Answers to last week's quiz (#335)

1. What is common to these prefixes Nova, Prime, Feather, Peer, Name and Lite?
   These are all crypto currencies like the bitcoin. They are called Novacoin, Primecoin, Feathercoin, Peercoin, Namecoin and Litecoin.
    
2. This community was set up in 1886 and first known as the residence of a French painter who moved in there in 1901. Today it supports a multibillion dollar industry. Name the place and the painter.
   Hollywood came into existence in 1886 when Harvey Wilcox purchased a tract of land. His wife had given it the name and it was initially known as Paul DeLongpre's residence
    
3. In Mexico, they are known as ‘tandas’ or ‘cundinas’ and in the Caribbean, they are known as ‘susu.’ What are they called in India?
   Chit funds.
    
4. This was the best known animal to serve as a company’s trade mark. It was the 7th and the company’s longest-lived trademark, having appeared on most MGM films since 1957. It captured in the Namibian jungles and brought to the United States in 1921. The first animal of its kind to have been transported by air. Its handler used to give out photographs singed “Growlingly yours ___. Name the animal and the company it represented.
   Leo the Lion. It was MGMs most remembered mascot.
    
5. The Bombay Docks Explosion occurred on 14 April 1944, in the Victoria Dock of Bombay when the freighter SS Fort Stikine carrying a mixed cargo of cotton bales, gold and 1,400 tons of explosives, caught fire and was destroyed in two giant blasts, sinking surrounding ships and setting fire to the area killing around 800 people. Which Indian company took advantage of this incident to prove that its product could withstand such a devastating blast?
   Godrej&Boyce. It was one the few things that survived the Bombay Docks Explosion in 1944.
    
6. This term purportedly was first used in a syndicated article about the first stages of computerisation of the US Internal Revenue Service that appeared in several US newspapers on April 1, 1963. As a reminder of the state of the art in those days, it  rather sweetly referred to the computer at the centre of the system as a robot and described data being input in local offices on punched cards, transferred to magnetic tape, and flown to the computer centre for processing. What was it?
   GIGO. Garbage In Garbage Out
    
7. Which Indian state uses the base line “Gateway to Serenity” while promoting tourism in its state?
   Arunachal Pradesh.
    
8. Which investment bank’s reputation was tarnished after the collapse of a closed end fund called the Shenandoah Corporation in 1929 and what was established as a remedy to stem such occurrences?
   Goldman Sachs was responsible for setting up the Shenandoah Corporation, a pyramid of leveraged funds. The resultant of this crisis was the formation of SEC.
    
9. This Indian arm of an Italian company manufactures helmets for Harley Davidson,Royal Enfield and Vespa. It is also supplying helmets to a Tata group company that has recently entered this market. Name the company and the brand.
   Titan's Fastrack. Italy's AGV SpA's Indian arm Cyber AGV is the manufacturer.
    
10. This logo belongs to an erstwhile technology platform. Name it.
    Newton platform for a personal digital assistant from Apple. It was introduced in 1987 and then finally shutdown in 1998.
    
    

 

There were 12 correct entries for quiz no. 335. C.Vikram from Kodambakkam, Chennai wins Rs 2000. Winner was chosen by drawing lots.