Answers to last week's quiz (#313)
- A year before the attack on Pearl Harbour, the US Navy began to get worried about the Kriegsmarine's fleet of U-boats. Detecting them and sinking them was a challenge. In order to find a solution, the then secretary of Navy contacted a firm who had Good Year tyres and Montgomery Ward as its customers. The firm along with the Navy developed a special sensor system and an appropriate attack strategy. Name the firm that was involved.
Booz, Fry, Allen & Hamilton.
- Which Indian Airline has decided to stop hiring men as flight attendants and why?
Go Air. It feels that a less weighty work force will in future allow it to save 30m rupees ($500,000) a year from its fuel bill. Each kilo of weight costs 3 rupees per flying hour.
- This Indian delicacy was invented by an accident by a person who came to Rajasthan from Pakistan after partition in 1947. Then the sweet was made on the footpath with milk and sugar, while making it the milk curdled and he, therefore, let it thicken and filled the thickened sweet in a mould. When opened, it emerged with a delicious brown centre. When people asked him what it was called, his reply became the name by which it is known today. Name the person and the delicacy.
Baba Thakur Das invented the Kalakand in Alwar, Rajasthan in 1947. His reply in Hindi was "yehi to kala hai', meaning that is the skill.
- This cell phone model launched recently has a unique feature for unlocking the screen. It can be unlocked just by the blow of a kiss. Name the brand and the model.
Micromax Canvas 4
- What is common to Grateful Dead's guitarist, Jerry Garcia and Hugh Nanton Romney a.k.a. Wavy Gravy who was associated with the Woodstock Festival? He is also known to have taken walks with Albert Einstein during his childhood.
Ben and Jerry's created ice cream flavors and named it after them. The Cherry Garcia ice cream debuted in 1987 as the first flavour ever named after a rock legend.
- In the late 60s, the founder of this brand was looking for a memorable name for his new dog food formula. The quality of his food was unmatched and all he needed was a name that was just as special. He named the product after a term coined by an American Jazz composer, pianist, singer, actor and band leader. Identify the brand and also mention its current owner.
Eukanuba ("You-Kan-Noo-Bah") the pet food brand now owned by P&G.
- What is owned jointly by Tony Fernandez of Air Asia and Lakshmi Mittal of Arcelor Mittal in the ratio of 65:33, respectively?
The Queens Park Rangers Football Club.
- Which company's mission is "Enabling Progress"?
Citi Group.
- Whose brand's are I'M, Ican, Startline and WE?
Brands from Wipro's Furniture business.
- What is unique about this mascot and also name the brand it is associated with?
EVOLTA from Panasonic (combination of the words "Evolution" and "Voltage"). The uniqueness about this real robot is that under the aegis of the Guinness Book of world records it has scaled the Grand Canyon to prove the power of a mere two evolta batteries. It climbed a 530-meter rope to the top of the cliff in 6 hours, 46 minutes, and 31 seconds.
| There were 15 correct entries for quiz no. 313. Keshab Ranjan Paul from Ghaziabad wins Rs 2,000. Winner was chosen by drawing lots. |