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2. In which movie did the fictional company  International Genetic Technologies, Inc. appear for the first time?Jurassic Park
   
3. Godrej and Olympia are the only two manufacturers left in the world to manufacture which product? Typewriters
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Which commonly used word in print media means 'Storehouse' and was first used Edward Cave under the pen name Sylvanus Urban in 1731? Magazine

5. It originated in Mumbai and  has its network spread worldwide. In the early days it depended on opening and closing rates of cotton traded on New York wholesale cotton market. What ? Matka
   
Which type of automobile gets its name from a place in France where shepherds used to wear long cloaks? Limousine (Limousin is the name of the village)

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When Apple launched iTunes for Windows, Steve Jobs said, 'Hell freezes over'. Explain the funda.

In 1980, the band Eagles disbanded and vowed never to reunite again. When the drummer Don Henley was once questioned, when they would get back together again, for which he replied,  "when hell freezes over". Later in 1994, the band re-united and released an album titled, "Hell Freezes Over".

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Cricket Quest

Q1 Who was the first Indian cricketer to be nominated as one of Wisden's five cricketers of the year?

ANS Ranjitsinjhi (1897)

Q2 Which cricketer, who later captained the Indian cricket team in 1936,renounced his knighthood in1947?

ANS Maharajkumar Vijaya Vizianagram

Q3 Against which country did Zimbabwe make their test-debut in Harare in1992?

ANS India

Q4 In 1932,which Australian journalist coined the term "Bodyline" for English bowling technique during

The series?

ANS Ray Robinson

Q5 In 1990 at which cricketing venue did Sachin Tendulkar score his maiden test century?

ANS Old Trafford (Manchester)

Q6 Against which country did Sachin score his maiden one-day-international century in his 78th match in

Colombo in 1994-95?

ANS Australia

Q7 Which father and son represented England as well as East Africa in the World cup on two different occasions?

ANS Donald & Derek Pringle

Q8 In which cricketing center did England beat India by 9 runs in1992, the first World cup match to be played under

Floodlights?

ANS Perth (WACA)

Q9 Who kept wickets for India in the 1979 cricket World cup?

ANS Surinder Khanna

Q10 Who was the man of the match in Kenya's historic win over the West Indies at Pune in the1996 World cup?

ANS Maurice Odumbe

Q11 Who was New Zealand all rounder Jacob Oram's first victim in test cricket?

ANS Sachin Tendulkar

Q12 On which cricket ground would you come across the "Freemantle Doctor"?

ANS WACA, Perth (It is a strong wind which blows across the ground)

Q13 Which New Zealand wicket keeper captained his country on his debut test match?

ANS Lee Germon

Q14 Who captained the South African cricket team when they officially returned to international cricket against 

India in 1991?

ANS Clive Rice

Q15 In 1975 which cricketer scored the first century in World cup cricket?

ANS Dennis
 Amis

Q16 Which Karnataka & India cricketer played a bald villain in the film "Kabhi Ajnabee Thhe"?

ANS Syed Kirmani

Q17 Name the cancer research hospital set up by Imran Khan in memory of his mother in 1994?

ANS Shaukat Khanum Memorial Hospital

Q18 Which player's record of 31 "Man of the match" award in one-day internationals did Sachin Tendulkar 

Equal against Zimbabwe at Sharjah in1998?

ANS Vivian Richards

Q19 Whose autobiography is titled,"With Time To Spare"?

ANS David Gower

Q20Whose autobiography is titled" Cricket Crusader"?

ANS Sir Garfield Sobers

Q21Who became the first Indian cricketer to score a test double hundred in Australia at the SCG in
 1991-

92?

ANS Ravi Shastri (206)

Q22 Three left-handed batsmen who captained their sides and batted at number three share their birthday on the 

1st of April, Name them?

ANS Ajit Wadekar (India), David Gower (England), Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)

Q23 Name the first Indian test captain to win his first test as captain?

ANS Polly Umrigar

Q24 Who was the first to score a double century while serving as captain of India?

ANS Nawab of Pataudi(Jr)

Q25 Against which country did Gavaskar score his 34th test hundred?

ANS Sri Lanka. 

Q26 Which stadium became England's newest test ground in 101 years  when it hosted the test against Zimbabwe 

on 5th June 2003?

ANS Chester-le-street, Durham..

Q27 What is the best bowling figures by a bowler on Test debut?

ANS: Albert Trott (Australia Vs England,1894-95,8/43). 

1> Who played the part of the wife of Raghubir Yadav in the feature film Mansi Saheb?

   (Hint : She is involved in various other things and more so recently)

2> What is the world wide accepted radio code for the letter 'r' ?

   (Hint : Shakespeare) 

3> What are the masterless Samuraos of Japan called?

4> How many letters of the English alphabet are used for writing Roman numerals?

5> Who once famously commented "I don't mind doing business
 with Hitler.I didn't go there just to shake hands with Hitler"?

Answers : 

1> Arundhuti Roy

2> Romeo

3> Ronens

4> 7 May be - I,X,L,M,C,D,V

5> Jessie Owens

6> Once they were called by Foreman,Longman,Littleman,Puma.What are they called now?

7> (sitter) What is the name of Popeye's adopted son?

8> Which city in the U.S. has the Ohio International Airport?

9> Where would you go to meet Tony Blair?

10> What the first commodity to be standardised by ISI-1 ?

6> The 4 fingers in our hand

7> Sweepee

8> Chicago

9> 11,Downing Street (Acc. to the Quiz Master, he's changed his home from 10 to 11)

10> The Indian National Flag

11> Which famous personality once went to Monaco to participate in his "lookalikes contest" and himself came 3rd ?

12> 19 European countries signed a treaty in Paris in 1998 to ban experiments on what?

13> Which famous Hollywood actor played the part of HAL 9000 and even incorporated his voice?

14> What is the route that you would take to go from Wilson pt. to Daws
 pt.?

    (Hint : Southern Hemisphere)

15> What is the Instrument that measure the distance in a car?It's not the speedometer.

11> Charlie Chaplin

12> Human Cloning

13> Anthony Hopkins in the movie Hannibal Lector ( I might be really messing this
 one up)

14> Sydney harbour Bridge

15> Odometer

16> Who was the Former Defence Secretary who was acquitted in the Bofors case along with others?

17> Tips,shanks,spread ribs,handle - what is being referred to here?

18> Who is an Autonumerologist? (This can be worked out)

19> From which 2 english words did the game Pokemon derive its name from?

20> Encouraged by which slogan of a company did John F. Kennedy decide to jump into marriage?

16> S.K. Bhatnagar

17> Umbrella

18> One who collects car number plates

19> Pocket,Monster

20> Just do it - Nike

21> For which Formula 1 Team did Narain Karthinikeyan test for in Jan/Feb 2001?

22> What was launched into the maket as the "Hindustan Land Master"?

23> Lal Bahadur Shastry set up the B.S.F. along with _____ ?

24> In the Blondie comic strip,Dagwood's boss' initials are J.C. Dithers.What do the J.C. stand for?

21> Jaguar

22> Ambassador

23> C.B.I (not the I.T.B.P.)

24> Julius Caesar Dithers

Questions

1.Which bird can fly vertically upwards?

2.Which is the only country with its map on its flag?

3.Can you change " Mother in law" into some thing dangerous?

4.A human being cannot sneeze without closing eyes.What is the other act that cannot be performed by a human?

5.Who sent the first e-mail and when?

6.What is the most common name in the world?

7.Which is the only number other than zero which gives the same result when doubled or squared?

Answers

1.
 sKYLARK / [CROWNED EAGLE / GREAT BLUE HERON]

2. CYPRUS

3. WOMAN HITLER

4. Swallow and Breath at the same time[LICK THE ELBOW]

5. RAY TOMLINSON IN 1971

6. MOHAMMAD ( FIRST NAME ) , CHANG ( SURNAME )

7. 2

The symbol # is called Octothorpe and known as Number sign or pound sign. It has got another important scientific significance.What is it?

'Fracture' of a bone. Mathematically it represents primal values.

Questions:

1.After his spectacular test debut against west indies Sunil Gavaskar  referred to this famous test cricketer as his idol during an  interview.Who is this cricketing idol of Gavaskar?

2.The word AIDS is coined in 1982.What was this desease known as earlier?

3.Why is a toilet called john?

4.The launching of the supersonic passenger plane Concorde was almost delayed in 1967 due to a dispute between the English and French. What was the point of dispute?

5.When Abbas Ali Baig was kissed by an young lady in the Brabourne Stadium in the
 match against Australia another famous Indian cricketer said"Where were these young ladies when I scored centuries and centuries?"Who said this.

6.Who was the batsman at the other end when Baig was kissed?

7.What nickname was given to Baig by his Hyderabad team mates?

Answers:

1.M.L.jaisimha

2.GRID(Gay related immuno defficiency)

3.After the inventer of a primitive flush Sir John Harington.

4.The french wanted an E to be added to the name CONCORD(and got it).

5.Vijay Merchant.

6.R.B.Kenny-He had
 some very good scores of fifty and above in that series against Aussies and also associated in a long partnership with MLJ when he batted on all five days in the calcutta test.

7.Buggy.

Questions:

1."You cannot solve a problem on the same level on which it was created.You have to rise to the next
 level"-Who said these words?

2.Which human organ is purplish in colour?

3.Name this world ranked tennis player whose name matches that of a furniture item or a writting desk.

4.Which cricker had played first class cricket after loosing an eye in an accident other than Mansur Ali Khan Pataudi? 

Answers:

1. ALBERT EINSTEIN

2. SPLEEN

3.Davenport---an ornamental writting desk or a large heavily upholstered sofa or sofa bed.-the player Lindsay Davenport.

4.Colin Milburn of England

Q: 2,7,14,23,34,- what is the missing number?

A: 47

A slightly difficult will be 2,5,10,17,28,41,? [clue:a prime series differential]

Questions:

1.What is this part of human body which is active only in children and not in adults?

2.Famous pop singing group name is a palindrome.Identify the group.

3.Which is the most electro senstive creature on earth?

4.A person has a delusion that"I am a cat"-what is
 the Name of this disorder?

5.In medical parlance what is the name of the equipment or meter used to measure the intensity of pain?

Answers:

1. Thymus

2. ABBA

3. Shark

4. Galeanthropy

5. Algometer

1.Which record does Dean Jones share with Jaheer Abbas in one day

Internationals?

2.In 1996 Sourav Ganguly scored A century on debut in test cricket

but another indian cricketer missed the distinction in the same 

match by getting out on 96.Who is he?(easy one)

3.This was the last Lb question in maythils commune.(The question 

was actually posted to me by drookn on my request as I was unable

to access the commune then).Who is the first cricketer to score 

hundred runs(total) and take 10 wickets in one test
 match?

