QATN03

1. Connect the people in the picture (apart from the fact that they all are scientists)

2. Fortune's Most Innovative Company from 1996 to 2001. Which company?

3. The origin of this object dates back to the Mycenaeans during the 14th century B.C. (Late Mycenaean III era). They are known as fibulae (singular fibula) and were used in the same manner as these are used now. In fact, the very first fibulae of the 14th and 13th centuries B.C. looked remarkably like them. The origin of the fibulae is detailed in Chr. Blinkenberg's 1926 book Fibules grecques et orientales. The modern version was invented in July 1849 by American inventor Walter Hunt. The rights to the invention were sold for $400. What are we talking about?

4. What distinction does Paul Burlison of "The Rock n Roll Trio" hold in music history? (Hint: usual jam session, 1956)

5. He was originally named Kudrayvka, but later given the name ______, which literally means "Barker". The true cause of her death was not made public until decades after the event that made her famous. Who?



6. Whose tagline "Know.Now."?



7. Originally native to Africa, but widely grown in many countries in Asia, the ___________ was introduced into the West Indies and from there to the Southern United States, where it is still a widely used ingredient in soul food and Southern U.S. cuisine. The planting of crops of _____________ was promoted by George Washington Carver both because, as a legume, it adds nitrogen to the soil and for its nutritional value. they are an excellent source of calcium (211mg in a 1 cup serving), folate (209mcg), and vitamin A (1,305 IU) among other nutrients. Fill the blank. (Hint:music)

8.William Sydney Porter wrote under the pen name of_________. ________ stories are famous for their surprise endings. Porter graduated from his aunt Evalina Maria Porter's elementary school in 1876. He then enrolled at the Lindsey Street High School. His aunt continued to tutor him until he was 15. In 1879, he started working as a bookkeeper in his uncle's drugstore and in 1881, at the age of nineteen, he was licensed as a pharmacist. At the drugstore, he also showed off his natural artistic talents by sketching the townsfolk.
Fill in the blank.

9.The _______________ was invented by physicist and chemist Sir James Dewar in 1892. The name of the product changed (same name as the company) when a German company started producing it for the masses in 1904. Give the product.

10. A simple one if you have been to bangalore.
This company began in Bangalore founded as a restaurant by Parampalli Yajnanarayana Maiya and his brothers in the year 1924. It is said that these guys (the company) invented the famous "Rava Idli". It was headed by Sadanand Maiya (son of the Yajnanarayana Maiya) until it was sold to Orkla, a Norwegian company for $80 Million in March 2007.
Name the company.

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