Re: Quiz Questions for this week

[Charpiece]

Good Morning Charpiece!

 

Abhinav answered the below quiz and has taken his score to 7 + 2= 9 points.

 

Abhinav, congratulations, and when you reply, ps reply to all in the charpiece group.

 

Sowmya and Arjun need to send in their quiz questions to all for Tuesday.

 

Best

 

Shirani

On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 11:43 PM, Chaitanya Mella <chaitan...@gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Everybody

Here are the teasers for the week

a.        a. Which brand derives its name from the Japanese God of Mercy?

b.        b. Which Indian clothing brand gets its name from Greek for ‘Circle of Animals’?

 

1.      1.  Which is the parent company of Funskool?

Ans: MRF

2.      2.  What does TIMES Stand for in the name TIMES Television, the television division of Bennett & Coleman Ltd.

Ans: Television for Information, Music, Entertainment and Sports

3.       3. Among his final possessions was a test tube which supposedly contained the last breath of Thomas Alva Edison. Name him.

Ans: Henry Ford

4.       4. Which Indian businessman was part of the design team at Intel that designed the Intel 80486 microprocessor?

Ans: Rajeev Chandrasekhar of BPL

5.       5. What was advertised with the slogan “You press the button and we do the rest” ?

Ans: Kodak

6.       6. Honda advertised in the 1960s with the line “You meet the nicest people on a Honda”. Which two wheeler brand was launched two decades later in India using the same line.

Ans: Kinetic Honda

7.       7. During Wimbledon 1995 Pete Sampras and Andre Agassi played a mock tennis match at Trafalgar Square in London. Why?

Ans: To shoot for a Nike commercial

8.       8. What was launched in 1959 in Kansas by the Carney Brothers?

Ans: Pizza Hut

9.       9. What food item was patented in 1830 and called ‘Dr. Miles compound Tomato extract’?

Ans: Tomato Ketchup

10.   10. Following the super success of Food World, the Spencers Group has launched two other chains of superstores. Name them.

Ans: Music World , Health & Glow

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Thanks
Chaitanya

[Charpiece]

Charpiece,

 

Some addition and correction.

 

The correct answers are Canon and Zodiac.

 

The team that needs to send in questions for today is either Sowmya and Vamshi or Kirit and Arjun.

 

Abhinav, ps answer to all from now on.

 

Best

 

Shirani
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[Charpiece]

Charpiece,

 

I saw a status on fb that said it was Abhinav"s birthday today.

 

So , wishes to you from all of us here!!

 

We shall all celebrate on this Saturday, when we meet.

 

Take Care

 

Shirani

 

 

[Charpiece]

Charpiece,

 

Questions from http://indiabusinessquiz.com/2012/05/

 

• In which Stock Exchange will Formula One will soon be listed ? 5 hours ago
• Which Tech major has launched a new social platform called so.cl ? 6 hours ago
• Name the apex agency in India that gives products Halal certification. 12 hours ago
• As per Jeff Bezos " __________ of the 100 top titles in Kindle today are self published"? Fill in the blank. 12 hours ago
• As per AAI, India has how many airports and airstrips incl many of the WW -II era ? 12 hours ago
• Some of My Favorite Kolkata Bongisms greatbong.net/2012/05/19/som… 1 day ago
• Why is Priscilla Chan in the news ? 1 day ago
• Zuckerberg delayed taking FB public until he had no choice. What was the reg. compulsion ? Pub. qtrly results for over 500 private investors 1 day ago
• Which. Law states that "for any group of size n, the number of Subgroups that can be assembled is 2 ^ n.? Reed's law 1 day ago
• Connect the following Between, Path, Familyleaf, Storytree ...New online social networks which promote private interactions 1 day ago

Q1. On what issue the Yahoo CEO Scott Thompson had to quit ?

Ans.  Inaccurate information given in CV

Q2. Which brand took advertising into outer space in the year 2001 when a Russian rocket had its big logo painted on it ?

Ans.  Pizza hut

Q3. Name the hair dresser who pioneered the ‘ Bob cut’

Ans.  Vidal Sassoon

Q4. What is the meaning of the term seigniorage in public finance ?

Ans.  The difference between the value of money and the cost to produce it

Q5. Which type of biscuits are very popular from Kayani bakery of Pune ?

Ans.  Shrewsbury biscuits

Q6. What unique feedback does the hybrid car Honda Insight provides to Its drivers ?

Ans.  Mileage based on the way they’re driving

Best

 

Shirani