1. Born as a Jew, he was deported to Buchenwald during World War II, when he refused to collaborate with the German aviation industry. He changed his name from Bloch to X in 1949 which was the code/pseudonym of his brother in the French resistance which was the French 'for assault', and also is the name of the company he went on to start. Who was he and the company name please?
2. In 1888, he set up his first venture - a small bicycle repair shop at Belgaum. Strongly believing that agricultural implements must fit the milieu they are used in, he manufactured iron ploughs. However in January 1910, when they were ousted from Belgaum to make room for a new suburb, they found themselves in dire need of a place to live and work. Sensing this need, the Raja of the princely state of Aundh, who admired and respected this person, offered the latter all the land he needed in Aundh state and this was the place where this person’s dream was realized. The Man and the place please?
3. "Power is nothing without control," is the well known slogan of which company?
4. It is a chain of seafood restaurants launched in 1996 by Viacom Consumer Products and the Rusty Pelican Company. It became the first theme restaurant inspired by a film. There are now twenty locations, all located in the United States and Asia. The menu consists mostly of shrimp dishes, but also other seafood, as well as Southern and Cajun cuisine. Name please? For bonus points name this strategy.
5. It was one of a line of five monster-themed breakfast cereals produced by General Mills, Other cereals in the product line being Count Chocula (chocolate-flavored), Boo Berry (blueberry-flavored), Franken Berry (strawberry-flavored), and Yummy Mummy. Although the cereal was discontinued in 1983 a very famous personality saved a box of it and it prominently appears in two of his masterpieces. Name the breakfast cereal brand and the person. Fundaes please.
6. In 1996, after gaining experience as a pornographic magazine model, she read ‘The HTML Manual of Style’ and Nicholas Negroponte's ‘Being Digital’ during a vacation at the beach. On her return to the US she locked herself in her bedroom and two weeks later she had written the entire code for her website. Now she is the CEO of a pioneering Web site and DHD Media, a subsidiary of her core business, provides Internet infrastructure services for companies in all realms of business. During its first two years online her website was one of the busiest in the world, using more bandwidth than the whole of Central America combined. Who is this lady?
7. X is a marketing icon and mascot and has been appearing in television commercials since 1989. X only appears in North America, due to the rival Y, of which X is a parody that is used in Europe. People often get the two confused, although there are distinct differences between the two and the most striking being X wears sunglasses. Identify X and Y.
8. In 1997, the TATAs sold Lakme to HLL and acquired Britain based Littlewoods chain. What did it later re emerge as?
9. Founded in 1932 it is an international retail franchise comprising over 17,500 convenience stores in 34 operating regions. It's original name, is an acronym of the initial letters of a phrase in local language meaning "All will benefit from united co-operation". The name translates into English as fir tree, and hence it's logo is a fir tree. Which franchise?
Answers:-1) Marcel Dassault and Dassault2) Laxmanrao Kirloskar and Kirloskarwadi3) Pirelli4) Bubba Gump Fisheries and Reverse Product Placement5) Fruit Brute. Quentin Tarantino saved a box before the cereal was discontinued in 1983. It prominently appears in Reservoir Dogs and Pulp Fiction6)Danni Ashe of the Danni's Hard Drive fame7) Energizer Bunny is X and Duracell Bunny is Y8) Westside9) SPAR
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