Hi Guys…. Delayed but back with questions that I hope will tweak your brains… There are 15 questions in all….. The last five are visuals…..

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Answers in a week!!
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1. This company, famous in India for all the wrong reasons, was instrumental in one of the first clinical trials that led to the discovery of vitamin C. This was possible by using its employees who showed symptoms for a series of trials using natural substances that supposed cured the symptoms associated with the loss of this essential vitamin. Which company?

2. Ridley Scott famous for his movies like ‘Gladiator’ and ‘Blade Runner’ is associated with one of the most breakthrough commercials in the field of advertising. The commercial though initially disliked by both the advertising agency and the company officials still got aired as the media agency could not sell back the time slots. Name the commercial and the product?

3. For the past 33 years this Company has sponsored a non-profit track meet open to women of all ages. Named after the company, it is the nation's largest amateur track series open to all girls from elementary school through college. Held at Brooklyn 's Pratt Institute, competitors participate in preliminary meets and semi-finals over five weekends throughout January. Finalists compete for trophies and educational grants-in-aid at New York's Madison Square Garden in February. Which company are we talking about?

4. This paper introduced in 1979 the use of ink dot drawings called hedcuts, in place of photographs of people, a practice unique among major newspapers. This method of illustration is a consistent visual signature of the paper and reflects editorial imperatives by allowing these illustrations to be somewhat flattering, and in their consistency, clannish. Which newspaper are we talking about?

5. This company’s history dates to 1841, when Lewis Tappan (1788-1873) created a commercial credit service. However, the company was formally incorporated by Tappan's grandson in 1859 and counted US presidents Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S Grant, Grover Cleveland, and William McKinley among its credit reporters. It is responsible for the creation of one of India's IT majors today and recently established the Predictive Sciences and Analytics Center at Chennai, India. Which company are we talking about?

6. Just prior to the overthrow of the Shah of Iran, this IT company developed the Iranian social security information system. However, during the 1979 overthrow, several of its employees were detained by the transitioning government of Iran, causing the founder to undertake extraordinary clandestine measures to get these employees out of Iran. These events were recounted in Ken Follett's book On Wings of Eagles. Which company are we talking about?

7. This company was famed for its "checkerboard" trademark. Its headquarters was called Checkerboard Square. At one point it owned an interest in the St. Louis Blues National Hockey League team; as a result of which during this period the arena they then used was referred to as the "Checkerdome". Which company are we talking about?

8. This company’s planes are named after the children of its employees. Who are we talking about? Clue: It has the second largest airline fleet in the world, Just after American Airlines.

9. With which very famous company’s logo would you associate the term “Pantone 294C” with?

10. This was founded in Bunnythorpe, New Zealand. Originally a baby food manufacturer, the company processed local milk into an early baby food by the same name, which was sold in the 1930s under the promise of building “bonny babies”. This company underwent a series of mergers to form one of Britain’s present day multinationals. Who are we talking about?

For Questions 11. to 15., identify the logo or the personality..

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