#Q2Cw 463:

He in many ways is the original #MSD

At 12, he engaged in mail order sales to stamp collectors. In high school, he made $18k selling newspaper subscriptions & bought his first BMW

His company was earlier named after the product he sold & renamed after himself

Who?

#Q2Cw 462:

In its early days Universal Pictures invited the general public to see for themselves the movie making process. People paid 25 c for the chance alongwith a boxed lunch.

This viewing came to an end in the late '20s due to a particular reason.

What led to this change?

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#Q2Cw 461:

Spurred by reading Andrew Carnegie’s The Gospel of Wealth, the founder of this famous entity termed his philosophy the Cycle of Goodness.

The founder wanted to use his product to bind together not only clothes but also the very fabric of society.

Name the company.

#Q2Cw 460:

When Michael Eisner became Disney CEO in 1984, he revisited the company’s policy of staying away from TV series animation.

The first series Disney came out was a tale of an animal whose acts had inspired a German to kick start a successful business.

Which series?

#Q2Cw 459:

It is an unlikely wildlife paradise. It includes birds, mammals, insects & rare horse breeds.
Now the 3rd largest nature preserve in mainland Europe, it happened due to an accidental experiment in re-wilding.

3000 workers manage it in 4 & 15 day shifts.

Which place?

#Q2Cw 458:

The 1st jumbo jet was, the #747 once called the “Queen of the Skies”

Originally conceived as a low-end product, @boeing was then concentrating on a govt. supported project to develop the 2707 SST, to compete with a then popular but now extinct aircraft.

Which one?

#Q2Cw 457:

John Wesley Hyatt was a a printer, who was inspired by a New York firm’s offer of $10,000 for anyone who could provide a substitute

The product was derived from cotton fiber & camphor & advertisements praised it as the savior of the elephant and the tortoise

What?

#Q2Cw 456

“Nabisco cookie,” “Cookie with creme filling” or “‘Twist, Lick, Dunk’ cookie”

“Snack since 1912,” “It has 12 flowers on each side” or “Sandwich often given a twist”

Where would such descriptions for OREO Cookie appear & to explain what, right from the novice to the expert?

#Q2Cw 455:

In Commonwealth countries majorly, writs are issued to conduct the elections. After the elections, the result is declared & written on the back of the original writ.

What position, for handling this activity originated from this practice?

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#Q2Cw 453:

Daylight Saving Time went into effect in the US for the first time on March 31, 1918. It was to conserve electricity during wartime

The time to change the clocks was chosen at 2 AM mainly by a certain group that responsible for time zones.

Why was the time chosen?

#Q2Cw 451:

In 2019, Walmart announced that a role created in the 1980s that reduced shoplifting would be replaced.

The new role required climbing ladders, lifting packages weighing 25 pounds & standing for long periods.

Which earlier role that also had disabled employees?

#Q2Cw 450:

On March 28,1924 Compagnie Francaise des Petroles was founded which later became TotalEnergies

They started by receiving a share in Turkish Petroleum Company TPC which struck oil in Iraq from the French government

How did the French acquire this stake in the TPC?