A general flavoured business quiz we did at IMI Kolkata in 2013

1. IMInquizztive
Preliminaries

2. Rules of the Game
The A-Z of Business
•26 questions
•Answer to 1st question begins with A,
2nd 1 with B and so on
•Questions 1, 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 are
starred and would be used to break a tie
•1 point per question
•Top 6 teams make it to the finals

3. 1*
• This economist was born in
Shantiniketan on 3 November 1933, and
was christened by Rabindranath Tagore
with a name meaning ‘immortal’. Who?

4. 2
• This word comes from the French word
for leather pouch or bag. The present
connotation of this word is from the
notion that the treasury minister would
usually keep his fiscal plans in such a
bag. Which term?

5. 3
• “Liquid Engineering Crew” is a web
based social community of auto
enthusiasts which also doubles up as a
rewards forum. Which company runs
this program?

6. 4
• What brand was launched by National
Dairy Development Board in 1988 as a
result of "Operation Golden Flow"?

7. 5
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsJ6
lQ1TLWw
• Ad for what brand ?

8. 6
• He works as a “bronto crane operator”
at Slate Rock and Gravel Company. His
residence is at 345, Cave stone road.
Who am I talking about?

9. 6

11. 8
• What was the surname of the brothers
James and William, from
Gloucestershire, who founded a
company in 1873 in Chicago to
manufacture a patented malt milk drink
as an artificial infant food?

12. 9

14. 10*

16. 11
• The 'salgars' (a name derived from
Sanskrit 'salika'- a weaver), said to be
decendants of Sage Markanda, the
weaver of the gods, weave these sarees,
known by the place's name. What are
we talking about?

17. 12
• Created in 1854, which company began
by making flat trunks and went on to
become a co-organizer of the America's
Cup, a prestigious trophy for the
international yatching?

18. 13
• This law on Social Networks states that
the amount of stuff that people share
roughly doubles every year. Who is the
law named after?

19. 14
• This substance was originally intended
to be called “no-run” to indicate the
connotation “not unravel”. However,
the name was dropped and the present
name adopted because the company
thought the claim might not be fully
justified. Which substance?

20. 15*

22. 16

24. 17

26. 18
• “The guy's put 'sex' back into the limp
Sensex. That makes him seriously hot.
So hot, in fact, he has made it to the
Amul hoarding (a first for a chap in his
lofty position). But nobody is calling the
man a Billboard Bimbo. You know why?
Because this man knows his onions.”
• Who is Shobaa de writing about?

27. 19
• The name for this class of vehicle
originated from the word meaning “Go
or leave quickly.” What’s the word?

28. 20*
• Which currency unit derives its name
from the Sanskrit word for 'stamped
coin'?

29. 21

31. 22

33. 23
• Which best selling work revolves around
four characters, Sniff, Scurry, Hem and
Haw living in a "Maze" who face
unexpected change when they discover
their ------ has disappeared ?

34. 24

36. 25*
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-
bgu-yT4YeE
• Which big deal has this person been
part of , and identify him.

37. 26
• What was the nickname of the
Jamnagar based Ayurvedic physician
and grandfather of Jugatram Vaidya
who in 1910 founded a company to sell
the traditional concoctions in Mumbai?

38. IMInquizztive
Finals

39. POWERPLAY-I

40. Rules of the Game
•6 questions
•10 points for a correct answer
•On a direct question, teams can choose
to go for a ‘Powerplay’
•On a powerplay, if a team gets it right,
they get 20 points, else they get a -10
•Questions pass clockwise

41. 1
• She has worked for Party Pieces, a
company owned and run by her
parents. She has also worked in London
as a part-time buyer for the clothing
company Jigsaw Junior. In 2008, she
launched First Birthdays, a junior brand
to Party Pieces. Her role within the
family business included catalogue
design and production, marketing and
photography. Who?

42. 2
• This variety of crab, Ovalipes ocellatus,
gets its colloquial name from a type of
cheap printed fabric that its patterned
shell resembles. The textile originated
in India and was quite the bone of
contention between British importers of
the cloth and the English manufacturers
of similar fabric from the early 18th
century till well over a century
afterwards. What textile?

43. 3
• Which establishment was started as
the “Dipti cabin” by Debu Barick and in
1947 was renamed after a cinema hall
in Bhawanipur? Since then it has grown
and has now entered the processed
food market and even ventured into
garments & accesories manufacturing

44. 4
• The pilot test began in June 2013 on the
40th parallel south. Thirty balloons,
launched from New Zealand’s South
Island, beamed _______ to a small
group of pilot testers. The experience of
these pilot testers is now being used to
refine the technology. Name the project

45. 5
• Which fictional expert wrote a
monograph, Upon the Distinction
Between the Ashes of the Various
Tobaccos about the ashes of 140
different varieties of pipe, cigar and
cigarette tobacco?

