BIJINESS KOSHUN 65
Saturday, March 27, 2010
This chain was originally founded by a former marine in 1962. Being an avid Mexican food take-out customer, he decided to start a restaurant which could provide mexican food without delay by changing the method of preparation. ID.
Answer:Taco Bell it is! Cracked by Rohit, the trooper, Arvind, the novie and Vijay!
BIJINESS KOSHUN 64
Friday, March 26, 2010
Identify this landmark building:
Answer: This is the famed Kodak theatre. Cracked by none. Read more...
BIJINESS KOSHUN 63
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Identify the logo:
Answer:Mosaic, one of the earliest and most popular web browsers. Cracked by Vijay and Kapinjal! Read more...
BIJINESS KOSHUN 62
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
What product owes it's name to a town/municipality lying in the shaded region depicted?
Answer: Tequila it is! Cracked by Vijay, Nihar and the novice! Read more...
BIJINESS KOSHUN 61
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Identify this logo(Hint: Related to a controversial issue that's been in the news for quite some time now):
Answer:Logo of the People's Bank of China, which is China's central bank. The controversy of course is the one involving the yuan appreciation(lack of it rather). Read more...
BIJINESS KOSHUN 60
Monday, March 22, 2010
X, a hungarian inventer, on his most famous, and eponymous product, Y."Space always intrigued me, with its incredibly rich possibilities, space alteration by (architectural) objects, objects transformation in space (sculpture, design), movement in space and in time, their correlation, their repercussion on mankind, the relation between man and space, the object and time. I think the Y arose from this interest, from this search for expression and for this always more increased acuteness of these thoughts. . . .". ID.
Answer: X is Erno Rubik, inventor of the rubiks cube. Cracked by Nihar, the trooper and the novice!
Read more...
Answer: X is Erno Rubik, inventor of the rubiks cube. Cracked by Nihar, the trooper and the novice!
BIJINESS KOSHUN 59
Sunday, March 21, 2010
Jim Murray is the world's first-ever full-time Whisky Writer. He is best known for his observations on whisky and his annually updated book on the subject, Jim Murray's Whisky Bible.Which Indian whisky brand was rated the third finest in his Whisky bible 2010?
Answer:Amrut made by the Amrut distilleries. Cracked by the novice!
BIJINESS KOSHUN 58
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Identify the author of this book:
Answer: Paul Krugman. Cracked by Arun Krishnamoorthy and the novice! Read more...
BIJINESS KOSHUN 55
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Sitter: Which company originally began as GE Capital International Services or GECIS?
Answer:Genpact. Cracked by the novice!
BIJINESS KOSHUN 54
This company was founded in 1945, just a few weeks after World War II, by eight engineers of the University of Hannover in a laboratory called Laboratorium Wennebostel. The laboratory was named after the village of Wennebostel, where it had been moved to due to the war. Its first product was a voltmeter. ID.
Answer:Sennheiser. Cracked by none.
BIJINESS KOSHUN 53
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
This person got an MS degree on his dissertation "Provincial Decentralisation of Imperial Finances in British India" and a DSc degree on the thesis "The Problem of Rupee — Its Origin and Solution" from the prestigious London School of Economics. He was one of the first Indian students to obtain a doctorate from the LSE. Identify this very famous Indian.
Answer:DR.B.R.Ambedkar. Cracked by Rijo P, sattepesatta and the novice.
BIJINESS KOSHUN 52
Monday, March 15, 2010
Connect:
Answer: The connect I was looking for was Jean Dreze. He was behind the NREGA(logo shown), he obtained his Phd from the Indian Statistical Institute and he has co-authored papers with Amartya Sen. Read more...
BIJINESS KOSHUN 51
Sunday, March 14, 2010
This company was founded by two brothers, John and Horace. John was the sales oriented managerial type,while Horace was a gifted mechanic and inveterate tinkerer. Using a dirt-proof ball bearing Horace invented and patented, in 1897 John arranged a deal for them to join with a third party investor to manufacture bicycles. Within a few years, they sold the business and in 1900 used the proceeds of the sale to set up their own machine shop in Detroit. ID.
Answer: Dodge it is! Cracked by Rijo, Nikhil, the novice and Neo Quiz Spot team!
BIJINESS KOSHUN 50!
Saturday, March 13, 2010
This word is of Italian origin, and in Italian refers to a male or female "bartender", who typically works behind a counter, serving both hot drinks (such as espresso), and cold alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. This word is also the name of a well known brand in India. What's the good word?
Answer: Barista! Cracked by Dinesh and the novice.
BIJINESS KOSHUN 49
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Before X's official incorporation, the founder wrote down several words from the game Go, eventually choosing X, a term which in the context of the game means a state where a stone or group of stones is imminently in danger of being taken by one's opponent.The word 'X' is used in Japanese when a prediction comes true or when someone wins a lottery. Identify X.
Answer: Atari it is. Cracked by Rijo, the novice and Ameen!
BIJINESS KOSHUN 48
Monday, March 1, 2010
Identify this legendary businessman.
Answer:Chung Ju Yung, Hyundai founder. Cracked by the novice! Read more...
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