A business quiz about enjoying the unknown. From success stories to COVID changing business landscape, a quiz for everyone to learn. Striving for intrigue, hoping for a TIL.

1. Atulya Vanijya!
BUSINESS QUIZ
By Vishnu & Vikhyat Muthyala
Open Finals

3. A round on Indian Business | Pounce open to all | No Negatives
Atulya Bharat!

4. Mohammed Hussain was a clerk at Nijam of Hyderabad’s court. He later left his job to follow his
passion of bread making and established a shop just outside Nijam’s palace in 1851. Identify the
name of this popular bread of Hyderabad whose recipe was fine tuned by the kin of the clerk?
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6. Munshi Naan
Answer

7. An expo at Mumbai in Feb 2020 featured 100s of art pieces and collectables, a few
among them were the photos of dresses designed by Roshan Kalapesi, pictures of a
national holiday in Spain to welcome something from India, and a series of paintings on
Indian women by B. Prabha acquired by whom for ₹87.50 in 1956?
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9. Answer
Air India

10. Which 100 years old association’s CSR foundation is this?
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12. Answer
ASSOCHAM

13. Few reasons behind which ad campaign?
1. The tales of Matsya Purana describing the first incarnation of Vishnu are
set in this region.
2. Vishnu is believed to guard this region after sending its king to the
underworld.
3. Since 1749, its ruler served as the vicegerent of Vishnu.
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15. Answer
God’s Own Country (Kerala Tourism)

16. 18-19 Kingston Palace is decorated with the marble from the same source as that
of Taj Mahal. Hence it gets its nickname as Taj …… after its present owner. FITB
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18. Taj Mittal
Answer

19. An entity related to this firm is involved in a transaction with India that is pending RBI approval.
What is the transaction ? (No point for giving the current or former name of this entity.)
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21. Answer
Proposed merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank with DBS India

22. Mixed bag
Anticlockwise | Pounce (+/-10)

23. Lal Singh Gamith of Gujarat manufactures these anti-clocks for some tribals of
Gujarat and Chhattisgarh. Which counter Hindu tradition/practice among the
tribals is the reason behind this?
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25. Some adivasi groups perform pradikshanas (circumambulations) in temples
in anticlockwise direction. Hence they believe that normal clocks are
inauspicious at home.
Answer

26. Resurrectionist was a profession in the 1800’s. William Burke and William Hare were two
professionals who wanted to provide their services for the handsome fees paid by Edinburgh
University Medical School. So extreme were their activities that the ‘Anatomy Act of 1832’ was
passed, virtually ending their profession. What did resurrectionists do ?
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28. Answer
Collecting cadavers for medical professionals (mostly by
digging them up)

29. Born Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin, hers is a
story of survival. Her family fortune
miraculously survived the French
revolution. She later married into the
vineyard rich village of Bouzy. Upon
being widowed, she took on the mantle
and left a strong mark on the family
brand. Which brand ?
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31. Answer
Veuve Cliquot

32. ‘Dressed’ is a podcast about fashion. After an episode about history of early haute
couture, this t-shirt was used as a comical reference to learn about an important brand
from the haute couture world. Which three word brand are we talking about ?
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34. House of Worth
(Considered to be the earliest haute couture house)
Answer

35. Identify the eponymous brand from this Snapchat collaboration.
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37. Answer
Ralph Lauren

38. This is a term that refers to a group creativity technique. It refers to the act of
directing all creative efforts of all members to solve a specific problem. This now
common term was coined by this man. What is the term ?
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40. Answer
Brainstorming

41. Mixed bag
Pounce open to all | No Negatives

42. There increasingly is an exodus of talented visual effects artists from Hollywood to
Silicon Valley. They are lured away by tech giants with better benefits to develop a
specific category of products. What category is it that very much needs these artists?
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44. VR and AR
Enhanced reality products
Answer

45. The name of which brand release this year,
comes from the Spanish name ‘el país grande del
_______’, which means "the big country of the
south"?
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47. Answer
MacOS Big Sur

48. Why did Sony change the logo signs on some stations of the London
underground with the colors pink, blue, green and red?
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50. Answer
Advertising for PS5

51. This cereal box was recently released by a company called Public.com to celebrate a
company’s IPO. Identify the company this was made about, which had a connection to
cereals in their early days.
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53. Airbnb
Answer

54. Contemporary Jewish Museum in San
Francisco re-opened in October,
featuring the exhibit, Levi Strauss: A
History of American Style. Although
famous for their denims, this particular
jacket of Levi’s is a museum worthy
piece because of the person that wore
it. He can even be seen sporting it in his
photo for the cover of Time magazine in
1938. Whose leather jacket was this ?
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56. Answer
Albert Einstein

57. Filet-o-fish is a staple in Mc Donald’s in many countries. Despite Ray Kroc’s worry that
stores might smell like fish, they had to try the new item. This experiment was done in
Cincinnati, Ohio, which at the time was more than 80% catholic. How did this
demographic, make the introduction of a fish based sandwich, a must?
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59. Answer
Catholics avoid meat and poultry during Fridays (especially during Good Friday
and Lent)

60. Clockwise | Pounce (+/-10)
Business in 2020
(Love Murder Hornets in the air)

61. This startup saw a spike in sales during the pandemic. The founder’s explanation behind
the reason for the spike is,’ after the pandemic people realised that life is
unpredictable and decided to prioritise themselves by fulfilling their topmost
desires’. What luxury needs does this brand cater to?
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63. Selling refurbished luxury cars
Answer

64. Valor, a brand by the US listed company received $204 million from the Trump
administration. While it is not a pharma product, how will it play a key role in
ensuring the end of the pandemic, especially from the standpoints of access and
reach?
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66. Answer
Medical glass containers (vials etc.)

67. Foldit is considered as the first of its kind game in this category. Origin of this kind of practice can
be traced back to the bird surveys of 19th century involving citizen science. What do the players
cut, fold, and paste in foldit kind of games, which in way is helping the human kind to win over the
pandemic?
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69. Answer
Players solve puzzles for scientific research by editing the RNA /protein molecules

70. COVID-19 has led to a fall in advertising dollars. This has led to the
consolidation and merger of which two media entities in recent days ?
(No points for naming only one entity)
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72. BuzzFeed acquired Huffington Post
Answer

73. The pandemic forced many hotels to make drastic changes on how they operate, to merely
survive. Hotels in a New York were given a peculiar opportunity by the govt. to cater
which particular demographic of people who were extremely susceptible to COVID 19 by
moving them into these (sometimes fancy) hotels?
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75. Answer
Homeless People

76. Despite the falling sales due to the pandemic, why were several retail spaces
boarded up like this in the USA in the recent weeks?
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78. Answer
Fear of rioting and protests destroying/looting property

79. Thank you!
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