Q # Question
1 These are the “1 to 4” in the most powerful corporate honchos in the world, according to Fortune’s 2004 list.
2 In a game of Basketball, what is the maximum number of substitutions that are allowed to each side?
3 What is a “blawg”?
4 Identify the lady.
5 Name the publishing company that owns BusinessWeek.
6 The late 60’s film “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” about the magical car that could fly enjoyed phenomenal success and is considered to be one of the most enduring children’s movies ever made. It’s writer-producer duo had already achieved huge success in another legendary series of films. Name the writer & the producer.
7 What are puma, panther and now tiger?
8 Oscar Wilde once said “________ is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months”. What was he referring to?
Q # Answers
1 1. Lee Scott – Wal Mart , 2. Bill Gates, 3. Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway, 4. Jeff Imelt – GE
2 There is no limit on substitutions in Basketball
3 Blogs (Web Logs) related to legal matters
4 Martha Stewart
5 McGraw-Hill
6 Ian Fleming & Albert R Broccoli
7 Operating systems of Apple Macs (OS-X)
8 Fashion
Q # Question
1 30 of the most affluent countries that form the ‘first world’ are members of OECD. Expand OECD.
2 This intriguing ‘science fiction’ book by Douglas Adams has been made into a Hollywood film that recently topped the Box Office charts. Name this hugely popular book.
3 Name the cricket coach of Oman, who was recently in the news.
4 What is the specific mathematical term for what you see in this image?
5 In 2004, Janet Jackson’s ‘wardrobe malfunction’ incident took the entertainment world by storm. What was the event at which she was performing when the incident took place? Who was the male artist with her during the incident?
6 Identify the sculpture that you see in the picture.
7 In golf, the term ‘birdie’ is used to describe a score of one stroke below par for a hole. What are the terms used to refer to a score of two strokes below par, and three strokes below par?
8 Identify the outdoor activity depicted in this picture.
9 Numismatics refers to the hobby of collecting coins. In numismatics, what is a referred to as a ‘FIDO’?
Extra Questions (Prepared but not asked)
10 An ‘isthmus’ is a geographical feature considered to have great strategic and commercial importance, and is regarded as a favourable site for a city. What is an ‘isthmus’?
11 Where would you find a ‘paraph’?
12 What is the Jason Allen Alexander’s claim to fame?
13 ‘The Thinker’ is one of the most famous sculptures in the world. Name the sculptor.
14 ‘Bloody Mary’ - one of the most popular cocktails - contains Vodka, Tomato juice and a mixture of spices. But, in the world of cocktails, what does ‘Virgin Mary’ contain?
15 With the advent of SMS and chat, many new acronyms have been coined – to the extent that some people believe SSEWBA, i.e. Someday Soon Everything Will Be Acronyms! Expand the following commonly used SMS acronyms: TTYL, BTW, LOL, OTOH, IMHO, B4N
Q # Answers
1 Organization for Economic Cooperation & Development
2 “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”
3 Sandeep Patil
4 Venn Diagram
5 SuperBowl halftime performance, Justin Timberlake
6 Goddess of Democracy (Tiananmen Square, 1989)
7 Eagle, Albatross
8 Snowboarding
9 Coins with Minting Errors – Freaks, Irregularities, Defects, Oddities
Answers to Extra Questions
10 Narrow strip of land joining 2 large landmasses, e.g. Suez, Panama, etc.
11 In a signature (paraph is the flourish below a signature)
12 Was married to Britney Spears for 55 hours!
13 Auguste Rodin (French)
14 Tomato Juice + spices (Bloody Mary minus Vodka)
15 Talk to you later, By the way, Laughing out loudly, On the other hand, In my humble opinion, Bye for now
Q # Question
1 "Be the first to know " is tag line of which company
2 Logo of which event
3 Expand BMW
4 Recent launch of a new range of which brand?
5 Vodafone is an acronym of what three words
6 We all know the guy. What is he proudly displaying.
7 “We bring good health to you“
8 Tokyo Telecommunication Engineering's first consumer product in the late 1940s was the Rice Boiler. Name the company’s latest sensation already out in the market.
