Jaquizzi 2 Jaipur Quizzing Club
Jaquizzi 2 Jaipur Quizzing Club
Chapter 2
Who?
Connect-
This word was first coined during
World War II to mean a powerful
bomb which could destroy large
parts of the city. Its most popular
usage, however is in an entirely
different field. What?
Everyone knows
what a litmus test
is. What’s a Titmus
test?
It was originally
meant to be used in
the Broadway version
of V.S. Naipaul’s “A
house for Mr. Biswas”.
What?
This movie by Hrishikesh Mukherjee is well known as
“Abhimaan”. Why does the poster say
“Amiya Abhimaan” ?
CONNECT ROUND-
Connect.
Connect.
Connect these to a sporting event.
Identify this company started by three brothers - Bruno,
Adriano and Marcello.
Connect-
44th amongst the Top 50 Most Trusted Service Brands across
India in the December 2003 survey conducted by AC-Nielson
& Brand Equity (Economic Times).
DIRECT QUESTION
.1.‘A’ derives its name from a term used by the Americans in the
1950's to denote a bright youngster.
2. ‘B’ founded ‘A’ along with ‘C’. B’s first name means both
‘enlightened’ and ‘uncommon’, while his surname means
‘prosperous rice field’.
3. In 1986, ‘B’ wrote an autobiography titled ‘D’.
4. ‘D’ was instrumental in securing the licensing of transistor
technology from ‘E’ in the 1950s, thus making ‘A’ one of the first
companies to apply transistor technology to non-military uses.
5. ‘A’ first contracted ‘F’, a cartoon character created by Fuyuhiko
Okabe, to become its advertising character for the TR-6.
6. A Japanese consumer electronics company ‘G’, founded in 1951
was acquired by ‘A’ in 2002.
7. A 50:50 joint venture of ‘A’ and a Swedish company ‘H’ was
established in October, 2001.
8. In 1962, ‘A’ set out to acquire the rights to produce the
Chromatron picture tubes from ‘I’.
9. ‘J’ founded in 1919 as Cohn-Brandt-Cohn Film Sales by brothers
1. Prior to 1998, ‘A’ traded under a single alphabet ticker on the
NYSE.
2. In the 1930s, ‘A’ created a formal vehicle parts division under
the brand name ‘B’ with the result that B remains a colloquial
term for vehicles produced by ‘A’.
3. ‘C’ is an American businessman associated with ‘A’. In May
1982, Ronald Reagan appointed ‘C’ to head the Statue of Liberty-
Ellis Island Foundation, which was created to raise funds for the
renovation and preservation of the Statue of Liberty. ‘C’ continues
to serve on the board of the foundation.
4. From 1998 to 2007, ‘A’ was part of ‘D’. ‘D’ is involved in a joint
project with Archer Daniels Midland Company and Bayer
CropScience to develop jatropha as a biofuel.
5. ‘A’ is now part of an American private equity firm ‘E’.
6. ‘A’ has collaborated with ‘F’ of India: F's ‘G’ will be sold
through A's Global Electric Motorcars division.
7. ‘A’ is famous for ‘H’ – architecture by William Van Alen.
RULES
10 Pictures
+ 40 -20 for first 3
+ 30 -15 for next 3
+ 20 -10 for next 3
No attempt – No negatives
No limitations for number of attempts
Finito