Date:25/07/2005 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/bline/ew/2005/07/25/stories/2005072500210400.htm

Back Quiz

V.V. Ramanan

Questions

1. Which Web site's URL uses the following Portuguese terms: gp, varzea, obidos?

2. One more to celebrate Amazon's 10th birthday. Who tops the online retailer's Hall of Fame of its 25 top-selling musicians?

3. Which famous comic book publisher has entered into a deal with Microsoft for its characters to feature in Xbox 360 online games?

4. Name the Dutch town that has become the first in the world to have LED street lights, thanks to Philips?

5. Who is the CEO of Palm and where is its HQ now?

6. What is News Corp's new Internet division for its Fox news, sports and entertainment programming called?

7. What did Peter Thiel, Ken Howery and Luke Nosek co-found?

8. Name the new $50-million VC fund, focused on `emerging companies in the consumer Internet sector', launched by the above three individuals.

9. Name the TV analyst whose voice, name and likeness is used by Electronic Arts for its top-selling video NFL game.

10. Name the CEO of WorldCom who was recently sentenced to 25 years in prison for his role in the largest corporate fraud in the US.

Answers

1. Amazon.com

2. The Beatles

3. Marvel Enterprises, owner of Spider-Man, Fantastic our etc.

4. Ede.

5. Ed Colligan and Sunnyvale, respectively.

6. Fox Interactive Media.

7. PayPal.

8. The Founders Fund.

9. John Madden.

10. Bernard Ebbers.