9 What was Mickey Mouse's original name?
Extra Questions (Prepared but not asked)
10 What was advertised as the "Uncola?"
11 The best run business run….. (complete the tag line)
12 "We try harder" is the famous ad campaign of which company
Q # Answers
1 CNN
2 Beijing 2008 (Olympics)
3 Bayerische Motoren Werke
4 Cartier
5 Voice-Data-Fone
6 Ipod Shuffle
7 Muscat Pharmacy
8 Sony PSP (Play Station Portable)
9 Mortimer Mouse
Answers to Extra Questions
10 7 Up
11 SAP
12 Avis Rent-a-Car
Q # Question
1 This best-selling business book features the characters “Sniff”, “Scurry”, “Hem” and “Haw”. Name the book & the author.
2 Identify the names of the following characters from Dilbert
3 A motivational book by Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen was rejected by numerous publishers. It later went on to make publishing history by spawning off a series that has now achieved cult status. Name the original book of the series that started it all.
4 In the BCG Growth vs. Market Share matrix, terms used to describe products in the two of the four quadrants are: Cash Cows & Stars. Name the terms that refer to products in the other two quadrants.
5 Lou Gerstner, IBM’s CEO in the 90s is credited with bringing about a dramatic turnaround in the mega-corporation. He recounted his experiences at IBM in an absorbing book. What is the catchy title of this book?
6 Believe it or not, the phrase “You’re fired” could soon become a trademark! Name the US celebrity businessman who filed a trademark application for this phrase in March 2004.
7 The thriller “On Wings of Eagles” by Ken Follet describes a daredevil rescue of two Americans from a prison in Iran. It is based on a real-life operation that was personally launched and coordinated by this charismatic CEO who insisted that his employees could not be allowed to rot in jail at the mercy of diplomats and governments. Name the CEO and the company.
8 The book “Made in Japan”. Author: Akio Morita (as we all know). Who is the author of “Made in America”?
9 What is the specific term used to describe “the inability of a borrower to meet financial obligations as they mature, or having insufficient assets to pay legal debts”?
Extra Questions (Prepared but not asked)
10 In his book “The Human Side of Enterprise” published in 1960, Douglas McGregor formulated two models to describe behaviour of individuals at work. They go by the names Theory X & Theory Y. What is the basic assumption of Theory Y?
11 Expand the following shortforms that are commonly used in business: IPO, FMCG, E & O E, ISDN
12 One of the most influential books about Quality just celebrated its 25th anniversary. This work introduced many path-breaking concepts with quotes like “Quality is Free, but it is not a gift” and “Workers perform like the attitude of Management”. Name the author.
13 In terms of Selling techniques, what is referred to as a “Cold Call”?
14 A rational approach for planning advertising strategy by using quantifiable methods was developed by Russel Colley and is popularly known by the acronym DAGMAR. Expand DAGMAR.
Q # Answers
1 “Who Moved My Cheese?” by Dr. Spencer Johnson
2 The Boss, Alice, Dogbert, Asok the intern
3 Chicken Soup for the Soul
4 Question Marks & Dogs
5 “Who Says Elephants Can’t Dance”
6 Donald Trump(NBC’s ‘The Apprentice’ reality show)
7 H. Ross Perot of EDS
8 Sam Walton
9 Insolvency
Answers to Extra Questions
10 People inherently like to work, Work is as natural as rest & play, People are committed to meet objectives & seeking goals, higher responsibility, etc.
11 Initial Public Offering, Fast Moving Consumer Goods, Errors & Omissions Excepted, Integrated Services Digital Network
12 Phil Crosby
13 An unscheduled & unsolicited contact between the seller & prospective buyer made to introduce the product or service
14 Define Advertising Goals for Measured Advertising Response
Q # Question
1 Two of these characters are actually one - a major suspense feature of the story. Name them.
2 What are “Red Chips” at the HongKong Stock Exchange?
3 3 stars is what the company's name means, it started with exports in 1938, sugar in ‘53, insurance in ‘58, dept store in ’63, newspaper in ‘67 and finally electronics in ‘69. Name the company
4 What is unique about the super luxury Dubai Emirates Hotel's 40th floor, a recently launched feature?
5 A popular index for purchasing power parity used in economics to compare currency value of countries is named after a fast food. What’s the new one introduced by The Economist in Jan 2004 called?
6 If I did a “red-eye”, what have I done (in corporate life)?
7 Who said to John Sculley , then CEO of PEPSI – “Do you want to spend the rest of your life selling sweet water or would you like a chance to change the world?” when he recruited him
8 Name the city
Extra Questions (Prepared but not asked)
9 Name the Italian sports club owned by the owners of Fiat
10 “Guiding light” is the longest (Guinness book of world records) running soap opera. It started in 1937 on radio NBC and moved to TV in 1952 and is still on air. Which company first sponsored this show?
