The Original Business Quizzing

OBQ 1668: Shooting to fame.

2022-01-02T17:00:00.001+05:30

Happy new year folks!

Once dead its really hard to get fame, unless you are someone like this gentleman whose employer ensured that he becomes more famous even after his demise.

Who is he? Think current affairs.

OBQ 1667: In your hood.

2021-12-27T17:00:00.003+05:30

If you live in some parts of India you might have seen specific outlets bearing this logo in last six months, name the company that is increasing its presence at a crazy pace in an industry dominated by government.

Identify the logo.

Answer: Nayara Energy

OBQ 1666: The mouthpiece.

2021-12-21T17:00:00.002+05:30

Media and Journalists find it hard to be influenced by those in power, however in some cases there reason to exist itself is to be the mouthpiece for their masters. Here is one such case.

This person is associated with such media entity, name the entity and the person.

Answer: He is Hu Xijin the editor of Chinese government mouthpiece "Global Times"

OBQ 1665: The IN Thing

2021-12-18T17:00:00.002+05:30

Here are two images that connect to a term that is gaining more and more popularity in the management world.

What is the term and how are they connected to these images?

Answer: Blink the term first popularized by Malcolm Gladwell and being recently adapted by Grofers to rebrand itself

OBQ1664: Gobbled up.

2021-12-15T17:00:00.002+05:30

These days the motto of big tech is "either you acquire companies or you get acquired yourself", identify the firm that recently got acquired.

Answer:Nuance

OBQ 1663: Thinking about thinking.

2021-12-12T17:10:00.002+05:30

Here is a guy who has dedicated his life to decipher how we think what we think, and in the process has given rise to a new school of thought.

Who is he?

Answer: Daniel Kahnemann the father of behavioural science

OBQ 1662: Living the realty

2021-12-08T17:00:00.003+05:30

Real-estate are called real for a reason, here is a company that has capitalized on this age old industry in a very systematic way. They might not build real-estate but they are capitalizing on it.

Identify them from their logo.

Answer: JLL the real estate consulting giant.

OBQ 1661: Well oiled machine.

2021-12-05T17:00:00.002+05:30

Here is a business that started in pre-independence era in very low-tech industry and is now a full blown conglomerate that spans from agriculture to aerospace and is professionally run.

Connect these images to the Business group.

Answer: Mahindra group

OBQ 1660: The Quiet one

2021-12-03T17:00:00.003+05:30

He is one of those person who started the start-up culture in 20th century unlike his fellow entrepreneurs he is not a cannonball, he is quiet and persistent and has started and funded dozen of successful firms in last 25 years.

Who is he?

Answer:Pierre Omidyar

OBQ 1659: Too big to ignore.

2021-11-30T17:00:00.002+05:30

Even I hadn't heard about them till recently, but then I learned they are the most valuable company in Europe, so one can't ignore it.

With that as clue identify this firm from its logo.

Answer: ASML, one of the largest manufacturer of machines that are used for making semi-conductor chips.

OBQ 1658: Times...they are changing.

2021-11-27T17:00:00.002+05:30

...and so is this brand that has survived for over 100 years though under different set of owners.

Connect these images to an iconic brand that defines an entire industry.

Answer: Rado

OBQ 1657: Back in business.

2021-11-24T17:00:00.002+05:30

As COVID recedes in India, here is one of the brands gaining traction among its loyal customers.

Identify the hospitality brand.

Answer: Trident hotels

OBQ 1656: Master of (very big) Ceremonies

2021-11-22T17:00:00.003+05:30

Indians are hogging limelight everywhere, in this case at one of the biggest and broadly covered mega event that took place recently covering pretty much all countries in the world.

He was the MOC, who is he?

Answer: Alok Sharma who presided over COP 26 gathering in Glasgow

OBQ 1655: A friend indeed.

2021-11-19T17:00:00.002+05:30

A good friend is defined by how someone deals with you when you are at your worst and weakest. Here is few images from one such friend of India that has helped India when it needed it most.

Connect these to a country. If you can explain what all these images represent then you are a genius!

Answer:Russia/USSR

OBQ 1654: All eggs in one basket.

2021-11-16T17:00:00.005+05:30

They say don't put all your eggs in one basket, this company/business group defied the popular wisdom and diversified deep in the financial sector.

Identify the company from its logo.

Answer:IIFL

OBQ 1653: Not on my reading list.

2021-11-14T17:00:00.002+05:30

The author of this cook book is fairly famous but not for this kind of books, who is he?

You can easily google this answer and I won't know it....but you would😉

Answer: Abhijit Banerjee, the winner of Nobel in Economics

OBQ 1652: Man on the strip.

2021-11-11T17:00:00.003+05:30

He started as being biggest real estate developer on Las Vegas strip, now he dominates the skyline of many world cities. This is a man that Mr. Trump is still jealous of.

Who is he? Even last name would do.

Answer:Steve Wynn

OBQ 1651: Sliding in the history

2021-11-09T17:00:00.002+05:30

Continuing with the popular culture theme this week...Connect these images to an iconic brand (some would say institution) that completed 100 years and turned an entire industry on its head.

Answer: White-Castle

OBQ 1650: Black Swan

2021-11-07T17:00:00.002+05:30

They were never supposed to be this big, neither as creative artist nor as a business empire. They truly black swans! Name the band of this ridiculously successfully boys.

Answer: BTS the legendary band that globalized K-pop

OBQ 1649: Animal on the prowl.

2021-11-03T17:00:00.002+05:30

This animal is owned by government and now seems to have taken hold of all major metros in India. Identify the agency from its logo.

Answer: National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL)

OBQ 1648: Meta is their beta :)

2021-10-31T17:00:00.002+05:30

Meta or what used Facebook is just one of those success stories that they helped develop they are the real big daddies of Technology as we know it.

Who are they?

Answer: Andressen Horowitz the big investors of silicon valley

OBQ 1647: Immigrants to the rescue.

2021-10-28T17:00:00.002+05:30

The immigrants are a nation of their own, in many cases though the rescued immigrants become the rescuers for the human society.

Connect the images to an immigrant couple that did just that. Name them or the company they started.

Answer:BioNTech and its founders Dr.Ugur Sahin and Ozlem Tureci

OBQ 1646: Masterpiece turns 20

2021-10-26T17:00:00.003+05:30

Wheels are considered to be amongst the greatest inventions of all time, here is one such "wheel based" design that came in existence some 20 years ago and millions of users will swear by its design.

Identify the product that caused a revolution thanks to the humble wheel.

Answer: iPod and its clickwheel

OBQ 1645: Bellwether or Outlier?

2021-10-23T17:00:00.002+05:30

Here is a company that was in news earlier this month for wrong reason, what we dont know is that is it an outlier or its one of many to come.

Identify the big name from Asia which is no longer that big.

Answer:Evergrande

OBQ 1644: A view from outer space.

2021-10-21T17:00:00.002+05:30

There are lot of memes and misinformation on what is visible on this earth when you are up there in the space, however this one might have never come to your attention. This image is not fake and its a 3D image. It can be seen from space and its in Pacific ocean.

Its a big worry, What is it?

Answer: The Pacific garbage patch