- This former British test pilot entered aeronautical design and engineering in the 1940s and designed a landing gear allowing aircraft to take off and land in crosswinds. In the 1960s, he invented a device that is also made in collaboration with BMW. The birth of his granddaughter inspired it. Name him.
- Connect the informal name given to a Californian labour code after a Hollywood actress and an American rock band that released an album called "This is War" which was a reflection of its legal battles it faced with its recording company.
- This person helped fund William Hewlett and David Packard to form HP. He also funded movies like Walt Disney's Snow White, West Side Story, Gone with the Wind and Lawrence of Arabia. Known as the "reluctant millionaire", who is he?
- Tancitaro is a remote and seemingly peaceful mountain town, whose entrance is marked by a statue of an __. Four of every five __ sold in the US originate in Tancítaro's home state of Michoacán. It's estimated that 120 million pounds or 240 million fresh __ are consumed during the week leading up to the Super Bowl in the US. Name the commodity.
- What is common to the Burj Khalifa, Michael Jackson, football team Arsenal, Maradona and Sachin Tendulkar?
- Earlier the Guinness world record of collected 13,408 kg of PET bottles was achieved by a school in Florida. Name the brand that helped the schools from an Indian city surpass that record this April.
- With which industry would you connect the terms Butterfly, Snow and Mushroom flake?
- The history of this beer brand dates back to 1818, when a farmer from Yorkshire and his family settled in eastern Canada. He brewed an ale which became popular, and eventually took up brewing. This brand has come out with an industry first recently. Name the brand and its feat
- What is common to Wipro and Air India, when it was owned by the Tatas?
- Identify this company whose co-founder is a Hollywood star.
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