11 This is a meeting of the Executive Council at the Companys’ HQ, held in 2004. Which company?
12 Computing Tabling & Recording Co is credited for invented the cursor. Name the current name of this company.
13 MCI, Prisma Energy and Accenture have something in common. What is it?
14 Name three fast-food chains owned by Yum! Restaurants Inc
15 What are engineers at Disney called?
16 Name the TIME person of the year 2002
17 Who is called the Oracle of Omaha?
18 Name the only surviving company from the original DowJones 12 upto the current DowJones 30
Q # Answers
1 Anakin Skywalker and Darth Vader
2 Chinese companies
3 Samsung
4 Women-only floor
5 The Tall Latte Index (one of the popular Starbucks drinks)
6 I sat late in office
7 Steve Jobs
8 Houston Texas , Enron HQ
Answers to Extra Questions
9 Juventus
10 P&G
11 HP
12 IBM
13 Disgraced companies that have changed their name - WorldCom, Enron and Anderson respectively
14 KFC/Pizza Hut/Taco Bell
15 Imagineers
16 Whistle Blower Women (who blew WorldCom, Enron and FBI)
17 Warren Buffet
18 GE
Saturday, August 13, 2005
Wednesday, April 6, 2005
QUIZ QUESTIONS OF 4/6/2005 - QM Sanjay lavkare
QUIZ QUESTIONS OF 4/6/05
ROUND 1 : Corporate
1) Why did Intel call the successor to its 486 processor series "Pentium" instead of using a combination of digits as they had always done
1(a) During the initial launch of Pentium, it had a lot of issues, so much so that the press jokingly gave it another name.What was it?
2) Which soft-drink has a slogan, : "No more drinking stupid, drink with commitment!" ?
3) Which company founder said "I have 3 priorities - God, family and _______, and at work these get reversed.
4) Singer Sewing machines was the first company to introduce a highly innovative marketing tool.What is it?
5) The merger of in 1939 of Shibaura Seisakusho and Tokyo Denki created a new company. In 1978 the company officially got its current name, which refers to a magical and powerful plant in East Asian mythology that offers longevity and good luck. Name the company
ROUND 2 : GK
1) In Netherlands, what is the House of Orange?
2) In the 1960s & 1970s she became a diplomat when she was loaned to the US President by Charles de Gaulle in an attempt to improve Franco-American relations. Whom are we talking about?
3) Walter Fredrick Morrison sold the rights to his "Pluto Platter" in 1955, but under what name did this toy become popular?
4) Which computer game , completing 25 years this year (2005) - feature ghosts named Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde
5) Armenia, Iran & USA. Which sportsman links these 3 countries?
ROUND 3 : VISUAL
1) Identify the exact location of this landmark .
2) What does this logo represent in the world of Internet?
2(a)Mozilla corporation have a director on their board who was the starter of a very famous software? Who
3) Which product (brand) do these mascots advertise? Name these mascots.
4) The tallest building in Taipei, was illuminated earlier this year in the manner shown in this photograph,to commemorate which significant scientific breakthrough ?
5) On April 15, 2005 , Google's home page sported this logo. What was the occasion?
ROUND 4 : Corporate
1) Mark McCormack is the author of " What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School" What is the other book he has written ?
2) Which Indian entertainment software company has a Michigan University graduate on its board of directors? Name the director also.
3) In 2004, this popular electronics & telecommunications company abandoned the slogan "Let's make things better" in favor for a new one : "Sense and Simplicity". Name the company
4) There are 3 famous international ratings agencies - a) S & P, b) Moody's c) _____ Fill in the blanks.
5) Which US senator worked as a lawyer for Walmart and was also on their board of directors ?
ROUND 5 : Corporate
1) Mitsubishi was, in a way, played a role in triggering the end of World War -II. How?
2) This entrepreneur has introduced music -bands like Sex Pistols & Culture Club to the world music scene.In 2002 ,his company came up with the catch-line "Mine's bigger than yours" on the posters advertising their new "facility" (which now happens to be one of their major business-lines). Name the person/company.
3) Who said this and on whom " If he was a plumber, he would control all the water in the world and force anyone who wants a drop of the precious liquid to cut a deal with him"
4) Who has set up the world's first floating ATM?
5) Name this corporate which gets its name from a brute race mentioned in Jonathan Swift's novel "Gulliver Travels'
ROUND 6 : Visual
1) Who is the only female-partner of this Indian, entertainment company ?
2) Identify the personality
3) Love him or hate him….but this guy’s making waves these days !
