Saturday, February 7, 2009

Cashonova Quiz

Quiz # 5

Please Send your entries to cashonovablog@yahoo.com by 08 Feb 23:59:59. 

Q1.)  X was founded as a government agency in 1938 as part of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal to provide liquidity to the mortgage market. For the next 30 years, X held a virtual monopoly on the secondary mortgage market in the United States. To provide competition in the secondary mortgage market, and to end X’s monopoly, Congress chartered Y as a private corporation.Recently X and Y were put under the conservatorship of US Federal Government.What are X and Y?

 

Q2.) This company was forced to cease Aircraft production by the Versailles Armistice Treaty.In fact their logo is also alleged to portray the movement of an airplane propeller.Its prominent airplane engines include Illa,the 132,801 and the 003.Which company am I talking about?

 

 Q3.) An advertisement of this company in the 1960’s showed a collage of the logos of Silicon Valley with the annotation "We started it all.

It was the 1st company to produce a commercial Charged Coupled Device.Its parent company was acquired by Schlumberger Limited in 1979.Name the company

 

Q4.) In 1847 he started making microscopes full-time. His first innovation was making simpler microscopes that only used one lens, and were therefore only intended for dissecting work. He soon decided that he needed a new challenge so he began making compound microscopes. He first created the Stand I which went to market in 1857.Who am I talking about?

 

Q5.) The company was started by Alexander MacRae under the name of MacRae Hosiery manufacturers.Today the company is headquartered in Nottingham, England, and is owned by the London based Pentland Group.

The Fastskin II ,Jetconcept FS Pro are few of its products.Which company am I talking about?

 


Q6.) This product originally belonged to the Shulton company founded by William Lightfoot Schultz.

Its early variants were developed on a colonial theme.It was famous due to its disntictive trademark .It has been featured in movies such as Jaws,ET and Rush Hour.Carl Off has an indelible connection with its advertising.

What product?



Q7.) Originally called "Aero Osakyehito", which led to its international flight code, "AY". It was founded by Bruno Lucander in 1923. In 1961, it joined the jet age by adding Rolls-Royce Avon-engined Caravelles to its fleet.It is the sixth oldest airline in the world with unlimited existence.

Which airline?

 


Q8.) Colman's was founded in 1814 when Jeremiah Colman began milling flour and mustard in Norwich, England.

Johann A. founded a business in Germany in 1823. Its main products were industrial chemicals

Isaac rented a starch mill in Hull, England, in 1840. He diversified into other household products and in due course passed on his business to his four sons. Origins of which company are being talked about?

   

 

 

 

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