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BUSINESSQUIZ


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Q1

____ Arena is a large entertainment and sportingcomplex located in Homebush in Sydney, Australia.

It is situated in Sydney Olympic Park, and was

completed in 1999 as part of the facilities for the 2000Olympic Games.

The arena was originally known as the SydneySuperDome until ___ purchased the naming rights in2006.

____ Arena Capable of holding up to 21,000people,_____ Arena is the largest indoor venue inSydney and the largest in Australia.

____ Arena is home to many sporting teams,

including Netball and Basketball, as well as many


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ACER Arena


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Alexander Wilson founded the company in _______-, London in1857.Originally named Alex Wilson and Company, then ____ Iron Works,the company built pumps and marine engines.In 1903, the company builtits first car 1907 the modern name of _____ Motors was adopted.DuringWorld War I ______ made large numbers of cars for use as staff cars for

the British forces.Bedford Vehicles, a subsidiary constructing commercialvehicles, was established in 1930 as the Stock Market Crash of 1929 hadmade importing American lorries uneconomical.During World War II, car

production was suspended to allow ____ to work on the Churchill tank.Over 5,600 Churchill tanks were built.


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VAUXHALL


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_______ Techwin is a Asain aeronautics, optoelectronics, automations anddefense company.It is currently the world's third largest digital camera

manufacturer.It is one of the subsidiaries of ______ Group.The companyestablished precision instrument laboratory in 1978.It started makingcameras in 1979 and is still a world leader today.It acquired Rollei, a

German camera manufacturer, and Union Optics of Japan, a manufacturerof semiconductor equipments.

Began selling digital cameras under the brand of ______ Kenox in 1997.In2005, the company marked first place in Asian digital cameras marketshare and started a technical co-operation with Pentax.It will now be a

conjoined partnership with ______ Electrics. Where its latest CCTVCameras and Digital Imaging technology is then passed on for further

products.


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SAMSUNG


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____ has historic roots through the involvement of Wilhelmwho was the technical director of the Daimler-Motoren-

Gesellschaft.The company originally developed andmanufactured diesel and gas engines for the rail cars.Thecompany first built an experimental car in 1919.The companyalso continued to build heavy duty diesel engines for marine

and rail purposes._____ contributed to the German war effortin World War II by producing the engines for the formidablePanther and Tiger tanks.After the war the factory performed

some repair work, but automotive production was neverrestarted, and some 20 years later, the company was

renamed into MTU Friedrichshafen.


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MAYBACH


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Q5

___ sponsors the Indian derby

In September 2007___ joined Epic Aircraft asa strategic partner.

On March 06, 2009 Ms. Soni lied to the nationthat __ participated in the auction for Gandhi'spersonal items on Congress Government's

behalf which ___ himself rubbished the sameday


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Vijay Mallya


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The origins of ______ go back to the early 1890s where the company started out withthe manufacture of bicycles.It was 1894, and 26-year old Vclav who was a bookseller

by trade, was unable to obtain the right spare parts to repair his bicycle.Vaclav returned

his bicycle to the manufacturers,with a letter, asking for them to carry out repairs, onlyto receive a reply, in Stating: "If you would like an answer to your inquiry, you shouldtry writing in a language we can understand".A disgusted Valcav, despite not havingany previous technical experience, then decided to start his own bicycle repair shop,which he and Vclav Laurin opened in 1895 .Before going into business partnership

with Valcav, Laurin was an already established bicycle manufacturer.The press creditedthem as makers of the first motorcycle.By 1905 cars were being produced by the

firm.During the First World War ______ was engaged in war production.After WWI itbegan producing trucks, but in 1924, after running into problems and being hit by a fire,the company sought a partner.As a result it merged with ______ Works.Most later

production was under the ______ name.


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SKODA


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CV Madhukar concurrently helped set upthe X(A NGO), an initiative of ______. Theinitiative combines technology & rural

India. In 2005 he won the Faraday Medal.It is a

medal awarded by the Institution ofElectrical Engineers.

