Answers to last week's quiz (#430)

1. This person was a teenager in New York when he started selling clothes from the trunk of his Volkswagen. At the age of 20, this person opened a basement shop called People's Place, which grew into a small chain of stores. Name him.
   Tommy Hilfiger.
    
2. Connect an English Bull Terrier, which appeared in a television commercial in the late nineties, with the second dog to ever to have his likeness displayed in Madame Tussaud's Wax museum, and what do you arrive at?
   The mascot for the US retailer Target. The original Bullseye, an English Bull Terrier named Arielle, made his first appearance in a television commercial in 1999. In 2006, Bullseye becomes the second dog ever to have his likeness displayed in Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum.
    
3. With which US presidential candidate would one connect the brands Empire and Success?
   Donald Trump. These are fragrances made by the Trump organisation.
    
4. The _____ law is a set of German federal laws enacted in 1960, regulating the privatisation of ________. In order to maintain government control in the private-owned company, it stipulated that the voting on major shareholder meeting resolutions require 4/5th (80 per cent) agreement. This part of the law was deemed to violate the "free movement of capital" principle of European company law by EU members. After a series of challenges by EU from 2007 to 2013, the German parliament finally amended the part in 2013 to EU court satisfaction. Fill in the blank or mention by what name is this law known.
   The Volkswagen Law.
    
5. The origin of this brand and its logo can be traced to the mid-1360s when it was established in Belgium. Later in the 1920s another word was added to its name which meant 'star' in Latin. Despite numerous shifts in management over hundreds of years, its original horn logo has not changed. Name the brand.
   The beer brand Stella Artois.
    
6. Connect Snapdeal, Xiaomi, Paytm, Urban Ladder and Bluestone with an individual and name the person.
   Ratan Tata's investee companies.
    
7. This adventure sport and mountaineering company was founded in the mid-60s by two enthusiasts in San Francisco's North beach neighbourhood, technically at an altitude of 150 feet above sea level. Name it.
   The North Face. It is named after the coldest side of a mountain.
    
8. In the 1940s, the United States military recognised the potential for using this brand's products for personnel training, purchasing 100,000 of its viewers and nearly six million (film) reels from 1942 to the end of the World War II in 1945. Today this brand has incorporated augmented and virtual reality in the same product for general consumers. Name it.
   View Master.
    
9. What is the buzzword used to describe the incessant gloom and doom predictions from economic analysts who feel compelled to issue updates even if nothing has changed?
   Nagflation.
    
10. Whose logo is this?
    LibreOffice. It is a free and open source office suite, developed by Document Foundation. It was forked from OpenOffice.org in 2010, which was an open-sourced version of the earlier StarOffice.

 

 

There were eleven all correct entries for quiz No.430. Mohit Jain from Bangalore wins Rs 2,000. The winner is chosen on the basis of the first correct entry received