This document provides the rules and questions for a business quiz competition being held at IIT Guwahati on October 18th, 2017. It consists of 20 multiple choice questions related to business, technology and current events. The top 8 teams will qualify for the finals based on the number of correct answers. Starred questions 3, 7, 13, 16 will be used as tie-breakers if needed. No electronic devices are allowed during the quiz.

1. Biz-Tech Quiz
Acumen,Quiz club
IIT Guwahati
Prelims
18/10/2017

2. Rules
> 20 Questions.
> +1 for each correct answer.
> Top eight teams qualify for the finals.
> Do not use electronic devices during the quiz!
> No answer in this quiz is Donald Trump.
> 3, 7, 13, 16 are star marked questions to be used for tie-break.

3. Ques 1.
One of the great creation legends of game design is that Toru Iwatani, while eating
a pizza, looked down at the pie with a missing slice and used the outline as
inspiration for ___________ . The story was furthered by Iwatani himself; when the
game's fever was at its height, he even posed with a half-eaten pizza for a publicity
photograph. "In Japanese, the character for mouth is a square shape. It's not
circular like the pizza, but I decided to round it out," he said. And thus, the game
was born. Which game?

4. Ques 2.
_______ is United Kingdom’s largest food wholesale operator which Tesco bought
in January this year. They used to sponsor something important since its beginning
until 2002, when The Man Group (an investment firm) took hold of it.
Name the company.

5. *Ques 3.
In 1965, the founder of the company borrowed $1,000 from his friend Peter Buck
to start a shop called "Pete's Super Submarines". In the following year, they
formed Doctor's Associates Inc. to oversee operations as the franchise expanded,
though Doctor's Associates is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, any medical
organization. In 1968, the shop was renamed "X". Their best selling product is
called “B.M.T.” . Name the company.

6. Ques 4.
The first X was allegedly written for the original IBM PC by John Socha.
Decades before the first computers using this technology were invented,
Robert A. Heinlein gave an example of how they might be used in his novel
Stranger In A Strange Land (1961). It was initially designed to prevent
phosphor burn-in on CRT and plasma monitors and thus got the name X .
What is X ?

7. Ques 5.
X jumped on the popularity of Y
with a simple stunt and put out
this ad in Germany.
Coincidentally (or not), in
Russia, X issued a ballsy
complaint to the Federal
Anti-Monopoly Service that Y
be banned from the country
because of their product
placement laws. Id X, Y

8. Ques 6.
In 1993 Arkady Volozh and Ilya Segalovich, friends since their schooldays
and by then working together, invented the word "X" to describe their
company. The name initially stood for "Yet Another indexer". Since 2009
X has been largely under the control of the Russian government, and its
operations have become subject to government interests— as an example,
X Money, has been used to undercut the ability of political competitors to
function financially by freezing the purses of the leaders of these groups.
What is X ?

9. *Ques 7.
This is the logo of a company
based in Chile. The logo depicts
the area with more than 54%
world reserves of a certain
commodity. It “drives” much of
the modern world and forms a
small but essentially
irreplaceable component of our
lives. What is the region/
company called (based on the
logo)?

10. Ques 8.
X Interactive is an American computer software and social media
company. The company was founded by Darrell and Cliff Lerner in 2005.
The company went public in 2006. X Interactive owns and operates
FirstMet.com, an online dating website. The company also owns The
Grade, a mobile dating application. On 6th February, 2017, the stock prices
of X Interactive rose suddenly from $4.5 to $15. The reason for such a
sudden increase in the stock prices was because investors confused X
Interactive with another famous publicly traded company, as they both
have the same name X. Id X.

11. Ques 9.
X was invented by Fujio Masuoka while working for Toshiba in the year
1980. According to Toshiba, the name X was suggested by Masuoka’s
colleague, Shōji Ariizumi, because the erasure process of the X contents
reminded him of a certain characteristic feature of a camera. Fujio
Masuoka and his colleagues presented the invention at the IEEE 1984
International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) held in San Francisco. Id X.

