HOLI Quiz

Gaurav DadhichDoMS, IIT Roorkee

Kyunki main holi nahi khelta

Note

• 10 questions• I have marked all the H,O,L and I from the

answers in the questions, just to make it easy, because you are probably under the influence of cannabis or a preparation of it

• Wikipedia is my source. If you have a conflict of answer, go edit Wikipedia

• Enjoy!

“This year we launched our own ____XXX___ app and platform that integrates all social networks with our own marketing team. We now reach the end consumer in a way that companies hope to in an ever changing world market ”

Which celebrity?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ O _ _

The answer is…

Sunny Leone

Headquarters of : Ingram Micro, Western Digital, Broadcom

Most famous Residents : President Richard Nixon, Tiger Woods, Kobe Bryant

Place? O_ _ _ _ _ _ _O _ _ _ _

The answer is…

Orange County

Time named it one of the "Best Inventions of 2010" and "Best Websites of 2011“

What?_ I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Most famous Success Story Working Model

The answer is…

KICKSTARTER

He cofounded Obvious which spun-off into X which is a now a Billion $ company. Shortly after X, he found Y, a small business platform to accept debit and credit card payments. Y is also valued over $3 Bn. In Dec,2013 he was added as a member to the Board of Directors of Walt Disney.Who is this talented entrepreneur? X and Y?

The answer is…

Jack DorseyX = TwitterY = Square

He is a senior VP for Social at Google. Before Google, he was a GM at Microsoft. He is the man behind Google+ and was behind the removal of Google Reader. Name this Mumbai-native, IIT Madras alumnus.

_ I _ _ _ _ _ O _ _ _

The answer is…

VIC GUNDOTRA

Name this famous location. Also has a drink inspired by the name. *SITTER*

_ O _ _ I _ _ _ _ _

The answer is…

LONG ISLAND

What do the two Bs stand for in the fast-growing startup AirBnB?

The answer is…

Bed and BreakfastThe earlier website address was

AirBedandBreakfast.com

_ _ _ _ _I_ _ _ _ _L O _

His father was a Princeton educated lawyer. He passed the Harvard entrance exam with honors. However, due to rapidly deteriorating eyesight, he joined as an apprentice and machinist with a family friend’s enterprise. He, along with Clarence Clark won the first Doubles tournament in the US National Championships, the precursor to the US Open. He later joined college and became a mechanical engineer at the age of 27. He briefly worked with Bethelem Steel. He was professor at Tuck School of business at Dartmouth College. He died of pneumonia, one day after his 59th Birthday. We know him in the world of management for something very path-breaking. Who?

The answer is…

Fredrick Wilson TaylorFather of Scientific Management

Connect Bata, Philip Morris, Tetrapak, Nestle with a specific city.

L _ _ _ _ _ _ _

The answer is…

Lausanne, SwitzerlandHeadquarters

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Gaurav Dublish & Siddharth Sood invested in a jeopardised Indian company because they original founders were plan-less and they eventually ended. Today, it operates 100+ exclusive retail stores that contributes 30% of its revenues. Remaining comes from multi-brand retail, online portals, etc. Crossed INR 100Cr in revenues in FY 2012-2013. Sequoia Capital invested INR 70Cr in Sept 2013. Which unique-business Indian co. are we talking about?

The answer is…

WILDCRAFT