Business Quiz at IIM Lucknow

SBI BizQuiz 

IIM Lucknow presents SBI BizQuiz as part of its annual management festival 'Manfest'.

Here are the details:

Type of quiz - Business Quiz
Team size - 2
Open to - All
Quizmaster - Souvik Basu

Online prelims at Dare2Compete: Friday, 3rd Jan at 10pm
On campus prelims and finals: Saturday, 18th Jan at 3pm

Prizes:
1st prize - Rs 40,000/-
2nd prize - Rs 20,000/-

For details, please contact Aviral at 7753012004.

Random Question # 100

Random Question 100

QM Souvik Basu

A question from a recent corporate quiz conducted by Souvik , in Kolkata.

• The X industry is pegged as a Rs 1200 crore industry in India, according to Assocham.
• It employs over 70,000 artisans and seasonal workers. However, the industry is facing a severe labour shortage today.
• Bareilly, Jaipur, Kolkata, Jodhpur, Ahmedabad and Lucknow are among the major manufacturing hubs of X. 
• Rising cost of raw materials, increased competition from China-made products are some of the factors attributed to the dwindling fortunes of the X industry. 
• What is X? (Incidentally a phrase related to X has caught public imagination recently)

Ans. Kite . The phrase is of course - "Kai Po Che"

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Random Question 99

Random Question # 99

Random Question 99

The tag line in the ad reads ," Real insights from the business world "Identify the advertiser.

Ans Forbes Magazine

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Random Question 98

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Random Question # 98

Random Question 98

QM Souvik Basu

What is available in the following varieties:

Spooky (sour), Splashy, Smitten (sour), Silly (sour), Silly, Sassy (sour), Quirky, Flirty (sour), Flirty, Cheeky, Sporty and Chic?

Ans. Sugarpova candies by Maria Sharapova

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Random Question 97

Business Quiz at IISWBM Kolkata

Business Quiz in Kolkata

The MHRM division of IISWBM Kolkata is organizing an open Business Quiz on 2nd March, Saturday.

Time: Registration from 3pm
Prelims: 3:30pm
Finals: 5pm

Top 6 teams go to the finals. NO QUOTAS.

Venue: Derozio Hall, Presidency College
Teams of 2

Quizmaster - Souvik Basu
Research - Trivia Tales

Open to all
Cross teams allowed among corporates
Cross teams allowed among students.
Cross teams allowed between students and corporates. However, such a team will be treated as corporate category for registration purposes.

Registration charges: Rs 500 per team for corporates and Rs 200 per team for students

Cash Prizes:
1st - Rs 15,000
2nd - Rs 10,000
3rd - Rs 5,000

El Desafio - Business Quiz at SPJAIN Mumbai

SP Jain, Mumbai is having a quiz as part of its annual management festival OJAS. Please find the details below:

Event Name: El Desafio
Flavour: Business Quiz

Open to B-School students only.
Teams of 2
No cross teams.

Quizmaster: Souvik Basu
Research: Trivia Tales

Online prelims on 25th November at 11.00 PM (Teams need to be registered on the website by 10PM of 25th Nov)

Finals on campus on 4th December,2010.

Prizes:
1st Prize: Rs 20,000/-
2nd Prize: Rs 10,000/-

For further details, please visit http://spjimr-ojas.com/el-desafio/

Random Question # 28

Random Question 28

This book authored by Douglas Hofstader in 1995 explores the mechanisms of intelligence through computer modelling.What significant first did this book achieve in the world of business ?

Ans. It was the first book to be sold on Amazon.com

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Random Question # 26

Today's question is by Souvik Basu

A graduate in Chemistry from Scottish Church College,Kolkata, he is recognized as the highest tax payer in India for 5 years in a row from 1994. He is also the owner of the Monarch Group of hotels. Identify this person.

Ans.Mithun Chakroborty.

The question was a dedication on his 61st birthday.

Original Post

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FIFA 2010 - Question #1

For the first time in the history of watchmaking,gold was combined with natural rubber.This happened in 1980 when Carlo Crocco,, created a watch with a gold case and natural rubber strap.The company is the official time keeper of FIFA 2010.Identify

.

Ans.Hublot Watches

Two attempts,Two correct !

Random Question #19

Random Question 19

Continuing with the theme of company logos.

This company started off as a manufacturer of refrigerators in 1986.It was virtually an unknown brand till  it decided to acquire another company.Identify the company and its planned acquisition.

Ans.Geely. The Chinese auto makers who are set to buy the business of Volvo from Ford Motors

PS:Please leave your answers as comments in the blog,otherwise it becomes very difficult to keep track of the attempts.

