XQuizzite- The Knowledge and Quizzing Committee of XIM, Bhubaneswar, successfully conducted The Business Quiz on 6th and 8th March, 2022 , covering all the aspects from the world of business, enjoyed by the participants.
4. The Business Quiz
Identify the London-based foreign
exchange company which was founded
by the gentleman (in the photo) in 1976
and it has been associated with a certain
dominant cricket team in the most part
of the 2000s’ decade.
Q1
6. The Business Quiz
Known for its popular packaged potato snack
product and litchi juice among Indian
customers, identify this Bangladeshi FMCG
company which was founded by this late
Bangladeshi Army officer turned businessman
(in the pic).
Q2
8. The Business Quiz
Give the proper name of this 1932
invention that this social psychologist
made which has now become the industry
standard way of quickly gauging people’s
thoughts or opinion about items or issues;
finding its use in personality tests in
colleges as well.
Q3
10. The Business Quiz
These 4 images have a connection with a certain thing which was made for
an influential member of X family. Give X.
Q4*
11. The Business Quiz
Khashoggi Family
• These 4 images are connected by this yacht Kingdom 5KR which
used to be owned by Adnan Khashoggi who had named it Nabila
• Donald Trump and the Sultan of Brunei have been its previous
owners
• Queen performed a song “Khashoggi Ship” based on the yacht
• Never Say Never Again was shot on this yacht
Answer
12. The Business Quiz
Initially launched only in the UK, in the early 2000s, this media
service was known as "2580". Mobile users would dial “2580” on
their phone, hold it up toward the music and then wait for a SMS
with the song title and name of the artist. On September 2018, it
was acquired by a technological company which is also the world’s
fourth-largest smartphone manufacturer for a reported $400
million. Identify this service.
Q5
14. The Business Quiz
The first name of the person in the
picture is a homophone of the slang
term for “a close friend.” The building is
named after him. Name the person and
the building in the stamp.
Q6
18. The Business Quiz
In its initial days, an Indian Startup
implemented an unique strategy to
acquire new users. It sent cakes to the
offices of its existing users instead of
their homes. This move enticed the
colleagues of the user to use the
company's service.
Which Startup is being talked about?
Q8
21. The Business Quiz
Bank of Baroda
• Sayajirao Gaekwad III co-founded the bank
• Hasmukh Adhia serving as the Chairman
• PV Sindhu and Srikanth Kidambi endorsed the brand
• Bank of Baroda acquired naming rights for Andheri and
Sikandarpur Metro stations
Answer
22. The Business Quiz
Cryptocurrency X, which is a dog themed satirical cryptocurrency beat
bitcoin in viewership in 2021. The co-founder of another
cryptocurrency donated a sum in the form of X to an India Covid relief
fund last year.
Name X.
Q10
24. The Business Quiz
Inspired from an American comic strip named
Li’l Abner, identify this generally used
business jargon which is often applied to
denote a certain group (within an
organization) who enjoy full creative freedom
without any issues such as red-tape
bureaucracy and administration issues,
allowing them to work on radical innovative
ideas for certain secret projects.
Q11*
27. The Business Quiz
Samsung
• Burj Khalifa was constructed by Samsung C&T.
• Galaxy is the series of Samsung’s computing and mobile
computing devices.
• It was Samsung’s logo in the 1980s.
• It is a poster of movie Guru. Guru is also a feature phone
series of Samsung.
Answer
28. The Business Quiz
X is a multinational insurance company. Despite being written in upper
case, "X" is not an acronym,but was chosen because its name can be
pronounced easily by people who speak any language.
Initially, "Elan" was the top choice, but Canadian executives balked
because "elan" is the French word for a moose or elk. In 1985, they
chose the name X.
Identify X.
Q13*
30. The Business Quiz
X, a snack manufacturing company tried to mimic the cheesy tang left on
your lips after a packet of the snack by releasing a lip balm of the same
flavour. Unfortunately, customers were less likely to pay to purposely
have their face smell like cheese! Whether it was a real product or a
marketing gimmick, the lip balm did not succeed.
Name X.
Q14
32. The Business Quiz
X is a cloud gaming service, aimed to be the Netflix of gaming. It
does not require additional computer hardware, only requiring the
device to have an Internet connection and specific browser
support. Its name comes from the Latin plural of the place where
sports are played. Known in development as Project Stream, the
service debuted through a closed beta running Assassin's Creed
Odyssey in October 2018. Identify X.
