Monday, May 31, 2021

OBQ 1600: China export.

People off late are worried about things coming out of China, for various reason. Here is one such company that might have potential to go viral like Tiktok.

Identify the company.

Answer:Youku  the Chinese equivalent of Youtube



Friday, May 28, 2021

OBQ 1599: She/Her/Legend!

Some real life stories are even more amazing than the fiction, here is one such story of a person of Indian origin breaking it through the "white glass ceiling".

Identify the woman with guts and glory.

Answer: Anjali Sud of Vimeo


Wednesday, May 26, 2021

OBQ 1598: The connoisseur.

Connect to a giant from its industry that has curated a nice collection of product line that serves all taste over the last 100+ years of its existence.

Answer: Conde Nast group of publications.


Sunday, May 23, 2021

OBQ 1597: Badshah of business.

There are a few historical figures with a huge geo political impact that outlives them by many centuries, there is a long line of them...from Genghis Khan to Captain James Cook. Here is one such figure from almost 150 years ago whose decisions are impacting the world we live in, and one of his "projects" was in global media focus last month!

Identify the game changer.


Answer: Ismail Pasha the Khedive and the mind behind Suez Canal's commercialization.


Friday, May 21, 2021

OBQ 1596: Old bank in the Strand.

Though London's reputation as financial capital has been on the decline for a while there is one bank that will not shift its address from The Strand to elsewhere in Mainland Europe.

Identify the bank that is there for the last 300 years.


Answer:Couts Bank.



Wednesday, May 19, 2021

OBQ 1595: Still roaring.

From backlots of California to beautiful beaches in the tropics this company has been in the limelight for many decades regardless of financial jugglery of its owners.

Connect to a brand/company.

Answer: MGM studios

 

Saturday, May 15, 2021

OBQ 1594: Invite only.

 You all have been waiting for this invite...enough said! Identify the logo of the hot new app.

Answer:Clubhouse


Thursday, May 13, 2021

OBQ 1593: Unlikely savior.

Connect these images to a groundbreaking venture that intends to make us immortals!


Answer:Google's Calico


Monday, May 10, 2021

OBQ 1592: Cutting through the noise.

News and social media has been a crazy combinations where people have formed their own eco chambers to hear what they like, In time of Coronavirus there is one publication started almost 200 years ago by a doctor that is proving itself to be a great medicine against all the misinformation.

Identify the well revered publication and its founder.

Answer:Thomas Wakley the founder of Science Journal lancet.


Monday, May 3, 2021

OBQ 1591: Freeloaders.

Identify yet another business group and businessman that wants to get the best of the market rally and have planned their IPO.

Answer: Macrotech developers and the Lodhas.


Saturday, May 1, 2021

OBQ 1590: The world is going...

 More and more companies that have a digital life are turning to this software company to make them look pretty!

Identify the firm that is dominating this space.


Answer:Angular