4.Sir Garfield sobers was the first to hit six sixers in a six 

ball over in first class cricket.Who is the unlucky (lucky)

bowler? 

1.Zaheer Abbas, Saeed Anwar and H Gibbs are the only three cricketers

to achieve the distinction.

2.Rahul Dravid.

3.A.K.Davidson-achieved this feat in that great tied test match 

1960-61 series Australia Vs West Indies.

4.Malcolm Nash
 

1. Remembering Kalpana Chawla, the brave lady whom we

lost in the Columbia tragedy ! Connect her with

Rabindranath Tagore, Udayshankar and John Lenon.

Ans : Kalpana’s schooling was in Tagore Vidya Niketan

in Karnal. Udayshankar produced and directed a
 film

titled ‘Kalpana’. John Lenon sang ‘imagine’ which

translates to ‘Kalpana’ as noun.

2. World cup cricket final. Lahore, March 17, 1996.

After the customary team introduction and playing of

national anthems before the start of the match, the

would be champion Sri Lankan team was found to be

raging in anger and refused to leave the field in full

view of the spectators. What happened ?

Ans :
 By mistake South Africa’s national anthem was

played in place of Sri Lanka’s.

3. He was born in south Africa in 1963. His father

ran an illegal club in Sweto. He wanted to become a

traffic cop, but changed his mind and opened a disco.

Finally he became an arranger, instrumentalist and a

singer. Who is this person and what is his connection

with ICC Cup tournament 2003 ?

Ans : Selo ‘Chicco’ Twala. He has composed the
 world

cup theme song.

4. Nickname of which island is ‘Little England’? The

locals call it ‘Bimshire’ and the residents call

themselves ‘Bajan’ . English translation of its name

is ‘The land of the bearded fig tree’.

Ans : Barbados

5. What unique record was set by Kishore Kumar’s

number ‘Din hai suhana aaj pehli tarikh hai ( the
 day

is beautiful, today is the first day of the month )

?

Ans : This song was played continuously for 33 years

in Radio Ceylon on the first day of each month.

6. In 1966 Vijay Anand planned two films with Dev

Anand as hero and S D Burman as music director. The

first was ‘Guide’. Dev Anand however opted out of the

second film in favour of Shammi Kapoor and S D Burman

recommended his son RDB for
 the same. Both the films

were superhits. Which was the second film ?

Ans : Teesri Manjil

7. Parker Pen Company makes one particular special pen

to cater for a special group of people on request. For

whom ?

Ans : For Lefthanders

8. Akbar shifted his capital to this city during 1584

to 1598. Which city ?

Ans : Lahore

9. By what name do we know ‘Quwwat-ul-Islaam’ ( might

of Islam ) ?

Ans : Qutb Minar

10. 26th January is Australia Day. What does it

commemorate ?

Ans : Landing of Governor Phillip on Australian soil

in Sydney in 1788.

11. It is an outer garment used to be worn by men in

ancient Rome. It was a flowing cloak covering the

entire body except right hand. What ?

Ans : Toga

12. What is a “wearable chip” ?

Ans : This is a micro-chip which can be planted inside

human body which will operate by the body heat. This

is fast finding application in hearing aid etc.

13. Which famous writer’s pseudonym was derived from

the magazine where he started writing ?

Ans : O’ Henry from Ohio Penitentiary

14. The mahadeepam is a seven feet high copper lamp

uses 3000 kg of ghee, 1000 m of cloth for the wick and

2 kg camphor which keeps the lamp glowing for eleven

days. Where is this lamp lit ?

Ans : In Thiruvanmalai hills during Karthikadeepam.

15. Bullet train connects among others two Olympic

venues. One is Tokyo. What is the other ?

Ans : Nagako, 1998 winter Olympic.

16. Which former US President was once offered a

pitching contract for Cincinnati Reds ?

Ans : William H Taft

17. This place used to be called ‘Temasek’ or ‘Sea

Town’ in
 Malaya. By what name we know it today ?

Ans : Singapore.

18. What is special about the 1954 TV ad, of ‘Southern

Maid Doughnuts’ ?

Ans : This is the only TV ad endorsement of Elvis

Presley

19. It is said that this book was written to educate a

young king who was illiterate in the principles of

justice. 198 pages of the 200pages of this
 document

with hand painted illustrations with explanations and

fable neatly calligraphed with ornate Persian on the

reverse are in British Museum. Only two pages are

preserved in the Calico Textile Museum in Ahmedabad.

Which document I am talking about?

Ans : Akbarnama by Abul Fazl.

20. One on Indian mythology. The magnificence of this

place is beyond description and it houses many grand

palaces fully decorated with jewels and diamonds.The

central part is called Ayodhya and is well protected

by dwarpals named Chanda, Prachanda, Bhadra, Subhadra,

Jaya, Vijay, Dhata and Vidhata. What place is this ?

Ans : Vaikunth

21. As per Indian constitution, the population of

India is divided into two classes. What ?

Ans : Citizen and Aliens.

22. Connect Sword, Juno, Gold, Omaha and Utah.

Ans : These are the five beaches in France where the

Allied Forces landed on the D Day, 6th. June, 1944.

23. What does ‘Wasim Akram’ mean in Urdu ?

Ans : Extremely Handsome

24. World’s oldest football tournament is British FA

Cup which started in 1871, followed by Scotish FA Cup

in 1873. Which comes next
 ?

Ans : Durand Cup in India ( started in 1888 )

25. Which country is named after the metal Copper ?

Ans : Cyprus, from the Roman ‘Cyprium’.

26. Which is often called Antarctica’s unofficial

capital ?

Ans ; King George Island

27. Coca Cola bottles come with a light green
 tinge.

During second world war, however the bottles had a

blue tinge. Why ?

Ans : Green tinge comes from copper. During war time

there was a shortage of this metal. They therefore

switched over to other available metal which gave a

bluish tinge.

28. Pepsico, Fedex, Sheraton hotels, Eastman Kodak,

Hewlet Packard and Mercedes Benz sponsored the three

day visit of which celebrity in Mexico in
 2002 ?

Ans : Pope John Paul II.

29. What is ‘Ryokan’ in Japan ? You can see plenty of

them in that country. 

Ans : Japanese Inn

30. This island is believed to be the place where

Robinson Crucoe’s island was imagined by Daniel
 Defoe.

Which Island ?

Ans : Tobago

31. What does ‘Hatari’ mean in swahili language ?

Ans : Danger

32. What was the winner’s cheque amount in the first

world cup cricket tournament ?

Ans : 4000 pound.

33. This is the only Asian Band to be
 featured on an

‘Iron Maiden’ tribute album’Children of the damned’ in

the UK. The album also featured one of their

originals. Which band ?

Ans : Moksha

34. Name of which Asian capital means ‘End of Strife’

in the local language?

Ans : Yangon

35. Which country is named after a local species of

wood ?

Ans : Brazil, named after Pau-Brasil or Brazil wood.

36. Which Airline was recently in the news as they

refused an overweight ( 180 kg ) woman

passenger on the ground of safety as she was unable to

fasten safety belt ?

Ans : Dragonair of Hongkong

37. ‘Asia Miles’ is the frequent flier program of

which airline
 ?

Ans : Cathay Pacific

38. Which dealer of General Motors was adjudged the

best in India in 2002 by J D Power ?

Ans : MPL Automobiles, Chennai

39. ‘Spot’ is the cartoon character associated with 

which soft drink brand ?

Ans : Seven Up

40.
 Who are the only two cricketers to have scored a

century and taken 10 wickets in the same test ?

Ans : I T Botham and Imran Khan

41. Which film comes next ? Casablanca, Gone with the

wind, West Side Story, Roman Holiday….? 

Ans : An Affair to remember. AFI’s top passionate

films.

42. The wedding took place in a 17th. Century castle

in Ireland. The bride arrived 10 minutes late, swathed

in an
 ecrulace dress of her own design. She entered

the church to a tune from the album ‘Driving Rain’.

The groom was in a three piece brown suit. The newly

weds walked down the aisle to the tune of ‘Wedding

March’. The reception was a vegetarian affair with

guests in informal dress. Whose wedding is described ?

Ans : Sir Paul McCartney’s marriage with Heather

Mills.

43. Earle C Anthony, a dealer 0f Packard cars in Los

Angeles was the first to buy two of these reading

‘Packards’ for $ 24000 in 1923 from Georges Claude of

Paris. This was dubbed that time as ‘liquid fire’.

What am I talking about ?

Ans : Neon Signs

44. At the age of 22, Tan, a chinese youth launched

this brand of Apparel in 1947 in Hong Kong. It became

the hottest brand in 1961. This brand is available in

India. Which brand ?

Ans : Crocodile.

45. The "submarginal" land was purchased by the U.S.

government in 1936. The original construction cost

$18,650 to build and was rather rustic, consisting of

20 cabins lacking in indoor plumbing and hot water.

Initially, the location of this presidential retreat

was a closely guarded secret. This lasted until

September 16, 1945, when The Baltimore Sun ran a story

on the retreat, accompanied by aerial photographs.

Originally called Shangri-La, this was
 rechristianed

by President Eisenhour after the name of his grandson.

What am I talking about ?

Ans : Camp David

46. The Sahayadri, The Nilgiris, The Annamalai and The

Cardamom Hills makes….what ? 

Ans : The Western Ghats 

47. You can find Communism, Revolution, Marx, Engels

and Lenin Peaks here. Where ?

Ans : Pamir 

48 . He owns a giant Boeing 707 ( $60 million ) and

Gulfstream II Jets. He calls his new luxury house

‘Jumbolair’. His children are Jett and Ella. He has

been chosen as ‘Ambassador at large’ of Quantas. Who

is he ?

Ans : John Travolta

49. Where in India, Buddha is worshipped as

incarnation of Shiva ?

Ans : At Jaggayyapeta, 5 km from Amaravati in AP,

Buddha is worshipped as Amarlingeshwara.

50. The San Francisco Examiner had offered $ 10,000
 in

July 1979 for the first authenticated piece brought to

its office within 48 hours of the incident and on

morning of 13th. July, a claimant appeared. Stan

Thorton, a 17 year old beer truck driver from the

small coastal community of Esperance, had found some

charred objects in his backyard, bagged them up and

caught the first plane for California. He arrived

without Passport and with only a shaving kit for

luggage. The articles, plastic and wood insulation

were identified as genuine remains. Thorton got his

prize. What pieces am I talking about ? 

Ans : Scattered remains of

Skylab sprayed in Australia on 11th. July, 1979.