Q15
35. The Business Quiz
1.There are 4 Rounds
2.Each Round has its own rules that will be mentioned before it starts
3.Teams must not shout out the answer unless asked to and must remain on mute unless
speaking
4.Videos must always be switched on and the participants need to be clearly visible, especially
their hands should be visible while the QM reads the questions
5.Do not use Google or similar unfair means. Such actions will lead to straight disqualification
6.In case of any dispute, the QM’s decision will stand final
7.Teams may be recorded and the video may be published on social media
8.Good luck and Happy Quizzing!
GENERAL RULES
36. The Business Quiz
● 8 Questions
● Questions will go around team-wise. The questions WILL NOT pass to the next team.
● DO NOT say the answer unless you are asked to.
● Teams for whom the question is not a direct can text the answers in their WhatsApp group.
(Pounce)
● The scoring for this round will be ,
○ +10/0 (Default)
○ +10/-5 (Pounce)
○ You’re supposed to submit your answers in the WhatsApp group WITHIN the time limit
○ Type your answer along with what parts they correspond to. Not mentioning will be
assumed to be alphabetical order.
○ Example : X – Shinzo Abe Y – Narendra Modi
Round 1: Business or Pleasure ?
37. The Business Quiz
This 2022 Netflix special show which goes by
Har Kahani Hai Zaroori, aims to highlight the
stories of inspirational women and their
struggles by having actresses, social media
influencers, and female film-makers
discussing their opinions on the show.
Identify the blanked out phrase, which is a
clever-word play on a general two-word
term used by OTT platforms.
Q1
40. The Business Quiz
A certain Birmingham-based brewery company
(logo given) decided to celebrate July 2 as
National X Day to celebrate the people and
traditions of Black County along with a certain
entity X which is currently famous in the world
of pop-culture.
Identify X (the person is said to be the first X)
Q2
42. The Business Quiz
Peaky Blinder
Henry Lightfoot is said to be the first member of the
notable Peaky Blinders gang and was discharged
from the Army on 2nd July, 1916, hence the
inspiration for National Peaky Blinder Day
Answer
43. The Business Quiz
Founded by the team (in
the pic) in 2012, what
first of a kind did Little
Eye Labs achieve in 2014?
Q3
45. The Business Quiz
It was the first Indian acquisition by Facebook (now, Meta)
Answer
46. The Business Quiz
Which startup is the brainchild of this
person (in the pic) who developed a
studying tool in 2005, to help him with
his French vocabulary test which he
aced it, sharing the tool with his
friends, ultimately growing into a
popular tool among the students
globally.
Q4
50. The Business Quiz
Joining hands with Delicious Hospitality Group,
this particular dating app started a permanent
cafe in New York in the year 2021, allowing
couples to dine at their cafe and help them to
have a nice offline experience as they get to
know each other well.
Identify the cafe (merely app name won’t do).
Q5
53. The Business Quiz
In 2017, KFC Ireland-UK released its commercial featuring Kristian Nairn
(known for playing Hodor in Game of Thrones) where he played the role
of a cashier, struggling to remember the orders from the customers who
mainly order Chicken and Fries.
Just like his character Hodor, Nairn struggles to remember the orders but
instead, he invents a new meal combo.
Name the meal combo or the two main food items present in the combo.
Q6
56. The Business Quiz
Identify this eminent entrepreneur who founded the conglomerate
(named after his family surname) which is primarily involved in
manufacturing construction and agricultural tools.
Q7
59. The Business Quiz
Born on March 8, 1947, Michael S Hart has been
credited with the invention of e-book, digitising the
books and other documents with the objective of
creation/access of e-books.
As a result, he initiated the Project X in 1971 with the
digitisation of US Declaration of Independence.
Give X which is apt given that X is a well-known
historical figure in publishing
Q8
62. The Business Quiz
● 8 Questions
● Questions are open to all
● Each team can attempt questions by texting their answers in the allocated
WhatsApp group
● The scoring for this round will be
○ +10/0
● You’re supposed to submit your answers in the WhatsApp group WITHIN the
time limit
ROUND 2- KUCH TOH LOGO KAHENGE
89. The Business Quiz
8 Questions
•On The Buzzer
•The scoring for this round will be:
•+10/0 (Default)
•+15/-5
•+20/-10
•Teams are free to choose the points they want to go for each question
•The team who buzzes first, need to unmute, tell their points and the answer
Time to buzz = 20 seconds, after buzzing= 10 seconds
•Example : Kamala Harris 20
•No mention of points will be considered under default scoring.
Round 3: Mind Your Buzzers
90. The Business Quiz
The company derives its name from Vaidhya X
Bhattji, the original founder of the firm named X
Pharmaceuticals. He was a renowned Vaidhya
not only of Gujarat but India in late 19th
century and early 20th century. The Vaidhya
family's stake has been sold to Emami in 2008.
