Tuesday, October 14, 2008

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?








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