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Question: Which vehicle took its name from the fact that it was made to be used for general

purposes? Answer: Jeep (GP) Question: What is the name of the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce? Answer: The spirit of ecstasy Question: Who invented jeans? Answer: Levi Straus Question: Arthur Andersen is an Accounting Firm which has been dissolved following their involvement in which scandal? Answer: Enron Scandal Question: Which Indian IT company is a Joint venture between BT and M&M? Answer: Tech Mahindra Question: The Journal first published in 1889, featured the Jones Average, the first of several indexes of stock and bond prices on the New York Stock Exchange. How do we know that today? Answer: Wall Street Journal Question: The worlds first university-based executive education was created in 1931 at MIT under the sponsorship which stalwart of GM? Answer: Alfred P. Sloan Question: Which company owns Hotmail, the Internet based e-mail system? Answer: Microsoft Question: South Africa is the worlds largest producer of 3 metals. Platinum and Gold are 2 of them, whats the third? Answer: Chromite Question: Which designer is credited with inventing the mini-skirt? Answer: Mary Quant Question: Which car is featured in the film Back to the Future? Answer: De Lorean Question: The Baht is the monetary unit of which country? Answer: Thailand

Question: What is the national airline of Spain? Answer: Iberia Question: Which was the first company formed to manufacture motor cars? Answer: Daimler Question: Which car manufacturer uses a badge consisting of 4 interlocked circles? Answer: Audi Question: In which country is Sikorsky Helicopters head office? Answer: America Question: What is the currency of Turkey? Answer: Lira Question: Which company manufactured Lancaster bomber? Answer: Avro Question: How many old pennies were there in Half a Crown? Answer: 30 Question: In which country are Saab cars manufactured? Answer: Sweden Question: Excluding India name 2 other countries that use the rupee as currency. Answer: India, Mauritius, Nepal, Pakistan, Seychelles and Sri Lanka. Question: Londons Drury Lane is associated with which industry? Answer: Theatre Question: What commodity is traditionally measured in units called a Truss? Answer: Hay/Straw Question: What is the national airline of Spain? Answer: Iberia Question: What is the national airline of Ireland? Answer: Aer Lingus Question: What was the first country to issue postage stamps? Answer: Great Britain

Question: What was the name of the Japanese virtual pets that became very popular throughout the world in 1997? Answer: Tamagotchi Question: Which company who make toy cars and other models won the first toy of the year award in 1965 for a model Aston Martin from the first James Bond film? Answer: Corgi Question: What is the subject of speciality publishing company Haynes? Answer: Car manuals Question: Which company sponsors both Manchester United and the England Cricket team? Answer: Vodaphone Question: The Citizen is a tabloid newspaper. What is the Star? Answer: Broadsheet Question: What was the only type of wood used by Thomas Chippendale? Answer: Mahogany Question: Which company based in Clemont-Ferrand, is the largest producer of tyres in France and is now involved in Formula One racing? Answer: Michelin. Question: In which country was the Audi car first made? Answer: Germany Question: Walter Fredrick Morrison sold the rights to his Pluto Platter in 1955, but under what name did this toy become popular? Answer: Frisbee Question: What do the initials MG stand for on the British made car? Answer: Morris Garage Question: What is the name of the USAs national rail network? Answer: AMTRAC Question: Which company opened the first Burger Restaurant in Britain in 1954? Answer: Wimpy Question: What did Martin Stone invent in 1888 that millions of suckers use every day? Answer: Drinking Straw

Question: On what street in London is the Bank of England situated? Answer: Threadneedle Street Question: What name did the Standard Oil Co. of California adopt? Answer: ESSO Question: What giant car company almost went out of business in 1981? Answer: Chrysler Question: Hailed as Diors successor, which, then 23-year-old French fashion designer held his first major Paris show in 1958? Answer: Yves St. Laurent Question: Who designed the first modern petrol-driven internal combustion engine for the car? Answer: Gottlieb Daimler Question: What did the Barbie Doll get in 2000, which it hadnt had before? Answer: A belly-button Question: Which automobile company makes the Mini? Answer: BMW Question: Which American company owns CNN broadcasting and People magazine? Answer: AOL Time Warner Question: Lending her name to a famous brand, who was the Greek Goddess of Victory? Answer: Nike Question: Which family owns the American wrestling federation, the WWF? Answer: The MacMahons Question: What currency is used in Japan? Answer: Yen Question: What in the USA is the name of the central bank? Answer: The Federal reserve Question: What does the B stand for in BMW? Answer: Bavarian or Bayerische Question: What is the book Glasss Guide a guide to? Answer: Used Car Prices

Question: Eva Herzagova advertised what using the slogan hello boys? Answer: The WonderBra Question: Which magazine uses the mythological winged horse Pegasus for its logo? Answer: Readers Digest Question: Which company makes the Xbox games console? Answer: Microsoft Question: Which Roman Goddess is also a brand of margarine? Answer: Flora (Goddess of flowers) Question: Which Japanese electronics firm is named after a word meaning sound? Answer: Sony Question: Which car manufacturer has made models called Neon, Cherokee and Voyager? Answer: Chrysler Question: The 1st vending machines in the USA were installed on New York City railway platforms in 1888, what did they dispense? Answer: Chewing Gum Question: What cloth is produced from tangled moistened fibres of hair and wool, which are heated and rolled together? Answer: Felt Question: What was the first name of Gabrielle Chanel, the French fashion designer 18831971? Answer: Coco Question: Which goldsmith and jeweler was famous for ornate Easter eggs? Answer: Peter Faberge Question: Who first produced a book in 1955 to help pub owners settle debates (and bets) between patrons? Answer: Guinness (book of world records) Question:The Skoda car company is based in which country? Answer: Czechoslovakia Question: Which creature features on the logo of Bacardi Rum? Answer: Bat

Question: As in the music shop, what do the letters HMV stand for? Answer: His Masters Voice Question: What is the name of Hong Kongs airline? Answer: Cathay Pacific Question: Which vehicle took its name from the fact that it was made to be used for general purposes? Answer: Jeep Question: Which London thoroughfare is traditionally associated with high quality tailoring? Answer: Savile Row Question: What is the name of the mascot on the bonnet of a Rolls Royce? Answer: The Spirt of Ecstacy Question: What word describes the minimum number of members required to be present for the proceedings of an assembly to be valid ? Answer: Quorum Question: What name is given to a person authorised to vote on behalf of someone else? Answer: Proxy Question: In which country are Lada cars made? Answer: Russia

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