He studied in St. Mary's School,Mumbai

The Kamla Bhatt Show has includedinterviews with _____ at the New York

Stock Exchange.


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Azim Premji


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Son of a famous sculptor and respected artistic carpenter Ettore was born into an

artist's family, in Milan, Italy, on September 15th, 1881.After finishing school Ettorebegan his training with the bicycle manufacturers.Prior to the end of the century,he took part in a race with his first vehicle.In 1901, Ettore presented his first self-

made automobile at the international exhibition in Milan.Because Ettore had not yetreached the legal age of 21, his father had to sign the contract with de

Dietrich.They obtained the license to build the car, and Ettore was named theleader of the production department in Cologne.

Ettore with the help of a banker opened a business of his own in a disused dyeingworks in the town of Molsheim.


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Buggati


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____ was created by B.J. Johnson in 1898.

The _____ Building, formerly the PlayboyBuilding, is a 37 story Art Deco building.

The _____ Hour was a critically acclaimedradio concert hour which was sponsored by______ and broadcast on NBC fromD

ecember 9, 1927. The _____ Musical StockCompany offered a mix of jazz, show tunesand opera selections.

Ian M. Cook, CEO of the parent company.


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Palmolive Soap


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Q10

Renigunta-Cuddapah Road,Karakambadi,Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, 517520.

Jayadev Galla is the Managing Director.

The promoters are Ramachandra N. Galla &his wife Smt. Amarakumari N. Galla.


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Amara Raja(Amaron)


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Q11

Asian Hotels Ltd operate an international hotelchain in India.Which hotel chain do they

operate.They have 7 hotels under there name?


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HYATT


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_____was born of a vision. Founded in 1986 byMr. P.V.Ramaprasad Reddy, Mr. K.NityanandaReddy and a small, highly committed group of

professionals, the company became a publicventure in 1992. It commenced operations in1988-89 with a single unit manufacturing semi

synthetic penicillins (SSPs) at

Pondicherry.Although the companies registeredheadquaters are in Hyderabad but company getits name as it first started manufacturing in

Pondicherry?


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Aurobindo Pharma


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Audience

Its price has been one of its highest USP. It wassold at Rs.4 for 25 years until 1994 when the pricewas raised by 25 paise to offset the overall hike in

costs.


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Which channel has british telecom decided todistribute in the US.It was earlier distributing the

channel in Dubai?


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CLUE ROUND

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Only Fairplay


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Q1


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Harvey Golub CEO from 1993 to 2001.

James D. Robinson III CEO from 1977 to1993.


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On 18 September 2007, it was announcedthat Standard Chartered Bank agreed toacquire ____ Bank Ltd, a commercial bank,

from _____ ____ became one of the monopolies that

President Theodore Roosevelt had theInterstate Commerce Commission

investigate during his administration. Theinterest of the ICC was drawn to its strictcontrol of the railroad express business.However, the solution did not come

immediately to hand.The solution to this


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On November 10, 2008, during the financialcrisis of 2008, the company won FederalReserve System approval to convert to a bank

holding company, making it eligible forgovernment help under the Troubled AssetsRelief Program

CEO is Kenneth Chenault, who took over in

2001.


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_____ formed a joint venture with WarnerCommunications in 1979 which createdNickelodeon.


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AMERICAN EXPRESS


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Michel Rollier is the CEO

1988 acquired B.F. Goodrich CompanyAmerican divisiosn

1990 acquired Uniroyal Ltd


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Euronext Tickr ML

Michel Rollier was made the ceo as theprevious CEO drowned while fishing


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___ owned the automobile manufacturerCitron between 1934 and 1976.

___ is the Original Equipment Manufacturer

(OEM) supplier to Volvo's Mark IIvehicles,General Motors, Volkswagen Group,and many other marques of vehicles.


