Finals of Synergy 2019 Quiz hosted by BBA department.

1. SYNERGY 2019
Mastermind(Quiz) – Finals
By Kapil & Gopal

2. Rules
◦ The Quiz will consist of 4 Rounds.
◦ Each round will have it’s own specific set of rules.
◦ Use of electronic gadgets will lead to disqualification.
◦ Quizmaster’s decision is final.

3. Round 1 – Bounce/Pounce
◦ 6 Questions
◦ Clockwise Rotation
◦ +10 For a Direct Answer (No Negatives)
◦ +5 For Bounce (No Negatives)
◦ +10/-5 For Pounce

4. Question-1
◦ Osho or Rajneesh was a very influential spiritual guru who set up
the city of Rajneeshpuram in the state of Oregon. Concerned
Christians tried to fight the validity of the city in court based on it
being founded as a religious community and cannot by itself be a
city according to the constitution of US. Owner of which brand
backed the small group of Christians from the neighbouring town
of Antelope?
◦ ID the company.

5. Answer

6. Question - 2
ID the person in the photo.
What did he famously
pioneer?

7. Answer
John Bogle.
[Founder of The Vanguard
Group]
He is credited with creating
the first index fund.

8. Question - 3
◦ As per a study, the average song length has reduced by 30
seconds when compared to songs from five years ago. What is the
main reason attributed to this reduction?

9. Answer
◦ Streaming services like Spotify, Apple Music pay per play and not
based of the time played

10. Question 4
Why did Burger King
tweet this? Put Funda.

11. Answer

12. Question 5
◦ In the mid 1860’s, Opium made up 70 percent of maritime freight
from India to China, where it was sold to the Chinese by the British
despite efforts by the Chinese authorities to stop it.
◦ In order to help finance the burgeoning trade, Thomas Sutherland
understood that the time was right for a commercial bank. Which
bank did he establish in 1865?

13. Answer
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation

14. Question 6
◦ Eveready Industries Ltd. Is the flagship company of B.M. Khaitan
Group. It is synonymous with products like batteries, torches and
other electronics. However the name as Eveready Industries came
in 1995 as it was earlier called X.
◦ The occurrence of Y led to a tilt-a-whirl of change in the parent
company.
◦ ID X, Y

15. Answer
◦ X- Union Carbide India Ltd.
◦ Y- Bhopal Gas Tragedy

16. Round 2 – Bounce/Pounce
◦ 6 Questions
◦ Anti-Clockwise Rotation
◦ +10 For a Direct Answer (No Negatives)
◦ +5 For Bounce (No Negatives)
◦ +10/-5 For Pounce

17. Question - 1
◦ Morton Salt was founded in 1848,
originally selling salt, but it morphed into
a salt manufacturer in 1910. Its logo and
slogan, developed shortly thereafter, are
a little strange for a salt company,
though. What was it's slogan?

18. Answer

19. Question - 2
◦ This Company is set to release a candle
inspired by its signature gravy and the soulful
aroma it produces. The limited-edition gravy
scented candle is numbered at 230, and can
only be obtained by becoming an contestant
to win it.
◦ Identify the Company.

20. Answer

21. Question - 3
◦ At SuperBowl 53, Game of Thrones aired an advertisement which
featured the Mountain, a popular character in a jousting fight against
a Knight themed in this company’s logo and colours. Identify the
Company.

22. Answer

23. Question – 4
◦ The Big Lebowski is a film by Joel and Ethan Coen. It featured a
popular character “The Dude” on whom an official religion called
“Dudeism” is based on.
◦ Which company’s advertisement is this in support of independent
filmmaking?

25. Answer

26. Question - 5
◦ In December 2018, Samsung replaced another advertiser as the
brand with the biggest advertising spending worldwide. Who has
it replaced?

27. Answer
Proctor & Gamble

28. Question - 6
◦ X is a public service announcement campaign to promote railway
safety in several Australian cities. It was devised by the McCann
Melbourne advertisement agency. ID X

29. Answer
Dumb Ways to Die

30. Round 3 – Written
◦ 6 Questions
◦ +10 For every correct answer
◦ No Negative Marking

31. Question 1
◦ The 915 spray is an invention by Brazilian Heine Allemagne. It is
now extensively used in a particular profession. On what basis was
it’s name chosen?