Random Question #17

Random Question 17

Identify the Indian company from its logo .

Ans.Sula Vineyards

8 correct responses to this one.Congrats to everyone who cracked it.

Random Question #15

Random Question 15

The company started their business in 1843 in London. Simply identify it  from the ad below.

Ans.The Economist

Image courtesy-Adsoftheworld

3 correct answers to this one.

Random Question #14

Random Question 14.

The monument shown in the visual is located in a small European  village where the borders of Germany,France and Luxembourg converge.The monument commemorates perhaps the only significant event in the wine making village's history.Identify the monument or the village.

Ans.Schengen Monument.

It is located in the small village of Schengen,Luxembourg where the historic agreement was signed in 1985.

Four correct answers to this one.

Random Question # 12

Random Question 12

Today's question was framed by Anubhav Chatterjee 

The brand of cycles gets it name from the founder of the company,who started it in Chicago in 1895.The brand was recently launched in India and is being sold by TI cycles.Identify the brand or its founder.

Ans.Schwinn Bicycles.Founded by Ignaz Schwinn.

4 correct answers to this one.Good work guys.

Quiz at SPJIMR, Mumbai

SPJIMR, Mumbai is having a quiz as a part of its fest OJAS 2010.

Details:
Name of the Event: Philomath
Flavour: Business Quiz
QM: Souvik Basu
Date - 19th February, Friday
Time - 3 PM
Open to students only
2 member teams
No cross teams allowed
Prizes worth Rs 30,000 to be won
For details, please visit http://spjimr-ojas.com/events/philomath/

Random Question #8

An easy question to get things back on track

Random Question 8.

Identify the organization from the logo.

Ans: WTO (World trade Organization )

Image Source: BBC

Answer to Random Question 7

Random Question #6

Random Question 6

The company was founded in 1914 by Alexander MacRae, as McRae Hosiery Manufacturers, then MacRae Knitting Mills.During World War II the manufacturer shifted nearly all of its production to war materials such as mosquito nets.How do we know the company today ?

Ans. Speedo

Answer to Random Question 5

Random Question #5

Random Question 5

Identify the organization / company from its logo.

Ans: Prometric . The Testing services company, who among other exams will be conducting the CAT examination from this year.

Just 2 people got this one correct.

Ans to Random Q 4

Random Question #3

Random Question 3

The first airplane engine produced by the company in 1914 was called Eagle and around half the aircraft engines used by the Allies in World War I was produced by this company.
Which company are we talking of ?

Ans.Rolls Royce

(Image courtesy Wikipedia)


Ans to Random Q 2

QUIZZARDS ANNIVERSARY QUIZ #8

PENTATHLON EPISODE 8

QM- Arghya Mukherjee

This is the eighth and last episode of quizzes we planned as part of the celebration of 5 years of the Quizzards_2k4 yahoo group.This is a General Quiz

After this edition the consolidated scores will be calculated and the winner announced


Q1: What is the term given to a person appointed to test the claims of a candidate for canonization before a papal church? (Think Movies)

Ans. Devil's Advocate

Q2: What colloquial English Phrase for hierarchy comes from the dominance and submissive behavior of chicken?

Ans. Pecking Order

Q3: Which still existing 11th century English fortress been a palace, a prison, a mint and an observatory?

Ans. Tower of London (Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress )

Q4: Which three day famous cultural ‘happening’ first took place at Max Yasgur’s dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 1969 ?

Ans.Woodstock

Q5: How do we better know the company Vishnu Industries and Chemical Corporation?

Ans.VICCO

QM-Aniruddha Biswas

Q6:This visual shows the route map of an event held for the first time in South America in 2009.Identify.

Ans. Dakar Rally


Q 7:The picture on the right is that of a Japanese jellyfish.The two gentleman in the picture started their business with a dry goods store in Montgomery,Alabama.Later they started accepting raw cotton as payment for merchandise,and started their second business ,trading cotton.Their company helped in founding the New York Cotton exchange in 1870.Connect the pictures.

Ans. Left- 2 of the Lehman Brothers
Right - Nomura jellyfish.
Nomura took over the Asian Business of Lehman Brothers
Q8:This private space transportation company was founded in 2002 by PayPal co founder Elon Musk.The company operates from Hawthorne ,California.Identify.

Ans.SpaceX

Q9:This famous author was known to some of his fans as "Bop Ad" because of his illegible signature.

Ans.Douglas Adams

Q10.Connect the following 5 companies.

1.Activecubes Solutions
2.Lakshya
3.StarAgri
4.Takeovercode.com
5.The Loot

Ans.Winners of the TATA-NEN Hottest Start-Ups