12. Ques 10.
The lady in this picture is X, an
American novelist, dancer, and
socialite. X was the wife of a very
famous author. In 1986, while
working on a project, Y did
something to pay tribute to X as he
thought that her name sounded
"pleasant and significant”. How did
Y immortalise X in the world of
tech? Don’t need Y.

13. Ques 11.
Arbor Day is celebrated on the final day of April in USA, and encourages everyone
to plant trees and raise awareness for the environment. In 2014, a month before
Arbor Day, X launched a campaign vowing to plant a tree for every 100 videos
watched of a particular category on its website. The campaign ended on Arbor
Day, and X reported that 13473 trees were successfully planted by them. Id X.

14. Ques 12.
According to Wells Fargo spokesperson Kristopher Dahl, “Every two
years, both machines are serviced and brought up to speed on the latest
technology,” . The personnel chosen for that job undergo a psychological
exam and a physical training to make sure they’re equipped to deal with
______ in case they get held over. What is the subject?

15. *Ques 13.
What is the name given to highly volatile stocks which move up and down
in price frequently?
(Hint: Name suggests they can be fun to play with.)

16. Ques 14.
This term was coined in a 2005 article in the Sunday Telegraph Times. In
August 2012, this word was listed for the first time in the mainstream
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. In 2011, this term was also
voted as the most hated “slang” in the United Kingdom. Some famous
acronyms related to the word being talked about include :
TDTM, Cu46, POS, RUH, SorG and the list is never-ending. What
word/term is being talked about here?

17. Ques 15.
It is a very advanced form of lie detector that measures contractions of
the iris muscle and the presence of invisible airborne particles emitted
from the body. The bellows were designed for the latter function and give
the machine the menacing air of a sinister insect. It is used primarily to
determine if a suspect is __________ by measuring the degree of his
empathic response through carefully worded questions and statements.

18. *Ques 16.
Luxottica Group, the owner of popular eyewear brand Ray-Ban, had taken
legal action against an online marketplace for allegedly hosting fake
products for sale. The company took legal action against X, also accusing it
of misleading customers by offering heavy discounts.
Interestingly, Sandeep Aggarwal (co-founder), questioned his wife and
co-founder Radhika Aggarwal's abilities accusing her of taking away his
voting rights, and charged her with having an "illicit love affair" with
co-founder Sanjay Sethi. The board however decided to back Radhika.
Which company is this?

19. Ques 17.
“In the year 2633, the evil Red Falcon Organization have set a base on the Galuga
archipelago near New Zealand in a plot to conquer the world. Two commandos, Bill
Rizer and Lance Bean of the X unit (an elite group of soldiers specializing in guerrilla
warfare), are sent to the island to destroy the enemy forces and uncover the true
nature of the alien entity controlling them.”
This is the main plot of a famous videogame. Although, when this game was released in
the North American market, certain details of the background story were altered. The
year of the setting was changed from 2633 to 1987, and the location was moved from
the Galuga Islands to the Amazon Rainforest. Bill and Lance were also given the
codenames of Mad Dog and Scorpion. The title of this videogame refers to the Xs, a
group of CIA-backed Nicaraguan rebels who were frequently in the news in the USA in
that period. Which video game am I talking about?

20. Ques 18.
In March 2017, a New York city based architecture studio called “Oiio"
proposed the design of a skyscraper with hopes to create the longest
building in the world by bending the building in half. The skyscraper is
called “The Big Bend” and it is a curved, 4,000 foot-long skyscraper
planned on Manhattan's Billionaire's Row. Many people compared the
proposed design of this skyscraper with something in the world of tech.
What?

21. Ques 19.
X was developed by Y in 1946. The once-famous “burping seal” was a
famous aspect of X, which distinguished it from competitors. Some of Y’s
first products which were precursors to X, were gas masks used in World
War II. Z, a pioneering sales executive of X, was appointed Vice President
of Marketing by Y and was the first woman to be on the cover of
Businessweek.
Id X.

22. Ques 20.
X, founded in 1948, is still one of Britain’s highest selling brands with
approx 20 million units produced everyday and about a 150 units
consumed every second. An interesting thing about X is that if you crush it
in a darkened room, you can see them sparkle blue!( this is because of
triboluminescence, light produced by friction.)

