Weekly 5 : Mixed Bag

Q1. Born to a large, impoverished family, "X" emerged as a teen star after X's manager Angelil mortgaged his home to finance X's first record.In 2004, after surpassing 175 million in album sales worldwide, X was presented with the Chopard Diamond Award at the World Music Awards becoming the best selling female artist of all time. In April 2007 Sony BMG said that "X" had sold over 200 million albums worldwide. Identify "X".

Ans. Celine Dion

Q2. Which is the world's largest real estate company in terms of revenues, earnings, market capitalisation and developable area?

Ans. DLF

Q3. How do we better know Mehrunissa, a part-time Urdu poet, who is most famed for her marriage to her second husband, whose she was the twentieth wife?

Ans. Nur Jahan

Q4. Which is the world's largest carnivorous animal found on land?

Ans. Polar Bear

Q5. Rafael Nadal currently holds the record for most conseqetive wins on clay. Which sporting icon held the record before Nadal broke it?

Ans. Guillermo Vilas

Happy quizzing!

The Business Quiz

Q1. With a net worth of $1.2 billion, 'X' is the 162nd richest man on the Earth and is also a member of Parliament. He is a graduate of St. Xavier's College, Calcutta and in 2000, he became the President of the Janata Party and contested all 224 seats in his home state. Identify 'X'.
Ans. Vijay Mallaya

Q2. Currently the world's largest car-making company, the company produced its first car in 1936. The company has a minority share in the Yamaha motor company. Moreover, this company's production expanded due to the ever-increasing demand for fuel-efficient and compact cars. Identify the company.
Ans. Toyota

Q3. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, this company is the 8th largest corporation in the world by market capitalisation and 10th in Forbes list of most admired companies (2007). In 2007, it spent the most on advertising, close to double that of General Motors. The company was started by a soapmaker and a candlemaker, who happened to be co-brothers. Perhaps the most lasting legacy of this company is the fact that when it began sponsoring radio shows in the 1920s, these radio shows came to be known as 'soap operas.' Identify the company.
Ans. Procter and Gamble

Q4. With a revenue of $526.5 million, this company is involved in entertainment and has produced a few movies, two of which turned out to be good earners at the Box Office. The company's main office is in Stamford, Connecticut, but it has offices in New York, Toronto, London and Los Angeles. Identify the company.
Ans. World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)

Q5. Though this man holds only 8% of his company's stock, he is consistently ranked as among the richest men in the world. He is well known for his philanthropic efforts, but interestingly he is a Harvard dropout. Identify.
Ans. Bill Gates

Q6. 65.8% of this company's ownership lies in charitable trusts. The logo of the company was designed by Wolf Ollins and is said to be either a fountain of knowledge or a tree of trust or even the starting alphabet of the company's name. With 18.5% stake, Pallonji Mistry is the single-largest stakeholder in the company. Identify.
Ans. Tata

Q7. When Time recognized "You" as its Person of the Year in 2006, it acknowledged the accelerating success of online collaboration and interaction by millions of users around the world, and cited this company as one of its three examples. However, the problem with this company's logo is that it contains the Devanagiri/Hindi sound "vee", but the symbol is slightly distorted from what it should be. Identify the company.
Ans. Wikipedia

Q8. This company was founded by Hong Kong - based entrepreneur Richard Li. In 1993, Media Mogul Rupert Murdoch acquired the company for $1 billion, but faced problems since laws in China did not allow him to broadcast in China. Identify the company.
Ans. Star TV

Q9. This company, owned by Sir Li Ka-shing (who is the richest man of Chinese descent and father of Richard Li), launched a product in India along with the Ruias. However, the company's stake in the JV was bought out by a British company. Identify this company owned by Sir Li Ka-Shing.
Ans. Hutchison Whampoa

Q10. Once upon a time there lived two brother - Adi and Rudolf Dassler. They both started sports goods companies - Adi Dassler started Adidas, from Adi-Das(sler), and Rudolf started Ruda, from Ru(dolf)-Da(ssler). However, the company Ruda later changed its name. What do we know Ruda as, today?
Ans. Puma

High Scorers:
A Born Moron - 10
Anshul - 8

Weekly 5 : Mixed Bag

Q1. This structure can be seen from outer space and is the largest structure ever built by living organisms. It generates $1 billion for the country in which it is located. Identify the structure.
Ans. The Great Barrier Reef

Q2. She is the first female artist to have her first four albums debut at number 1 on Billboard 200. Recently, her latest album was also ranked 1. Identify the artist.
Ans. Britney Spears

Q3. It is the first and oldest corporation in America and has the second-largest endowment of any non-profit organisation (behind the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation). Identify.
Ans. Harvard University

Q4. The Nishaan-e-Pakistan is Pakistan's highest civilian award. Morarji Desai is the only Indian to have won both the Nishan-e-Pakistan and the Bharat Ratna. Which other Indian, who has also won the Dadasaheb Phalke award, is the only other Indian to win this award?
Ans. Dilip Kumar

Q5. Born as Nafisa to an Indian American, she changed her name after she watched one of Angelina Jolie's highly appreciated roles as america's first supermodel. Identify (if you know the movie, you will most probably know the woman's name).
Ans. Jiah Khan


High Scorers:
Harsha Kasturi - 2