Tranche -III

Which company am I talking about?

i. Young Stanford graduate left his job at Oracle and returned to his country
ii. Named the company after his mother, who is an accomplished pianist
iii. Recently funded by Future Group for around 50 crores
iv. Teamed up with Kerry Domskey from Sonoma Valley, CA and planted his first vines in 1997
v. Company logo sports the smiling Sun

Sula Vineyards

How do we better know Samuel Longhorn Clemens
Mark Twain

What are Tobin Taxes
Tobin Taxes are taxes levied on currency trades across borders. Named after James Tobin, a Nobel Laureate economist at Yale.

Tranche - II

I) What is unique about Bajaj Allianz' Pure Stock insurance product.
Answer: It is currently (as of 13th October, 2007), the only Islamic or ethical insurance product available in India.

II) What does the Implode-O-Meter measure or track?
Clue: It is tracking it since late 2006
Answer: Implode-O-Meter tracks the housing finance or the sub-prime mortgage breakdown in the US

III) When was the term "Socialist" added to the Preamble of the Indian Constitution
Answer: 1976 by the 42nd amendment; during emergency rule

IV) Under the government of which party was the "Right to Property" removed from the Fundamental Rights of an Indian Citizen
Answer: The Janata Party government

V) iPhone was released in Britain at 6:02 PM; a strange time indeed. People say it is an allusion to
Answer: the fact that O2 is the mandated carrier of iPhone in Britain

Tranche

1) Described by Nani S Palkhivala as "the best managed charitable organization in India", this organization also received Palkhivala's life savings amounting to around RS 2 Crores. This organization was the result of Paramacharya of Kanchi's exhortation to Dr S S Badrinath of a too create a hospital with a missionary spirit.
Answer: Shankar Nethralaya

2) Wine tasting - A sensory examination and evaluation of wine. It is, in fact, a well paying profession accompanied by its own perks. Question - What are Vertical and Horizontals Wine Tastings or to put it in a different way, what is the difference between Vertical and Horizontal wine tastings.
Answer: In Vertical Tasting different vintages of the same wine type from the same winery are tasted. This emphasizes differences between various vintages; whereas in Horizontal Tasting the wines are all from the same vintage but are from different wineries. Keeping wine variety or type and wine region the same helps emphasize differences in winery styles.

3) Born Lawrence Harvey Zeiger, this American is very well known today, but by a different name. Who am I talking about?
Clue: He became famous when he hosted a radio show Miami Undercover in 1960.
Answer: Larry King of the Larry King Live fame

4) Find the analogues:
Shrek: Mike Myers
Donkey: Eddie Murphy
Princess Fiona: Cameron Diaz
Puss in Boots: Antonio Banderas
Ugly Stepsister: Larry King