Business Quiz Prelims conducted at NIT Allahabad as a part of Gnosis Quiz League '16.

1. “THE BINNESS QUIZ”
PRELIMS
BIZ QUIZ CONDUCTED BY TEAM :
‘SARSON DA SWAG’
-ANUGRAH AGNIHOTRI , SIDDHARTH MITTRA ,
SHUBHAM JAIN
GNOSIS QUIZ LEAGUE , NIT ALLAHABAD

2. RULES
• TEAMS OF MAX 3 .
• WRITE DOWN YOUR TEAM NAME,MEMBER NAMES AND CONTACT DETAILS
• 20 QUESTIONS
• STARRED QUESTIONS TO BE USED AS TIE BREAKERS
• ASK FOR HINTS IF REQUIRED
• JISSE PYAAR KARO,USSE KABHI NA VYAPAAR KARO

4. 1) ID the person on the left

5. 2)
• X had borrowed the Tom Hanks classic space flick – Apollo 13.
Because he got busy for a few days and forgot to return the movie on
time, the video store charged X $40 as fine.
• This annoyed X so much that he decided to create his own service Y,
which is now making waves throughout the world.
• Give me X and Y

6. 3)
X was created by Bobby Kooka, Umesh Rao and an artist from J.
Walter Thompson Ltd.
Recent renditions have a younger version of X, with spiky hair,
sneakers and jeans. While the twirling moustache still remains, that
has now been cut down to size.
Id X.

7. • 4) Three Wise Men (TWM) is a casual dining pub and bar.
• It recently came into prominence when it was featured in a critically
acclaimed series.

8. 5)
• The dots on the logo of X symbolize the three original locations that
were open at the time. As the company planned to work hard on
franchises, they planned to add a dot each time that a new location
opened. Of course, with the incredible success of the X brand, this
plan was scrapped because the logo would otherwise need thousands
of dots.

9. 6)
• It is said that Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India's space
programme,had an intimate relationship with his protege, Kamla
Chowdhry, and wanted her to stay in the same city as hers.
• Initially Bombay and Calcutta were the goverments obvious choices
for X. However Vikram Sarabhai successfully lobbied the Indian
government against it. This led X to be set up in the current form as
we know it today.
• Give me X.

10. 7 ) *
Name of this
joint project
by RailTel
and Google
to provide
free WiFi
internet at
select Indian
Railway
stations?

11. 8 ) ____ is a 2006 Bollywood movie directed by Milan Luthria, produced
by Ramesh Sippy.
A part of the movie’s name is also the name of an app made by the
Mumbaikars, made in order to compete with Ola and Uber.
What is the name of the App?

12. • 9 )
• Rupa Publications recently released the first book in a trilogy titled
‘Thoughts from Tihar’.
• This book deals with ‘his lifetime experiences, observations and his
insights on the daily issues of people’.
• Give me the author’s/inmate’s name?

13. 10 ) Advertisement for
which
company/product ?

14. 11)
• The parent company unveiled the new brand identity X on 11 August
2014.
• The name was taken from the Sanskrit word meaning "limitless
expanse“ – an appropriate name, given the field in which the brand
operates.
• X was the first of its kind in India to introduce the concept of a
premium economy service.
• Give me X.

15. • The erotic novelty product ‘Bild Lilli’ was based on a German comic-
strip prostitute who serviced German businessmen;
• Unaware of Lilli’s working habits, Ruth Handler, the creator of X,
whisked her to America and gave the world the popular product X.
12 * )
ID this flirtatious,
promiscuous character
who later turned into
an iconic American
product .

16. 13)
• Coca cola has replaced its 7 year old tagline – ‘open happiness’ to a
new one.
• Give me the new tagline.