What is X?
Q1
93. The Business Quiz
During 1942, production of X’s Y was briefly interrupted due to the rationing
of aluminum foil. Instead, the machines were used to create chocolate paste
for the soldiers in World War II. One of their ad campaign’s is given in the
next slide. ID X & Y
Q2
97. The Business Quiz
In 1998 when The Tata's acquired Littlewoods – a London based retail chain,
X was set up. X is headquartered in Mumbai but has pan-India operations. X
operates Y, one of India’s largest and fastest growing retail chains. ID X & Y.
Q3
100. The Business Quiz
X was started by a group of Europeans in 1865 in a city that lies in the Ganga
plains. It makes it the oldest of such entities in India which were formed on
the joint-stock framework.
In 1923, it’s headquarters were shifted to Calcutta on business
considerations, but the place of its origin has been retained in its name till
today.
It’s logo symbolizes the characteristic or uniqueness that its place of origin
holds.
Identify x
Q4
103. The Business Quiz
X theory is a market theory. It posits that when a company reveals bad news
to the public, an earnings miss, there maybe many more related negative
events yet to be revealed. The term comes from the common belief that
seeing one X is usually evident that there are many more.
What is X ?
Q5
106. The Business Quiz
The image shown here is that of a
fruit machine, first designed in
Canada in the 1950s. People were
led to believe that the machine's
purpose was to rate stress. But After
knowledge of its real purpose
became widespread, few people
volunteered for it. What was the real
purpose of this machine.
Q6
108. The Business Quiz
"Fruit machine" is a term for a device developed in Canada by
Frank Robert Wake that was supposed to be able to identify
gay men (derogatorily referred to as "fruits"). The subjects
were made to view pornography; the device then measured
the diameter of the pupils of the eyes (pupillary response
test), perspiration, and pulse for a supposed erotic response.
Answer
109. The Business Quiz
Fans around the world celebrate X Pizza Day on May 22nd every year to
remember this historically significant event. The Pizza Index is the value
of the X spent on the pizzas on that fateful day.
Identify X
Q7
112. The Business Quiz
Former F1 CEO Bernie Eccelestone was once mugged by 4 men who took
away his X watch. He later appeared on a X ad campaign with the tagline-
“See what people will do for a X”.
Endorsed over the years by the likes of Jet Li, Diego Maradona, Usain Bolt
and Rohit Sharma, identify X.
Q8
115. The Business Quiz
• 5 Questions
• Each answer has a lateral common theme in connection
• Teams will be asked to guess the common theme after answering each
question
• Each team has a maximum number of two wrong attempts to guess the
theme
• Points will be mentioned on each slide for reference
• Time for answering normal questions = 20 seconds
• Time for guessing the connect = 15 seconds
Round 4: Kismat Konnection
116. The Business Quiz
• Q1-5 : +10/0 for every correct answer/wrong answer
• For guessing the theme, the point system is as follows:
• After Q1, +50/-25 for correct/wrong answer
• After Q2, +40/-20 for correct/wrong answer
• After Q3, +30/-15 for correct/wrong answer
• After Q4, +20/-10 for correct/wrong answer
• After Q5, +10/0 for correct/wrong answer
• Unattempted questions/not guessing the connecting theme= 0 points
Round 1
117. The Business Quiz
+50/-25 +40/-20 +30/-15 +20/-10 +10/0
Structure
Q1
+10/0
Q2
+10/0
Q3
+10/0
Q4
+10/0
Q5
+10/0
A COMMON THEME WHICH BINDS ALL THE ANSWERS
118. The Business Quiz
In this late 1960s Volkswagen advertisement, which famous event is the
car-maker trying to reference ?
Q1
126. The Business Quiz
Which high-quality movie-viewing experience standard (later incorporated
into a company) was founded by Graeme Ferguson, Roman Kroitor, Robert
Kerr, and William C Shaw ?
Q3
130. The Business Quiz
Opened in 2011, P&M mall is located in
Patna and it bears the initials of its
promoters who happen to be film
producers. If one of them is Prakash
Jha, then identify the other film
producer.
Q4
136. The Business Quiz
Anil Ambani
• Headed Reliance ADAG - The logo
• Was a Rajya Sabha member from UP
• His defence manufacturing company is
Dassault’s partner for Rafale deal
Answer
139. The Business Quiz
ADLABS/Reliance Media Works
• Restored some footage of Apollo-11 mission
• Imagicaa comes under ADLABS/RMW
• ADLABS introduced 1st IMAX Dome in India
• Manmohan Shetty established ADLABS
• Anil Ambani-led Reliance owned ADLABS/RMW
The Final Connect