Cba Quiz Confluence 2008

CBA QUIZ

Which Britain property entrepreneur's bid to takeover supermarket chain J Sainsbury failed recently? As a result, Sainsbury stock price plunged, bringing down the value of this entrepreneur's 10 per cent stake in it.

Robert Tchenguiz

The man who succeeded Sanford Weill in a top corporate job resigned from it recently. Who's it?

Charles Prince, who succeeded Sanford Weill as CEO of Citigroup

South African radio channel Lotus FM's new logo is based on the calligraphy of someone's 1924 letter. Who's this person?

Mahatma Gandhi

Which market strategist is credited with coining the term 'Sensex'?

Deepak Mohoni

Whose symbol at Euronext Paris is RNO?

Renault

'The Art and Discipline of Business Creativity' is the base line for John Kao's book whose title is ...

Jamming

'Mild As May' debuted as whose advertising line in 1924?

Marlboro

ART PIRACY OPTION SET Financial instruments in the news! Unscramble the above for two words denoting them.

Participatory Notes

Logo of the world's largest wireless carrier by subscribers. Which is it?

China Mobile

10. Identify the person on the right?

Shantanu Narayen, India-born CEO of Adobe

Which global group has announced it is acquiring Indian PR firm Hanmer & Partners?

Publicis

The list of 'Killer Dillers' is said to include former Disney chief Michael Eisner and Dreamworks' Jeffrey Katzenberg. Why are they called so? (Key words would do)

They are Barry Diller's protégés who followed his aggressive business style

This company's ad went with the slogan 'Don't Throw Anything Away. There is no Away.' Britain's advertising watchdog has termed the ad misleading and has asked the company to remove the ad. Which company?

Shell

Nike recently announced it is going to sell one of its brands to Iconix Brand Group for $60 million. What's the brand?

Starter

Google's operating system for mobile phones is called what?

Android

'First For Celebrity News' is the tag line of which publication?

OK! Magazine

What's the name of the book written by Wayne Miller and carrying the base line 'The Epic Struggle Between GI Joe, Barbie, and the Companies That Make Them'?

Toy Wars

AC DOOR FITS BORDER It runs the company. Unscramble the above for a three word term for the same.

Board of Directors

This is the logo of a Chinese auto company named after something that the world knows of. Can you name it?

Great Wall Motor Co

20. An important member of the US auto industry. Which organization does the person on the right head?

United Auto Workers

JP Associates has been signed on to build something for the first time in India in Greater Noida. What's it?

Formula One track

The FM channel run by Virgin group along with HT Media is called what?

Fever FM

What is marketed as the G-Wiz in the UK?

Reva Car

EXTR is the Nasdaq symbol of which company?

Extreme Networks

Which company recently unveiled its fuel cell vehicle called FCX Clarity?

Honda

What's the three-word title of the autobiography written by MichaelBloomberg?

Bloomberg by Bloomberg

'You Make it You' is the slogan for which Microsoft service?

Zune

PANIC LIT GARAGE Unscramble the above for two words that also mean 'financial leverage.'

Capital Gearing

29. Identify the logo.

Tata Indicom

30. Who's this?

Muhammad Yunus

31. A violin-playing robot. Which company's make?

Toyota Motor

32. Which two leaders were replaced by the men you see in the picture this year?

Paul Wolfowitz was replaced at World Bank by Robert Zoellick (the man on the left of that picture); Rodrigo de Rato was replaced at IMF by Dominique Strauss-Kahn (on the right of the picture)

Chronicler of business history. Who's he?

Alfred Chandler Jr., who died in 2007

34. What's being done here? (Key words should do)

A doll is being tested for toxic compounds

35. Slogan for what?

Beijing Olympics ('One World, One Dream' slogan)

36. The sketch is of a former chief of a group who, convicted of mail fraud and obstructing justice, was sentenced to more than six years in prison in December 2007. Who?

Conrad Black

37. Sitter! Which club?

Los Angeles Galaxy (The club that David Beckham joined in 2007)

Thank you…