Answers to last week's quiz (#301)

1. In which company's Human Resources Development Centre would one find a meticulous recreation of a conference room of a German hotel called the Frankfurt Room and why?
   The Frankfurt room is in Samsung's HRD centre located in Yongin, South Korea. It is a meticulous recreation of the drab conference room in the German Hotel where, in 1993 chairman Lee gathered his lieutenants and laid out a plan to transform Samsung, then a 2nd tier TV manufacturer, into the world biggest and most powerful electronics manufacturer.
    
2. Which brand is executing a plan code Project Pappu and why?
   Samsonite. Through project Pappu, it plans to create a set of luggage options to woo the rural and mass market consumer.
    
3. The motto of this foundation is "How little we know, how eager to learn". Every year it awards a living person who has made an exceptional contribution to affirming life's spiritual dimension. Mother Teresa was the first recipient and Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan the third recipient of this award. Name the foundation and the person who set it up.
   Templeton foundation. It was set up by Sir John Templeton who exemplified his philosophy both in the financial markets and in his groundbreaking methods of philanthropy.
    
4. Name this beer brewery that is operated as a one-woman, home-based company. It is named after a dry town that is part of the rural Pennsylvania Amish community. Founded in 2008, its brands are named after towns which are within a 25-mile radius of its manufacturing facility.
   Intercourse Brewing Company was founded by Nicole Courides in 2008. Since she grew up in this area she affectionately named it after a dry town which is a part of the Amish community in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
    
5. Whose famous lines "If you need a friend, get a dog" was uttered by Gordon Gekko in Oliver Stone's movie 'Wall Street'?
   Carl Icahn.
    
6. The first unit of this brand was sold for $3 and the code for its signature colour is PMS 219. Name it.
   The first Barbie doll sold for $3.00 and its signature color is Barbie Pink (PMS 219)
    
7. In the 50s, this brand decided to introduce Spikes, polished cotton pants for men and children with a look inspired by a railway spike. A rail spike is a large nail with an offset head that is used to secure rails and base plates in the track. Its colour scheme was taken from Jell-O: orange, lime and lemon. Eventually it failed and was a misstep this brand took. Name it.
   Levi's.
    
8. What did a two-year project codenamed Buffy culminate into?
   Facebook's smartphone home.
    
9. What is common to the Shenzhen Stock Exchange, Irish Stock Exchange, Tel-Aviv Stock Exchange, Malta Stock Exchange and the Colombo Stock Exchange?
   They are all run by female CEOS. NSE in India is the latest to join this list.
    
10. This entity, whose logo is seen in the visual, recently created a stir by introducing a first-of-its-kind innovative concept. Name it. Hint: The Sky's the Limit.
    
    Samoa Air. It recently introduced a world first by asking passengers to pay only for what they weigh. Thereby punning on passengers by using the line "You are the master of your Airfair".
     

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