BITS Goa Quiz Club in association with Quark, announces the Watanabe Quiz- A Business and Finance themed quiz to be conducted in partnership with Mingout. Cash prizes worth ₹20K are up for grabs! What's more, the winner gets an all expenses paid trip to Mumbai, to compete in the national finals for a prize pool of 10 lakhs!! The Quiz is open only for BITSGians. Participation is allowed in teams of 2. Date: 30 January 2023 Venue: LT1 Time: 7 pm onwards

2. Teams of 1-2
Written preliminary round of 15 Questions; 1-10 for 1 point, 11-
15 for two points.
In case of ties, star-marked questions will be used to break
the tie.
Mobile phones on silent and inside bags
Use of unfair means would lead to disqualification.
Quizmaster's decision will be final and binding.
Top 6 teams qualify for the finals
RULES
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3. QUESTIONS

4. This company can trace its origin back to the locality of Vasant
Vihar, New Delhi. It started as a joint venture agreement
between Priya Exhibitors Private Limited and Village Roadshow
Limited in 1995 with 60:40 ratio. It began its commercial
operations in June 1997.
What is the name of this company today?
1.

5. Harpo Productions or Harpo Studios is an American multimedia
production company based in West Hollywood, California. It is
the sole subsidiary of the media and entertainment company
Harpo, Inc. It was also the name of the founder's on-screen
husband in Steven Spielberg's 'The Color Purple'.
ID the founder
2.

6. X was established in 1887 as a piano and reed organ
manufacturer as Nippon Gakki Company, Limited. The
company's origins as a musical instrument manufacturer is still
reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of interlocking tuning
forks.
ID X
3.

7. The Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers is a 29-storey building in
downtown Mumbai.
The building is owned and occupied by a company that has
secured a trademark for its iconic building. Which company am
I talking about?
4.

8. Designer Paula Scher of the Pentagram design firm turned to
the executives in the room and asked them:
"Your name is _______. Why are you a flag?"
This led to a significant change in the logo design. What
change?
5*.

9. On June 22, 2017, the price of a certain asset dropped from more
than $300 to as low as $0.10 in minutes at GDAX exchange.
Suspected for market manipulation or an account takeover at
first, later investigation by GDAX claimed no indication of
wrongdoing.
Although this drop was temporary and followed by a quick
rebound, this renewed fears about the asset class, given that
this asset was and still is the second-largest in terms of market
capitalisation of its kind.
Which asset am I talking about?
6*.

10. GDAX is the former name of X, a brokerage and exchange
platform. X had a pretty eventful 2022, with many highs and
lows. It had a 60-second commercial during SuperBowl LVI go
viral which garnered major publicity, however it had to suspend
most of its business in India due to a regulations prohibition.
ID X.
7.

11. The term BRIC was originally developed in the context of foreign
investment strategies. It was introduced in the 2001 publication,
Building Better Global Economic BRICs by then-chairman of
_______ _____ Asset Management, Jim O'Neill; the term
was coined by Roopa Purushothaman, who was a Research
Assistant in the original report.
FITB
8.

12. The story begins in 1930s when HUL wanted to start manufacturing
something. At that time it was imported in India by a Memon
family, Dada & Co, under the leadership of Hussain Kassim Dada.
They insisted that the branded product should reflect their name,
hence in a bid to establish their ownership of the brand HUL did
something to the name of the company, resulting in a product
that became a household favourite for Indians. However because
of health concerns it declined in popularity eventually. What did
they do?
9*.

13. Mysore Paints & Varnish Ltd. is a company located in Mysore. It is
the only company authorised to produce a typical product, which
is of a great importance in the functioning of the country.
Surprisingly, orders for said product shoot up in a systematic,
periodic fashion about every five years.
What is this product?
10.

14. In June 2018, She joined the International Cricket Council Board as
the organization's first independent female director.
She is the Yale School of Management's biggest alumni donor in
history and the first woman to endow a deanship at a top
business school with her gift.
She began her career at Johnson and Johnson, although most of
us know her for a different reason.
Who is She? What is She most commonly known for?
11.

15. 12*.
CONNECT

16. Bezos, Elon Musk and Bill Gates have nothing on John D.
Rockefeller, who is considered to be the wealthiest person in
Modern History. The source of his wealth was the Standard Oil
Company, which at the time controlled an overwhelming majority
of the market share.
In 1911, Standard Oil split into 43 different companies; the largest
among them was Standard Oil of New Jersey, which goes by a
different name today.
Why did Standard Oil split? What is the different name?
13.

17. In the 1980s , a French investor had the idea to create a group of
very specific type of brands, and decided to team up with two
industry leaders Alain Chevalier and Henry Racamier to realize
this vision. The resulting company was named after the
combination of Chevalier's and Racamier's original companies.
It was a success, and today owns 75 such brands.
Who is this investor, and which company are we talking about?
14*.