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27. Answers

28. Ques 1.
One of the great creation legends of game design is that Toru Iwatani, while eating
a pizza, looked down at the pie with a missing slice and used the outline as
inspiration for ___________ . The story was furthered by Iwatani himself; when the
game's fever was at its height, he even posed with a half-eaten pizza for a publicity
photograph. "In Japanese, the character for mouth is a square shape. It's not
circular like the pizza, but I decided to round it out," he said. And thus, the game
was born. Which game?

29. Ans. Pacman

30. Ques 2.
_______ is United Kingdom’s largest food wholesale operator which Tesco bought
in January this year. They used to sponsor something important since its beginning
until 2002, when The Man Group (an investment firm) took hold of it.
Name the company.

31. Ans. Booker Group

32. Ques 3.
In 1965, the founder of the company borrowed $1,000 from his friend Peter Buck
to start a shop called "Pete's Super Submarines". In the following year, they
formed Doctor's Associates Inc. to oversee operations as the franchise expanded,
though Doctor's Associates is not affiliated with, nor endorsed by, any medical
organization. In 1968, the shop was renamed "X". Their best selling product is
called “B.M.T.” . Name the company.

33. Ans. Subway

34. Ques 4.
The first X was allegedly written for the original IBM PC by John Socha.
Decades before the first computers using this technology were invented,
Robert A. Heinlein gave an example of how they might be used in his novel
Stranger In A Strange Land (1961). It was initially designed to prevent
phosphor burn-in on CRT and plasma monitors and thus got the name X .
What is X ?

35. Ans. Screensaver

36. Ques 5.
X jumped on the popularity of Y
with a simple stunt and put out
this ad in Germany.
Coincidentally (or not), in
Russia, X issued a ballsy
complaint to the Federal
Anti-Monopoly Service that Y
be banned from the country
because of their product
placement laws. Id X, Y.

37. Ans. X: Burger King
Y: IT

38. Ques 6.
In 1993 Arkady Volozh and Ilya Segalovich, friends since their schooldays
and by then working together, invented the word "X" to describe their
company. The name initially stood for "Yet Another indexer". Since 2009
X has been largely under the control of the Russian government, and its
operations have become subject to government interests— as an example,
X Money, has been used to undercut the ability of political competitors to
function financially by freezing the purses of the leaders of these groups.
What is X ?

39. Ans. Yandex

40. Ques 7.
This is the logo of a company
based in Chile. The logo depicts
the area with more than 54%
world reserves of a certain
commodity. It “drives” much of
the modern world and forms a
small but essentially
irreplaceable component of our
lives. What is the region/
company called (based on the
logo)?

41. Ans. Lithium Triangle

42. Ques 8.
X Interactive is an American computer software and social media
company. The company was founded by Darrell and Cliff Lerner in 2005.
The company went public in 2006. X Interactive owns and operates
FirstMet.com, an online dating website. The company also owns The
Grade, a mobile dating application. On 6th February, 2017, the stock prices
of X Interactive rose suddenly from $4.5 to $15. The reason for such a
sudden increase in the stock prices was because investors confused X
Interactive with another famous publicly traded company, as they both
have the same name X. Id X.

43. Ans. Snap

44. Ques 9.
X was invented by Fujio Masuoka while working for Toshiba in the year
1980. According to Toshiba, the name X was suggested by Masuoka’s
colleague, Shōji Ariizumi, because the erasure process of the X contents
reminded him of a certain characteristic feature of a camera. Fujio
Masuoka and his colleagues presented the invention at the IEEE 1984
International Electron Devices Meeting (IEDM) held in San Francisco. Id X.

45. Ans. Flash memory

46. Ques 10.
The lady in this picture is X, an
American novelist, dancer, and
socialite. X was the wife of a very
famous author. In 1986, while
working on a project, Y did
something to pay tribute to X as he
thought that her name sounded
"pleasant and significant”. How did
Y immortalise X in the world of
tech? Don’t need Y.

47. Ans. Zelda

48. Ques 11.
Arbor Day is celebrated on the final day of April in USA, and encourages everyone
to plant trees and raise awareness for the environment. In 2014, a month before
Arbor Day, X launched a campaign vowing to plant a tree for every 100 videos
watched of a particular category on its website. The campaign ended on Arbor
Day, and X reported that 13473 trees were successfully planted by them. Id X.