51. Its name was derived from the one of the Mayan

creator gods, who blew his breath across the Chaotic

water and brought forth dry land. The other theory is

that the name came from Carib God of evil. What am
 I

talking about ?

Ans : Hurricane ( Maya god Hurakan, Carib god Hurican

)

52. where can one find love wave, Rayleigh wave or Lg

wave ?

Ans : During Earthquake.

53. The old Egyptian recipe for this was ashes of

hooves of oxen, mixed with burnt egg shells. The

Persian recipe included dried
 animal parts, herbs,

honey & minerals. In early 18th Century this used to

be the personnel care product for rich & famous in

England which used to come in a decorated ceramic

vessel. What am I talking about? 

Ans :Tooth Powder.

54. What English word meaning trickery is originated

from the gambling game of spinning wheel?

Ans : Gimmick. In the Casinos, in olden days, the

wheel operator
 used a hidden device called a gimmick

to control the wheel spin. Therefrom the word

‘gimmick’ entered the language to describe any bit of

trickery to achieve the goal.

55. Ramanathan Krishnan, in 1965 was playing tennis

tournament, held by the River Oak’s county club in

Houston. This tournament had a peculiar system. All

competitors had to sell themselves to rich buyers who

were the patrons of the club. For that, the
 players

had to talk about himself and find out maximum number

of buyers. These buyers would deposit money in a

common pool and the winner would get all the money

from this pool. One famous political person took

fancy on Krishnan and bought his stake. He encouraged

Krishnan throughout the tournament, ate with him and

practicsed with him. Tell me who was this famous

person.

Ans : George Bush (Sr.)

56. This besrseller was conceived by its creator in

1971 while lying drunk in a field in Innsbruck on a

holiday tour. Later while working for BBC as a script

editor, he developed it into a radio serial. The

phenomenal success of the radio show inspired him to

write the book which shot into number one in the

British Bestseller’s list in 1979. . It was followed

by a successful TV serial and computer game. What am I

talking about
 ?

Ans : The Hitch Hiker’s Guide to Galaxy by Douglas

Adams.

57. What was the inspiration of MGM’s Roaring Lion

Leo ?

Ans : MGM inherited ‘Leo’ when it acquired Goldwin

Pictures. Samuel Goldwin got this lion designed by

Howard Dietz, an advertising executive who attended

Columbia University whose mascot was a Lion and whose

football team’s fight song was ‘Roar Lion Roar’.

Howard designed the logo from Columbia’s lion

connection.

58. US Presidents have been traditionally pet lovers.

Clinton and Bush’s love for dogs and cats is well

known. President William
 Howard Taft kept a cow. John

Quincy Adams fell for silkworms. But which President

had a guinea pig named ‘Father O’ Grady’ and a snake

named ‘Emily Spinach’ ?

Ans : Teddy Roosevelt

59. He was born as ‘Prince of Greece and Denmark’ in

Corfu on 10th June 1921. He renounced his royal title

in 1947 and opted for his family name of Mountbatten.

How do we know him now ?

Ans : Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburg

60. How does the ‘Greyhound’ dog get its name ?

Ans : ‘Grey’ in greyhound comes from an old norse word

meaning ‘Dog’.

61. The bottom layer, extending upwards to 24,500ft,

consists of a light-colored gneiss, most of which
 is

permanently covered with snow and ice. The middle

layer is metamorphosed shale containing granitic

intrusions and bands of material like quartzite which

formed from sandstone through heating and

recrystallization. Easily eroded, this layer contains

rugged cliffs and fantastic pinnacles. The top layer

consists of yellow and dark gray limestone. What am I

describing ?

Ans : Mount Everest

62. Their uniform was designed in 1914, has blue, red

and yellow tunics and Pantaloons alongwith a feathered

helmet. They carry the halberd, a combination of sword

and battle axe. The uniform consists of 154 pieces and

weighs approximately 4 kg. It takes the dedicated

tailor an average of 32 hours
 and three fittings to

get one uniform. Who ?

Ans : Guards of the Pope.

63. The blue, the lesser blue, the ornate blue and the

red blue are types of ……?

Ans : Crabs

64. Which area in western Asia is called ‘The Yellow

Strip’ ?

Ans : Areas in Gaza Strip under full Israeli security

control but the Palestine Authority exercises civil

jurisdiction

65. Where in Chennai can you find Humayun Mahal,

Diwani Khana Durbar Hall and Khalsa Mahal ?

Ans : In Cheepauk Palace

66. On 19th. June, 1966, an organisation striving for

giving justice to the youth, was born with the message

“Your Hands are hands of God. Work and you shall

succeed." . Which organization ?

Ans : Shivsena

67. The following proclamation can be found in a

sacred document / book. It says that a female virgin

who has been raped must marry her attacker, no matter

what her feelings were towards the rapist. A man could

become married by simply sexually attacking a woman

that appealed to him, and paying his father-in-law 50

shekels of silver. There is one disadvantage of this

approach: he was not allowed to subsequently divorce

her. Which document
 / book ?

Ans : Bible. Deuteronomy 22:28-29.

68. This is the only international river to connect as

many as six countries in Asia. The headwater

originates in Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefectrue,

Qinghai Province, once passes through Qamdo Prefecture

of Tibet Autonomous Region, flows down to the mountain

area Yunnan near Yanjing and crosses the border in the

northwest of Monpeng where the name of the river

changes. The river further flows through Burma, Laos,

Cambodia and Vietnam, and finally pours into South

China Sea. Which River am I talking about ?

Ans : Mekong River ( Lancang Jiang ).

ODESSEY QUIZ 2003 :

1.0      Which film was released in India with a dubbed

title “Football Shootball Hai Rabba”?

Ans :      Bend it like Beckham.

2.0      Name the Music director of Telugu version of the

Tamil film  “Gemini…….Gemini…….” ?

Ans :      Bharadwaj.

3.0     
 Nearly 12% of human population suffers from

diabetes.  This famous cricketer who is a known

diabetic was featured in times to drive in the fact

that even the fittest people can have this dreadful

disease.  Name him?

Ans :      Wasim Akram.

4.0      Arjuna was called “Sabyasachi”.  What single word

in English can describe this special skill?

Ans :      Ambidextrous.

5.0   How many lamps Prince Wallazah used to light in

the assembly hall of his palace in 19th century
 in

Chennai?

Ans :      Thousand Lights ( from which the famous thousand

lights mosque in Chennai which was constructed at the

same spot got its name ).

6.0      What was founded on 29.08.1964 (Krishna

Janmashtami day) by Swami Chinmayananda in Bombay, in

presence of delegates from over 100 countries?

Ans :      Vishwa Hindu Parishad.

7.0   Who is the present Union Minister of State for

Tourisim?

Ans :      Vinod Khanna.

8.0      After Samuel Morse developed telegraph, there was

a surge of laying telegraph lines which used to be

suspended from trees in a crooked manner.   Which

English phrase was derived from this practice?

Ans : ‘By the Grape vine’.  The poles and the cables

were so crookedly implemented that it resembled the

shape of a graprevine.  Telegraph lines were supposed

to convey secret messages. That’s the secrecy

connection of grapevine.

9.0   In olden days, Sumatra was known as Suvarnadweep (

golden island ), and Java as Javadweep        ( wheat

island ) .  Which present day place was  known as

Varundweep ( water island ) ?

Ans :      Borneo.

10.0      Which was the first French scientific satellite

to go into space?

Ans :      Asterics, launched from Hammaguir, Algeria on

26.11.65.

11.0      Where was the new Liril Icy cool mint soap

advertisement film shot?

Ans :      Iceland.

12.0      During Medieval times, civilians who wanted to

meet a public official were required to raise their

hand (to show that they do not possess any arms) and

take their headgear off for disclosing their identity.

 What other practice started from this?

Ans :      Salute.

13.0      Diageo plc sold  this brand to Children

Entertainment group Gulliane.  Which brand?

Ans :      Guinness Book of World Records.

14.0      This Indian state got its name from numerous

Buddhist monasteries in the state.  Which state?

Ans :      Bihar.

15.0  In a pack of playing cards, what does the ‘Queen’

hold in her hand?

Ans :      Flower.

16.0      Which company published Southern city maps of

Chennai, Bangalore & Hyderabad.

Ans :      Eicher.

17.0  Ex-Tamil Nadu Governor P.C. Alexander once
 told

“He was the best Finance Minister, India never had”. 

Whom did he refer?

Ans :      Nani Palkiwala.

18.0      What are the coins of Euro currency called?

Ans :      Euro cents.

19.0      Moghul Emperor Babur had great lineage from both

his parents.  Who were the two predecessors?

Ans :      Chengiz Khan & Timur Leng.

20.0      What does a green dot within a
 green  bordered

square on a food packet indicate?

Ans :      Vegetarian food.

21.0      What is the profession of this person whose

immediate previous job was that of  the Professor of

Technology & Societal Transformation in Anna

University?

Ans :      President of India. (A P J Abdul Kalaam)

22.0      This gadget which is invented by Dr. Paul

Hawkins, scientist with Roke Manor Research Unit near

Southampton in England and which is widely used in

cricket will soon be used in other
 sports as well. 

Name the gadget.

Ans :      Hawk-eye ( six cameras tracking the path of the

ball ).

23.0      Madona sang for the first time in this Bond film.

 Which film?

Ans : Die another Day.

24.0      Works of this painter can be found in the Pooja

Room of most of the Indian Homes.  Whose?

Ans :      Raja Ravi Varma.

25.0      With whom did Hariprasad Chourasia team for
 the

first time as Music director for Hindi Films “Silsila”

and Chandni”?

Ans :      Shiv Kumar Sharma. The duo formed Shiv-Hari.

26.0      What test is not recommended in case of heart

patients with pace makers? 

Ans :      MRI.

27.0  In 1958, Zenith came out with a remote control

television ( Lazy bone ), with three specific 

features.  Two were change of channel and Start /

Stop.  What was the third?

Ans :      Mute button to switch off sound
 during

advertisements.

28.0  He used to drive 100 miles everyday to teach only

two students.  He translated Newton’s ‘Principia’  in

English.  Who is he?

Ans :      Subramanian Chandrashekar.

29.0      Gilberts Island got Independence in 1971.  The

new name was derived from the way the local people

used to pronounce ‘Gilbert’.  What is the new name?

Ans :      Kiribati.

30.0      What are “Dead Presidents”?

Ans : Dollar Bills.

31.0      This sanctuary was built up by relocating 10

villages and is accordingly named.  Which sanctuary?

Ans : Dachigam, Jammu & Kashmir.

32.0  Who directed the new Pepsi advertisement film,

where Amir Khan appears as a farmer in a remote

village in Punjab?

Ans :      Ashutosh Gowalikar.

