Answers to last week's quiz (#307)

1. During the 1860s when the US civil war going on, Gujarati businessmen made fortunes by trading in cotton. They worked late into the night when rates were wired in and orders were wired out at the US and European time zones. The demand for food at such a late hour gave rise to the invention of a popular dish. It consisted mainly of a mash of left over vegetables and bread supplied by Portuguese Jesuits. Name this dish.
   Pav Bhaji.
    
2. Connect the thermometer, piano, typewriter and the oldest film festival in the world.
   All were invented in Italy. The Venice film festival is regarded as the oldest film festival in the world that started in 1932.
    
3. Name the company whose name is derived from the Arabic word for union. Recently, it forged a union with an Indian firm.
   Ethihad Airways. The name is derived from the Arabic word for "union" (al-Atihad). It recently took a stake in Jet Airways.
    
4. The locks being manufactured from this place are likely to get Geographical Indication (GI) for establishing their place of origin. The same place has also been a centre for tobacco trade and manufacture of cigars. Winston Churchill's favourite cigar the Churut or Light of Asia was also made here. Name the place.
   Dindigul district in Tamil Nadu
    
5. This brand has stamped DVDs with thermal ink and flavoured varnish, both sensitive to the heat. While people watch the movie, the heat of the DVD player helps spread the smell of pizzas. Subsequently, the disc smells like a pizza on ejection too. Name the brand and the country where it has started this campaign.
   Domino's Pizza in Brazil.
    
6. Which brand has introduced special collector's edition packs in India along with the Lonely Planet Magazine?
   Fiama Di Wills mention collection from ITC.
    
7. In 1896 they began manufacturing and selling bicycles of their own design, the Van Cleve and St. Claire, named after their ancestors. Their invention of the self-oiling hub and the innovation of machining the crank arm and pedal on the left side of the bike with left-hand threads helped prevent the pedal from coming unscrewed while cycling. They also ran a printing shop on the second-floor of their rented brick building. Name them?
   The Wright Brothers, inventors of the airplane.
    
8. This entity started out as an A&W root beer franchise in the late 1920s in Washington DC. Subsequently, in the 1930s, it began in-flight catering. In the 40s it opened industrial cafeterias and went public in the early 50s. Name this brand.
   The Hotel chain Marriott International. It was founded by JW Marriott first as Hot Shoppe in 1932.
    
9. Which country's currency gets its name from the city of Florence?
   The Hungarian currency of Florint.
    
10. Connect both the pictures and what do you get?
    
    
    

    

  The canning process for herring was developed in Sardinia, which is why canned herrings are known as sardines. The second image is the flag of Sardini. It depicts the physical appearance of the Moors, from Negroid to the Mediterranean.
 

There are 10 correct entries for quiz No. 307.
Shaifali Jain from Meerut wins Rs 2,000 for quiz No. 307. Winner was chosen by drawing lots.