QUIZ 12

Q1
He was awarded a knighthood in 1992 and became Lord of Tonbridge in
1997, on the recommendation of outgoing Prime Minister John Major.
While many cricketers have been awarded a knighthood, he was one of
only two to be given a life peerage for their services to cricket (the
other being Learie Constantine). Who?

Q2
3M Company is an American multinational conglomerate corporation with a worldwide presence. It produces over 75,000 products, including: adhesives, abrasives, laminates, passive fire protection, dental products, electrical materials, electronic circuits, and optical films. 3M has operations in more than 60 countries – 29 international companies with manufacturing operations, and 35 with laboratories. 3M products are available for purchase through distributors and retailers in more than 200 countries, and many 3M products are available online directly from the company. What does, or did, 3M stand for?

Q3
Massachusetts state law makes it mandatory for large department stores
to stock emergency contraception pills in its pharmacies. This is to
help women who may have missed taking the pill the previous day from
getting pregnant. It is also to help rape victims avoid getting
pregnant and these generic pills are allowed to be dispensed without
prescription. In 2006, three women walked in to a store run by a
retail giant and asked for the pill. The store didn't have it in
stock. The women brought a symbolic law suit against the retail giant,
asking for just $25 in damages (plus legal fees). Which was this giant
retail chain?

Q4
The Wyoming Business Council's travel and tourism department keeps
receiving calls asking about scenery in the movie. The callers wish to
encounter the Wyoming experience. "When we tell them it was shot in
Canada, they're still interested in Wyoming," said Michell Howard,
manager of the council's film, arts and entertainment office. "They
don't hang up and call Alberta. They're intrigued in the story." Which
movie?

Q5
The first known reference to the name was by the inventor, Robert Chesebrough in his U.S. patent: "I, Robert Chesebrough, have invented a new and useful product from petroleum which I have named…what?

Q6
X said "I've had a great relationship. In Delaware, the largest growth in population is Indian-Americans moving from India. You cannot go to a 7-Eleven or a Dunkin' Donuts unless you have a slight Indian accent. I'm not joking." X later said the remark was not intended to be derogatory: "It was meant as a compliment." and the Indian-American activist who was on the receiving end of X's comment stated that he was "100 percent behind X because he did nothing wrong." Who

Q7
It is located on the eastern shore of the island of Zealand and partly
on the island of Amager. Which city is this?

Q8
In 1984 11 computer scientists in Beijing, China had a vision – to
create a company that would bring the advantages of information
technology to the Chinese people. With RMB200,000 (US$25,000) in seed
money and the determination to turn their research into successful
products, the 11 engineers and researchers set up shop in a loaned
space – a small, one-story bungalow in Beijing. The company they
founded, Legend, opened the new era of consumer PCs in China. That
company has grown into a colossal giant. It's new name literally means
"The new Legend". Which company is this?

Q9
She was influenced to become an actress by her mother's love of
movies. Attending the premiere of 'Gone with the Wind' in Atlanta, the
nine-year-old girl rushed out into the parade of stars and sat on the
lap of Laurence Olivier, star Vivien Leigh's husband. She would
eventually work with Olivier in 1979, in a television production. She
has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6801 Hollywood Blvd. She
is the first performer to have a star on the Walk of Fame. It was laid
on February 9, 1960. Name her.

Q10
It is named after German-American cousins Charles _____ and Charles Erhardt who launched their chemicals business Charles ______ and Company from a building at the intersection of Harrison Avenue and Bartlett Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn in 1849. There, they produced an antiparasitic called santonin. This was an immediate success, although it was the production of citric acid that really kick-started _______'s growth in the 1880s. ________ continued to buy property to expand its lab and factory on the block bounded by Bartlett Street; Harrison Avenue; Gerry Street; and Flushing Avenue. That facility is still utilized for backshop purposes. Which company?

Q11
Identify the company whose previous logo is shown in the image. (Please excuse me for the paint JOB; P.S. Nice one Arnab)

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