Bizquizzes Quiz 1

1.Connect these three men ...














Ans.Philips. Anton and Gerard Philips (2nd and 3rd pic above) started Philips.Karl Marx was their cousin.He incidentally contributed some of the seed captial needed to start the company.

2. What does the DS in the Nintendo DS game console denote ?

Ans.Dual Screen

3.This man's work led to a revolution in audio technology ,Identify him .

Ans.Lars Liljeryd.His pioneering work led to Mp3 and AAC technologies.

4.His grandfather had to sell his Samurai status in obligation of debts.He left for Edo at the age of 19 to fulfill his ambitions.He finally managed to get back his family's Samurai status with the wages he earned.He obtained trading rights for Tsukumo Trading Company , which changed its name to the present one following the Meiji Restoration. Who ?

Ans.Yataro Iwasaki, Founder of Mitsubishi


5.Which company currently owns the brands Gucci,Yves Saint Laurent,Yves Saint Laurent, and Stella McCartney ?

Ans.PPR (was previously known as Pinault-Printemps-Redoute)

6.In 1968 the French Company Boussois Souchon-Neuvese, which was into glass making made a bid to take over its rival Compagnie de Saint-Gobain.The company lost the bid, but this made the company to diversify into a totally unrelated area. The company is a market leader in its new business.Name the company ?


Ans.Danone

7.Identify the person and the company he co-founded:


Ans.Hasso Plattner, SAP AG.

8.This animation piece had 3 firsts to its credit, and it revolutionized the animation industry. In what aspects was this movie a pioneer in ?
Ans.The above animated piece was part of Fantasia.

• The movie used stereophonic sound for the first time in animated movies.Incidentally HP's first product was used to provide the sound effects
• The movie was an attempt to visually interpret western classical music using animation.The soundtrack featured music from composers like Tchaikovsky.
• This was the first animated film to feature Mickey with 'round' eyes to convey more expression.Mickeys image was revamped to improve sagging revenue from movies starring him.
  

9.In 1998 a french hacker named Jerome Rota and a German hacker Max Morice decide to reverse engineer a Microsoft codec. Their work in this led Rota to start working on what would become a standard in this field. what product did he help develop ?


Ans.DivX

10.This Barbie Doll was modeled on a famous lady who pioneered something. who and what ?

Ans.P.F.E Albee. She pioneered direct selling and was the first saleswoman to sell Avon products.

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