From Twitter 02-02-2011

• 12:27:55: Join me, @chaitanyaadg for an American companies quiz at 10:30. Hope to see you there.
  
• 12:46:27: American Companies quiz starting in 15 minutes. Show of hands to mark your attendance please!
  
• 12:54:04: American companies quiz starting in 5 minutes with your host @chaitanyaadg. 11 questions. First 3 answers get 10,7,5 points in that order.
  
• 13:00:18: And here we go. 1st question coming right up.
  
• 13:00:40: 1. Connect http://d.pr/PDgX
  
• 13:03:31: Just 1 correct answer. Here is a clue.Add Miss India Earth 2010 Nicole Faria to the previous list of celebrities.
  
• 13:05:06: Closing question. The correct answer is HP.Garage in which HP was started.
  Serena Williams Jay-Z and Petra Namcova have promoted HP products
  
• 13:05:38: Cracked by @firingpistonz @pradyutroy and @da_twisted_one
  
• 13:06:23: Nicole Faria was part of the ' Computer is personal again' campaign in India. #trivia.
  
• 13:06:45: 2.Connect http://d.pr/QLrW
  
• 13:09:07: Closing question. The correct answer is JP Morgan Chase. All were acquired/merged with JP Morgan Chase
  
• 13:09:52: Cracked first by @anandhsub @kcgadiyar @musicaloud
  
• 13:10:32: 3. John F. Dodge and Horace Dodge were one of the first 12 investors in this company. Identify.
  
• 13:12:04: It is not Dodge obviously. I wouldn't make it that easy.
  
• 13:13:01: Closing question. Answer is Ford Motor Company. John and Horace Dodge had 50 shares each.
  
• 13:13:46: 4 Connect http://d.pr/Qg4m
  
• 13:16:19: Yup. The answer is AT&T. AT&T Merged with Cingular. Former name SBC Communications. iPhone exclusivity.
  
• 13:16:46: Cracked first by @pradyutroy @kcgadiyar and @chaits89
  
• 13:18:11: Oh I am sorry didnt announce q3 results. was cracked by @eatonator @desolatecranium and @chaits89
  
• 13:19:04: Anyway moving on. question 5.This company sells its consumer products under the brand names 76 in US and JET internationally. Name.
  
• 13:21:27: Closing question. The correct answer is the Oil giant Conoco Phillips. cracked by @desolatecranium @chaits89 and @tarangsinghal
  
• 13:22:42: This iconic building is named after a company. http://d.pr/bGzb Name the company.
  
• 13:24:08: No correct answers yet. Hint. It's located in Atlanta.
  
• 13:26:06: Closing question. Good guessing with Coke, but the correct answer is Bank Of America.
  
• 13:26:34: This is the Bank of America Plaza Atlanta.When it first opened, it was the 9th tallest building in the world.
  
• 13:27:26: question 6 Brilliantly cracked by @chaits89 @thotaster and @firingpistonz
  
• 13:28:07: Question 7.Connect http://d.pr/IyVT
  
• 13:28:54: Companies quiz. So all answers will be Companies.
  
• 13:30:29: Closing question. answer is General Electric. Thomas Edison, founder. NBC is a subsidiary and the photo is of the GE building.
  
• 13:31:24: q7 Cracked first by @chaits89 @anandhsub @ssdatar
  
• 13:31:48: q8. Gulf Oil and Standard Oil of California were merged to form this 'supermajor' oil company. Name the company.
  
• 13:33:58: Universally cracked. The answer is Chevron. First on the buzzer were @nitishmittal @chaits89 and @theholycrow
  
• 13:34:57: 9. Easy 1! This company is responsible for an oil spill that led to discharge of 11 million gallons of oil in the Prince William Sound. Name
  
• 13:37:38: Answer is Exxon/Exxon Mobil. This is the famous Exxon Valdez oil spill in Alaska, on March 24, 1989.
  
• 13:38:08: Cracked by @anandhsub @nitishmittal @chaits89.
  
• 13:38:35: 10. Connect http://d.pr/GpeW
  
• 13:41:08: Yes the correct answer is Walmart. ASDA is the UK subsidiary, Seiyu in Japan and Best Price in India.
  
• 13:41:36: cracked by @chaits89 @tarouni @namit93
  
• 13:42:11: question 11 coming right up. Get ready for this.
  
• 13:43:20: All the answers so far are connected. Name the connect. Points for this question are 15,10,5.
  
• 13:43:36: Name and explain the connect actually.
  
• 13:44:48: Fortune 500 yes. But be more specific.
  
• 13:46:28: And closing question. The connect is that these are the companies in the top 10 of Fortune 500 in ascending order. Walmart being the biggest
  
• 13:47:23: Superbly pwned by @chaits89 @musicaloud @theholycrow
  
• 13:49:34: We have a tie for thirdplace between @pradyutroy @desolatecranium @nitishmittal. Are you guys up for a tie breaker?
  
• 13:51:44: Calling @pradyutroy and @nitishmittal for tiebreaker. @desolatecranium is ready.
  
• 13:52:29: will announce other results meanwhile. In 2nd place we have @anandhsub. Excellent quizzing sir
  
• 13:53:17: and the Companies quiz has been superbly pwned by @chaits89. Congratulations to you sir! May you get a job at one of these companies.
  
• 13:53:52: okay @pradyutroy and @desolatecranium this next question is only for you guys. First one to answer wins.
  
• 13:54:54: Name the top ranked Indian company in FOrtune 500 global.
  
• 13:56:12: And the tiebreaker is over. Cracked by @pradyutroy answer is Indian Oil Corporation which ranks 125.
  
• 13:56:43: In the third place we have @pradyutroy and with that we come to the end of this quiz.
  
• 13:57:50: This is your host @chaitanyaadg signing off. I hope you guys had fun. If you have any feedback or complaints please send them my way.
  
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