The document contains multiple trivia questions and their answers about various topics: - The word "patent" is derived from the Latin word "patere" meaning "to lay open". - Sam Walton founded the first Walmart store and went on to create one of the biggest retail giants. - The Rolls Royce emblem is called the "Spirit of Ecstasy". - Peter Parker, aka Spiderman, works for The Daily Bugle newspaper.

1. Which word in the current business world is derived from latin for “patere”, which means to lay open?

2. The gentleman took over management of his first variety store at the age of 26. With the help of a $20,000 loan from his father-in-law, plus $5,000 he had saved from his time in the Army, he purchased a Ben Franklin variety store in Newport, Arkansas.The store was a franchise of the Butler Brothers chain. He went on to open more Ben Franklin Stores with the help of his brother, father-in-law, and brother-in-law. Thereafter he opened the first __________ store, that would soon become one of the biggest retail giants. Who am I talking about? Which giant enterprise was he the founder of?

3. Where are you likely to find this emblem? What is it actually called?

4. How do we better know the music personality Marshall Bruce Mathers III as?

5. This firm was appointed as the official tennis ball supplier to The Championships, Wimbledon and, with the current deal set to run until 2015, it remains one of the longest unbroken sporting sponsorships in history. It is a British sports equipment brand name sold throughout the world. Which firm am I talking about?

6. If Clark Kent aka Superman works for the Daily Planet, for what publication does Peter parker aka Spiderman work?

7. This corporation is a fortune 500 global document management company that manufactures and sells a range of color and black-and-white printers, multifunction systems, photo copiers, digital production printing presses, and related consulting services and supplies. It was founded in 1906 in Rochester as "The Haloid Photographic Company“. The company was the first to develop a computing mouse. Which Corporation am I talking about?

8. Identify the person.8

9. The name of this product was selected because it was an onomatopoeic. The word usually represents the sound of arrival or conclusion such as the sound an elevator makes. The company thought it was short, easy to spell and it would remind people of the sound made during the moment of discovery or decision making. It was unveiled at an all things digital conference in San Diego and is based on the semantic technology from Powerset. What are we talking about?9

10. In 1935 Allen Lane was waiting at a British Platform searching for something to read on his journey. But his choice was limited to popular magazine and some poor quality paperbacks. His disappointment led him to found a company that changed the way world read. Which company did Sir Allen Lane found?

11. Identify.

12. This term was coined in 2000 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, Nicholas J. Hopper (all of Carnegie Mellon University), and John Langford (then of IBM) as a Challenge-response test. Yahoo! was the first company to use this technology widely. This is sometimes described as reverse Turing test. Name the technology.

13. _____(?)__isan American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become infamous for its crude, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics. The ongoing narrative revolves around four children.

14. At the 2006 World Cup group match between Croatia and Australia (2-2) an infamous refereeing blundertook place. The incident includes English referee Graham Poll and the Croatian Simunic. What exactly happened?

15. ___(?)_______ is a leetspeak slang term meaning to appropriate or to conquer or to gain ownership. The term implies domination or humiliation of a rival,used primarily in the Internet-based video game culture to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated. It was popular among Counter-Strikegamers before spreading through the more general Internet world. Because __(?)___ is primarily used in written form, it has no single generally accepted pronunciation.

16. Which word in the current business world what is derived from latin for “patere” which means to lay open?A. Patent

17. The gentleman took over management of his first variety store at the age of 26. With the help of a $20,000 loan from his father-in-law, plus $5,000 he had saved from his time in the Army, he purchased a Ben Franklin variety store in Newport, Arkansas.The store was a franchise of the Butler Brothers chain. He went on to open more Ben Franklin Stores with the help of his brother, father-in-law, and brother-in-law. Thereafter he opened the first __________ store, that would soon become one of the biggest retail giants. Who am I talking about? Which giant enterprise was he the founder of?Sam WaltonWalmart

18. Where are you likely to find this emblem? What is it actually called?A. Rolls Royce, Spirit of ecstasy

19. How do we better know the music personality Marshall Bruce Mathers III as?A. Eminem

20. If Clark Kent aka Superman works for the Daily Planet, for what publication does Peter parker aka Spiderman work?The Daily Bugle

22. This firm was appointed as the official tennis ball supplier to The Championships, Wimbledon and, with the current deal set to run until 2015, it remains one of the longest unbroken sporting sponsorships in history. It is a British sports equipment brand name sold throughout the world. Which firm am I talking about?Slazenger

23. This corporation is a fortune 500 global document management company. It was founded in 1906 in Rochester as "The Haloid Photographic Company“. The company was the first to develop a computing mouse. Which Corporation am I talking about?A. Xerox Coorporation

24. Identify the person.24Jonathan Ives

25. The name of this product was selected because it was an onomatopoeic. The word usually represents the sound of arrival or conclusion such as the sound an elevator makes. The company thought it was short, easy to spell and it would remind people of the sound made during the moment of discovery or decision making. It was unveiled at an all things digital conference in San Diego and is based on the semantic technology from PowersetWhat are we talking about?25A. Bing

26. In 1935 Allen Lane was waiting at a British Platform searching for something to read on his journey. But his choice was limited to popular magazine and some poor quality paperbacks. His disappointment led him to found a company that changed the way world read. Which company did Sir Allen Lane found? A. Penguin Books

27. Identify.A. Sir Edmund Hillary

28. This term was coined in 2000 by Luis von Ahn, Manuel Blum, Nicholas J. Hopper (all of Carnegie Mellon University), and John Langford (then of IBM) as a Challenge-response test. Yahoo! was the first company to use this technology widely. This is sometimes described as reverse Turing test. Name the technology.A. Captcha

29. _____(?)__isan American animated sitcom created by Trey Parker and Matt Stone for the Comedy Central television network. Intended for mature audiences, the show has become infamous for its crude, surreal, satirical, and dark humor that lampoons a wide range of topics. The ongoing narrative revolves around four children.A. South Park

30. The 2006 World Cup group match between Croatia and Australia (2-2) is remembered for an infamous refereeing blunder. The incident includes English referee Graham Poll and the Croatian Simunic. What exactly happened?A. The Croatian was yellow carded three times before he was sent off.

31. ___(?)_______ is a leetspeak slang term meaning to appropriate or to conquer or to gain ownership. The term implies domination or humiliation of a rival,used primarily in the Internet-based video game culture to taunt an opponent who has just been soundly defeated. It was popular among Counter-Strikegamers before spreading through the more general Internet world. Because __(?)___ is primarily used in written form, it has no single generally accepted pronunciation.A. Pwn