Crucible Prelims 2008

For those who missed the awesome quiz on the 24th, here's a time-warp :


1. Who are the official timekeepers to James Bond?

2. In Latin it means, 'I put together'. Which brand?

3. Finnish Rubber Works. What started thus?

4. If you're doing Business in Raffles Class, who are you flying with?

5. "Save Money. Live Better." The company?

6. Clippit, Mother Nature, Red Dot, Merlin,Links the cat, Rocky the dog. Connection?

7. Identify :







8. Who is this robo?



9. American Express started offering this service in 1882 to compete with the US Post Office.
What service are we talking about?

10. Which stock exchange was setup near Johnathan's Coffee House?

11. Identify the brand. (Hint : the digits inscribed on the nib are : 4810)



12. The invention by John Boyd gave the world its first Pneumatic tyre. Which company was thus formed?


13. Which logistics company was founded by Adrian Dalsley, Larry Hillblom and Robert Lynn
in 1969?


14. Identify the logo.



15. Coming Soon ( I'm still hunting the net for the image shown as the question..lol)

16. Which sports goods company do you associate with Tiger Woods, Michael Jordon, Roger
Federer, Manchester United and Barcelona?

17. What was first produced in 1937 by Colin Kininmonth and George Gray, who made the
product by applying rubber resin to cellophane film ?

18. General RE, Dairy Queen, NetJets are owned by which company associated with Warren
Buffet?

19. This ‘resort village’ chain was started in 1950 by former Belgian water polo champion,
Gérard Blitz. The first village opened on the Spanish island of Mallorca. Which company are
talking about?

20. Connect the image to a company.






***The above questions are not in the same order as they appeared on the quiz. The sequence is jumbled, partly because of my lack of recollection and partly due to disinterest in the sequence of appearance.

You may enter your answers in the comment box below or email them to IT@clubs.sim.edu.sg

Keep Quizzing!

QuΣsτ II

QuΣsτ -II



International Business

1. Connect knol, scholar and talk in the context of services on the WorldWideWeb.

2. The famous management book Out of the Crisis outlines the 14 key principles for management for transforming business effectiveness.
Who authored it?

3. Which is the world’s first mass-produced hybrid vehicle?



Brands

4. Laundry Service was the blockbuster debut music album by Epic
Records for which artiste?

5. Which company do you associate with the motto “To create a better
everyday life for the many people.” ?

6. Who owns the confectionary brands M&M, Skittles and Twix ?



Advertising

7. Ellen Feiss became an Internet Celebrity after starring in an
advertisement for which company?

8. ‘Between love and madness lies Obsession.’
Associate this slogan with a fashion brand.

9. Which major fast food chain launched an innovative ad campaign
‘Think outside the bun’.

Finance

10. In the world of global finance, what is the significance of ISO 4217?

11. Which bank has the exclusive rights to set interest rates for the
Eurozone?

12. What historic event in world history started October 29th 1929?

EUREKA - I

It is primitive knowledge that Eureka or 'I Have Found' attributes its roots to the Archimedes' Principle of Displacement of Volume.

To answer our quests, or if you want to add any questions on this blog,
please send us an email with the TITLE: EUREKA

Here's our Eureka 1, answers to the first Quest.


Answers

1. Voodoo PC
2. Virgin Galactic
3. Steve Wozniak (Co-founder, Apple Computer)

4. 3M Worldwide
5. Dilbert
6. All are lines of Rolex watches
7. Pepsi (or Pepsi Cola)

8. Volkswagen
9. Coca Cola Santa
10. BMW Sauber


11. The Children’s Investment Fund
12. Skype Co.
13. DJTA (Dow Jones Transportation Average)

Quest to Knighthood - I

We're all set for BizQuest 08. Registration information will be posted soon!
Here's a quick quest, there will be more. Test your skill in the field of Business, Advertising and Finance. Answers coming up shortly.

Here's the quest...

International Business

1. What company started up by Rahul Sood in Canada was bought

over by Hewlett Packard?

2. What is the name of Sir Richard Branson’s company that plans to provide flights into sub-orbital space to the masses?

3. iWoz is the autobiography of which famous hacker and

entrepreneur par excellence?

Brands

4. Which manufacturing major owns the famous product Post-it Notes?

5. Scott Adams created which immortal cartoon geek?

6. What’s the connection between Oyster Perpetual,

Professional and Cellini?

7. The beverage has its roots as a digestive known as ‘Brad’s Drink’.

By what name is this beverage known to us today?

Advertising

8. ‘Das Auto’ is the tag line of which auto manufacturer?

9. In the world of advertising, what is Haddon Sundblom’s most notable

contribution (Hint: think red and white)?

10. In ‘Formula 1’, which racing team does the Credit Suisse Bank sponsor?

Finance

11. Chris Hohn founded this famous hedge fund in the UK in 2003.

Name the organization.

12. Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis started this enterprise which was

acquired by eBay in 2005 for $2.6 Billion. Which company?

13. Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is the second oldest U.S. bourse

index. Which is the oldest?