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MICHELIN


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John hendrich is the chairman and founder of.Hiscompany also owns the website

Howstuffworks.com?


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1991 who did the India media refer to or call the"Big Bull"?


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DRY QUESTIONS

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Was a boxer when he was young

His daughter Sunaina is married to ManishKejriwal,head of Temasek india

He had a clash with his son regrading theways to handle & run daily operations in therebusiness

Council member of world economic forum


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Estimated Net Worth $3.2Bn

Started his carrer with a jute-mill

When his father spilt the entire funds of thefamily among 4 brothers he got Rs3,00,000& a truck,which he later went on to use forentreuprenership

Was the first member of his family to go tocollege

He set up Varalaskmi Foundation tofund intiatives in employment & rural

empowerment( being the name of the


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Q3

______wants to use NASA technology toboost the fuel efficiency of its luxury cars andlower emissions of harmful greenhouse gases

Norbert Reithofer is the Chairman & CEO The company created a controversy by calling

Kerala unfit for industrial development due tomarxist culture among the workforce


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BMW


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______ was born to Jewish parents.He graduated from FarRockaway High School in 1956, attended the University of

Alabama for one year, then transferred to and graduated fromHofstra University (then Hofstra College) in 1960 with a degreein political science.The following year, he attended BrooklynLaw School, but did not continue._____ is married to his highschool sweetheart, Ruth Alpern, who has been involved withthe firm and in the ______ Charitable Foundation.They have

two sons, Mark and Andrew.


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Bernard Madoff


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Q4-Identify the CEO (who sold it all)


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Manoj Kholi


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_______ is kicking off an exercise to re-label all its products with a green panelinforming the consumers on optimal usage

and how to best dispose of products? Chander Mohan Sethi heads its Indian

Operations

Adrian Bellamy is the Global Chairman &

Bart Becht CEO.


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Reckitt Benckiser


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Q6

He recently joined the Marvel EntertainmentInc global advisory board.

He is the major stakeholder of iRock Media

His daughter Pooja who got married to the sonof Milind Murli Deora heads Walk Water Media

He was one of the promoters of IMAX Dome

theatres


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Manmohan Shetty


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The rural empowerment intiative taken by Unileveris Branded as?


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____ was born to a professor of French, andmother, Shalini was a professor of

psychology.They are a MaharashtrianKonkanastha Brahmin family.He went to

Hyderabad Public School. He studied chemicalengineering at Osmania University and later

graduated from Indian Institute of ManagementAhmedabad.___ joined ad agency Rediffusionsoon after graduating from IIM Ahmedabad. Heworked on assignments such as Colgate, Halo

shampoo, Palmolive, Charmis etc.


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ASSET MANAGEMENT


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Topics

Hospitality Industry

Sportsmans In Business

Brand Ambassador

Brand History/Origin

CEO & TICKR

Indian Business Women


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Hospitality Industry


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_______is acquiring RadhakrishnaHospitality Services Group (RKHS), Indiaspioneer in the food and facilitiesmanagement sector, in a transactionvalued at roughly Rs 520 crore.

______ started the STOP Hunger initiativein 1996 in the USA to fight hunger and its

root causes. Kalyx (formerly United Kingdom Detention

Services), a subsidiary of _______, is acompany that provides custodial,

immi ration and ost-release facilities for


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Sodexo


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Sportsmans In Business


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______ Enterprises is a company owned by sportsman ______.

It owns various movie theatres and restaurants in the United States,including several Starbucks, Sodexho, T.G.I. Friday's and Burger Kinglocations. The company is affiliated and partnered with Carlson Companies.

The Beverly Hills-based ______ Enterprises has AMC ______ Theatres in four

cities, 116 Starbucks in 14 states and Washington, 31 Burger Kingrestaurants in the Southeast, and 13 24-Hour Fitness/______ Sport healthclubs.

