Question: What item of clothing invented in 1946 was named after the site of a nuclear weapons test on the reasoning that the burst of excitement it would cause would be like a nuclear device?
Answer: Bikini from Bikini Atoll

Question: Until the 80s, visitors to Disneyland would purchase books of coupons that were in different alphabetical denominations with the highest one being the most expensive and reserved for the most popular rides. What expression for a thrilling situation originates from this practice?
Answer: E ticket ride

Question: The Ouroboros, one of the oldest mystical symbols in the world was the inspiration behind the discovery of the structure of the Benzene molecule. How is it represented?
Answer: Serpent swallowing its own tail

Question: What breed of dog was a favored imperial pet in ancient China?
Answer: Pekingese

Question: The Temple of the Tooth which houses the only surviving relic of Buddha (a tooth) is located in the city of Kandy in which Asian country?
Answer: Sri Lanka

Question: Made famous by the movie Midnight Express, what is the punishment of 'falaka' or 'bastinado'?
Answer: Soles of the feet

Question: The name of what eponymous color is derived from an artist's use of brownish orange, especially for the hair of his early portraits of courtesans?
Answer: Titian (the color titian)

Question: What word meaning a person devoted to luxury is derived from the name of an ancient Greek city that was noted for the pleasure-seeking habits of its inhabitants?
Answer: Sybaris

Question: In 1940, U.S. paratroopers at Fort Benning saw a biopic before their first mass jump and started a certain trend. Who was the subject of the picture?
Answer: Geronimo

Question: One of the most iconic billboards of all time came about through Araldite's 1980s London ad-campaign that saw a tagline "It also sticks handles to teapots" placed under what object?
Answer: Car! (more specifically a yellow Ford Cortina)

Question: The name of American businessman and ex-CEO of Union Carbide Warren Anderson who died in Sep, 2014 is associated with the industrial disaster of which city?
Answer: Bhopal

Question: In his book Spring Forward: The Annual Madness of Daylight Saving Time, author Michael Downing writes about how the American retail industry lobbied to move the daylight savings switch from late October to early November. He highlights the role of merchants selling what items as those who lobbied the most with a clear vested interest regarding a particular day?
Answer: Candy (Halloween)

Question: What publication started in 1900 by two tire manufacturers evolved into its current-day version after its originators realized the popularity of a section not related to tires/autos and whose integrity is preserved to this day by anonymous inspectors/reviewers?
Answer: Michelin Guide (to restaurants)

Question: Who is the Italian statistician who published a 1912 paper on the income distribution of a nation's citizens and who has now given his name to a measurement of inequality?
Answer: (Corrado) Gini

Question: In his 1999 book The Lexus and the Olive Tree, in what came to be known as the Golden Arches theory, Thomas L. Friedman wrote that no two nations with a McDonald's franchise had ever gone to war. He upgraded this theory in The World is Flat taking the name of what technology company to further underscore the link between strong economic ties and peace?
Answer: Dell

Question: The fountain ink pen introduced by Parker in 1941 that achieved legendary status has what number in its name?
Answer: 51

Question: Accepting what pesky appendage to the name of a certain collaboration did a British minister say in 1967 that it stood for "Excellence, England, Europe and Entente Cordiale"?
Answer: The 'e' of Concorde

Question: The firm Sterling Cooper featured in the hit TV series Mad Men is located in what part of New York?
Answer: Madison Avenue

Question: The three stripes in the logo of what sportswear manufacturer represent mountains, as a metaphor for challenges?
Answer: Adidas

Question: From 1983-93, what was 'positively' the defacto national car of Malaysia?
Answer: Proton

Question: US Secretary of Defense Charles Wilson is known for saying that what's good for which company is also good for his country?
Answer: General Motors

Question: The Glock gun is a noted export of what country?
Answer: Austria

Question: In the world of business, what is the significance of this ordered list? Canada, Saudi Arabia, Mexico, Venezuela, Kuwait, Colombia, ...
Answer: Largest suppliers of oil to the United States

Question: An unidentified Satoshi Nakamoto is credited with what concept that has taken the financial world by storm?
Answer: Bitcoin

Question: Unimate which worked in a General Motors assembly line in 1961 has what distinction in the world of business?
Answer: First industrial robot

Question: Structures called yakhchals in Persia may be called the ancient versions of what modern contraption?
Answer: Refrigerator

Question: During a 20-year period in the second half of the 20th century, what giant of the hospitality industry featured the Great Sign on road sides?
Answer: Holiday Inn

Question: When engineer Percy Spencer discovered that his chocolate bar became a mess when near a magnetron, it lead to the invention of what modern convenience?
Answer: Microwave

Question: Every year television production houses in the Middle East create 30-episode miniseries targeting prime-time viewership keeping what in mind?
Answer: Ramadan

Question: The 2012 BBC list of world's largest employers (which includes public, private, and government entities) is topped by what?
Answer: United States Department of Defense

Question: The automobile SEAT 600 made from 1957 to 1973 is associated with the economic boom of what country?
Answer: Spain

Question: The idea for what company originated when Reed Hastings paid $40 in fine for returning Apollo 13 well past its due date?
Answer: Netflix

Question: What fairy-tale phrase was coined in 1964 when London politicians blamed secretive Swiss bankers for increased speculation against the pound?
Answer: Gnomes of Zürich

Question: What municipality in Switzerland, also the highest city in Europe, is the annual host of the World Economic Forum (WEF) meet?
Answer: Davos

Question: When 'National No-Bra Day' was observed in the United States in 2011, which company tweeted that it was in denial?
Answer: Victoria's Secret

Question: The ruins of a large complex of shops near the Colosseum that have been called the world's oldest shopping mall is named for what Roman emperor?
Answer: Trajan

Question: What is the key feature of Amazon's technology service called 'Amazon Mechanical Turk' that takes its name from a chess playing automation of the 18th century?
Answer: Real people do the work

Question: What giant corporation headquartered in Vevey, Switzerland was listed as the world's most profitable in 2011 by Fortune?
Answer: Nestlé

Question: When this pastime was designed in 2009, its designers felt that the attackers needed an enemy and decided upon one based on the swine flu epidemic that was in the news. What pastime?
Answer: Angry Birds

Question: What 1970s Ford model attracted controversy concerning the safety of its gas tanks and was spoofed in the film Top Secret in which gently tapping the rear bumper of the car causes it to explode?
Answer: Pinto

Question: The logo of what company has recently been named after the NBA legend Larry Bird? The answer is less than 140 characters!
Answer: Twitter

Question: What company that was the fourth most valuable brand in the world after Disney, Coca-Cola and Microsoft as recently as fifteen years ago filed for bankruptcy in January 2012 having failed to adapt to the digital age?
Answer: Kodak