There's one in Buckingham Palace; one at the Grand Canyon; one in the Arctic Circle and one even at a base station in Antarctica. That's apart from more mundane locations such as airports, restaurants and malls. What are we talking about?
This company started life with 22 products, all aimed at the "alternative" culture seekers. It went on to become so big that it caught the eye of one of the world's best known luxury goods companies, which took it over. Name both companies.
The Central India Spinning, Weaving and Manufacturing Company was the forerunner of which Indian business group?
In the 18th and 19th centuries, what were hulks used for?
Name the first tea company in the world and the first to establish tea gardens.
Vin Mariani was the precusor to which popular drink?
What is the term used for people who are completely at ease in the present, high tech world?
Until it lost out to China recently, India was the world leader in this industry, which supports over half a million people directly or indirectly. But the industry is under attack for its disastrous implications on the environment and dangerous work conditions leading to a worker mortality of more than one person a day. Name this industry.
This second-generation Britisher, of Indian origin, set up and sold a chain of over 100 jewellery and accessories stores in the UK before he was 22. In 1999 was appointed one of the five British ambassadors of entrepreneurship. Name him.
This well-known Bollywood star launched a health foods brand. Name both.
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