33.0  In 1747, tests were done by James
 Lind, a

scottish physician on six groups of people aboard ‘the

Salisbury’ to find remedies of a particular killer

disease, which killed more British soldiers on ship

than on battlefield.  The cure was found in “two

oranges and one lemon given everyday”   Which disease?

Ans :      Scurvy from deficiency of vitamin C.

34.0      Whose given name means “Born in Hong Kong”.

Ans :      Jackie Chan

35.0      Connect Viva, Spice Girls & Monkey?

Ans : All these three pop
 groups were created by TV

Channels through nationwide competition.

36.0  Why the three sisters of the rock band Las

Ketchup (Pilar, Lola and Lucia Munoj) named their hit

album as ‘Hijas dil Tomate” which means ‘Daughters of

Tomato’?

Ans :      Because in real life they are daughters of the

famous flamenco guitarist Tomate.

37.0      Which animal, other than the Owl can rotate its

neck by 360 degree?

Ans :      Sloth Bear.

38.0      Which best selling author is also an acclaimed

specialist on Military affairs?

Ans : Tom Clancy.

39.0      Which Indian city is named after Lodi Dynasty?

Ans :      Ludhiana.

40.0  In 2004 Olympics, what change is being made in

the attire in fencing to make the sports more popular?

Ans :      Introduction of transparent visor.

41.0     
 Which geographical landmark is created at

Devprayag, the second most sacred confluence after

Prayag ?

Ans :      Ganges takes its name from this confluence of

Bhagirathi and Alaknanda.

42.0  In 1291 AD, the city of Florence banned use of

Arabic numerals.  But Italian sailors continued using

one particular numeral for coded messages, giving rise

to an English Word?  Which numeral?

Ans :      ‘Cipher’, which orginates from ‘Siffar’, which

is zero in Arabic.

43.0      Which computer was developed
 during World War II

for calculating missile trajectory?

Ans :      ENIAC.

44.0      Which Hindi film is pioneer in the trend of

abbreviating the film names (like DDLJ for Dilwale

Dulhania Le Jayange)?

Ans :      QSQT, Qayamat Se Qayamat Tak.

45.0      William Gillete introduced Sherlock Holme’s

serial in Radio and added a popular phrase, which was

not there in the Original writing of Sir Arthur Conan

Doyle.  What is the phrase?

Ans :      ‘Elementary, My dear
 Watson’.

46.0      Irish Elk got extinct 10,000 years ago and today

only fossils of the spinal bone are available.  But

then how zoologists and scientists are definite that

the animal had a hump on the back?

Ans :      Some old cave paintings showed humps for this

animal.  Therefore zoologists came to that decision.

47.0  In which famous literary work Jameson’s defeat

was depicted as victory?

Ans :      Rudyard  Kipling’ s poem “If”.

48.0      Connect Films Devdas & Mughal-E- Azam.

Ans :      Choreographer Birju Maharaj of Devdas is nephew

of Lachchhu Maharaj, who was  the choreographer for

Mughal-E-Azam.

49.0  Rai Bahadur Mohandas Oberoi established East

India Hotels.  From which company did he acquire the

first property?

Ans :      Spencer’s & Co, Chennai

50.0      Which
 coffee chain gets its name from a character

in the film ‘Moby Dick’?

Ans :      Starbuck.

51.0      Which word is derived from movie or soft opera,

set during Samurai days?

Ans : Jedi. ( from the Japanese words ‘Jidai Gela’

meaning ‘period drama’

52.0      Mendeliev predicted the existence of many

elements in his periodic table which were not

discovered then.  He therefore followed a particular

prefixing system for designating these unknown

elements.  What system did he follow?

Ans :      Sanskrit numerals. Eka, Dwi & Tri for one, two

and three ??.

53.0      Goat island divides what into two halves?

Ans :      Niagara Falls into the American and the

Horseshoe falls.

54.0  Who has teamed with Sachin Tendulkar for the new

Global Restaurant Chain “ Tendulkar’s”?

Ans :      Sanjay Narang.

55.0      Connect Nagesh, Jayapradha, Anna Durai &

Kalaivanar.

Ans :      Cinema Theatres in Chennai have been named after

these persons.

56.0  Why in a cricket tournament, the home team wears

light colour uniforms while the away team wears the

darkish uniforms?

Ans : Due to limited number of uniforms with the away

teams, dark colour garments do not look dirty even

after repeated use.  Home team’s supply of uniform is

better.

57.0  In Internet parlance, what is ‘Typo Squatting’?

Ans :      Registering a domain name close to an almost

synonym established domain name which is
 already

existing.  As for example, registering the domain name

of ‘Yaho.com’ which is close to ‘Yahoo.com’ will be a

typo squatting.

58.0  Who was the small girl appearing on the screen

during the song sequence of “Pyar hua Ikrar hua” from

the famous Hindi film Shree 420?

Ans :      Ritu Nanda ( nee Kapoor), daughter of Raj

Kapoor.

59.0      What did the dutch farmers do in 15th Century, to

show their respect to the Royal “Orange family”, that

we are seeing even today?

Ans :      Carrots of Orange colour were
 developed.

60.0      Whose right arm was known as “Suzy Q”?

Ans :      Rocky Marciano.

61.0      What is wrong in the paintings of “Mumtaz Mahal”

(wife of Shahjahan) which we see today?

Ans :      Painting of Mumtaj Mahal could not have been

made as she was under “Parda” regime.

62.0      After which person New York is named?

Ans :      Duke of York.

63.0      Which is the third Indian film apart from Mother

India & Lagaan which was nominated for the best

foreign film category for Oscar awards?

Ans :      Salaam Bombay.

64.0      Manu Chabaria migrated from Bombay to the Middle

East and established an electrical goods shop.  Today

it is a multi-crore corporation.  What was the name of

the shop he opened?

Ans :      Jumbo Electronics.

65.0      Name the 15th Century Sufi port in Yemen, after

which a
 particular type of coffee is named?

Ans :      Mocha.

66.0      Which are the “Three letters that bring the world

together”?

Ans :      YKK.( Zipper ).

67.0      Which cartoon character finds his place in the

song “Stranger in the night” by Frank Sinatra?

Ans :      Scooby doo.

68.0      Which Rock Band never allowed them to be

photographed without their show make ups, so as not
 to

reveal their identity?

Ans :      KISS.

69.0      Which place in India gets its name from “Mouth of

the Horse”?

Ans :      Kudremukh.

70.0      “Often, this title has pained me” who said this

about what?

Ans :      Mohandas Gandhi on his title “Mahatma”.

71.0      What is the  permanent contribution of Phiroze

Shah in Godrej empire?

Ans :      Godrej signature appearing on godrej logo.

72.0      Which is the largest cash & carry company in USA,

worth $ 3.5 billion?

Ans :      Booker plc.

73.0  Who produced the film “Manthan”?

Ans :      Gujarat Milk Marketing Federation.

74.0      Which two Celebrity brothers endorse the rivals

Coca-Cola & Pepsi?

Ans :      Chiranjeevi for Pepsi & Pavan Kalyan
 for

Coca-Cola .

75.0      Which was the base city for Apollo 13 mission?

Ans :      Houston.

76.0      Which landmark in Chennai was commissioned in

1974?

Ans :      Gemini Fly over.

77.0      Which two friends left Computer Center

Corporation to found a highly successful company?

Ans :      Bill Gates & Paul Allen to form Microsoft.

78.0      Which Indian dynasty gets its name from the

Peacock?

Ans :      Maurya.

79.0  In which Madras Hotels, you will find Odyssey

Book store?

Ans :      Oberoi Trident & GRT Radisson.

80.0      What is the Hindu ceremonial ritual of rinsing

the hair called?

Ans :      Seemantham ??.

81.0      Which
 celebrity when asked about the names of her

husbands remarked “What is this? Is it a memory test”?

Ans :      Elizabeth Taylor.

82.0      What was created “When the land divided and the

world united”?

Ans :      Panama Canal.

83.0      Pandit Bhimsen Joshi is an exponent of “Thumri”

songs.  Which Nawab was a famous patron of this art?

Ans :      Nawab Wajid Ali Sha.

84.0  The film
 Neelambari gave rise to a particular

filmi term for the typical role the heroine performed?

 Which term?

Ans :      Villi Role ??.

85.0      This Olympic gold medalist was also a famous US

NFL player.  He invented this particular game statergy

callED “Zone Defence”.  Name him?

Ans : Bob Hayes.

86.0      Which NBA team has home in Canada?

Ans :      Toronto Raptors.

87.0      Which Amitabh Bachchan starrer’S title is taken

from a poem written by his father Late. Harivansh Rai

Bachchan?

Ans :      Agnipath.

88.0      Which is the first movie to sell million copies

in DVD format?

Ans : The Matrix.

89.0      Left handers are not allowed to play Polo and

which other game?

Ans : Jai – alai.

90.0      Which Indian state gets its name from
 “36

houses”?

Ans :      Chattisgarh.

91.0      Which highly successful Indian brand was named

after the name of the daughter of the owner.

Ans :      ‘Nirma’ soap named after “Nirupama”, daughter of

Karsan Bhai Patel.

92.0      Which area near Connemara Library in Chennai is

named after the contractor T. Namberumal Chetty?

Ans :      Chetpet.

93.0      After whom the first cloned
 ewe  “Dolly” was

named?

Ans :      Dolly Parton, the famous American country music

star.

94.0      Diamond, Ruby, Emerald, Coral, Pearl, Saffire,

Garnet, Topaz and Cat’s eye makes what?

Ans :      Navaratna.

95.0      Which city plan document did Lucio Costa present

in 1957 which was drafted keeping in mind that the

city should be planned not only for orderly and

effective work but at the same time, to be both vital

& pleasing.

Ans :      City plan of
 Brasilia.

96.0      Which Indian Ruler’s name suggests that he was a

deformed person?

Ans :      Qut-ub-uddin Aibak.  Aibak means deformed.

97.0      What is common to Lahore, Shimla & Chandigarh?

Ans :      They had been three capitals of Punjab at

different times.

98.0  In 1974, on which country a 14 year old ban was

lifted by India?

Ans :      Portugal, after liberation of
 Goa.

99.0      Name the Pepsi snacks brand which starts with

Spanish term “Fried”?

Ans :      Frito-Lay.

100.0      Which south Indian tourist place gets is name

from three rivers confluencing?

Ans :       Munnar (three  rivers are Mudrapuzha,

Nallathanni and Kundala ) .

101.0      What are the two changes a newly born African

nation in 1959, made on the flag of Mali to design

their own flag?

Ans
 :      Rwanda copied three colour stripes of Mali flag

altering the location of the stripes and put the

capital “R” at the center of the flag.

