QUIZ NATION: 2008-08-31

1. This company was founded in 1932 by a Russian immigrant Maurice Greenberg to sell leather supplies to shoemakers. In 1975, the company entered the video game console business with Telstar. When the video game business began to implode in 1983, it seemed clear that video games were being replaced by home computers. So the company made the transition by introducing the ‘Adam’ home computer which bombed. In 1983, it released the Cabbage Patch Kids series of dolls that were wildly successful. In 1989, the assets of the company were purchased by Hasbro. Which company?
Coleco

2. Which company, also a worldwide leader in its industry, has tied up with Motorola to manufacture a special range of Bluetooth device called the RAZRWIRE, the first of its kind?
Oakley Inc

3. Torro Rosso is one of the big names in F1 racing. What does it stand for?
Torro Rosso means ‘Red Bull’ in Italian

4. Complete the list: __________ , Sarah O’Hare, Magdalena Wrobel, Adriana Sklenarikova.
Eva Herzigova. All endorsers of Wonderbra

5. Olivio Premium Products, Inc. founded in 2000, is a food manufacturing company based in Boston, Massachusetts. It manufactures spreads and cooking products under the Olivio brand name and is best known for an olive oil-based margarine-like spread. The company claims to donate all of its profit to diabetes research. Which famous name owns this company?
Lee Iacocca

6. Identify the personality.

Ben Bernanke, U.S Federal Reserve Chief

7. This company was founded in 1833 by Léon Pavin as an industrial lime producing operation. It signed its first international contract for the delivery of 110,000 tonnes of lime to the Suez Canal construction project in 1864. Which company?
Lafarge

8. Odyssey is a leisure retail chain that is engaged in sale of books, music, toys, greeting cards and FMCG products. A media company has recently bought the chain for $14 million in cash. Which company?
Deccan Chronicle Holdings Ltd

9. He was born in a Gujarati jain family of modest means. He studied at the Holy Cross High School, located at Byron Bazaar. After completing his secondary education he left for Bombay. While doing odd jobs he joined Lala Lajpat Rai College for a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce. After completing his graduation, he started his working life as an employee of the New India Assurance Company. Whom are we talking about?
Harshad Mehta

10. An image consulting firm presented a list of 219 names from which Vectre, Verone, Chaparel, Calibre and Alexis were top candidates. What was the name that was eventually selected?
Lexus

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