automobiles. However, in another of its divisions it manufactures ____________, for which it is more famous or better known.

What?

ANSWER: AK-47.

11. BIZ+ART!

The plot of this movie is about a construction worker who falls in with some well-known cartoon characters and super heroes, including Batman, in their mission to defeat a tyrant named Lord Business, who wants to control the world by gluing everything together. Name the movie and the brand associated it.

p.s: You might ‘ve played with them.

ANSWER: Lego.

12. “This is a tasty burger.”

• The Big Kahuna Burger is a Hawaiian fast food joint, which has distinctly appeared in quite many movies like Reservoir Dogs.

Who is the registered owner of this chain?

ANSWER: Quentin Tarantino.

13. Who?

ANSWER: Banksy.

14.

• It was founded by Peter Morton and Isaac Tigrett in 1971, in London, England.

• Their motto “love all , serve all” is based on Sathya Sai baba’s philosophy.

Which famous commercial chain?

ANSWER: Hardrock Café.

*15. The Dictator.

The books he wrote:

• Zabibah and the King -2000

• The Fortified Castle – 2001

• Men and the City – 2002

• Begone, Demons (a.k.a. Get Out of Here, Curse You!) – 2003

Who is the author?

ANSWER: Saddam Hussein

16

• Something from Makaibari (a place in West Bengal) was an official partner at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was also served at the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

• In Sept 2014, an order was sold at a record price of $1,850 per kg, making it one of the most expensive in India.

• What is produced at Makaibari?

ANSWER: TEA.

17. Fill in the blanks.

ANSWER: RF, Mercedes-Benz

18. Arts. What instrument is associated with this family?

ANSWER: Sarod.

19. Which city?If you ‘ve been to Puri or know name of a 2010 Hindi movie, you get this!

ANSWER: Pipili Applique.

*20. Identify the very ‘controversial’ book which led to such gory incidents.

• Hitoshi Igarashi, his Japanese translator, was stabbed to death on 11 July 1991.

• Ettore Capriolo, the Italian translator, was seriously injured in a stabbing in Milan on 3 July 1991.

• William Nygaard, the publisher in Norway, was shot three times in an attempted assassination in Oslo in October 1993, but survived.

• Aziz Nesin, the Turkish translator, was the intended target in the events that led to the ‘Sivas massacre’ on 2 July 1993 in Sivas, Turkey, which resulted in the deaths of 37 people.

ANSWER: The Satanic Verses by Rushdie.

21. “Spinners”. A brand run by which famous sportsperson?

ANSWER: Shane Warne.

22. What is being referred to here?

ANSWER: Deaths in Game of Thrones.

23. Asli India!

• This company was formed in Sialkot, Pakistan in 1919.

• Currently, based in New Delhi, is run by Mahasay Dharam Pal.

• At the age of 85 (or may be more), he is the brand ambassador of his own brand and features in all the ads himself.

Which famous Indian brand?

ANSWER: MDH masala.

24. Ad for what? (Logical)

ANSWER: Intel Inside.

*25. Id the company, which has been in news very recently.

ANSWER: Alibaba.com

TIE-BREAKER 1:

• In the Ecole Nationale Institute in France, a group of students created a software X. While they did so, other members used to go out to the streets of Paris and collect Y from the streets. By the time the software was done, they had hundreds of Ys.

• Hence the logo of X became Y.

Identify X & Y.

ANSWER: VLC and Traffic cones.

TIE-BREAKER 2: What?

ANSWER: Starbucks.