Business Quiz

Question:What is the commercial tradename of Monosodium Glutamate?
                                  
                           Ajinomotto

Question: What was the surname of the French brothers who founded a tyre company in 1888.Answer: Michelin

Question: Who are the engine suppliers for the 'Williams' formula 1 team?Answer: BMW


Question: Who had Skytrain printed on the side of his aircraft?Answer: Sir Freddy Laker


Question: What is an assembly of Cardinals called?Answer: Conclave


Question: Which company's name is short for Durability, Reliability and excellence?Answer: Durex


Question: The imprisonment of Nick Leeson followed the collapse of which bank?Answer: Barings


Question: Which American car firm made the Corvette?Answer: Chevrolet


Question: What did Albert Parkhouse invent that is one of the most stolen items from hotels?Answer: Coat hanger


Question: What is the name of Microsoft's free e-mail service?Answer: Hotmail (not Outlook; that is software to collect any Email)


Question: What was the name of the restaurant chain opened by Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Swartzeneger?Answer: Planet Hollywood


Question: Which is the World's most popular brand of cigarette?Answer: Marlboro


Question: Which mobile phone company shares its name with a fruit (it's Australian)?Answer: Orange


Question: Who was responsible for bringing down Barings Bank?Answer: Nick Leeson


Question: Who invented the lift/elevator in 1853?Answer: Elisha Otis


Question: What is the metal or plastic end of a shoelace called?Answer: An aglet


Question: P&O, the shipping line, stands for what?Answer: Peninsular and Oriental


Question: Which country is home to Grolsch lager?Answer: Holland (The Netherlands)


Question: Ron Dennis has been the manager for many years of the team behind which Formula One motor racing car?Answer: McLaren


Question: In 1996 what overtook Coca-Cola as being the most well known brand name in the world?Answer: McDonalds


Question: In the USA what name was given to a seller of illegal alcohol?Answer: Bootlegger