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RULES• 25 Questions• Each question carries 1 mark. Part points will be provided wherever

applicable.• Questions 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 are star marked and will be used to resolve

ties. (Please star mark them on your answer sheets) • In case there is a tie even after the star marked, then the team getting the

first question wrong starting from Q1. will be eliminated.• Top 8 teams go to the finals.• Use of cell phones will directly lead to disqualification• QM decision is final and binding.

Question 1• The person in the image was France's

last king. He took power in 1830 after the July Revolution, but was forced to abdicate after an uprising in 1848.• This brand is named after this French

King and is one of the largest apparel brand in India. • This brand also runs an online Fashion

magazine known as “The Label”• Identify this brand.

Answer 1• Louis Philippe

Question 2• The son of a politician, he is from the town of Ludhiana in Punjab. He

started his first business in 1976 at the age of 18, to make crankshafts for local bicycle manufacturers. In 1982 he became the exclusive dealer for Suzuki Motors‘s portable electric power generators imported from Japan. The importing of telecom equipment were banned by the Indian Government as ITI (Indian Telecom Industry) monopoly practices & sole OEM for Department of Telecommunication. He established the first company to manufacture push button telephones in India.Identify him

Answer 2• Sunil Mittal

Question 3• The logo of this company represents a compass

pointing to true north that reminds its employees to stick to its true principles always. It originated from a doodle drawn by its chairman-to-be Orid Gadiesh in 1992 just before he delivered a companywide speech. Name the company which is extremely popular among CBSites.

Answer 3

Question 4• In a November 12, 1911 edition of

The Constitution newspaper, published in Atlanta, the Southern Compressed Coal Company placed an ad for “Coalettes,” a refined fuel product for fires.•What did this ad inspire?

Answer 4• Chevrolet Logo

*Question 5*• The founder of this company was managing a 20 man textile

business when he started to face problems due to erratic supply of ______. This was his highest business expenditure after textile raw materials. The cost of ______ was so large that it would offset the profits made. This led him to supply ______ for his own business. When successful, he sold off his textile business and started this company. Which is this company which derives its name from a combination of words which in a major Indian language mean clever thinking and loans?

Answer 5• Suzlon gets its name from the Gujarati word sooj-booj

which means clever thinking and loans which is pronounced as Lon

Connect the 4 business leaders that are a part of something first started in India. The concept originated in Japan and popularized by USA. It has been produced locally by more than 30 countries

Question 6

Answer 6• The Vault

Question 7• This company introduced a new logo

inspired by its 1968 design in August 2016. • As an attempt to revamp the brand the

CEO said "The X brand is recognized throughout the world, and this new look reinforces our commitment to staying fresh and forward-thinking with a design that is clear and confident without losing sight of our heritage.“• Identify X.

Answer 7• Subway

Question 8• The concept for X was described as being a streaming service for

music videos with the goal being to attract more high-end advertisers. The site's other revenue sources include a merchandise store and referral links to purchase viewed songs on Amazon Music and iTunes.• It started as a joint venture between two of the "big three" record

companies, Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment (SME). The third"big three" company, Warner Music Group (WMG) joined in August 2016 after it’s new logo was unveiled.• Name this company which is one of the most viewed on internet.

Answer 8• Vevo

Question 9

• This is the star V838 Monocerotis, a red variable star in the constellation Monoceros about 20,000 light years (6 kpc) from the Sun and is one of the largest stars in the universe.The nickname given to it has inspired the name and the logo of an Internet brand.• Name the brand who’s parent company has

been in the news recently for a different reason.

Answer 9• The Firefox Start• Mozilla Firefox

*Question 10*• These are 2 brands launched by X. • The first one was promoted on Good Morning America, CNBC, and more, but

it never arrived in store. Troubled by law suites the damage was done and brand was lost.• The story behind the jewellery and timepiece line seemed straightforward: it

was created in 2010, and sold on QVC, then QVC eventually stopped selling it, though by all accounts it sold relatively well. The pieces can still be found floating around Craigslist and eBay.• The second brand has been in the news recently for using wrong medium for

promotions.• Identify X. (images on next slide)

Answer 10• Melania Trump• Melania Caviar Beauty Line• Melania Timepiece and Fashion Jewelery

Question 11• "When I'm not feeling quite so prosperous, I might go with the

$2.61," he explains. "That's two sausage patties and then I put them together and then pour myself a Coke. $3.17 is a bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit. But the market's down this morning, so I think I'll pass up the $3.17 and go with the $2.95." The $2.95 option is a Sausage McMuffin with egg and cheese. • Who is this person whose decision to buy which breakfast

sandwich depends upon the volatility of Stock Market?

Answer 11• Warren Buffet. • On his driveway to his office, he stops at the McDonalds to buy

breakfast in the amounts of either $2.61, $2.95, or $3.17

Question 12• Who is the business stalwart who

shared about his life after retirement on twitter on 26 January, 2017.• He has been making headlines

since early November last year.(bigger image on next slide)

Answer 12• Ratan Tata

Question 13• She was impressed by his teachings and his book ‘Progress and

Poverty”. What did she invent to illustrate his teachings for which she was granted a U.S. Patent 748,626 on January 5, 1904?

