Slides of the business quiz prepared by the Quiz Club of PSG CAS for Online Quizzing league 2021

1. BUSINESS
ONLINE QUIZZING LEAGUE
DAY- 1

2. • POUNCE OPEN TO EVERY
TEAM(+10,-5)
• ONCE POUNCE IS CLOSED, THE
QUESTION BOUNCES(+10, -0)
• IF TEAM X ANSWERS, THE NEXT
QUESTION IS DIRECTED AT TEAM
(X+1).
ROUND- 1
POUNCE & BOUNCE I

4. 1
 ________ is a term derived from the Latin word
promovere.
 In Chemistry, it is a substance added to a catalyst to
further improve the speed of a reaction.
 ID this term that has been in the news of the
business world recently.

6. Promoter

8. 2
 ____, a company with monopoly over the production of
a certain product in India, began producing marker pens
to replace the traditional ink bottle and brush.
 The “infant-friendly” marker pens were used in the
vaccination of children against polio.
 These marker pens were also used in Afghanistan in
2013.
 FITB.

10. Mysore Paints & Varnish Limited

12. 3
 2008-2014 : A ball of fire
 2014-2018: Flying kite
 2018-present : ________(a building), ferocious
tigers and a shield.
 Which entity’s evolution is this?

14. THE LOGO OF DELHI CAPITALS

16. 4
 In 1970, Asian Paints became the first company in
India to acquire a ___________, for Rs.8 crores.
 This was a futuristic and important move, considering
it was 10 years before the technology was adopted by
ISRO and IIT Powai.
 Today, the _______ is the reason for the success of
the company, allowing them to automate their delivery
system and eliminate middlemen.
 FITB.

18. A supercomputer

20. 5
 The _____ coin,
commissioned by Sajid Javid,
was originally stamped with
the date 31 October 2019.
 Minting had to be paused due
to uncertainty over the
incident for which it was
being minted occurring.
 The coins were recycled when
it became clear the event
would not happen, and
eventually this coin was
minted.
 ID the event.

22. Brexit

24. 6

26. Renault-Samsung Motors

28. • 5 QUESTIONS
• 60 POINTS AT STAKE, PER
QUESTION
• TEAMS THAT ANSWER CORRECTLY
SCORE (60/NUMBER OF TEAMS
THAT GOT IT RIGHT) POINTS
ROUND-2
STOCK-SPLIT

30. 1
 Malcolm Y made his first sports investment when he
bought the NFL team, Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a then-
record sum of $192 million.
 On his sons’ advice, he began accumulating shares of
_____ and by the end of 2005, he had assumed full
ownership. ______ is now owned and controlled by
Malcolm’s sons, who have been at the receiving end of
public fury since April 2021.
 ID Y(Malcolm’s surname and the common way of
referring to his sons).

33. Glazer

35. 2
 This company is the second largest defense contractor in
the world.
 However, it is known better for another arm of its
business, which involves manufacturing similar products
as the defense arm but for a different customer base.
 It has been facing troubled times since 2019, following
two major accidents involving one of its newest offerings.
 ID the company.

37. BOEING

39. 3
 The Restaurant of Order Mistakes was a pop-up
restaurant in 2017 that never served you what you
wanted.
 This was due to the nature of the staff, who were prone to
getting the orders wrong.
 Besides being a novel experience for customers, it aimed
to create understanding among the public towards such
people.
 What was unique about the staff?

41. The staff had dementia.

43. 4
 Ethan Allen is an American furniture company listed on the
NYSE.
 This year, its shares have been trading at 50% more than the 5
year average price.
 This is simply attributed to the performance of a completely
unrelated asset X.
 The public frenzy surrounding X had an impact on Ethan
Allen only because of the company’s stock ticker symbol.
 ID X.

45. ETHEREUM

47. 5
 Ankit Agarwal, an IMT Ghaziabad alumnus, started a
website _____, to create a platform where colleges
and students could interact, share and compete.
 The website has tie-ups with all the top B-schools of
the country and is a source for students to find
competitions, internships, job opportunities and
more.
 ID the website.

