Weekly Business Quiz #1 

1. What is unique about The Divorce Hotel?

Ans. They have packages for couples to have divorce during weekend with legal and other services

2. Which American multiplex chain of 5000 screens was acquired by the Chinese group Dalian Wanda for over 2.5 billion $?

Ans. AMC

3. Name the business group of Aike Batista, the richest man in Brazil and 7th richest worldwide.

Ans. EBX Group

4. Name this IIT Madras alumnus who is often called the Canadian Buffett for his value investing skills.

Ans. V.Prem Watsa of Fairfax

5. What was the earlier name of SML Isuzu Limited?

Ans. Swaraj Mazda Limited

6. Why did Zuckerberg marry 1 day after the Facebook IPO?

Ans. Bec California divorce laws says any wealth acquired before marriage cannot be shared

7. What is Grexit in the context of the Euro crisis?

Ans. Exit of Greece from Euro

8. Who has acquired the online marketplace co Ariba for 4.5 Bn $?

Ans. SAP

 9. What item belonging to Late Ronald Reagan is being auctioned online?

Ans. A vial of his blood

10. Which Mumbai based group is positioning apartments based on the cars they own, Dadar for BMW and Worli for RR owners?

Ans. Wadia Group

  
11. Name the Facebook CFO who is being blamed for the IPO fumble

Ans. David Ebersman

  
12. Which brand of mixie an affiliate of Philips got badly affected bcoz of Jayalalithaa’s freebie schemes in TN?

Ans. Preethi

13. McDowells becomes the 2nd brand to reach 2 Billion $ in retail sales in India. Which was the first?

Ans. Amul

14. Who has acquired controlling stake in Thomas Cook’s India operations?

Ans. Fairfax belonging to Indian American Prem Watsa

15. In which Stock Exchange will Formula One will soon be listed?

Ans. Singapore