BQG Quiz webinar 30oct2011

The Bangalore Quiz Group

QUIZ WEBINAR

30 October 2011


"A quiz wherein I can match wits with others, sitting at home... nothing like it."

30 October 2011


The Rules• The question will appear on screen for 15 seconds.

• You need to reply through the Webinar chat facility.• Results will be compiled and circulated separately.• Fastest finger first wins. • Suggestions for improvement are welcome.• There are two sections of 15 questions each – a Business Quiz section and a General Quiz section. You can attempt both or any one.


THE BUSINESS QUIZ

30 October 2011

The Bangalore Quiz GroupQ1

A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed in Seattle on 26th October 2011

between <foundation> and China's Ministry of Science and Technology. This is the first time the ministry has formed a partnership in such

fields with a foreign non-governmental organisation. Name the foundation.


Q3American Cotton Company

American Sugar Company

American Tobacco Company

Chicago Gas Company

Distilling & Cattle Feeding Company

Laclede Gas Company

National Lead Company

North American Company

Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Company

U.S. Leather Company

United States Rubber Company


Q4


Q5


William quickly established himself as a candle-maker. James apprenticed himself to

a soap-maker. The two might never have met had they not married sisters, Olivia and Elizabeth Norris, whose father convinced his

new sons-in-law to become business partners. In 1837, as a result of Alexander Norris' suggestion, a bold new enterprise

was born. Name it.


Q7


Q8


Q9

Originally New Lord & Company, began in the year 1947. A couple of years later, this small tailoring shop was bought over by Mr Arjan Daswani. And the rest, as they say, is

history. Which brand?


Q10

Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung and Aktiengesellschaft. What are they?


Q11

It is the only major trading nation that remains outside the WTO, a source of

embarrassment for a country that considers itself a major economic power. It finally

appears on the verge of success in its 18-year quest to join the World Trade

Organisation. Name it.


Q12


Q13


Q14

Silk on Fire. What am I taking to about?


Q15

According to Roger White, an early company employee, the two founders of of the company were at their lawyer’s office

preparing to incorporate. Jack Davis planned to use the name Macro Systems, when

George Canova said his wife had a great name for the company. Jack asked, “What

does it mean?” Davis said that it meant "new" in French. Which company?


This concludes the BUSINESS QUIZ. We will take a short before

starting the GENERAL QUIZ.

The Bangalore Quiz GroupGeneral Quiz

Q1This heavy metal band was formed in Los Angeles, California, in late 1981

when the drummer placed an advertisement in a Los Angeles

newspaper—The Recycler—which read "Drummer looking for other metal musicians to jam with Tygers of Pan

Tang, Diamond Head and Iron Maiden." Which band?


He is the only Indian batsman to score more than 300 runs in four consecutive Test series. He is also the only Indian, and one of only four international cricketers, to have scored five hundreds in five

consecutive test matches. On July 2009, for a period of ten days he was the number one ranked batsman

in ICC Test rankings. He is currently in the news. Name him.


In Roman mythology, ________ is the goddess of growing plants (particularly cereals) and of motherly love. The word

cereals derive from _________, commemorating her association with edible

grains. Fill in the blank.


It dates back to the ijazat attadris wa 'l-iftta ("license to teach and issue legal opinions")

in the medieval Madrasahs from the 9th century, though it was limited to Islamic law

at the time. According to Wellington, Bathmaker, Hung, MucCullough and Sikes

(2005), it was first awarded in Paris in 1150. What are we talking about?


Its motto reads: "Iman, Taqwa, Jihad fi Sabilillah". Translated into English, it means

"Faith, Piety, to strive in the path of Allah putting aside all your physical needs".

Whose motto?


AAINS AEHLNW - These are the alphabets that spell the name of a well known Indian

athlete. What is the name?


The French phrase "venez m'aider" gave birth to an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice

procedure radio communications. Name the word.


A 9 year old 3rd grade student from Arizona wrote this poem. What is so special about it?

I used to live in an Orphanage.

It was dark and cold and lonely.

At night, I looked up at the sparkly sky and felt better.

I dreamed I could fly there.

In America, I can make all my dreams come true.....

Thank-you for the "Spirit" and the "Opportunity"


Which game is supposed to have originated from the way Abhimanyu was killed in the

Battle of Mahabharata?


This completes the General quiz. Thank you all for participating.

BQG Quiz webinar 30oct2011

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