102.0      What special aspect of the film “Zanzeer” and

“Deewar” gave Amithabh Bachchan his angry young man

image?

Ans : No songs were picturised on him.

103.0 In Meteorology what is a table cloth?

Ans : A type of rain bearing cloud hanging on Table

mountain near Pretoria in South Africa.

104.0 In August 1968, Sir Gary Sobers went into
 record

books by hitting six consecutive sixers in an over

from Malcom Nash.  However, after the 5th ball, Sobers

thought he was out and started walking back to the

pavilion.  The umpire however asked him to come back. 

What happened?

Ans : The 5th big hit was caught by a fielder near the

boundary.  However, his foot touched the rope.  This

was the first match where the rule of the batsman not

being out when the fielder touches the rope while

catching was experimentally introduced.  Sobers was

not aware of this new rule.

105.0      Name the book set on early 19th century
 which

figures James Schilles Kirkpatrick, an imperialistic

upper class British young man who came to India with a

dream to take over Hyderabad.  He fell in love with a

Hyderabadi princess and started working for the Nizam

against the British.

Ans :      “The White Moghuls”

106.0 It was painted on the fuselage of the fighter

aircraft of Francisco Baracca, the heroic airman who

died during the first world war.  Ferrari adapted this

as their logo.  What?

Ans :      Rampant Horse.

107.0      What were unemployed Samurais without any

masters called?

Ans :      Ronin.

108.0      When Warner Brothers objected to the usage of

the world ‘casablanca’ in the film “A night of

Casablanca”.  What did Mark’s brothers say?

Ans :      They told, in that case ’Warner brothers’ should

not use “Brothers” as ‘Mark’s Brothers’were senior to

them.

109.0      Howard Hughes designed this for the actress Jane

Russell and instantly became famous.  What did
 he

design?

Ans :      Cantilever Bra.

110.0      Alfred Hitchcock, said about him “If he did not

like an actor he could just tear him up”.  Who?

Ans :      Walt Disney.

111.0 It was during the trip to Boston, 1864 that he

saw a then brand new invention, a typewriter machine. 

He purchased the machine and typed two letters by it

on that day.  One was to Howell and the other to

Orient Clemens.  Who is this famous person?

Ans :      Mark
 Twain, who wrote the story of Tow Sawyer on

this machine which is known as the first typewritten

story ??.

112.0      “Exception proves the Rule” is not the complete

statement of the original phrase.  What did the

original phrase say?

Ans :      Exception proves the rule in the cases not

accepted.  In original Latin, the phrase is ‘exceptio

probat regulam in casibus non exceptis’.

113.0      Which is the longest muscle in the Human body?

Ans :      Sartorius [Gluteus maximus is the
 largest]

114.0 In 1951, a man named Kottaisamy ate meat inside

the temple comples of the Sabarimala.  He was

punished.  However in the night he broke the Idol,

ransacked the temple and fled.  Although, the police

knew his whereabouts, he could not be arrested.  Who

so?

Ans : He fled to nearby Mahe which was under French

control.

115.0      Where did Tintin and Captain Haddock meet ?

Ans : In ‘The crab with the golden claaws’.

116.0      Ancient Chinese called them Lion Dogs as Lion

was not found in China and the new Buddhist kings 

wanted to brand this dog as powerful and mystic. By

what name, we know these dogs today?    

Ans : Peckingese Dogs

117.0      Hasrat Jaipuri fell into a hindu girl Radha and

wrote a love letter to her which was never delivered. 

  Later Raj Kapur made this letter known to whole

world by using the lyrics in one of his film. Which

film and which song ?

Ans : Film Sangam , song ‘Ye mera prempatra parkar, ke

tum naraaz na hona’.

BRAND EQUITY QUIZ 2003 FINAL :

Round 1 (Let’s Toss)

1) Which non executive Chairman of Union Carbide declined the Padma Bhushan honour owing responsibility of Bhopal Gas Tragedy and as a mark of respect to the victims?

A) Vijaypat Singhania or B) Keshub Mahindra

Ans : B) Keshub Mahindra.

2) Which of these is the maximum amount of a money order that can be sent in India through post office ?.

A) Rs.6000

B) Rs.5000

Ans : B) Rs.5000

3) Next to Friday the 13th which other day is considered inauspicious by the British insurance companies ?

A) Thursday the 13th

B) Friday the 15th

Ans : B) Friday the 15th.

4) Which entertainer has been chosen as the new face of Versace’s Italian Label?

A) Christina Aguiliera.

B) Celine Dion

Ans : A) Christina Aguiliera.

Round 2 (Sightscreen)

1) A visual of the Pepsi ad featuring Sachin, Hooper & Warne was shown. Identify the pilot.

Ans : Prahlad Kakkar.

2) A negative image of a person talking in an interview was
 shown. Identify him.

Ans : Jeffrey Immelt (CEO of GE )

3) The Kenyan team did not have a sponsor in the initial matches of the WC 2003. Why?

Ans : They were initially sponsored by a small time Kenyan brewery. This clashed with the official beverage sponsor of the WC 2003 which was South

African Brewery. Therefore they had to forego the sponsor.

4) Film Clip ( 'Bas Yun Hi' ) was shown. The person is heard to be telling Nandita Das that he has not read anything for a long time. So she asks him what

is the latest book he had read. What was the answer?

Ans : The Economic Times.

Round 3 (PinchHitter) 

Only
 one person per team is allowed to be on the stage to answer the questions.

1) In the 1940’s and 1950’s who was known as the “Golden Greek”?

Ans : Aristotle Onasis

2) Which company introduced the Surpass antacid chewing gum?

Ans : Wrigley’s

3) With reference to Income Tax, what would you be doing if you were using form No. 49A?

Ans : Applying for PAN.

4) Which was the first non German jeans company to get the ‘German aparrel suppliers of the year’ award?

Ans : Levi – Strauss.

5) What term in economics is derived from the Greek for
 “Single Sale”?

Ans : Monopoly.

6) Which famous furniture company did the then Richest Swede found?

Ans : IKEA

7) What is garbology?

Ans : Studying garbage to find buying habits of shoppers.

8) Which make of car will the man of the tournament of ICC 2003 tournament receive?

Ans : No car, he will receive a golden trophy.

Round 4 (From the Corlett Drive End)

1) On 2nd August 1922, the phone lines in US fell silent to honour the founder of The National Geographic magazine. Who was this person?

Ans : Alexander Graham
 Bell

2) Frederick Herzberg propounded a motivation hygiene technique in management. He also propounded another more famous theory. Which one?

Ans : Kita ( Kick in the ass).

3) In 1978, Akio Morita held the annual management conference of Sony Corp. in Anchorage, Alaska. Why?

Ans : Anchorage is equidistant from both Japan and Europe time Zone.

4) In the betting industry if the betting odd for India is 18/10 and for Australia it is 55/10, how do you explain in terms of winning receipt?

Ans : It means that if you bet Rs.100 on India, you will get Rs.180 back. You will get Rs.155 on Australia. This is excluding the Rs.100 staked.

Round 5 (Hawkeye)

1) Two perfume ads were mixed up. One has picture of Amitabh Bachchan. Name them.

Ans : Burberry’s and Amitabh B by Lomani.

2) Poster with a picture of Nick Leeson was shown with a caption : “He hid Barings Bank’s losses in a suspense account 88888.’ What is the error?

Ans : It should be ‘Error’ account.

3) Ernst & Young name with logo to the left of it was shown. Spot the error.

Ans : The “E” logo to the left was that of Enron and not of Ernst & Young.

4) Two ads mixed up. Name them.

Ans : Wills ( Cigarettes ) and
 Pantaloons.

Round 6 (From the Golf Course End)

1) According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the smallest ad was of the size placed on the kneeband of a bee. What was advertised?

Ans : The Guinness Book of World Records ( the only such instance, it was done to get their name in the records).

2) In the US Federal Trade Commission what is the “white coat” rule with regards to Television?

Ans ; No actor can appear in a white coat as a doctor.

3) In the Hotel/Service/Banking Industry, what is MOT?

Ans : Moment of Truth.

4) For what purpose
 did Indian Government issue a series of banknotes with the prefix “HA” before the serial numbers?

Ans : To commemorate the Haj Pilgrimage, convertible in Saudi Arabia.

Round 7 (Extras)

1) A sound clip was played. That was the anthem of the European Union. Identify the piece and the composer.

Ans : Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, last movement of Beethoven’s ninth symphony.

2) Some question regarding a social campaign. What was the issue?

Ans : AIDS

3) This celebrity was discovered at a British Columbia Lion football game wearing a Labatt’s Beer T-Shirt. Frame a question for this answer.

Ans : Where was Pamela Anderson
 discovered?

4) This brand of T-shirts was the official Indian Cricket Team T-shirt. Which brand? Clue five letters.

Ans : Agile.

Round 8 (Slog Overs) : Buzzer Round

1) If “Caveat Emptor” means “buyers beware” what is the phrase for “sellers beware”?

Ans : Caveat Vendor.

2) Which designer promotes the label “Balance”?

Ans : Rohit Bal

3) Which Indian manufactures the world’s largest pick and carry hydraulic mobile crane?

Ans : Escorts.

4) Which North
 African Nation picked up a 10% stake in FIAT?

Ans : Libya.

5) What is unique about the vehicles offered on hire by ‘Karma Cabs’, London?

Ans : They are all Ambassador cars.

6) The most expensive item in pop memorabilia on sale was a Rolls Royce. To which musician did it belong?

Ans : John Lennon

7) In 1961 which university was founded in the basement of a McDonald’s restaurant in Elk Grove Village.

Ans : Hamburger University.

8) This soft drink “dnL” is billed as the flipped version of which soft drink?

Ans : 7 up.

Round 1 ( Let’s Toss)

Each question had two possible answers. Participants are to guess the right one.

1. Bharati’s Sunil Mittal started his entrepreneurial career in 1978, selling what? 

Ans : Bi-cycle parts.

2. Which sports event is the largest betting event in Las Vegas?

Ans : Super Bowl Sunday.

3. As per Peter Drucker, which organisational function sees the whole business from the point of view of customers. 

Ans : Marketing.

4. With which company will you associate "The
 Whopper" brand?

Ans : Burger King

Round 2 (Sight Screen)

This was an audio visual round.

1. What is the program on ESPN, in which Sunil Gavaskar & Navjot Singh Siddhu take part?

Ans : Taking Guard

2. Identify the film.

Ans : Monsoon Wedding.

3. Identify gentleman in the garbled image.

Ans : Scott McKenley, CEO – Sun Microsystems.

4. Identify the advertiser.

Ans : Llisterine Mouthwash.