46. 6
• At 1:10 a.m. on May 9, 1945, night owls
in the USSR heard a radio report that
Nazi Germany had officially surrendered
to the Soviet Union. Rather than wait
until morning to celebrate, citizens took
to the streets in their pajamas. The
revelry reached such a fever pitch that
by the time Joseph Stalin addressed the
nation 22 hours later, the Soviets faced
a new crisis. What?

47. Audience
• What is the official website of the GMAT
run by the Graduate Management
Admissions Council?

48. Audience
• Which organization runs a worldwide
restaurant chain called Govinda's?

49. HAWK-EYE

50. Rules of the Game
•6 questions
•All questions would be based on visual
clues
•10 points for a correct answer
•Questions pass clockwise

51. 1

53. 2

55. 3

57. 4

58. 4

59. 5

61. 6

63. Audience

65. Audience

67. POWERPLAY-I
Round-II

68. Rules of the Game
•6 questions
•10 points for a correct answer
•On a direct question, teams can choose
to go for a ‘Powerplay’
•On a powerplay, if a team gets it right,
they get 20 points, else they get a -10
•Questions pass anti-clockwise

69. 1
• These are made of carbon steel blades
sourced from scrap metal found in cars,
buses, trucks and railways. The handles are
made of plastic, aluminium or alloys,
which are sourced from old utensils. All
the parts are pre-used. The first pair was
made 360 years ago by Asli Akhun. For the
first time, a handmade tool from micro
and small and medium enterprises in India
has been registered for a geographical
indicator tag. Which product from Meerut
are we talking about?

70. 2
• Let's be honest: the only things I was able
to control were the framing of the shot
and when to hit the remote-controlled
trigger. In my 25 years as a photographer
I’ve never had an uncontrollable external
element make a photo like this, and I
imagine if I tried again for a similar result
for the next 50 years, it wouldn’t happen
again. So, I only really give myself credit for
one percent of this picture!” What is the
being talked about?

71. 3
• This famous trade route, also known as
Sadak-e-Azam, was commissioned by
the ruler during his rule from 1540 to
1545. It begins in Sonargaon in
Bangladesh, passes through India and
culminates in Peshawar in Pakistan.
Which route?

72. 4
• This term comes from al zahr, the word
for ‘dice’ in Arabic, where it denoted
the financial risk that usually resulted
from gambling. From that connotation,
it evolved into its current sense as a
more general term meaning risk or
danger. Which term?

73. 5
• This form of headgear, also known as ski
mask, covers the whole head, exposing
only the face or upper part of it, and
sometimes only the eyes. Its name
comes from a town in the district of the
city of Sevastopol in Crimea, Ukraine.
During the Crimean War, pieces of this
headgear were sent over to the British
troops to help protect them from the
bitter cold weather. What headgear?

74. 6
• The white four-door classic 1984
Renault with its 800 cc. 30-horse power
engine, French stick shift that comes
out from the dashboard and deck-chair-
style seats has clocked 186,000 miles. It
was fully checked and readied by a
mechanic. Its previous owner was Rev.
Renzo Zocca. Who is its new owner?

75. Audience
• This a 11 digit code with the first 4
character representing the bank, and
the last 6 characters representing the
branch. The fifth character is a 0 (zero).
This is used by the NEFT system to route
the messages to the destination
banks/branches. Name the code

76. Audience
• This fictional Greek-American tycoon is
the owner of Cosmos Pictures. At two
other points of time, he is also shown to
be the head of an opium cartel and a
slave trader respectively. Who?

77. SLOG OVERS
The final countdown

78. Rules of the Game
•This is a buzzer round
•10 questions
•10 points for a correct answer
•-5 for an incorrect answer

79. 1
• What shoe brand name was originally
used for tiny fried balls of corn used by
American farmers to quieten their
dogs?

80. 2
• Which cosmetic brand was named
because D H McConnell thought his
hometown sounded like that of
Shakespeare?

81. 3
• Earlier this year, who recently resigned
as Manager of Air India's Ranchi office
to take up a new position as the Vice
President of India cements?

82. 3
• Earlier this year, who recently resigned
as Manager of Air India's Ranchi office
to take up a new position as the Vice
President of India cements?

83. 4
• Complete this Warren Buffet quote.
“_______ is the only place that people
ride to in a Rolls Royce to get advice
from those who take the subway.”

84. 5
• Which term, used to make or promise a
contribution to a fund or project, is
derived from the Latin for 'write'?

85. 6
• Along with Bart Conner, which
sportsperson founded Perfect 10
Productions?

86. 7
• In fiction, who is the present owner of
the house at No 12, Grimmauld Place,
London?

87. 8
• Which detergent brand, launched in
1949 as ‘America’s Washday favourite’,
gets its name from the term for the
cyclic rise and fall of the earth’s ocean
surface?

88. 9
• Which conservationist was a partner in
the Safariland safari company in Kenya
that managed the tour of MGM studios
to shoot the feature "King Solomon's
Mines" in 1949?

89. 10
• Which word originates from an epithet
of the Roman goddess Juno, who was
the protectress of finances?