Answers to last week's quiz (#418)

1. Who are Infoladies and where do you find them?
   Infoladies are a band of women in their early 20s who travel through the countryside of Bangladesh in a bicycle equipped with a laptop, a tablet, a smartphone, a digital camera and a glucometer. They help villagers with a range of digital tasks, including looking up information on crops. This project was created by nonprofit Dnet.
    
2. If investors are bidding up prices for a Macallan, Yamazaki, Bowmore or a Karuizawa, what are they investing in?
   Rare single malt whisky.
    
3. This word is derived from the Greek words for mind and meaning to bend or turn and was actually coined by a Romanian doctor. Today this also refers to smart drugs, memory enhancer, neuro boosters and intelligence boosters or supplements and functional foods that improve one or more aspects of mental function, such as working memory, motivation, and attention. It is said that they are most sought after in the Silicon Valley now. Name it.
   Nootropics. The word nootropic was coined in 1972 by the Romanian Dr Corneliu E Giurgea, derived from the Greek words 'nous', or 'mind', and 'trepein' meaning to bend or turning. Competitiveness in Silicon Valley is now pushing people to take to Nootropics.
    
4. Sixteen companies in the US are joining _____ in the coalition aimed at America's so-called "lost generation" of millennials. They have formed the 100,000 Opportunities Initiative, a business coalition committed to hiring 100,000 at-risk youths as apprentices, interns and part- and full-time employees by 2018. Who is the prime mover of this concept?
   Starbucks.
    
5. This person, at the age of seven, had repaired the doorbell of his family home in London and presented his mother with an invoice signed _____, Electrical Engineer. The same person while working for EMIs labs in the 1930s was responsible for inventing the binaural or stereophonic sound recording. Name him.
   Alan Dower Blumlein (29 June 1903 - 7 June 1942) was an English electronics engineer, notable for his many inventions in telecommunications, sound recording, stereophonic sound, television and radar. He received 128 patents and was considered as one of the most significant engineers and inventors of his time.
    
6. What is the buzz word used to describe the reverse of working from home? It is used mostly when employees keep in touch with their family using their official cell phones, text messages or virtual networks etc.
   Homing from work.
    
7. In the mid-19th century, when modern means of transportation were encouraging dreams of exploration, Louis Vuitton began to create personalised trunks for things like photographic equipment, musical instruments, camp beds, shower rooms and dressing tables all took to the road. An author's desire for an ideal trunk to keep his books took shape in May 1927 in form of the library trunk. Designed by Gaston-Louis Vuitton, it is a marvel of secret drawers and snug shelves that accompanied the writer on his travels. This trunk was rediscovered in the basement of Ritz in Pairs after a long time along with a long lost manuscript. Name the author and the title of the manuscript.
   Ernest Hemingway and the long lost manuscript that was found was titled A Moveable Feast. It is now part of the Louis Vuitton writing store.
    
8. Who is selling these cosmetic brands to whom: Design, Silvikrin, Wellaflex, Forte, Wella Styling, Wella Trend, Balsam Color, Hugo Boss, Dolce and Gabbana, Gucci, Lacoste, Christina Aguilera, Escada, Gabriela Sabatini and James Bond 007?
   P&G CEO AG Lafley has made no secret of his plan to downsize its portfolio of brands in order to grow. A major part of that strategy became clear with the news it's getting out of the beauty business and selling 43 global brands to global beauty products manufacturer Coty.
    
9. "Eat like you mean it" is this chain's motto which is opening shop in India. Name it.
   The fast food chain Carl's Jr.
    
10. Identify the logo and name the advertising agency that designed it.
    

Bandhan Bank's logo, designed by O&M India. It is an image of the traditional Indian 'Diya' (Lamp).

There were three all correct entries for quiz No.418. Bhavesh Patel from Hyderabad wins Rs 2,000. The winner was chosen on the basis of first correct entry received.