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4. Round 1
Lisa and Jensen are cousins . Distant cousins in
fact with Lisa remarking that they were "distant
relatives, so some complex second cousin type of
thing." Jensen's mother is Lisa's grandfather's
sister.
One was born in Taipei and the other in Tainan.
They run two of the most important companies in
the world right now with combined market cap of
nearly 2.5 Trillion USD
Name the companies (Both reqd)
7. Round 1
Originally named “Nawanagar”, this Indian city
dates back to 1540 AD. It was originally the capital
of the princely kingdom of Jadedas.
Recently in the news for a completely different
reason.
What is this city now known as ?
10. Round 1
What (so eagerly awaited at Bellandur) started in
India in 1984 between Bhawanipore and Esplanade
and is now present in over 15 Indian cities.
17. Round 2
Which popular television and OTT show premiered
in August 2009 in US and December 2021 in India
(with potentially many fans in this room .. ugh!!)
derived its format from the Japanese Show
Dragon’s Den ?
20. Which product (with many ardent users/fans in
this office), launched in 2000, was created by
Seamus Blackley and Kevin Bachus ,
They were at Microsoft at that time.
Seamus also gained a lot of Twitter fame during
covid creating videos on how to make
Sourdough bread
26. Round 2
Again a fan question, This person’s biography
was named “Finger Lickin' Good”. He also started
a brand which is literally present in every mall in
Bangalore .
Name the person and the brand
30. Round 3
Taylor Clark is a writer based in Portland,
Oregon. A graduate of Dartmouth College.
He has written for GQ, Slate, and Psychology
Today, among other publications.
He published a book in 2007 - “**********: A Double
Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture”
Fill in the blanks..
33. What term was given by Lou Montalli in 1994 of
Netscape communications which is also a food
item?
He was described as someone who cured the
Web’s Amnesia.
36. Round 3
Sears Holding introduced this in 1985. It was
recently in news for some serious M&A action
and is known by every
Zolver
When first introduced it bore a small
embossed symbol representing the
Sears Tower
43. Round 4
Ezra Cornell and Hiram Sibley were financers to
Samuel Morse’s telegraphic experiments.
In 1851 they founded a company which is relevant
even today , long after morse code became not
so relevant. Almost like Telegraph for Money.
This company has over $50 B in revenue today
and we talk about it quite a bit at Zolve
46. Initially called the Pappin’s Digester named after
its inventor Denis Pappin. Though his design was
not practical for what it was designed , it was
improved by others and ultimately led to the
development of the steam engine, a major
contribution to the industrial revolution.
We however still use a version of his invention
every day. What is this invention
52. Round 3
Born as Farrokh Bulsara. His parents, Bomi
(1908–2003) and Jer Bulsara (1922–2016), were from
the parsi community of western India.
He became arguably the greatest frontman of a
rock band. Ever.
My own “drive to office” playlist still has many of
his hits.
Name this legend
58. Rahul
All the five got their son
named 'Rahul'. (Clockwise
from top-left: Vinod
Khanna, Rajiv Gandhi,
Jamnalal Bajaj, Sharad
Dravid, Gautama Buddha)
59. Madan Mohan Malviya went to the Nizam of Hyderabad (who
happened to be one of the richest men the world at that time)
asking for a donation. The Nizam was annoyed at the gesture
and flung his footwear at Madan. Madan picked up the footwear
and left silently. He came directly to the marketplace and began
to auction the footwear. When Nizam heard of this, he became
uneasy. He thought it would be an insult if his footwear were to
be bought by someone for pittance. So, he sent one of his
attendants with the instruction to buy his footwear no matter
what the bidding price may be!
Thus Malviya, managed to sell the Nizam's own footwear to him,
for a huge amount. For what purpose did he use that money? We
have multiple Zolvers connected with this !!
62. Round 5
In 1882, Mr W L Lake a Canadian engineer saw
elephants emerging out of dense forests with oil
stains on their feet. So the story goes, that his
shouts urging his men to drill the area for crude
oil gave this Indian town its name. Which town?
Few Zolvers have hometowns close to this!!
78. Round 6
Which famous management phrase (often repeated by your
managers during handling of a particularly tough problem )
originated from a puzzle where one has to connect 9 dots
arranged in a square grid with 4 straight lines drawn
continuously without your pen leaving the paper.