4) Identify the trophy and the event at which it is awarded.
5) In a game of Pictionary , which fast-food chain could be identified by the above illustration ?
ROUND 7 : GK
1) How is author Mary Shelley associated with genetically modified foods?
2) Where, on a horse ,do you find a frog?
3) Who is the employer of James Bond?
4) What is Barbara Millicent Roberts popularly known as ?
5) The suffix 'ology' means "study of" (viz. psychology, biology etc.) What is the shortest 'ology' word?
ROUND 8 : Corporate
1) This was a classification of the highest quality of ships by Lloyd which became a phrase in the English language.What is it ?
2) If IBM is the Big Blue, Coke the Big Red, who is Big Brown/Black?
3) With which company would you associate Chicago, Memphis, and Longhorn?
4) Born in Brazil to Lebanese parents, this person has turned around a Japanese company. He has written about his experiences in a book. Name the book and the author
5) Which local product has an adline tag which goes as "The Power to Dream"
Answers
ROUND 1 : Corporate
1 Because numbers can't be trade-marked.
1(a) Repent-ium
2 Mecca-Cola
3 McDonald's (Ray Croc)
4 Installment Scheme
5 TOSHIBA to, means "east", and the second, shiba, is a magical and powerful plant
ROUND 2 : GK
1 The Royal Family
2 Mona Lisa (Many believe that she's actually, Da Vinci in drag !She's also been lampooned as "Lady suppressing a smile after a silent fart " by some of her not-so-kind critics!!)
3 Frisbee
4 Pacman.It was invented in a Pizza joint. At a pizza parlor,Toru Iwatani - the founder, paused after taking his first slice and thought the remainder of the pie looked like a head with its mouth open. He imagined it racing through a maze, eating things -- and the phenomenon was born.
5 Andre Aggasi ,Agassi, an ethnic Armenian was born and raised in Las Vegas and lives there when not on tour. His father, Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi, was a boxer for Iran in the 1948 & 1952 Olympics before emigrating to the U.S. When he became a citizen, he shortened his name from Agassian to Agassi
ROUND 3 : VISUAL
1 Wall Street (NY). The Bronze Bull Sculpture " The beloved bull sculpture that symbolizes Wall Street capitalism is for sale, and bidding starts at $5 million.
But any prospective buyer will have to keep the 7,000-pound bronze ""Charging Bull"" where it is, in a park near the New York Stock Exchange, said its creator.
""I put the bull up for sale because I need the money to create more masterpieces for New York,"" said Arturo Di Modica, 63, who sculpted the slick, powerful-looking bull, which mysteriously appeared on Wall Street 15 years ago. Di Modica insisted that any deal would require the buyer to donate the landmark sculpture to New York City, with the new owner's name inscribed on a plaque to be placed next to it. The buyer would be allowed a tax deduction."
2 FireFox ( The new Internet Browser from Mozilla)
2a) Mitchell Kapur (who started Lotus)
3 Kellogs (Tony the Tiger & Cornelius the Rooster)
4 100 years of "Theory of Relativity". The formula "E=-mc2 can be read if the picture is turned sideways)
5 Leonardo Da Vinci's birth anniv.
ROUND 4 : Corporate
1 What you'll never learn on the Internet
2 Balaji Telefilms. Tusshar Kapoor
3 Philips
4 Fitch
5 Hillary Clinton
ROUND 5 : Corporate
1 During WW-II, they manufactured the famous Zero aircraft that was used in the Pearl Harbor bombing which then triggered the Hiroshima bombing by the US
2 Richard Branson (Virgin Atlantic). This catch-line was advertised on the hoardings of their new A340 Airbus , to 'show-off' their bigger passenger capacity.
3 Larry Elison about Bill Gates
4 SBI in Kerala backwaters
5 Yahoo!
ROUND 6 : Visual
1 Juhi Chawla (in Dreamz Unlimited) , the other partners being Shahrukh Khan & Aziz Mirza.
2 Michael Moore.
3 Crazy Frog
4 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at The Cannes Film Festival
5 Wendy's ( Chilli + Finger; referring to the infamous incident wherein a lady alleged that she had bitten into a human finger while having her chilli-dip. This was later found to be a hoax. The woman had actually 'planted' the finger belonging to a friend of her husband (who had severed the finger in an accident).The lady's surely had planned it quite well, as she'd preserved the finger carefully all these months !