49. DARE2COMPETE

51. • POUNCE OPEN TO EVERY
TEAM(+10,-5)
• ONCE POUNCE IS CLOSED, THE
QUESTION BOUNCES(+10, -0)
• IF TEAM X ANSWERS, THE NEXT
QUESTION IS DIRECTED AT TEAM
(X+1).
ROUND-3
POUNCE & BOUNCE II

53. 1
 The patent for this device contains almost no information
about it.
 It is described only as an “electronic device” and the
patent goes on to say that it is an "ornamental design of
an electronic device, as shown and described.“
 Though it was not the first device of its type, it has
successfully changed the way such devices look over the
years.
 ID the device, a new model of which is launched every
year.

55. THE iPHONE

57. 2
 Mrityunjay Tiwary is a professor in IIM Lucknow. He
teaches an elective course called Business Simulation,
which received the campus’ Most Unconventional Course
award last year.
 The classes sometimes stretch as long as six hours but
the students don’t mind because they are fun.
 This is because Prof. Tiwary doesn’t use PowerPoint
presentations or give lectures. Instead he uses something
from our childhood to teach various concepts of business.
 What is so unique about this course?

59. BOARD GAMES

61. 3

63. PLACES WHERE COVID-19 VACCINES ARE
MANUFACTURED

65. 4
 The ________ Dollar is the national currency of the
Federated States of _______, and is pegged to the US
Dollar.
 Notes of this currency are issued and sold by the
_______ Overseas Exchange Office, located in
Washington.
 Though they are not legal tender, they are considered a
collectible and are bought by fans across the world.
 FITB.

69. ANTARCTICA

71. 5

74. DUNZO

76. 6
 “The ______ have never met an inventor like this.
Phineas and Ferb's bumbling villain Dr. Heinz
Doofenshmirtz will appear next month on the season
finale of ABC's X, offering the show's ______ a
chance to ______ in his latest evil invention.”
 ID the Emmy-winning show that had a crossover
with Phineas & Ferb in 2013.

79. SHARK TANK

81. • T H E F I R S T L E T T E R O F E A C H A N S W E R I S
T H E L A S T L E T T E R O F T H E P R E V I O U S
A N S W E R .
• T H I S I S A W R I T T E N R O U N D . S E N D Y O U R
A N S W E R S T O T H E Q M .
• H I G H R I S K , H I G H R E W A R D !
• P O I N T S C H E M E = + 1 5 / - 1 5
ROUND-4
WORD-BUILDING

83. 1
 Amblin Partners is an American entertainment company
founded by Steven Spielberg, Jeff Skoll, Darren Throop
and X.
 Its filmography includes The BFG, Ready Player One, A
Dog’s Journey and 1917.
 In 2020, X declared himself bankrupt before a UK court.
 ID X, whose foray into the entertainment sector includes
founding a music label, Big Music.

85. ANIL AMBANI

87. 2

89. INDIA INC.

91. 3

93. COLGATE

95. 4
 __________ is a
cryptocurrency token
named after a word from
a tweet by Elon Musk.
 He coined the word as a
sort of pun on his name
and an English word.
 What is the name of the
token?

97. ELONGATE

99. 5
 Josephine Esther Mentzer
and her husband Joseph
Lauder founded X, now one
of the biggest makeup
companies.
 The company was named
after Josephine, after she
assumed another name.
 X was in the news last year
for an ambitious ad
campaign.
 ID X.

101. ESTEE LAUDER

103. 6
 In 2016, multiple sightings of creepy ______ were
reported in USA. Though there was never any proof
of the sightings, this created a wave of hatred against
______.
 This prompted a certain chain to officially retire its
mascot.
 Name the mascot.

105. RONALD McDONALD

107. 7

109. DC COMICS

111. 8

113. 8

115. 9
 This company produced the longest saree measuring
214 metres in length, 1.39 metres in width and
weighing 26.5 kgs in 2004.
 In 2005, they put on display a Kancheepuram silk
saree with 50,000 distinct colours, worth Rs.50,000.
 ID the textile company.

117. RmKV

119. 10
 In 1870, Robert Chesebrough invented a certain “Wonder
Jelly”.
 The name of this jelly is said to be derived from the
German word for water and the Greek word for olive oil.
 Chesebrough claimed to have eaten a spoonful of it
everyday.
 Name the brand.

121. VASELINE

122. THANK YOU!