18. 15. This selfie, taken at the 2014 Oscars, is the 5th most retweeted picture ever.
At the time it served as amazing product placement for brand X, who had
come out with a smartphone featuring a new and improved camera. ID X

19. ANSWERS

20. This company can trace its origin back to the locality of Vasant
Vihar, New Delhi. It started as a joint venture agreement
between Priya Exhibitors Private Limited and Village Roadshow
Limited in 1995 with 60:40 ratio. It began its commercial
operations in June 1997.
What is the name of this company today?
1.

21. PVR CINEMAS
(Priya Village Roadshow)

22. Harpo Productions or Harpo Studios is an American multimedia
production company based in West Hollywood, California. It is
the sole subsidiary of the media and entertainment company
Harpo, Inc. It was also the name of the founder's on-screen
husband in Steven Spielberg's 'The Color Purple'.
ID the founder
2.

23. Oprah Winfrey

24. X was established in 1887 as a piano and reed organ
manufacturer as Nippon Gakki Company, Limited. The
company's origins as a musical instrument manufacturer is still
reflected today in the group's logo—a trio of interlocking tuning
forks.
ID X
3.

25. Yamaha

26. The Phiroze Jeejeebhoy Towers is a 29-storey building in
downtown Mumbai.
The building is owned and occupied by a company that has
secured a trademark for its iconic building. Which company am
I talking about?
4.

27. Bombay Stock Exchange

28. Designer Paula Scher of the Pentagram design firm turned to
the executives in the room and asked them:
"Your name is _______. Why are you a flag?"
This led to a significant change in the logo design. What
change?
5*.

30. On June 22, 2017, the price of a certain asset dropped from more
than $300 to as low as $0.10 in minutes at GDAX exchange.
Suspected for market manipulation or an account takeover at
first, later investigation by GDAX claimed no indication of
wrongdoing.
Although this drop was temporary and followed by a quick
rebound, this renewed fears about the asset class, given that
this asset was and still is the second-largest in terms of market
capitalisation of its kind.
Which asset am I talking about?
6*.

31. Ethereum

32. GDAX is the former name of X, a brokerage and exchange
platform. X had a pretty eventful 2022, with many highs and
lows. It had a 60-second commercial during SuperBowl LVI go
viral which garnered major publicity, however it had to suspend
most of its business in India due to a regulations prohibition.
ID X.
7.

33. Coinbase

34. The term BRIC was originally developed in the context of foreign
investment strategies. It was introduced in the 2001 publication,
Building Better Global Economic BRICs by then-chairman of
_______ _____ Asset Management, Jim O'Neill; the term
was coined by Roopa Purushothaman, who was a Research
Assistant in the original report.
FITB
8.

35. Goldman Sachs

36. The story begins in 1930s when HUL wanted to start manufacturing
something. At that time it was imported in India by a Memon
family, Dada & Co, under the leadership of Hussain Kassim Dada.
They insisted that the branded product should reflect their name,
hence in a bid to establish their ownership of the brand HUL did
something to the name of the company, resulting in a product
that became a household favourite for Indians. However because
of health concerns it declined in popularity eventually. What did
they do?
9*.

37. Changed the name from DADA
to DALDA by adding a letter

38. Mysore Paints & Varnish Ltd. is a company located in Mysore. It is
the only company authorised to produce a typical product, which
is of a great importance in the functioning of the country.
Surprisingly, orders for said product shoot up in a systematic,
periodic fashion about every five years.
What is this product?
10.

39. Indelible ink used for elections

40. In June 2018, She joined the International Cricket Council Board as
the organization's first independent female director.
She is the Yale School of Management's biggest alumni donor in
history and the first woman to endow a deanship at a top
business school with her gift.
She began her career at Johnson and Johnson, although most of
us know her for a different reason.
Who is She? What is She most commonly known for?
11.

41. Indra Nooyi
former CEO of PepsiCo

42. 12*.
CONNECT

43. They have all received funding
from SoftBank

44. Bezos, Elon Musk and Bill Gates have nothing on John D.
Rockefeller, who is considered to be the wealthiest person in
Modern History. The source of his wealth was the Standard Oil
Company, which at the time controlled an overwhelming majority
of the market share.
In 1911, Standard Oil split into 43 different companies; the largest
among them was Standard Oil of New Jersey, which goes by a
different name today.
Why did Standard Oil split? What is the different name?
13.

45. The US government broke it up
because of Monopoly concerns
ExxonMobil

46. In the 1980s , a French investor had the idea to create a group of
very specific type of brands, and decided to team up with two
industry leaders Alain Chevalier and Henry Racamier to realize
this vision. The resulting company was named after the
combination of Chevalier's and Racamier's original companies.
It was a success, and today owns 75 such brands.
Who is this investor, and which company are we talking about?
14*.

47. Bernard Arnault
LVMH
(Louis Vuitton + Moet Hennessy)

48. 15. This selfie, taken at the 2014 Oscars, is the 5th most retweeted picture ever.
At the time it served as amazing product placement for brand X, who had
come out with a smartphone featuring a new and improved camera. ID X

49. Samsung

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