Corporate History by FrankensteinP

The Precision Optical Instruments Laboratory named one of its first products "Kwanon", named after the bodhisattva of mercy and compassion sometimes better known as "Guanyin." WHAT IS THE CURRENT NAME of this company?

The Air Mail Act of 1934 broke up a large, vertically-integrated conglomerate into three pieces. One of those pieces was the Boeing Airplane Company. NAME THE OTHER TWO COMPANIES (or their current successors) that were spun off of that conglomerate?

Founded on December 31, 1600, WHAT COMPANY controlled half of all global trade at its peak? Despite its success, it was effectively shut down in 1858 by way of nationalization and formally liquidated in 1873.

Keysight Technologies is a major US manufacturer of test and measurement equipment (e.g. oscilloscopes). It's also been the child of not one but two separate corporate spin-offs. Name EITHER ONE of Keysight's former corporate parents.

WHAT COMPANY renamed itself Altria in 2003 in an attempt to remake (some would say disguise) its public image?

THIS COMPANY manufactured pianos and pump organs when founded in 1887; today it's not only the world's largest manufacturer of musical instruments, but it also makes (either directly or through its subsidiaries) A/V equipment, networking hardware, motorcycles, golf clubs, and snowmobiles.

WHAT COMPANY, the former home of the websites Fleshbot and Wonkette, and the current home of Jaloponik, io9, Lifehacker and Kotaku, among others, was founded by and still owned by entrepreneur Nick Denton?

In 1985, the ominously-named but generic-sounding Consolidated Foods Corporation renamed and re-branded itself to WHAT MORE CONSUMER-FRIENDLY NAME, which was taken from one of its brands?

While known today as primarily a manufacturer of automobiles, WHAT COMPANY started out making airplane engines, later expanding to motorcycles and then cars? Later in its history, it had to suspend automobile manufacturing, instead making kitchenware and bicycles before restarting automobile production.

Chevron, Exxon, and ARCO are all successor companies to WHAT COMPANY, which was broken up by a U.S. Supreme Court decision?

WHAT COMPANY was the only original member of the Dow Jones Industrial Index that is still a member (though its presence has not been continuous)?

The Dodge brothers, John and Horace, are currently the focus of an ad campaign for Dodge automobiles (ultimately a brand of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles). Prior to founding the Dodge Brothers Company, however, John and Horace were investors and executives in WHAT OTHER AUTOMOBILE COMPANY?