Round 3 ( Middle Overs )

This was a direct question round.

1. The man who set up 'Ghalib Academy' also set up a famous Indian company. Name the company?

(Hints : His name is Hakim Abdul Hamid Sahib)

Ans : Hamdard.

2. Zenith Radio company introduced this electronic device as 'Lazy Bone'. By what generic name we know it today ?

Ans : Remote Control.

3. In Software what is "Nagware"?

Ans : The software which helps popping up unwarranted advts on the screen or persisitantly asks you
 to register while you are working on a website.

4. Why is it so in India that cats cannot be insured but dogs and rabbits can be insured?

Ans : Pet insurance in India are 'utility based'. Dogs & rabbits are vulnerable to lab tests, so insuring them makes sense. Cats have wandering habits which

makes them difficult to be insured.

Round 4 ( Hawk-eye)

This was an audio visual round showing videos / stills with some errors. You have to find out the error.

1. Two advertisements were mixed up. Identify the brands.

Ans : Orange & Times of
 India.

2. Logo of the company was distorted. Identify the company?

Ans : Computer Associates.The circle should have encircled 'C' of CA.

3. Two brands were super imposed. Identify the brands.

Ans : Tata Tea & Duncan Double Diamond Tea.

4. Two advertisements were merged. Identify the brands.

Ans : Royal Stag & Blender’s Pride.

Round 5 (Extras)

A film song was played. Identify the film.

Ans : Anarth.

2. Identify the Lady in the visual.

Ans : Neha Dhupia, Miss India / Universe 2002.

3. They are the third richest family in Switzerland. Who?

Ans : Hindujas.

4. Sample candles were exhibited with a background song of "Candle in the Wind" by Elton John. Which brand? Hints : Charlie Chaplin.

Ans : City Lights.

Round 6 ( Slog Overs )

This was a buzzer round.

1. Baccardi is available in Breezer, Orange, Lime
 & in which other flavour?

Ans : Cranberry.

2. Which is the first passenger aircarft which used Rolls Royce, Olympus 593 engine?

Ans : Concorde.

3. In 1987, Sopan Leasing a subsidiary TANSI Investments Pvt Ltd. was incorporated. By what name we know it today.?

Ans : ABCL.

4. Which of Alvin Toeffler's waves mark the 'beginning of agriculture'?

Ans : First Wave.

5. Till 1949, they were known as India Registered Accountants. By what name we call them today?

Ans : Chartered Accountants.

6. If you are in Happy Valley race
 course, where largest betting takes place in the horse racing, which city you are in?

Ans : Hong Kong.

7. Which famous financial consultancy company was the largest leaser of real estate in The World Trade Centre on 9/11?

Ans : Morgan Stanley

8. Whom did Dvaid Oglivy call "An Odiou’s little shit"?

Ans : Martin Sorrel.

Round 1 ( Let’s Toss)

Each question had two possible answers. Participants are to guess the right one.

1. Kenneth Ross introduced him as “Pornographer, Pundit & Social outcast”.
 Who?

Ans : Larry Flynt.

2. He encouraged The London University to Institute a chair at London School of Economics to investigate and research into the causes of destitution and poverty. Who?

Ans : Sir Ratan Tata.

3. Which concept in connection with behavioural science was propagated by Danah Zohar & Ian Marshall?

Ans : Spiritual quotient.

4. Which Presidential daughter recently agreed to take up a job with McKinsey & Company after initially turning it down?

Ans : Chelsea Clinton.

Round 2 (Sight Screen)

This was an audio
 visual round.

1. An advertisement film of Asian Paints with buzz line “Har Ghar Kuchh Keheta Hai…….” was shown. Identify the voice.

Ans : Piyush Pandey.

2. A clip from a Hindi film was shown. You have to identify the film and the central lady character.

Ans : Film : Mother. Central Lady Character : Mrs.Britannia.

3. Identify the person in garbled image.

Ans : Sumantra Ghoshal of London Business School.

4. A clip from a Tele serial was shown, where a person says “Yes Mr.Simms, there is only two syllables in this whole wide world, worth hearing……..Woman……..

&…….? Clue : The last word is a brand name. Which
 brand?

Ans : Ferrari.

Round 3 ( Middle Overs )

This was a direct question round.

1. The Amul butter company always came up with current topcal headline. In 1969, their ad line was “Hurry Amul, Hurry, Hurry” What were they referring to?

Ans : The Hare Rama Hare Krishna movement (Hari Om Hari).

2. What is Assmosis?

Ans : Career advancement by Kissing up to the Boss and not working hard.

3. Mark Tulli, BBC journalist noted ‘their roof looks like bowlers hat’. Alyque
 Padamsee considers this brand as the ultimate corporate brand of India. Which

brand?

Ans : Ambassador Car.

4. Sony Corporation recently introduced “EDY’s smart card” for counter ticket sales of entertainment events. What do EDY stands for?

Ans : Euro, Dollar & Yen.

Round 4 ( Hawk-eye)

This was an audio visual round showing videos / stills with some errors. You have to find out the error.

1. Advertisements of two brands were mixed up. Identify the brands.

Ans : Reebok & Puma.

2. A photograph of Jeff Bezos was shown with the following statement. “Amazon was originally meant to be an online merchandise trading company for computer

software”. What is the error?

Ans : It should be ‘books’ in place of ‘computer software’.

3. Logos of two airlines were merged. Identify the airlines.

Ans : Air Lanka & Malaysian Airlines.

4. Two advertisement stills were mixed up. Identify the brands.

Ans : KS & Durex.

Round 5 (Extras)

1. Audio Clue : Name the fairy tale narrated.

Ans : Puss in Boots.

2. Audio Clue : Name the advertiser.

Ans : Intel.

3. On the New York stock exchange, this company is traded by symbols IBM. Which company?

Ans : IBM Corporation.

4. Which company uses inflated balloons for advertisements and call them  ‘aerial ambassadors’? Also what are these inflated balloons called?

Ans : Goodyear, Advertisement balloons are called ‘Blimps’.

Round 6 ( Slog Overs )

This was a buzzer round.

1. Nicolas Ruinart was the first company to
 merchandise Champagne. On whose birth centenary did they send a special and the first consignment of

Champagne to the USA? (I am not too sure of this question).

Ans : Napoleon Bonaparte.

2. Which famous industrialist’s birthday is shared by Ratan Tata?

Ans : Late Dhirubai Ambani.

3. Which marketing term was first coined by Jerry Welsh and was now widely in use by ICC during the World Cup.

Ans : Ambush marketing.

4. Expand VLCC?

Ans : Vandana Luthra Curls and Curves.

5. Which automobile company gets its name from a Spanish girl, whose name means “Grace”?

Ans : Mercedes.

6. Name of which beverage is shared by the pet dog of Aurthur C.Clarke?

Ans : Pepsi.

7. Which sportswear company was founded by Rudolph Dassler?

Ans : Puma.

8. In 1894, which Sweedish inventor acquired Bofors?

Ans : Alfred Nobel.

1.0 Before joining as financial advisor to Finance

Minister Jaswant Singh, of which organisation Vijay

Kelkar was the Executive Director?

Ans : IMF

2.0 Ramco Systems won a prestigious order for Front

Office solution and back office automation of which

religious organisation?

Ans : Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam Trust.

3.0 Ray Korc set up a laboratory in Chicago to

research ultimate recipe of __________ _____?

[Clue : The product has two word with six and three

letters in the first and second word.]

Ans : French Fry.

4.0 Champaklal Choksi, Chimnalal Choksi, Arvind
 Vakil

& Suryakant Dani started which organisation?

Ans : Asian Paints ( in 1942 ).

5.0 Nirma exclusively manufactures which P & G soap?

Ans : Camay.

6.0 Which only Indian Beer Brand is available online?

Ans : Kingfisher.

7.0 Which American Businessman, owns rights of Leonardo De Vinci folio on nature, light & gravity?

Ans : Bill Gates.

8.0 Which is the first milk chocolate brand whose packaging has been certified as intellectual property right of the manufacturer by Swiss Institute in Bern?

Ans : Toblerone.

9.0 The Pareto diagram in Six sigma depicts, “ ------percentage of the potential sources cause------percentage of all problems”. Fill up the blanks.

Ans : 20 / 80.

10.0 Which hospitality industry term did Los Angeles Architect Arthur Heineman coin?

[ Clue : Five letter word ]

Ans : Motel.

11.0 Which Indian company is World’s third largest producer of Denim?

Ans : Arvind Mills.

12.0 The story of an accidental revolutionary is the story of a software giant. Who?

Ans : Linus Torvalds.

13.0 In an advertisement agency, who is called a “Copy
 Writers partner”?

Ans : Vizualisers.

14.0 In the new “Sprite” television advertisement, where does the shopkeeper tell the four guys to go to “do the thing”?

Ans : Behind the Bush.

15.0 “The glass and a half” corporate purple is the key symbol for which international company in food business?

Ans : Cadbury

16.0 Which Piano playing Executive in 1980 was described by BBC as “World’s Best Manager”?( Clue : He is now 80 plus years old )

Ans : Rusi Modi. ( The then CEO of TISCO )

17.0 Which company was the first to stamp a soap with a brand name?

Ans : Lever Brothers. ( Sunlight ).

18.0 “You can access your e-mail, even when you are not in the office”. Advertisement campaign of which company?

Ans : Rediff Mail Mobile.

19.0 In 1980’s this was the first popular Filter King Size cigarette introduced in Indian market. Which brand?

Ans : Charms.

20.0 This product distlled in London, shares its name with guards at the tower of London? Which product?

Ans : Beefeaters gin.

21.0 Why did Sir John Templeton, founder of Franklin investment management company, name his company so?

Ans : He named his company, after Benjamin Frnaklin.

22.0
 Soon after opening the first restaurant, the McDonald brothers, sold their first drive in unit and set up another one and named it “The Dimer”. Why did

they name it so?

Ans : All food stuffs were available at the price of one dime.

23.0 As Veerappan’s hostage, actor Raj Kumar was treated with only one canned food item. Which brand?

Ans : Nestle’s Milkmaid.

24.0 If you are watching Sony Television Network on a Sunday Morning at 10.30 AM, which program will you be watching?

Ans : Bournvita Quiz Contest.

25.0 Name the German engineer, whose first car with Internal combustion engine was called “Motorwagen”?

Ans : Karl Benz.

26.0 Audio : Ad Song “Aa Ye Oh, Ah Ye Ah”. Identify the singer and the brand?

Ans : Adnan Sami, Pepsi.

27.0 Video : Identify the brand.

Ans : Brittania Time Pass.

28.0 Video : Identify the advertiser.

Ans : Nokia

29.0 Visual : Identify the Logo.

Ans : Nalco.

