Answers to last week's quiz (#206)

 

1. The King’s Speech, the Oscar winning movie, paid tribute to King George VI’s triumph. Name the writing instrument brand that has come out with a special edition in his honour. 
   Krone 
    
2. Name the fastest-selling consumer electronic device in history according to Guinness World Records, and why is it so?
   Microsoft’s Kinect Xbox. The first consumer device that can “see in 3D” is a big hit with hackers, who are quickly turning the Kinect Xbox accessory into a motion-sensing technology for a range of applications. 
    
3. The title of one of the short stories written by Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald is also the name of a multinational brand. Name it. 
   Head & Shoulders from Procter & Gamble 
    
4. What is common to Hot Potato, Chai Labs and Parakey?
   All are companies acquired by Facebook 
    
5. With what is the Ghostwriter brand connected?
   The Ghostwriter is the smallest autopen manufactured by Automated Signature Technology. Most US presidents have used it. 
    
6. Who is known as father of the Walkman, the portable personal stereo cassette player, and why?
   German born Brazilian Andreas Pavel developed a “Stereobelt” in 1972 and though he didn’t succeed in commercialising it, he patented it in several countries starting 1977. Sony introduced the Walkman in 1979 and after two decades of litigation settled for a multimillion dollar payment along with the royalties from Walkman sales. 
    
7. Who now uses the base line and logo “The Do Inside”?
   Lenovo along with its alliance partner Intel 
    
8. What is the term used to describe the act of helping people buy where they connect and connect where they buy?
   Social commerce 
    
9. When the name of this company is translated in English it is interpreted as “magnificent act” or “China can”. Name it.
   Huawei 
    
10. What is the connection between the images below? One of them is a corporate logo.
    MF Hussain was art adviser to DLF India from 1986 to 1993
    
     

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