______ also owns a nearly 5% share of the Lakers.

In March 2008 _______ signed a multiyear marketing deal to help electronicsretailer Best Buy Co. bolster sales in urban neighborhoods.

______'s urban investments were formed in 1998 as the Canyon-______Urban Fund, an alliance with Canyon Capital.The alliance has financed 31real estate developments in 13 states and Washington.The fund also had astake in Sunset+Vine in Hollywood, which was built for $125 million and soldfor $160 million._____'s son Andre works at Canyon-______ Urban Fundsand manages business development for ______ Enterprises.


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Magic Johnson


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Brand Ambassador


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In 2006, _____ was

selected as the first brandambassador of the Mysore

Sandal Soap?


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MS Dhoni


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BrandOrigin/History

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In 1945, the National Research Corporation of Boston, Massachusetts developed amethod of concentrating juice into a powder using a high-vacuum evaporation

process previously developed for dehydrating medical products for use in the U.S.war effort.The US Army had a need for 227,000 kg for the war, so NRC created a

new branch, the Florida Foods Corporation. Led by John M. Fox, the company wonthe government contract for $750,000.The war ended and the contract was

canceled before the factory could be built, but with investment, the companymoved forward with a product.Rather than selling powder to the public market, the

company decided to create frozen juice concentrate, using a process thateliminated 80 percent of the water in the fruit juice.A Boston marketing firm came

up with the name ______ .With limited funds for advertising, Fox himself went door

to door giving free samples, until demand skyrocketed.In October 1949 thecompany adopted the name ____Corp.In 1970 the company was involved in ascandal in the United States about bad housing, often referred to as "slave

quarters," and working conditions of ___ farm laborers in Florida.


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Minute Maid


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CEO & TICKR


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NYSE TICKR:- T

CEO - Randall L. Stephenson


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AT&T


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Managing Director of a company her fatherfounded

She was born in 1957 in Hyderabad, but spent

her early years in Chennai and attended BesantArundale School.

Artistically inclined (she finished school fromKalakshetra, the famous school started by

Rukmini Arundale)

She is a graduate from Madras University

Her husband is the chairman of the board of

trustees at the famous Kapaleeshwarar temple


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Prettha Reddy MD, Apollo Hospitals

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How do we popularly know Poppin' Fresh?

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Docutalk is the In-House Journal of?


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PRINT ADS


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Shahid Mustafa who was asked to leaveHutchinson Essar Ltd in Mumbai.Currently Which

company is he heading which company?

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Allendale, Conroe, Merom-2M, Merom, Kentsfield,Wolfdale, Yorkfield,Penryn,Covington,Mendocino,Bloomfield,Katmai

are all code-names of?


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Received her Bachelor's Degree in Economicsfrom LSR at the University ofDelhi

MBA at the Jamnalal Bajaj Institute of

Management Studies at Bombay University Started her career with Voltas Ltd

In 1980 she joined Cadbury India

She is considered responsible for the lauch ofRasna

The Coca-Cola Company chose her as itsworldwide Marketing Director in 1994


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Vinita Bali,CEO Britannia.


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Tarla Dalal

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When Jayadev Raja (CEO of the indian arm ofa MNC) bought the companies asset in theearly 1990`s he blamed them of using obslete& outdated technology

Three members of the owner family have diedin air accidents.

The company is riduculed for being intimidatedof globalization


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Parle

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Earlier known as MIRC electronics

Monica Electronics was established in 1975

and initially manufactured ____ watchesbefore it ventured into its current field.


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____ is a brand owned by X.

The Name X came from an earlieradvertisement of ____.

In 1940 X had used a a little man with a bigsmile in its ads he was known as the ____boy.

When X devloped the product _____ they

thought the name would extend well fromthe ____ boy.

The ____ boy was created by artist Haddon

Sandblom.


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Ever since the company was founded the logo has alwaysparticipated in activities to stand upheld with the company.

