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1 Which company markets the beauty brand Attitude?
2 Nusserwanji Tata and Dadabhai Tata made a lot of money by trading in China. What did they trade in?
3 Which company created and marketed Viagra?
4 What was sold to consumers at Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta in May 1886?
5 Who owns the restaurant chain Govinda?
6 Eternity, Escape, Contradiction, Obsession are brands of which label?
7 Who founded Amazon.com?
8 Sachin Tendulkar was the first cricketer from the Indian sub-continent to endorse this brand. Which brand?
9 Which politician wrote to Daimler Chrysler to stop using leather in its Mercedes cars?
10 Which Indian soap brand’s name is a palindrome?
11 Which is the first manufactured product to be sold on hire purchase?
12 A blind monk sampled a batch of wine and said ‘Come quickly, I’m tasting stars’. The product was named after him. How do we know it today?
13 Which car manufacturer is named after the Persian God of Light?
Answers to Biz Quiz 13
The Baker’s Dozen
Which company’s first car was called Dixi?
BMW. The Dixi was launched in 1929
Which Indian entertainment company was established on August 15, 1947 ?
Rajshri Pictures by Tarachand Barjatya
Which is the first sports team to be honored with its own star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame ?
Harlem Globetrotters
Who owns the company Faraway Trees and what does it make ?
Dimple Kapadia. It makes designer candles
Steven Spielberg, Jeffery Katzenberg and David Greffen launched company. What’s it called ?
Dreamworks SKG
From which two words is the name Intel derived from ?
Integrated Electronics
What big change did Air-India make which it acquired its first Boeing 707 in 1960 ?
The sari replaced the western dress worn by the staff and crew
Which is the first musical instrument to appear on a Indian coin ?
The Veena. The coin depicts Samudra Gupta playing the instrument.
Which Swedish inventor acquired Bofors in the year 1894 ?
Alfred Nobel
Which famous producer had the authority to re-edit any MGM film. In fact Oscars Lifetime Achievement Award is named after him ?
Irving Grant Thalberg
Who owns the Red Café ?
Manchester United
Jersey, Highland Milk and Dairy Maid were the descriptor names under consideration by a company for its product before it settled for its final name. What brand are we talking about ?
Cadbury’s Dairy Milk
What popular drink was introduced by Southern Comfort as a tribute to the movie ‘Gone with the wind’ ?
Scarlett O’Hara
Questions set by Rajan Krishnan, The Philosopher’s Stone
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