A Quest for answers

1. Who are they? Hint: They had founded something that became one of the first victims of the current global economic meltdown

2. He has won this year8217;s Nobel Prize for Economics. Name him.

3. What did he start that came to be named after him?

4. This building in England has been used by the Dukes of Beaufort since the 18th century. What was named after it?

5. He bowls for Australia, is called 8216;Krazy8217; and got Rahul Dravid as his first Test victim. Who is he?

6. He was born Mirza Muhammad Muqim Abul Mansur Khan in Khurasan, Persia and migrated to India in 1722. He succeeded his father-in-law and maternal uncle, Saadat Khan, to the throne of Awadh, apparently by paying Nadir Shah two crores of rupees. The Mughal Emperor Muhammad Shah gave him the title of 8216;X8217;. He was the second Nawab of the Awadh dynasty. His Tomb is in Delhi. Built in 1754, it is called as the last flicker of Mughal architectural glory. What is X?

7. Selaginella bryopteris is the closest thing found to represent this mythological herb found in the epics. By what name do we know it?

8. A rectangular country whose capital is Emerald City. You can go there boarding a tornado and can get out by clicking your red shoes one against the other. Identify this imaginary place.

9. This term, often used in association with the media industry, was supposedly coined by Sir Walter Scott to refer to itinerant mercenary soldiers who sold their abilities to the highest bidders. Since they also travelled with their own weapons, they were given this name, which today forms a part of the English language. What word?

10. If the 8216;Kloran8217; is your book of rituals, what would you belong to?

Answers:
1. Lehman Brothers, 2.Paul Krugman, 3. Orkut, 4.Badminton, 5. Jason Krejza, 6. Safdarjung, 7.Sanjeevani, 8.Oz, 9.Freelancer, 10.Ku Klux Klan.