Wildcraft TBQ Infinite Loop #1 – Answers and List of winners

They win goodies from Wildcraft worth Rs. 2000/-, Rs. 1000/- and Rs. 500/- respectively.

Winners were chosen by lucky draw from the list of participants with maximum score, 10 in this case.

Winners will be contacted by email soon. Thank you all.

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1) The mines,first developed in 3000 b.c. by the Iberians and Tartessans changed hands many times in history. They were rediscovered by Spain in 1556 and reopened in 1724, only to be sold to the British in 1871. A company is named after them. Which one?>> Rio Tinto

2) Expand BWA from the world of telecom.

>> Broadband Wireless Access / Broadband Wireless Association

3) Caterham Cars recently entered India. Which business family is their Indian partner?

>> Burmans of Dabur

4) Which Central PSU was incorporated in 1984 to take over the responsibility of running two nationalised companies namely Incheck Tyres Ltd and National Rubber Manufacturing Ltd. ?

>> Tyre Corporation of India Ltd (TCIL)

5) It began as Mysore Iron Works, founded by Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, the king of Mysore, under the guidance of his Diwan, Sir M Visvesvaraya on 18th Jan 1923. What?

>> Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Limited

6) Which company launched 1.4 billion special edition white cans onto the market as part of its Arctic Home campaign to raise funds for, and awareness of, attempts to protect the endangered species – a first for this brand?

>> Coca Cola

7) Who attempted in vain to get into airlines business twice, by starting Crown Express and Magic Air?

>> Niira Radia

8) Which organization is behind www.canyoucrackit.co.uk?

>> GCHQ-British intelligence agency

9) Facebook recently acquired a company founded by Josh Williams. Name it.

>> Gowalla

10) With which compound’s isolation would you associate Hieronymus David Gaubius with?

>> Menthol