49. Ans. Pornhub

50. Ques 12.
According to Wells Fargo spokesperson Kristopher Dahl, “Every two
years, both machines are serviced and brought up to speed on the latest
technology,” . The personnel chosen for that job undergo a psychological
exam and a physical training to make sure they’re equipped to deal with
______ in case they get held over. What is the subject?

51. Ans. The only ATM’s in
Antarctica

52. Ques 13.
What is the name given to highly volatile stocks which move up and down
in price frequently?
(Hint: Name suggests they can be fun to play with.)

53. Ans. Yo-Yo Stocks

54. Ques 14.
This term was coined in a 2005 article in the Sunday Telegraph Times. In
August 2012, this word was listed for the first time in the mainstream
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. In 2011, this term was also
voted as the most hated “slang” in the United Kingdom. Some famous
acronyms related to the word being talked about include :
TDTM, Cu46, POS, RUH, SorG and the list is never-ending. What
word/term is being talked about here?

55. Ans. Sexting

56. Ques 15.
It is a very advanced form of lie detector that measures contractions of
the iris muscle and the presence of invisible airborne particles emitted
from the body. The bellows were designed for the latter function and give
the machine the menacing air of a sinister insect. It is used primarily to
determine if a suspect is __________ by measuring the degree of his
empathic response through carefully worded questions and statements.

57. Ans. Voight Kampff machine
from Blade Runner

58. Ques 16.
Luxottica Group, the owner of popular eyewear brand Ray-Ban, had taken
legal action against an online marketplace for allegedly hosting fake
products for sale and also accusing it of misleading customers by offering
heavy discounts.
Interestingly, Sandeep Aggarwal (co-founder), questioned his wife and
co-founder Radhika Aggarwal's abilities while accusing her of taking away
his voting rights, and charged her with having an "illicit love affair" with
co-founder Sanjay Sethi. The board however decided to back Radhika.
Which company is this?

59. Ans. Shopclues

60. Ques 17.
“In the year 2633, the evil Red Falcon Organization have set a base on the Galuga
archipelago near New Zealand in a plot to conquer the world. Two commandos, Bill
Rizer and Lance Bean of the X unit (an elite group of soldiers specializing in guerrilla
warfare), are sent to the island to destroy the enemy forces and uncover the true
nature of the alien entity controlling them.”
This is the main plot of a famous videogame. Although, when this game was released in
the North American market, certain details of the background story were altered. The
year of the setting was changed from 2633 to 1987, and the location was moved from
the Galuga Islands to the Amazon Rainforest. Bill and Lance were also given the
codenames of Mad Dog and Scorpion. The title of this videogame refers to the Xs, a
group of CIA-backed Nicaraguan rebels who were frequently in the news in the USA in
that period. Which video game am I talking about?

61. Ans. Contra

62. Ques 18.
In March 2017, a New York city based architecture studio called “Oiio"
proposed the design of a skyscraper with hopes to create the longest
building in the world by bending the building in half. The skyscraper is
called “The Big Bend” and it is a curved, 4,000 foot-long skyscraper
planned on Manhattan's Billionaire's Row. Many people compared the
proposed design of this skyscraper with something in the world of tech.
What?

63. Ans. Clippy

64. Ques 19.
X was developed by Y in 1946. The once-famous “burping seal” was a
famous aspect of X, which distinguished it from competitors. Some of Y’s
first products which were precursors to X, were gas masks used in World
War II. Z, a pioneering sales executive of X, was appointed Vice President
of Marketing by Y and was the first woman to be on the cover of
Businessweek.
Id X.

65. Ans. X - Tupperware
Y – Earl Tupper
Z – Brownie Wise

66. Ques 20.
X, founded in 1948, is still one of Britain’s highest selling brands with
approx 20 million units produced everyday and about a 150 units
consumed every second. An interesting thing about X is that if you crush it
in a darkened room, you can see them sparkle blue!( this is because of
triboluminescence, light produced by friction.)

67. Ans. Polo

68. Thank You.
Results will be declared shortly.