Answer 13• Landlord's game / Monopoly

Question 14• Ved Pal was a music composer with some forgettable titles like

Oh Bewafa, Gunhegar in his kitty. However, he is most remembered for a non-film composition. This composition is iconic in its own way and has remained in currency over many years since it was first launched.• Off lately Hritik Roshan has been associated with this brand

which is seen as an unusual move by the company.• Name this company

Answer 14• Nirma (The Nirma Jingle)

*Question 15*• At age 10, Tokushichi I was apprenticed to a money changer. Tokushichi

set up on his own company the following year, using the funds he had inherited after the death of the money changer and soon started a bank. Their big moment arrived when the Japanese government issued foreign currency public bonds to fund the Russo-Japanese war and employed English speaking staff so that they could take on this international business. In 1906, they founded an in-house research department to publish news on trading, stock analysis and current economic trends. In 1917, the company added a securities section to handle bond sales and underwriting.• Origins of which company?

Answer 15• Nomura Securities

Question 16• X was originally used as a wallpaper cleaner, with the

compound debuting 22 years before X hit the shelves, in a last ditch effort to save a dying company, the Cincinnati based soap company, Kutol. The woman Kay Zufall, who suggested the idea to use the compound as it is used today also suggested the name. She was not given no credit in the patent nor any financial compensation.• ID X.

Answer 16• Play-doh

Question 17• X’s hobbies include tennis, running, chess, traveling, poetry, singing and

composing (Indian semi-classical). In 2005-06, he composed his first album, “Yaadon Ke Silsile – An Ode to Friends and Some Romantic Moods.” This multitalented person has recently been given an important responsibility to hold. Name this person connecting the images.

Answer 17• Viral Acharya, Deputy Governor of RBI

Question 18• The X emblem is a fairly close representation of the Mars

symbol, which also symbolizes the Roman god of war. This also became a symbol of the relationship between the God of war and the metal weapons were constructed from at that time, Iron. The founders wanted a symbol of strength for their cars and this was a perfect fit. • ID the Company.

Answer 18• Volvo

Question 19• Originally conceived by Norbert D. Larky of RCA Laboratories who

won an Emmy Award in engineering for it in 2001• Engineering Guideline EG 1-1990. The components of this pattern are

a known standard. Comparing this pattern as received to the known standard gives video engineers an indication of how an NTSC video signal has been altered by recording or transmission and what adjustments must be made to bring it back to specification.• What is being talked about here?

Answer 19• The color bar pattern on

Television statics

*Question 20*• X had tried getting into law school, standup comedy, selling fax

machines, even auditioning at Disney World (X said she didn’t get the part of Goofy because she was too short). But X’s turning point came at age 29 when she snipped the feet off a pair of pantyhose so she’d have a smoother shape under a pair of white pants and thought she might be onto something. She was. Y shape-wear has since expanded to more than 200 products and a chain of retail stores, and has scores of celebrity devotees including Oprah, Gwyneth Paltrow, and Michelle Obama. In 2013, Blakely—who still owns 100 percent of the company—made headlines for pledging half her wealth to charitable causes.• ID X and Y.

Answer 20• Sarah Blakely, Spanx

Question 21• His parents wanted him to become a diplomat, but he was

interested in fashion. He used to sell his fashion sketches outside school for about 10 cents each. From the money that his father gave, he opened an art gallery where he sold work by the likes of Pablo Picasso. He was later called for military service during WWII. In 1942, he left the military services and started designing clothes for the wives of Nazi officers and French collaborators. How do we know him today?

Answer 21• Christian Dior

Question 22• Who tweeted this and what is the significance of this tweet?

Answer 22• Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter.• First tweet

Question 23• Identify the logo’s of the two tobacco giants. The former has agreed

to acquire the latter in a $49.7 billion deal, which will make it the largest listed tobacco firm. Name both the companies.

Answer 23• British American Tobacco• Reynolds American

Question 24• HMD Global Oy is a Finnish company that develops mobile devices

under the “X" brand name. It was formed in May 2016 announcing its purchase of part of a company which was described as an 'unwanted extra'. HMD is made up of veteran X staff, and develops basic feature phones, as well as smartphones and tablets running on the Android platform. Manufacturing and distribution is performed by Foxconn's FIH Mobile division, which has purchased the part of the manufacturing business.• The first smartphone was launched on 8 January in the Chinese Market.• Name X which is back with a bang.

Answer 24• Nokia after the launch of Nokia 6

*Question 25*• Which company has renamed it’s products after the frequently googled

problems that those products solve?• Each landing page ends with an array of related products such as

"Related relationship problems.“• The landing page states “X is where life happens. This product’s real

name is _____, but right now we have renamed it to the relationship problem you just googled. All to make life at home easier for you. Because life evolves every day and everything, yes everything, can get better.”• Name this company (Image on next slide)

Answer 25• IKEA

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