ROUND 7 : GK
1 Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein". GMFs are known as "Franken-Foods"
2 On the sole of it's hooves.
3 MI-6
4 Barbie
5 Oology (study of eggs)
Incidentally, the longest is : OPHTHALMOOTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
(the branch of medicine which formerly combined the treatment of eye, ear, nose, and throat).
ROUND 8 : Corporate
1 A-1
2 UPS (United Parcel Service )
3 Microsoft- Codenames for various projects Chicago was Windows 95, Memphis was Windows 98 and Longhorn
is the next version on Windows (yet to be launched)
4 Carlos Ghosn (Nissan CEO) ; "Shift"
5 Raha (mattresses)
ROUND 1 : Corporate
1) Why did Intel call the successor to its 486 processor series "Pentium" instead of using a combination of digits as they had always done
1(a) During the initial launch of Pentium, it had a lot of issues, so much so that the press jokingly gave it another name.What was it?
2) Which soft-drink has a slogan, : "No more drinking stupid, drink with commitment!" ?
3) Which company founder said "I have 3 priorities - God, family and _______, and at work these get reversed.
4) Singer Sewing machines was the first company to introduce a highly innovative marketing tool.What is it?
5) The merger of in 1939 of Shibaura Seisakusho and Tokyo Denki created a new company. In 1978 the company officially got its current name, which refers to a magical and powerful plant in East Asian mythology that offers longevity and good luck. Name the company
ROUND 2 : GK
1) In Netherlands, what is the House of Orange?
2) In the 1960s & 1970s she became a diplomat when she was loaned to the US President by Charles de Gaulle in an attempt to improve Franco-American relations. Whom are we talking about?
3) Walter Fredrick Morrison sold the rights to his "Pluto Platter" in 1955, but under what name did this toy become popular?
4) Which computer game , completing 25 years this year (2005) - feature ghosts named Inky, Pinky, Blinky and Clyde
5) Armenia, Iran & USA. Which sportsman links these 3 countries?
ROUND 3 : VISUAL
1) Identify the exact location of this landmark .
2) What does this logo represent in the world of Internet?
2(a)Mozilla corporation have a director on their board who was the starter of a very famous software? Who
3) Which product (brand) do these mascots advertise? Name these mascots.
4) The tallest building in Taipei, was illuminated earlier this year in the manner shown in this photograph,to commemorate which significant scientific breakthrough ?
5) On April 15, 2005 , Google's home page sported this logo. What was the occasion?
ROUND 4 : Corporate
1) Mark McCormack is the author of " What they don't teach you at Harvard Business School" What is the other book he has written ?
2) Which Indian entertainment software company has a Michigan University graduate on its board of directors? Name the director also.
3) In 2004, this popular electronics & telecommunications company abandoned the slogan "Let's make things better" in favor for a new one : "Sense and Simplicity". Name the company
4) There are 3 famous international ratings agencies - a) S & P, b) Moody's c) _____ Fill in the blanks.
5) Which US senator worked as a lawyer for Walmart and was also on their board of directors ?
ROUND 5 : Corporate
1) Mitsubishi was, in a way, played a role in triggering the end of World War -II. How?
2) This entrepreneur has introduced music -bands like Sex Pistols & Culture Club to the world music scene.In 2002 ,his company came up with the catch-line "Mine's bigger than yours" on the posters advertising their new "facility" (which now happens to be one of their major business-lines). Name the person/company.
3) Who said this and on whom " If he was a plumber, he would control all the water in the world and force anyone who wants a drop of the precious liquid to cut a deal with him"
4) Who has set up the world's first floating ATM?
5) Name this corporate which gets its name from a brute race mentioned in Jonathan Swift's novel "Gulliver Travels'
ROUND 6 : Visual
1) Who is the only female-partner of this Indian, entertainment company ?
2) Identify the personality
3) Love him or hate him….but this guy’s making waves these days !
4) Identify the trophy and the event at which it is awarded.
5) In a game of Pictionary , which fast-food chain could be identified by the above illustration ?
ROUND 7 : GK
1) How is author Mary Shelley associated with genetically modified foods?
2) Where, on a horse ,do you find a frog?
3) Who is the employer of James Bond?
4) What is Barbara Millicent Roberts popularly known as ?
5) The suffix 'ology' means "study of" (viz. psychology, biology etc.) What is the shortest 'ology' word?
ROUND 8 : Corporate
1) This was a classification of the highest quality of ships by Lloyd which became a phrase in the English language.What is it ?
2) If IBM is the Big Blue, Coke the Big Red, who is Big Brown/Black?