30.0 Visual : Identify the person.

Ans : George Soros.

Final
 :

Round 1 – ( Let’s Toss )

There were four options for the answer. Right one was to be identified.

1.0 Under which anonymous name did George Eastman (Kodak) make an endowment of $ 2.5 Million to MIT?

Ans : Mr. Smith.

2.0 What kind of product is “Adilettes” of Adidas?

Ans : Soccer Sandals.

3.0 Lord Brougham was the first to popularise this French Seaside resort in 19th Century. This now holds an important annual event. Which place?

Ans : Cannes.

4.0 In Newyork
 stock exchange, which company is represented by TOM?

Ans : Tommy Hilfiger.

5.0 Which Indian company publishes a Journal named “Village Physician” in Urdu, English & Hindi.

Ans : Hamdard.

6.0 In 1848, Luxemberg introduced their own currency “Luxemberg Franc” replacing currency of which country?

Ans : The Netherlands.

Round 2 – ( Sight Screen )

Video Round

1.0 Identify the film, actress and the shoe brand.

Ans : The Wedding Planner, Jenifer Lopez, Gucci
 Shoes.

2.0 Identify the advertiser of the Television advertisement

Ans : Microsoft, .net

3.0 Identify the person.

Ans : Adi Godrej.

4.0 Identify the film and the product mentioned?

Ans : Bollywod Hollywood, Tiger Balm.

5.0 Identify the Cricketer and the shoe brand.

Ans : Andy Blignaut, Bata.

6.0 Identify the airline and concession they are offering for which target group?

Ans : Indian Airlines, 15% discount offered for women passengers.

Round 3 – ( Pinch Hitter )

This was a buzzer round.

1.0 Which management guru spent 12 years in Public Sector undertaking-Indian Oil?

Ans : Sumantra Ghosal.

2.0 In terms of Media expand, “AOR”.

Ans : Agency on record.

3.0 Which company in India is the largest manufacturer of Viscose Staple Fibre?

Ans : Grasim.

4.0 Which airline has a quarterly inflight magazine “Hot Air”.

Ans : Virgin Atlantic.

5.0 Name the Coffee Shop at the Taj Coromandel Hotel in
 Chennai.

Ans : “Match Point”

6.0 Name the agency, Who is responsible for Hallmarking of gold products in India?

Ans : BIS

7.0 In USA, which company has a condom branded as “Close Encounter”.

Ans : Durex.

8.0 Whose face in minted on 54 Gold coins being used for toss in ICC Worldcup Cricket Tournament, in South Africa?

Ans : President Mbeki of South Africa.

9.0 In November 1999, which bank started a gold bond scheme under the name of “Shri Mata Vaishno Devi”?

Ans : SBI

10.0 Lakshman Rao Phatak pioneered Hindustan Film
 company in Collaboration with which famous personality?

Ans : Dada Saheb Phalke.

Round 4 – ( Middle Overs )

1.0 Which two Indian cricketers are the brand ambassadors for Himalaya Chawanprash?

Ans : Yuvraj Singh & Zaheer Khan.

2.0 Scion of which famous business family of the USA became the 41st Vice President of the country?

Ans : Nelson Rockefeller.

3.0 Steevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, Jeff Beck are the three types of which brand?

Ans : Fender Guitars.

4.0 Which rich Austrian family descends from a famous auto
 legacy?

Ans : Porsche.

5.0 Whom did the Wall Street Journal call the “Andrew Carnegie of the great new world of steel industry”?

Ans : L.N. Mittal.

6.0 Whose first book was on Physics & Technology of semi conductor devices, written in 1967 as a text book in American University.

Ans : Andy Grove.

Audience Questions :

a. Expand : DKNY 

Ans : Dona Karan New York.

b. Which is the largest Life Insurance Company in the world.

Ans : ING.

Round
 5 – ( Hawk Eye )

In this round, visuals were shown, which contained mistakes / irregularities which were to be identified.

1.0 Malaika Arora was shown modeling for L’oreal.

Ans : This was actually a Godrej hair dyer advertisement.

2.0 Kumaramangalam Birla’s photograph was shown with a text mentioning he acquired MRPL from IPCL.

Ans : He acquired it from HPCL.

3.0 Chambor advertisement was shown.

Ans : The logo was not of Chambor but of Body Shop.

4.0 Gillette advertisement still was shown with the text reading “His boat at 2003 America Cup
 was sponsored by Daimler Chrysler”.

Ans : The Sponsorer was BMW.

5.0 Logo of Alcatel was shown.

Ans : The two different fonts of the letter “A” in the logo was interchanged.

Round 6 – ( Reverse Swing )

1.0 Which CEO sent over the manuscript for his writing for publishing with the pseudonym S. H. Jayakumar, taken from his middle name Jayashekaran.

Ans : David Davidar ( Penguin Books ).

2.0 As per Forbes in March 2002, which country replaced Saudi Arabia as world’s second largest producer of crude oil?

Ans : Russia.

3.0 In what
 unique way is late Dhirubai Ambani’s eldest nephew and son of Dhirubai’s brother Ramniklal is connected to Reliance?

Ans : His name “Vimal” was adopted as the brand for Reliance fabric.

4.0 What is a “keyboard plaque”?

Ans : These are the dirts stuck between the keyboard and the keys.

5.0 In 1812, Stephen Girard bought over the Bank of the United States. What else did he do after the purchase?

Ans : He renamed the bank after his own name.

6.0 Under which brand name do Mother Diary market vegetables and vegetable products?

Ans : Safal.

Round 7 – ( Extras )

These are theme questions selected by the participants.

1.0 Boss is generous : In 1931, he was made Greece’s Deputy Consul General to Argentina. Who is this famous and rich?

Ans : Aristotle Onasis.

2.0 Odd 1 Out : 14 B, 14 C, 14 D, 14 F

Ans : 14 F, This is a window seat in an aircraft, others are not.

3.0 Connect Shunnect : The America we deserve, The art of the Come back, the art of the deal.

Ans : All are books written Donald Trump.

4.0 Live Surprise : Six different drinks were presented to make a cocktail of screwdriver with two out of the
 six.

Ans : Mix was Tropicana Orange & Vodka.

5.0 Slide Wide : Identify the person shown on visual.

Ans : Leo Burnett.

6.0 Snickometer : Identify the person and the brand on an audio clipping.

Ans : Kapil Dev & Timex Watch.

Round 8 – ( Slog Over )

This was a crossword on buzzer.

Clues :-

1.0 Fly with a Yellow Rose. ( 3, 7 ).

Ans : Jet Airways.

2.0 Raj for super
 package holidays. ( 5 )

Ans : Tours.

3.0 Mahatma Gandhi’s protest, Old salary ( 4 ).

Ans : Salt.

4.0 Jayasuriya & Ing Vyasya ( 4 )

Ans : Lion.

5.0 Prospero’s Clinical ( 6 )

Ans : Aerial

6.0 Pepsi Victim, No Amnesia ( 5, 5 )

Ans : Shane Warne.

7.0 Ujala is made here ( 5, 4 )

Ans : Jyoti Labs.

8.0 Rearranged Race to compute ( 4 )

Ans : Acer.

9.0 Selling Propositions ( 4 )

Ans : AIDA

10.0 Some Beech, Some Small ( 10 )

Ans : Smithkline.

11.0 Sleep Well ( 4 )

Ans : Raha.

12.0 Fine Brand, Fine Connection ( 5 )

Ans : Nokia.

Audience Questions :

a. Who is the first Tennis player to have a doll named after him / her.

Ans : Gabriela Sabatini.

b. Connect a Tennis player with Body care fabric from Siyaram.

Ans :
 Boris Becker.

c. Which Norwegian explorer was dressed by Berberry?

Ans : Captain Roald Amundsen.

1. Which Indian is the new CEO of Vodafone ?

Ans : Arun Sarin

2. If Coke is ‘Big Red’, which company is ‘Big Red Zero’ ?

Ans : Lucent Technologies

3. Which car was named after a French army officer named Antoine De La Mothe ?

Ans : Cadillac. It was his last name.

4. What does ‘TRAC’ in Gillette shaving system expand to ?

Ans : Twinblade Razor And Cartridge.

5. Which Indian filmmaker has set up a production company named SIC which stands for ‘stability is a curse’ ?

Ans : Nagesh Kukunoor

6. Which brand of pen was introduced by Chellaram family in collaboration with Parker Pen Company ?

Ans : Chelpark

7. Which product was invented by Whitcomb Judson in 1891 primarily for use in the locker for the shoes ?

Ans : Zipper

8. Who out of Sachin Tendulkar, Harbhajan Singh and VVS Laxman does not endorse for Ray Ban sunglass ?

Ans : Sachin Tendulkar

9. If Malaysia is ‘truly Asia’ in ad campaign for tourism, what
 is India ?

Ans : Incredible India

10. Which group owns the Channel “Aaj Tak’ ?

Ans : Living Media

11. Which Publication House brought out the magazine ‘Gentleman’ ?

Ans : Indian Express

12. Which company launched the men’s apparel brand ‘John Player’ ?

Ans : ITC ( Wills Sport )

13. With which international company has Hero groups tied up for marketing bicycles ?

Ans : National Panasonic of Japan

14. Who was the new sponsore for Femina Miss India 2003 ?

Ans : Sunsilk

15. Which group produces MaQintosh, Old Port rum and Bejois brandy ?

Ans : Jagdale Group 

16. ‘Be Alive’ – campaign for which product ?

Ans : Lipton Ice Tea

17. Of which company ‘Red & White bravery award’ is the social initiative ?

Ans : Godfrey Phillips

18. Who is the new CEO of WorldCom ?

Ans : Michael Capellas

19. Aishwarya Roy endorses this product in India, Carina Lau does it in Hongkong. Which brand ?

Ans : Longines watch

20. Diaphane is the new
 range from which international watch manufacturer ?

Ans : Swatch

Visuals :

1. Emblem of Hawaii Air – to identify

2. ‘Just one more for our many million viewers’ – Offering for which channel ? – ESPN/STAR SPORTS

3. Kerry Packer – to identify

4. Scott Adams – to identify

5. Ted Turner – to identify

Final :

1. Popular Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, a publishing house has brought out a series of printed books on a media extended business model which is a relatively new

concept in India. What is the model ?

Ans : They are
 bringing out print version of popular TV serials of STAR TV ( star talk, khana khajana etc).

2. Connect Rajat Jain, Insta, Krazee, Jackpot, Pepsi,Outlook and Indiatimes.com.

Ans : Sony MAX. Rajat Jain is the Executive Vice President, SET ( MAX ). Insta, Krazee and Jackpot are the Predicta gameshow of SET ( MAX ) for which Pepsi

is the presenting sponsor and Outlook and Indiatimes.com are the business partners.