Nevertheless, ______ logo has experienced several alterationsover the last seventy years. The pre-eminent shield of the _______

logo is widely recognized by all due to its extra ordinaryfeatures._____ logo grips to a shield-like structure which gives it a

prominent position. This shield shape of _____ logo has beenutilized ever since the logo design was created. Strength, powerand supremacy are clearly depicted from the shield-like shape of_____ logo.there are the two alphabets inscribed in the ______

logo design. The typeface is kept quite simple and easy tounderstand however it is presented in a large and bold font. The

alphabets methodically compliment with the shape of _____ logo,portraying the logo design in a beautiful fashion.


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___ was founded in Austria in 1923.Following the Austria'sannexation by Nazi Germany in 1938, the organization fell underthe control of Nazi Germany and the Commission's headquarters

were eventually moved to Berlin in 1942.After the end of WorldWar II in 1945, the organization was revived as _____ by

European Allies of World War II officials from Belgium, France,Scandinavia and the United Kingdom. Its new headquarters wereestablished in Saint-Cloud, a town on the outskirts of Paris. Theyremained there until 1989, when they were moved to their present

location, Lyon.

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Avinash Bajaj & Suvir Sujan,2 Harvard BusinesSchool classmates started this hugely popular

website?


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Every Question the slab opens


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Braeburn Capital is an asset managementcompany based in Reno, Nevada and a

subsidiary of ____?


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Apple


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In A Beautiful Mind, the Academy Award-winning film about thefamous mathematician John Forbes Nash, the depiction ofNash's initial days at _____ were filmed on campus. Although thefilm is a fictionalized biography, in real life Nash did receive hisdoctorate from _____ and is currently a SeniorResearchMathematician at the university's mathematics department.

Bruce Wayne, Christian Bale's character in the film BatmanBegins, attends ____ as an undergraduate. Though he informsbutler Alfred Pennyworth that he likes the university "just fine",he drops out and flees to China.


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PRINCETON UNIVERSITY


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____ was the research organization of of theAmerican Telephone & Telegraph Company

(AT&T).In 1925 Western Electric ResearchLaboratories and part of the engineeringdepartment of the American Telephone &

Telegraph company (AT&T) were consolidated to

form ______.


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_______ owes its beginnings to the Eyring Research Institute (ERI) inProvo, Utah. Dennis Fairclough, Drew Major, Dale Neibaur and Kyle

Powell left their employment with ERI and took with them the experienceand technology necessary to start and support the development of

___.Dennis Fairclough was the member of the original team that started___Data Systems.Drew Major, Dale Neibaur and Kyle Powell continuedto supply support for _____ through their SuperSet Software Group.The

company brought about the concept of cutting cost through LAMP.


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The company has got one of its NASDAQ symbolas one of its premium products.This product is themost recognizable by the company hence became

its NASDAQ symbol.Chris Malachowsky, co-founder of NVIDIA & Edward Zander former CEOof Motorola were the employees of this company?


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Sun Microsystems


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In 1969, Chief Scientist at Xerox Jack Goldman approached Dr. GeorgePake, a physicist specializing in nuclear magnetic resonance and provost

of Washington University, about founding and generously funding asecond research center for the company.Dr. Pake selected _____ as the

site of what was to become known as ___. While the 3,000 mile bufferbetween it and Xerox headquarters in New York afforded scientists at the

new lab great freedom to undertake their work, time was to prove thedistance also served as something of an impediment to the researchers'ability to persuade management of the promise of some of their greatestachievements.____ West Coast location proved to be proptitous in themid-'70s when the lab was able to hire many employees of the nearbySRI Augmentation Research Center when that facility's funding from

DARPA, NASA, and the U.S. Air Force began to diminish.Much of ____early success in the computer field followed from the inspired leadershipof its Computer Science Laboratory manager Bob Taylor, who guided the

lab as associate manager from 197077 and as manager 197783.


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PARC


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GOOGLEPLEX

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Eric E Schmidt the CEO of Google.

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