32. Question 2
◦ Companies BCCL and ARG Outliers separately applied for a
trademark to use a 5 word phrase “The _____ ____ __ ____” in
November 2016 and January 2017 respectively.
◦ Person X, who popularized the phrase, resigned from BCCL and
joined ARG. This resulted in an ongoing legal battle between the
two companies claiming the phrase as their intellectual property.
ARG outliers used a slightly modified phrase, “The _____ still ____ __
____”.
◦ ID X and the phrase.

33. Question 3
◦ A company X, manufactured and marketed this car with promise
of giving it a weight under 2,000 pounds and that it would be
priced at less than $2,000 in 1971 at launch. X took a risk by
placing the gas cylinder at the rear-end of the car which could
burst up when a car hit them at a speed of more than 31 mph.
◦ It resulted in a large numbers of deaths and a legal battle ensued.
Ultimately the production of these cars were shut down. Name the
car company.

34. Question 4
◦ What is name of the first Indian e-commerce company? Its
founder, K. Vaitheeshwaran hailed as the “Father of e-commerce
in India” has written a book “Failing to Succeed” based on this
venture.

35. Question 5
◦ This person has 22 years of experience at this company, heading
their global operations, corporate strategy, public policy and
government affairs in his role as its President. He also served as
CEO of this company’s Europe Sub-Saharan Africa division before
becoming it’s president. He was recently promoted to the CEO of
this Company.
◦ He is a native of Barcelona and has an M.B.A. from Spain’s ESADE
business school and has previously worked at Chupa Chups, a
candy company based in Spain.
◦ Who is he?

36. Question 6
◦ Casa Verde Capital is a venture capital firm that focuses mainly on
the Cannabis industry and other related business ventures. Which
celebrity founded it?

37. Answer - 1
◦ It is used to mark the minimum distance at which the defence can
stand during a free kick in Football. (915 cm)

38. Answer - 2
◦ X- Arnab Goswami
Phrase- “The Nation Wants To Know”

39. Answer - 3

40. Answer - 4
Fabmart.com
It was later acquired by the Birla Group and merged into More.

41. Answer - 5
Ramon Laguarta,
CEO of PepsiCo

42. Answer - 6
Snoop Dogg

43. Round 4 – Connect & Infinite
Bounce/Pounce
◦ 6 Questions
◦ Clockwise Rotation
◦ +10 For a Direct Answer (No Negatives)
◦ +5 For Bounce (No Negatives)
◦ +10/-5 For Pounce
◦ Connect

44. Question – 1
◦ Duke’s soda a popular regional brand, now
part of Pepsico, was started by Dinshawji
Pandole in the year 1889. Why did he name
it “Duke’s” ?
+60 for overall connect

45. Question - 2
◦ Which regulatory organization was formed in December 1928 as a
society, registered under the Tamil Nadu Societies Registration
Act?
+50 for overall connect

46. Question – 3
◦ Elihu Yale, after whom Yale University is named was British
Governor of an Indian city for a period of 5 years. Part of the
fortune he had amassed in this city became the financial
foundation for Yale University.
◦ Name the Indian city in question.
+40 for overall connect

47. Question – 4
◦ He started off with a scooter factory in Mumbai, Automobile
Products of India and later became the Director of the Indian
Aluminium Company at a young age. He was instrumental in
founding the Southern Petrochemical Industries
Corporation (SPIC) and served as the chairman till his death. He
was the Mayor of Madras in 1955.
◦ Who is he?
+30 for overall connect

48. Question - 5
◦ India’s most expensive stock is of a company that started out
making balloons and contraceptives. It is the first time that an
Indian brand touched such a price. It’s stock price has surged 50
times of it’s cost in January 2001.
◦ ID the Company
+20 for overall connect

49. Question - 6
◦ X was appointed as ‘CEO of the day’ by an oil company , and a
beaming picture of X while being seated in the CEO’s chair was
tweeted by the firm Y.
◦ ID X,Y
+10 for overall connect

50. Connects
◦ Duke’s – Cricket
◦ BCCI
◦ Madras
◦ MA Chidambaram
◦ MRF
◦ X- MS Dhoni, Y- Gulf Oil