Theme # 1
Give the answers to the 4 questions and Connect the Central Theme?
1. In the 1870's, a securities system was introduced in Japan and public bond negotiation began. This resulted in the request for a public trading institution.What was established on May 15, 1878 as a result?
A: The Tokyo Stock Exchange
2. Joseph Priestley is credited with the discovery of a specific use of this product, that’s why the current name. The first factory for this product in the world was established near Paris in 1803. Which product are we talking about?
A: Rubber. Priestley discovered its use as an eraser, thus the name rubber
3. In Vaise near Lyon, France, Marc Gilliard and Jean Marie Cartier begin production of chemicals for use in the leather and textile dye industries. With which present day Giant would you associate these founders?
A: Aventis
4. By acetylating salicylic acid with acetic acid, he succeeded in creating acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) in a chemically pure and stable form. Name the inventor and the product.
Theme Answer- Bayer
Explanation
- Bayer AG was the first German company to list its shares on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
- Bayer is the world's biggest supplier of raw materials for the rubber industry.
- In October 2001 Bayer signed an agreement to purchase Aventis CropScience (ACS) for EUR 7.25 billion. This is the largest acquisition in Bayer History till date.
- In 1899 it was launched for the first time under the trade name Aspirin, initially as a powder supplied in glass bottles. Aspirin has made the Bayer name world-famous like no other drug product.
- A special highlight was the 100th birthday of Aspirin, which the company celebrated in spectacular fashion in 1999 by transforming its high-rise headquarters building into a giant Aspirin pack.
Theme # 2
Give the answers to the 4 questions and Connect the Central Theme?
1. In 1908, which famous company introduced the slogan "One System, One Policy, Universal Service"?
A: AT&T. Theodore Vail, then President of AT&T, began the national advertising campaign with this slogan
2. Total Cost - $35,000,000.
Total length - 1.2 miles
Chief Engineer: Joseph B. Strauss
Colour - International Orange
What is being discussed in the above context?
A: The Golden Gate Bridge
3. Salenko of Russia scored 5 goals against Cameroon as the most goals scored by a single player in a World Cup match. Which World Cup edition are we talking about?
A: The 1994 World Cup hosted by USA
4. Which film was the first all computer-generated feature film?
Theme Answer- Sun Microsystems
Explanation
- In 1987, Sun and AT&T laid the groundwork for business computing with an alliance to develop UNIX(R) System V Release 4.
- Revolutionary computerized retrofit of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco uses structural analysis with 3-D animation on Sun workstations and servers to dramatically reduce costs while improving public safety.
- As the exclusive computer supplier for the 1994 World Cup, Sun enabled hundreds of thousands of soccer fans to tap into the Internet for up-to-the-minute information.
- More than 100 Sun systems are used to render images for Disney's "Toy Story," the first all computer-generated feature film.
ATTENTION
- This quiz is open till Tuesday 19th August 2008
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