3) With which company would you associate Chicago, Memphis, and Longhorn?
4) Born in Brazil to Lebanese parents, this person has turned around a Japanese company. He has written about his experiences in a book. Name the book and the author
5) Which local product has an adline tag which goes as "The Power to Dream"
Answers
ROUND 1 : Corporate
1 Because numbers can't be trade-marked.
1(a) Repent-ium
2 Mecca-Cola
3 McDonald's (Ray Croc)
4 Installment Scheme
5 TOSHIBA to, means "east", and the second, shiba, is a magical and powerful plant
ROUND 2 : GK
1 The Royal Family
2 Mona Lisa (Many believe that she's actually, Da Vinci in drag !She's also been lampooned as "Lady suppressing a smile after a silent fart " by some of her not-so-kind critics!!)
3 Frisbee
4 Pacman.It was invented in a Pizza joint. At a pizza parlor,Toru Iwatani - the founder, paused after taking his first slice and thought the remainder of the pie looked like a head with its mouth open. He imagined it racing through a maze, eating things -- and the phenomenon was born.
5 Andre Aggasi ,Agassi, an ethnic Armenian was born and raised in Las Vegas and lives there when not on tour. His father, Emmanuel "Mike" Agassi, was a boxer for Iran in the 1948 & 1952 Olympics before emigrating to the U.S. When he became a citizen, he shortened his name from Agassian to Agassi
ROUND 3 : VISUAL
1 Wall Street (NY). The Bronze Bull Sculpture " The beloved bull sculpture that symbolizes Wall Street capitalism is for sale, and bidding starts at $5 million.
But any prospective buyer will have to keep the 7,000-pound bronze ""Charging Bull"" where it is, in a park near the New York Stock Exchange, said its creator.
""I put the bull up for sale because I need the money to create more masterpieces for New York,"" said Arturo Di Modica, 63, who sculpted the slick, powerful-looking bull, which mysteriously appeared on Wall Street 15 years ago. Di Modica insisted that any deal would require the buyer to donate the landmark sculpture to New York City, with the new owner's name inscribed on a plaque to be placed next to it. The buyer would be allowed a tax deduction."
2 FireFox ( The new Internet Browser from Mozilla)
2a) Mitchell Kapur (who started Lotus)
3 Kellogs (Tony the Tiger & Cornelius the Rooster)
4 100 years of "Theory of Relativity". The formula "E=-mc2 can be read if the picture is turned sideways)
5 Leonardo Da Vinci's birth anniv.
ROUND 4 : Corporate
1 What you'll never learn on the Internet
2 Balaji Telefilms. Tusshar Kapoor
3 Philips
4 Fitch
5 Hillary Clinton
ROUND 5 : Corporate
1 During WW-II, they manufactured the famous Zero aircraft that was used in the Pearl Harbor bombing which then triggered the Hiroshima bombing by the US
2 Richard Branson (Virgin Atlantic). This catch-line was advertised on the hoardings of their new A340 Airbus , to 'show-off' their bigger passenger capacity.
3 Larry Elison about Bill Gates
4 SBI in Kerala backwaters
5 Yahoo!
ROUND 6 : Visual
1 Juhi Chawla (in Dreamz Unlimited) , the other partners being Shahrukh Khan & Aziz Mirza.
2 Michael Moore.
3 Crazy Frog
4 Palme d'Or (Golden Palm) at The Cannes Film Festival
5 Wendy's ( Chilli + Finger; referring to the infamous incident wherein a lady alleged that she had bitten into a human finger while having her chilli-dip. This was later found to be a hoax. The woman had actually 'planted' the finger belonging to a friend of her husband (who had severed the finger in an accident).The lady's surely had planned it quite well, as she'd preserved the finger carefully all these months !
ROUND 7 : GK
1 Mary Shelley wrote "Frankenstein". GMFs are known as "Franken-Foods"
2 On the sole of it's hooves.
3 MI-6
4 Barbie
5 Oology (study of eggs)
Incidentally, the longest is : OPHTHALMOOTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY
(the branch of medicine which formerly combined the treatment of eye, ear, nose, and throat).
ROUND 8 : Corporate
1 A-1
2 UPS (United Parcel Service )
3 Microsoft- Codenames for various projects Chicago was Windows 95, Memphis was Windows 98 and Longhorn
is the next version on Windows (yet to be launched)
4 Carlos Ghosn (Nissan CEO) ; "Shift"
5 Raha (mattresses)
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