3. What is marketted as ‘Gulag Tourism’ in Russia ?

Ans : This is an exclusive tour organised to now abandoned remotely located Gulag prisoner labour camps ( Stalin era ) in Kolyma Track area in Russia. Same

type of jail accomodation and food as was common during Stalin days is offered.

4. Headquartered in Fremont, California, founded by Jaya and partner, this IT consultancy company was initially named as PMY, but changed the name before

launch. Which company ?

Ans : ‘Primentor’ founded by Jaya and Phaneesh Murthy ( of infosys USA sexual harrasment infame ).

5. Which two cine actor brothers ad campaigned for rival Pepsi and Coke?

Ans : Chiranjeevi ( Pepsi ) and Pawan Kalyan ( Coke )

6. Acme clothing has brought out ‘Provogue’ campaign – ‘8 PM Plus’. What exactly is this program ?

Ans : After 8 PM, selected Provogue exclusive shops are converted into Pubs.

7. What will you have to do to reach Jules lodge
 restaurant in Key Largo in Florida which you don’t do anywhere else ?

Ans : You need to scuba dive to reach the undersea submarine restaurant.

8. As per a recent survey in rural North India, ‘Johny Lever wala’ TV ad had maxm, recall. Which ad. Was this?

Ans : Airtel ad featuring A R Rehman whom the rural people mistook as Johny Lever. 

9. Body copy : It is true, investing in platinum pays rich dividends

Agency : Ambience

Product visual - ?

Ans : Park Avenue Platinum Shirts

10. Body Copy : Search Tall, Dark, Handsome, Reliable and Committed

Agency : Contract

Product visual - ?

Ans : Hidesign

11. Body Copy : She rules, she moves, she goes everywhere

Agency : HTA

Product visual - ?

Ans : Hero Cycles

12. Body Copy : Pick me up, free tote bag

Agency : O&M

Product visual - ?

Ans : Hutch Connection

13. Body Copy : Creating an environment where life can flower

Agency : Mudra

Product visual - ?

Ans : Reliance

14. Body Copy : A smooth mix of consistency and talent 

Agency : O&M

Product visual - ?

Ans : Royal Stag

15. Which brand connects products Anchor,
 Champion, Commando and Hercules?

Ans : Apollo Tyres

16. Base line of which product is ‘Genuine since 1937’?

Ans : Ray Ban

17. Which Company has ‘Aura Alloy Wheel’ as its one of the products ?

Ans : Hindalco

18. Which company was founded by W W Gibbs in 1888 ?

Ans : Exide Technologies ( then The Electric Storage Battery Company )

19. ‘Original European shoes since 1908’ - base line of which company ?

Ans : Lee Cooper

20. ‘We heat, We cool. We power’ - Ad line of which company ?

Ans : Thermax

21. ‘Pure Internet Architecture’ – base line of which company ?

Ans : Peoplesoft

22. ‘Acrolyte, Fevibond, Puttey Prime – Which brand ?

Ans : Pidilite

23. ‘This was completely created by LEG ( ? )’ – ad line of which brand ?

Ans : Lexus Toyota

24. This pharma company was founded by K B Suri –which company ?

Ans : Morepen

25. Connect Nippon Gakki Co. Ltd. and the song ‘Woh ladki hai kahan’ featuring Saif Ali Khan from the film ‘Dil Chahta Hai’.

Ans : Yamaha { original name of Yamaha Corporation is Gakki, Saif Ali – brand ambassador of Yamaha
 bike )

26. Connect the line ‘Caution – cops don’t take this as excuse’ and Bharat Petroleum.

Ans : Speed ( BPCL’s lub oil )

27. Connect Project Vistar, Jagadish Khattar and the tune of ‘suprabhatam’.

Ans : Maruti ( Project Vistar conceived by Maruti’s MD Jagadish Khattar. Suprabhatam tune is played in Tirupati temple. First Maruti car was donated to

Tirupati temple.

28. Connect Sonali Bendre, ‘Bartan’ dish washing Powder and the motto ‘ Better product, better value, better living’.

Ans : Nirma . Sonali Bendre – brand ambassador of Nirma, ‘Bartan’ dish washing pawder is manufactured by Nirma and the motto ‘Better….’ is that of Nirma.

29. Connect February 09/2003, President Roosevelt and Amitabh Bachchan.

Ans : Polio. Feb 09 is the day for 2nd. Dose for pulse polio program, President Roosevelt suffered from Polio and Amitabh is brand ambassador of Pulse Polio

program.

30. Connect Lak Hui Chemicals, Koo In Hwoi and actress Shobhana.

Ans : LG Group ( Lak Hui is old name of Lucky Goldstar, Koo was the founder of Lak Hui and Shobhana is the brand ambassador of LG Group in India )

31. Who is the founder of Hitachi Ltd ?

Ans : Namihei Odaira

32. Who is the author of the book ‘Work in Progress’ ?

Ans : Michael Eisner

33. ‘Good to the last drop’ – which company ?

Ans : Maxwel House

34. What is the currency of Albania ?

Ans : Lek

35. Expand WGC.

Ans : World Gold Council

36. He joined the company as assistant bookkeeper in 1907 and rose to the post of the first chairman of the board of 3M Company. Who ?

Ans : L McKnight

37. ‘Just for fun’ – story of which company ?

Ans : Starbuck

38. ‘Your dream, our commitment’ – motto of which company ?

Ans : Birla
 Sunlife

39. What is the currency of Algeria ?

Ans : Dinar

40. John Erik Johnson, Eugene McDermott, Cecil H Green and Henry Bates Peacock were the founders of which company ?

Ans : Texas Instruments

41. Who is the author of ‘Adventure of a bystander’ ?

Ans : Peter Drucker

42. ‘Close to nature’ – campaign of which brand ?

Ans : Ayush

43. What is the currency of Botswana ?

Ans : Pula

44. Expand ‘ASCI’ in ad reference.

Ans :
 Advertising Standard Council of India

45. Tom Monghan founded this company in 1960. Which company ?

Ans : Dominos Pizza

46. ‘Nothing else will do’ – campaign of which product ?

Ans : Mahindra Scorpio

47. What is the currency of Costa Rica ?

Ans : Colon

48. Expand ‘RDA’ in food technology.

Ans : Recommended Dietary Allowance

49. Fredrik Idestam founded this company in 1865. Which company ?

Ans : Nokia

50. Who is the author of ‘No Logo’
 ?

Ans : Naomi Klein

51. What is the currency of Guatemala ?

Ans : Quetzal

52. Expand ‘FICCI’

Ans : Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry

53. Which company was known for having ‘more stars than heaven’ ?

Ans : MGM

54. what is the currency of Nigeria ?

Ans : Naira

55. Expand ‘TRAI’

Ans : Telecom Regulatory Authority of India

#1

1) The name of which country is derived from Musa ibn Bika (Moses son of Bika), the Sultan of Oman, under whose rule it was conquered by the Arabs?

Mozambique.

2) What is Italian for 'bad air'? 

Malaria.

3) In the Middle Ages, Latin was the language of the intellectuals. What was the name given to the language of the people, in which vulgar love stories were written?

Romance.

4) Paul Hewson, when a youngster, was given a nickname for his "brilliant voice" and the nickname stuck. How do we know him better?

Bono Vox. 

5) The Kannada film Seema directed by C. S Shreedhar was the last film to do
 what?

Be Shot on the World Trade Centre.

#2

1) The Shinkasen is one of Japan's most well-known features. What is it?

The Bullet Train network 

2) You gorge yourself on great chocolates, buy fine lace and get yourself photographed in front of Le Mannekin Pis. Which city are you in?

Brussels, Belgium 

3) This island is furthest from any other piece of land on earth. Which is it?

Tristan da Cunha

4) Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio, Brazil, is topped by a statue of whom?

Jesus Christ 

5) This famous statue, once captured by Napoleon as loot, is now housed in the Louvre. Which is it?   

Venus de Milo

#3

1) This sport is a modern version of the North American Indian game of
 Baggataway. The first French visitors to Canada gave it the present name, from the implement used to catch and throw the ball which closely resembled a Bishop's crozier. What game?

Lacrosse.

2) German educator Friedrich Froebel believed that "self activity" and play were an essential part of a child's education. He opened a school for young children in Prussia and the name of this school translates in German to "Children's Garden". What did he start?

Kindergarten. 

3) In 1842, the first mention of this scientific phenomenon, named after an Austrian physicist was mentioned in Uber das farbige Licht der Doppelsterne ("Concerning the coloured Light of Double Stars"). Which phenomenon?    

Doppler Effect.

4) What did V S Naipaul refer to when he said -"About the dot. It says my head is empty"?   

Bindi[who was the wise guy who claimed
 naipaul is of indian descent?!]

5) The Staunton pattern is the most popular design for what?

Chess Pieces.

#4

1) After being forced to admit in public that the earth does not rotate, he is said to have muttered under his breath, "But it does move." Who?

Galileo 

2) This philosopher's original name was Aristocles. His new name translated to "broad shouldered". Who?

Plato 

3) Who was said to have suffered the "odium" of inventing sodium?

Humphrey Davy

4) He was painfully shy and could barely speak to one person – never to two. He was so timid in the presence of women that he communicated with his female servants by notes only. If one crossed his path in his house, she was fired on the spot. Identify this scientist.

Henry Cavendish

5) In 1895 Wilhelm Rontgen made a discovery which was
 described at the time as 'probably the greatest landmark in the whole history of diagnosis' and is still important in medicine today. What was it?

X Ray tube

#5

1) How better do we know Marie Grosholtz?

Madame Tussaud.

2) Which tool is named after its inventor, Charles Moncky?

Monkey wrench around 1858.

3) Elisha Graves Otis devised a number of mechanical contrivances like some railroad-car trucks and brakes, steam plaw and a bake oven. But what was his most famous invention?     

Elevator brake. 

4) He was a French physicist and helped develop a technique for measuring the absolute velocity of light. He also provided experimental proof that the earth rotates on its axis and was the first to discover the existence of eddy currents. Who?

Jean Foucalt.
 

5) What did Cullen William, Scottish physician and Professor of medicine classify as pyrexia, neuroses, cachexiae and locales?

Diseases.

What are these?? 

namaskar, swagat, wings of gold, garuda, discovery, paradise, escala....

[cryptically....wing span,morning calm,heritage,humsafar,silkwinds...and a lot more of these are connected to the three dimentional travelling]

Ans: Inflight magazines.

 which is now a common feature with almost all movies ?

• The disclaimer which says 'All characters in this movie are fictitious and any resemblance to any......'