Answers to last week's quiz (#399)

1. Connect a painting of Jean-Francois Millet, a French painter and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France, to Crossword puzzles and what do you arrive at?
   The publishing company Simon & Schuster's logo, which is an adaption of Millet's 1850 painting called "The Sower". Crossword puzzles first appeared in the New York World in 1913, and became a popular feature in newspapers. In 1924, Simon's aunt, a crossword puzzle devotee, asked Simon whether there was a book of these puzzles that she could give to a friend. Simon discovered that none had been published, and, with Schuster, launched a company to exploit the opportunity.
    
2. A QSR brand recently announced that it was working with Visa and Accenture to to develop a proof-of-concept connected car to test mobile and online purchases on the go. The connected car is expected to feature Visa Checkout, Visa's online payment service, cellular connectivity, Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), as well as Beacon technology deployed at its restaurants to alert staff when the customer has arrived and is ready to pick up the order.
   Pizza Hut in the US.
    
3. What kind of company is described by the term Fabless?
   Techie speak for a semi-conductor company that designs and sells computer chips but outsources its manufacturing. A fab company, on the other hand, is the one that manufactures its own chips.
    
4. When the name for this Indian brand was selected, there were strong feelings in its company. Some referred to it as "Tenga" in Hindi, which refers to teasing and mocking and others alluded it to "Up yours" in English. Finally the founder of the company stuck to it. Name the brand.
   Thums Up, the iconic cola brand launched by the Chauhans.
    
5. This person is known as the billionaire's banker. His firm purchased a very famous landmark building in Chicago that drew inspiration from the shape of the Giralda tower of Seville's Cathedral combined with French Renaissance details. Name the person and the building he owns.
   Byron Trott, a trusted advisor to clients with names like Buffett, Walton, and Pritzker bought the iconic Wrigley Building in Chicago that was built in the 1920s.
    
6. This publication was first launched in 1952 and is still in circulation. It is a bi-monthly that is available only through subscription and in nine languages. It gets its name from the patron saint for travellers. Name it.
   The Christophorus is the official magazine of the German car manufacturer Porsche AG. Published since 1952, it is now a bi-monthly published in nine languages. It gets its name from Saint Chirstopher, the patron saint of travelers.
    
7. This Asian company's baseline is: "You Need Us". Recently, in February this year, its stock jumped by 15 per cent after the government in its home country decriminalised adultery. Name the company and its country of origin.
   Condom manufacturer Unidus Corporation from South Korea. The law against adultery was approved in 1953 and upheld in 2008 under the pretext of protecting social harmony. However, citing grounds of personal freedom, seven judges in a nine-judge panel rejected the ban as unconstitutional, thereby, pushing the sales of condoms up in that country.
    
8. Which company has adopted the ancient universal symbol of the Gyan Mudra as its logo?
   The Piramal Group.
    
9. What is the distinction of a news magazine called the Ex-Files and name the person who launched it?
   India's first Divorce Newsmagazine launched by a Mumbai-based lawyer, Vandana Shah
    
10. Whose logo is this?
    Catamaran Ventures, the private investment office of Narayan Murthy's family. It is also considered as a VC company.

 

 

There were five correct entries for quiz No. 399. Karuna from Bengaluru wins Rs 2,000