Answers to last week's quiz (#319)

1. Originally this product was devised on the request of a US grocery chain. It was a putty-like substance that could clean coal residue from wallpaper. Following World War II, with the transition from coal-based home heating to natural gas and the introduction of washable vinyl-based wallpaper, the market for this product decreased. The company that manufactured it was saved from bankruptcy when it discovered the same cleaner was being used by nursery school children to make Christmas ornaments. By what name is the product known now, and also name the person behind its creation.
   Play-Doh. It was concocted by Noah McVicker of Cincinnati-based soap
    
2. This index was first proposed in the late 1990s by an analyst at Dresdner Kleinwort Bank. It stated that the construction of the world's tallest building is usually completed right before an economic downturn. The Empire State Building was built early in the great depression and the World Trade Center in the US was completed on the eve of a recession. Name it.
   The Skyscraper Index. 
    
3. This lady was a prolific inventor from the age of twelve. An accident in a textile mill prompted her to design a safety feature to protect workers from looms. In 1868 she came up with an invention that is universally used by all even today. A colleague of hers stole the design and filed for a patent. Subsequently the court granted her the patent. Name this inventor, her invention and the unique distinction she has to her name?
   Margaret Knight inventor of the flat bottomed paper bag. She is the first American woman to be awarded a patent. She co-founded the Eastern Paper bag company in 1870 and has 27 patents to her credit.
    
4. Name this ex CEO of a global company who used to spend one hour every day, shutting himself from all operational activity in what he called "Looking out of the window time".
   Jack Welch when he was the CEO of GE.
    
5. For which brand did Unilever make its first attempt at a crowdsourced TV commercial? Though it saved money it became critical of the ad industry's reluctance to try new ways of working.
   Its Peperami brand which is a pork sausage snack manufactured by Unilever in Germany, Mexico and Britain.
    
6. Who in the early 1940s said this of his company "What we are is a business process automation company"?
   Chester Carlson, inventor of Xerox.
    
7. Who uses this term "Vergaderziekte" and what does it denote?
   The Dutch use the term 'Vergaderziekte,' which means 'Meeting Sickness'. They believe an excess of meetings is the biggest devourer of time.
    
8. Name the pioneering company whose NYSE symbol is DDD and also one of its inventor co-founders?
   3D Systems. Charles W Hull is the co-founder, executive VP and chief technology officer of 3D Systems. He is the inventor of the solid imaging process known as stereolithography.
    
9. Which brand has launched a new line of its products under the name Rushmore?
   Harley Davidson. It uses the tagline "Built By all of us for all of us."
    
10. Identify the mascot whose name also became the product's brand name. The product was launched in 1900. The mascot was created by a children's author and illustrator.
     
    
    
11. The character Brownie, after whom George Eastman named the first longrunning popular series of simple and inexpensive cameras that were easy to use. Palmer Cox, the Walt Disney of his day created this character during the 1890s. His Brownie characters were used to advertise everything from sweets, dolls to cards and cigars.
     

There were 18 correct entries for quiz no. 319. Srinivasan R from Bangalore wins Rs 2,000. Winner was chosen by drawing lots.