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There's more to business than meets the eye. Strange facts, unsung heroes, and stunning nuggets of trivia. If you can recall the firm Mike Milken worked for when he perpetrated his junk-bonds scam (Drexel Bernham Lambert), or the name of the RBI's house journal (Without Reserve), here's your chance. BUSINESS TODAY presents a series of prize quizzes on business, business events, and business people. And the first 2 all-correct responses, received before November 22, 1999, will win a Canon Personal Organiser each.

1. Which town, in the news during Elections 99, produced most of the British Army's uniforms during World War II?

Amethi               Bellary

Madhepura          Gandhinagar

2. Which company's airship-a fixture at American Superbowl games-figures on the seal of the city of Carson, California?

General Electric              Chrysler

Goodyear                         IBM

3. The Southern Cross, a constellation of stars, appears as part of the logo of which global brand?

Foster's Beer       Mitsubishi

Audi                     British Aerospace

4. Oil accounts for the maximum volume of international trade. Which product is second?

Tea              Sugar

Coffee           Steel

5. Which international brand derives its name from a song in the Doors album, Morrison Hotel?

Holiday Inn               Planet Hollywood

Mood Indigo              Hard Rock Cafe

6. Which is the only product, other than cassettes of her own music, officially endorsed by Lata Mangeshkar until now?

Dabur Chyawanprash                 Keo Karpin Hair Oil

Glycodin Cough Syrup               Navratan Agarbattis

7. What was invented by James Ritter in 1879 after he observed the propeller of his liner while on a cruise?

The Fruit Juicer             The Cash Register

The Film Projector         The Vacuum Cleaner

8. Which company's corporate headquarters is located at 1, Infinite Loop, in the town of Cupertino in California?

Apple            IBM

Intel              Hewlett-Packard

9. Which former cricketer has patented Max-cricket, designed to finish in 4 hours, to compete with baseball for viewership?

Ian Chappel                 Richie Benaud

Martin Crowe               Ian Botham

10. Which music group sponsored the Lithuanian Olympic basketball-team in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, and also designed its uniform?

The Grateful Dead           Pink Floyd

R.E.M.                           Jefferson Airplane

RULES & REGULATIONS

This contest is open to all Indian citizens except employees (and their relatives) of Living Media India Ltd and World Media Ltd.

BUSINESS TODAY will not be responsible for any postal delays, losses in transit, or mutilation of entry-forms. All entries will be treated as the property of BUSINESS TODAY.

BUSINESS TODAY reserves the right to terminate or extend the contest at any time, or to accept or reject entries at its absolute discretion without assigning any reason.

The Canon Personal Organisers will be sent to the winners, who will be individually intimated, through registered post or courier.

The jurisdiction regarding this contest will rest exclusively with the competent authorities and forums of Delhi / New Delhi only.

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