17. • 14 ) One of the snacks that we keep in our kitchen for late-night coding are
X. And someone said: ‘Hey, why don’t we call the release X?’
• “We didn’t even know which company controlled the name, and we
thought that [the choice] would be difficult. But then we thought well why
not, and we decided to reach out to the Y folks.”
• Mr Lagerling said he had made a “cold call” to the switchboard of Y UK
advertising agency at the end of November to propose the tie-up.
• The next day, the Swiss firm invited him to take part in a conference call. Y
confirmed the deal just 24 hours later.
• “Very frankly, we decided within an hour to say let’s do it,” Patrice Bula, Y
marketing chief told the BBC.
• ID X and Y

18. 15 ) *
Cartoon
depicting
which
company ?

19. • 16 ) Let’s go all the way back to 1971, to when X was first coming to
be. In a search for a way to capture the seafaring history of Seattle’s ,
there was a lot of poring over old marine books going on.
• Suddenly, there she was: a 16th century Norse woodcut of a twin-
tailed mermaid known as ‘Siren’.
• There was something about her – a seductive mystery mixed with a
nautical theme that was exactly what the founders were looking for.
• Which company’s iconic logo is being talked about?

20. 17 ) *
• Dr. Roman Saini is an Indian educator, motivational speaker and was
one of the youngest IAS officers. Saini was previously posted as
Assistant Collector in Madhya Pradesh.
• Dr. Saini recently grabbed headlines when he left he his comfortable
lifestyle to start a new venture with Gaurav Munjal.
• Their Facebook page says “X is India’s largest free education initiative.
We believe in making high quality educational videos available for
free for everyone.”
• Give me the name of the new venture.

21. 18 ) Filmography of
which ‘actor’ ?

22. 19 )
• The founder came up with this name when his company started
manufacturing radios for cars.
• Many audio equipment makers were using a suffix denoting sound,
most famously the "Victor-ola" phonograph made by the Victor
Talking Machine Company.
• The name was meant to convey the idea of "sound" and "motion". It
became so widely recognized that the company later adopted it as
the company name.
• Which company?

23. 20 ) *
This light-hearted
tweet belongs to
which company?

24. PRELIMS OVER . Hand over your sheets

25. TIME FOR THE ANSWERS !!

26. 1) ID the person seated to the left of Salman Khan

27. • SALMAN KHAN OF KHAN ACADEMY

28. 2)
• X had borrowed the Tom Hanks classic space flick – Apollo 13.
Because he got busy for a few days and forgot to return the movie on
time, the video store charged X $40 as fine.
• This annoyed X so much that he decided to create his own service Y,
which is now making waves throughout the world.
• Give me X and Y

29. • X- REED HASTINGS
• Y- NETFLIX

30. 3)
X was created by Bobby Kooka, Umesh Rao and an artist from J.
Walter Thompson Ltd.
Recent renditions have a younger version of X, with spiky hair,
sneakers and jeans. While the twirling moustache still remains, that
has now been cut down to size.
Id X.

31. MAHARAJA – THE MASCOT OF AIR INDIA

32. • 4) Three Wise Men (TWM) is a casual dining pub and bar.
• It recently came into prominence when a critically acclaimed series
was shot here. Which series? (think business)

33. • TVF PITCHERS WAS SHOT HERE !

34. 5)
• The dots on the logo of X symbolize the three original locations that
were open at the time. As the company planned to work hard on
franchises, they planned to add a dot each time that a new location
opened. Of course, with the incredible success of the X brand, this
plan was scrapped because the logo would otherwise need thousands
of dots.

35. • DOMINO’S LOGO

36. 6)
• It is said that Vikram Sarabhai, the father of India's space
programme,had an intimate relationship with his protege, Kamla
Chowdhry, and wanted her to stay in the same city as hers.
• Initially Bombay and Calcutta were the goverments obvious choices
for X. However Vikram Sarabhai successfully lobbied the Indian
government against it. This led X to be set up in the current form as
we know it today.
• Give me X.

37. • IIM AHMEDABAD

38. 7 ) *
Name of this
joint project
by RailTel
and Google
to provide
free WiFi
internet at
select Indian
Railway
stations?

