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QUIZ MASTERSAURABH AGGARWAL

19TH February ‘ 12

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This American tattoo collector was founder of “Sailor Jerry'sIce Cream Shop” and has licensed Ku USA, Inc. to produce aline of clothing based on his art. Identify the line of clothing.

PRELIMS DEVELOPMENT (ROUND 1) INTRODUCTION (ROUND 2)

GROWTH (ROUND 3) MATURITY (ROUND 4) DECLINE (ROUND 5)

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ED HARDY


Bizarre it may appear, but a 39-year old woman employee inBritain is reportedly having her bottom insured for a whopping £4million. Identify the reason.



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She has grabbed a job to test the softness of guests’ beds in ahotel; She will check about 24 beds each day after beingappointed director of bed bouncing for a hotel chain.


This advertising icon was created by a French cartoonist MariusRossillon who showed the founder of the company a rejectedimage he had created for Munich brewery—a large, regal figureholding a huge glass of beer and quoting Horace's phrase thatmeant literally "Now it is to be drunk" in Latin. The foundersuggested replacing the man with a figure made from thecompany’s main product and the icon was born. Identify theicon.



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MICHELIN MAN


M M Malviya went to Nizam asking for a donation. Nizamwas annoyed at the gesture and flung his footwear at MM.MM took the footware to the market to auction it. Nizam thensent his servant to buy back the footwear from the auction.Thus, Malviya managed to sell the Nizam's own footwear tohim, for a huge amount. For what purpose did he use thatmoney?

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BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY


Scholars treat his famous work Panduranga Mahatyamu as oneamong the Pancha Kavyas. He has also composed UdbhataradhyaCharitram on the story of Udbhata, a monk, as well as GhatikachalaMahatyam about Ghatikachalam, a place of worship for GodNarasimha near Vellore. Who is he?



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TENALI RAMAKRISHNA


The first was held in 1810, in honor of the Bavarian CrownPrince Ludwig’s marriage to Princess Therese Von Sachsen-Hildburghausen. Upto 7 million people attend it each year.Most of it takes place at the tents sitting next to one anotheron the huge fairgrounds. There are 14 tents in all, some ofwhich hold up to 10,000 people.What am I talking about?



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‘A’, a member of the family that owns consumer goods maker ‘B’,is buying minority stake in ‘C’, again putting the spotlight on thegrowing fascination of Indian business families with one of theworld's most glamorous sports.‘C’, which is owned by Tony Fernandes, the founder of low costairline, ‘D’, will become the second Formula 1 team to have anIndian shareholder.



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‘A’ is married to E’s step-daughter. ‘A’ is a director in ElephantCapital Plc, a UK-based AIM listed private equity firm, whichhe set up with his brother. Elephant Capital has madeinvestments in engineering firm Air Works India, clinicalresearch organisation ClinTec International, as well as in thecompany that publishes Amar Chitra Katha comics.British sports-car maker ‘F’ has entered into the Indian marketin association with the young heirs of the promoter family of‘B’.



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A – Gaurav BurmanB – DaburC – Team LotusD – Air AsiaE – Lalit ModiF – Caterham Cars

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Aarambh (PRELIM) NEETI (ROUND 1) DARSHNA (ROUND 2)

KAUSHAL (ROUND 3) SUTRA (ROUND 4) VEDANTA (ROUND 5)



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MITT ROMNEY

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VIKRAM CHATWAL

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ASHTON KUTCHER

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ALYQUE PADAMSEE

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JagrutiPublication

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JAGAN MOHAN REDDY

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JUST BOOKS M&A

Print ads initiative

Down south terminology

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Which company has been acquired?



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A company that makes wind turbines wants to be your PAL.



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Decades before India embarked on its quest for superpowerstatus, the tiny princely state of Travancore had aimed it high in1937 when it made a bid to enlist whom as vice-chancellor of itsfledgling university for a monthly pay of Rs 6,000?



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ALBERT EINSTEIN

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What do widows and orphans in typesetting mean?



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Widow - A paragraph-ending line that falls at the beginningof the following page/column, thus separated from theremainder of the text.Orphan - A paragraph-opening line that appears by itself atthe bottom of a page/column.

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Communication. Manhattan Design designed my logo for a prizeof $ 1,000 .

2. My moral influence on young people, including issues related tocensorship and social activism, has been a subject of debate foryears. Some of my famous campaigns have been – Choose orLose, Fight for your rights and think.

3. I was launched in August 1981 with a very appropriate song bythe Buggles – Video Killed the Radio Star.

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1. I am the current Mayor of New York City with a net worth of$19.5 billion in 2011.

2. In 1973, I became a general partner at Salomon Brothers,where I headed equity trading, and later, systems development.

3. In 1981, I was fired from the investment bank and given a $10million severance package. Using this money, I went on to setup a company named Innovative Market Systems.

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MICHAEL BLOOMBERG


1. I gained greater public awareness in the UnitedKingdom when I sponsored Manchester United F.C. from1982 to 2000.

2. I took a controlling stake in Pioneer Corporation in 2007.

3. My name is derived from the name of my founder's firstinventions, a mechanical pencil.

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1. I served as a civil servant in the Indian AdministrativeService between 1968 and 1974.

2. In 2000, I received the Ramon Magsaysay Awardfor Community Leadership.

3. I founded and head the Mazdoor Kisan ShaktiSangathana ("Workers and Peasants Strength Union").

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ARUNA ROY


1. Nicknamed “Giraffe” in school , I am 6 feet 8 inches tall and started my career as a banker .

2. I bought New Jersey nets basketball team in 2010, becoming the first NBA owner from outside North America .

3. I became rich during the sell-off of Russian industries in ’90s by buying a stake in metals giant Norilsk Nickel .

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MIKHAIL PROKHOROV, THE BILLIONAIRE WHO WANTS TO OUST PUTIN


1. After having finished university, I started as an analyst inderivatives research at Kidder, Peabody & Co. (now part ofUBS) where I worked from 1985 to 1988.

2. I was a co-owner of Mumbai Indians till 2010.

3. My inability to speak fluent German had raised concernsabout my suitability for the current job.

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ANSHU JAIN

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1. I started my career from selling out pickles in the name ofPRIYA.

2. I am the chairman of Dolphin group of hotels in AndhraPradesh.

3. Some of the companies owned by my group includeMargadarsi Chit Fund, Eenadu newspaper, ETV, Priya Foodsand Ushakiron Movies.

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RAMOJI RAO

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