Answers to last week's quiz (#348)

1. The idea for this silicon valley start-up came after the two founders had one too many glasses of wine over dinner and a casual remark by one of them that 'Jesus made water into wine. They have invented a bottle that accelerates the winemaking process by taking sachets of ingredients to produce a style of wine one desires in just three days. Low heat and a computer controlled environment using a mobile app do the trick. Name it.
   The Miracle Machine. It is the brainchild Kevin Boyer and Philip James. They call it the world's first affordable wine making device for the home. 
    
2. Which brand is now using the baseline "For business, for family, for life?
   NetJets, a Berkshire Hathaway company
    
3. This company was founded in 1939 and uses the acronym LIFE for the business categories it operates in. Name it and expand the acronym.
   Tata Chemicals. Its acronym LIFE stands Living essentials, Industry essentials, Farm essentials.
    
4. This item was invented by a French mechanical engineer in the mid-40s. It was initially banned by the Vatican and many Catholic countries. Its English name is a derivation from a German name given to an island which means "surface of coconuts". Name the inventor and the product?
   The modern bikini that was introduced by French engineer Louis Reard in 1946. It was named after Bikini Atoll in the Marshall.
    
5. Which company fans out its so called Anthro teams that make photo diaries of the parents and children interviewed by them in order to understand their customers better and make new products for them?
   Lego. Anthro in short is for Anthropology, these teams understand the roots of play by observing customers (children and parents) actually playing in the comfort of their home.
    
6. Which term used in the stock markets is thought to have originated from ranchers who would feed their cattle large amounts of water before market day to make them heavier, fetching a price higher than their worth?
   Watered Stock. Stock that is issued with a value much greater than the value of the issuing company's assets. Watered stock can be caused by excessive stock dividends, overvalued assets and/or large operating losses.
    
7. This person was a notable inventor from the Wedgwood Potter family in the UK. In 1806, he was issued a patent for what he called "a stylographic manifold writer". He invented it to actually help the blind write. By what common name is this known?
   Carbon Paper invented by Ralph Wedgwood. With the advent of electronic communication, the use of carbon paper has drastically come down, although the abbreviation cc, short for carbon copy remains.
    
8. How did a 1969 painting done by an Irish born painter who used a German born British painter as a subject create history?
   Francis Bacon's painting called "Three studies of Lucian Freud" (German born British painter) was sold for $142.4 million, an all time record for a work of art sold at an auction held by Christies last year.
    
9. What is referred to as Headline inflation in India?
   Inflation in the Indian economy is measured on the basis of the whole sale price Index.
    
10. Who has introduced this mascot and for what?
    Yamaha Motor India Sales has launched their brand mascot Zippy to focus on building brand connect and extend its Safety First campaign for the families (children and their parents) in India.

 

 

There was one all-correct entry for quiz No. 348. Deepa Vikram from Bangalore wins Rs 2,000.