39. • PROJECT NILGIRI

40. 8 ) ____ is a 2006 Bollywood movie directed by Milan Luthria, produced
by Ramesh Sippy.
A part of the movie’s name is also the name of an app made by the Taxi
drivers of Mumbai, made in order to compete with Ola and Uber.
What is the name of the App?

41. TAXI 9211

42. • 9 )
• Rupa Publications recently released the first book in a trilogy titled
‘Thoughts from Tihar’.
• This book deals with ‘his lifetime experiences, observations and his
insights on the daily issues of people’.
• Give me the author/inmates name?

43. • SUBROTO ROY OF SAHARA

44. 10 ) Advertisement
for which company
?

46. 11)
• The parent company unveiled the new brand identity X on 11 August
2014.
• The name was taken from the Sanskrit word meaning "limitless
expanse“ – an appropriate name, given the field in which the brand
operates.
• X was the first of its kind in India to introduce the concept of a
premium economy service.
• Give me X.

47. • VISTARA AIRLINES FROM TATA

48. • The erotic novelty product ‘Bild Lilli’ was based on a German comic-
strip prostitute who serviced German businessmen;
• Unaware of Lilli’s working habits, Ruth Handler, the creator of X,
whisked her to America and gave the world the popular product X.
12 * )
ID this flirtatious,
promiscuous character
who later turned into
an iconic American
product .

49. • BARBIE DOLLS

50. 13)
• Coca cola has replaced its 7 year old tagline – ‘open happiness’ to a
new one.
• Give me the new tagline.

51. • TASTE THE FEELING

52. • 14 ) One of the sweet snacks that we keep in our kitchen for late-night
coding are X. And someone said: ‘Hey, why don’t we call the release X?’
• “We didn’t even know which company controlled the name, and we
thought that [the choice] would be difficult. But then we thought well why
not, and we decided to reach out to the Y folks.”
• Mr Lagerling said he had made a “cold call” to the switchboard of Y UK
advertising agency at the end of November to propose the tie-up.
• The next day, the Swiss firm invited him to take part in a conference call. Y
confirmed the deal just 24 hours later.
• “Very frankly, we decided within an hour to say let’s do it,” Patrice Bula, Y
marketing chief told the BBC.
• ID X and Y

53. • X : ANDROID KITKAT
• Y: NESTLE

54. 15 ) *
Cartoon
depicting
which
company ?

55. • FIAT : Fix It Again Tony

56. • 16 ) Let’s go all the way back to 1971, to when X was first coming to
be. In a search for a way to capture the seafaring history of Seattle’s ,
there was a lot of poring over old marine books going on.
• Suddenly, there she was: a 16th century Norse woodcut of a twin-
tailed mermaid known as ‘Siren’.
• There was something about her – a seductive mystery mixed with a
nautical theme that was exactly what the founders were looking for.
• Which company’s iconic logo is being talked about?

57. • STARBUCKS

58. 17 ) *
• Dr. Roman Saini is an Indian educator, motivational speaker and was
one of the youngest IAS officers. Saini was previously posted as
Assistant Collector in Madhya Pradesh.
• Dr. Saini recently grabbed headlines when he left he his comfortable
lifestyle to start a new venture with Gaurav Munjal.
• Their Facebook page says “X is India’s largest free education initiative.
We believe in making high quality educational videos available for
free for everyone.”
• Give me the name of the new venture.

59. • UNACADEMY

60. 18 ) Filmography of
which ‘actor’ ?

61. • SIDDHARTH MALLYA

62. 19 )
• The founder came up with this name when his company started
manufacturing radios for cars.
• Many audio equipment makers were using a suffix denoting sound,
most famously the "Victor-ola" phonograph made by the Victor
Talking Machine Company.
• The name was meant to convey the idea of "sound" and "motion". It
became so widely recognized that the company later adopted it as
the company name.
• Which company?

63. • MOTOROLA (MOTOR+OLA)

64. 20 ) *
This light-hearted
tweet belongs to
which company co-
founded by an
alumni of NIT
Allahabad ?

65. • FLATCHAT co-founded by Hemesh Singh of NIT Allahabad (ECE ’13 batch)