March 2008 Quiz : Quiz masters - Sunil Seth and Praveen

Quiz masters - Sunil Seth and Praveen

1)QUESTION
During the 1996 Atlanta Olympics, a very famous company used this slogan “ You don’t win Silver , You lose Gold”,
Name the Company.
Nike

2)QUESTION
Tell the brand which used this slogan in their advertising- “ Feels like a woman”?

Revlon

3)QUESTION
Man Booker Prize is a prestigious award in Literature, Do you know what is the main business of the Man Group Plc?

Investment managment

4)QUESTION
Which Advertising Company has won the contract to manage the British Labour Party advertising at the next General Election ?

Satchi & Satchi

5)QUESTION
Who paid $ 240 million for a 1.6% stake in Facebook

Microsoft

6)QUESTION
According to Italy’s Retail association , what is the biggest business in Italy ?

Mafia contributing 7% of its GDP

7)QUESTION
Apple launched a new version of the iPod that can surf internet and show films in wide screen, What is the name given to it ?

iPod Touch

8)QUESTION
This famous Retailer dropped its slogan after 19 years. The slogan was “ always low prices” ?

Wal Mart

9)QUESTION
How much profit ( in USD millions) Amazon.com claimed it made on sales of the final Harry Potter book?

None- it blamed steep discounts and free shipping costs for losses

10)QUESTION
Ebay paid $ 2.6 Billion for a business in 2005 , the business has lost 65% of its value and is now valued at only $ 900 million , which business?

Skype

11)QUESTION
Which country has overtaken USA to become Nokia ‘s second largest market in terms of sales ?

India

12)QUESTION
Norway’s Orkla Corp has bought over MTR Bangalore and the business will be controlled from Singapore. How did the Brand MTR originate ?

It was the name of the restaurant – Mavalli Tiffin Rooms which gave the brand MTR.

13)QUESTION
Who is Bibendum ( he was advised to reduce in keeping with the times ), It is also one of the oldest trade marks - 1898

The Michelin man

14)QUESTION
What business was forced to recall millions of products due to potential health hazard ?

Mattel

15)QUESTION
With which sport would you associate the term “Haka” ?

Rugby. The dance ritual performed by the New Zealand team (All Blacks) before each game

16)QUESTION
Jerome Kerviel was in news recently. What is his achievement ?

Rougue trader who lost Societe Generale 3.7 billion pounds/ 5 billion Euros

17)QUESTION
Which business has written to 1,61,000 customers that they do not want their business?

Egg Bank

18)QUESTION
In a book , where will you find Verso and recto?

The left and right pages

19)QUESTION
What is the medical condition “paraesthesia” commonly known as ?

Pins and needles (like when you get up suddenly after sitting on the floor for long time)

20)QUESTION
What is “ boss- spasming” ?

Suddenly looking busy when your boss enters the room

21)QUESTION
Conservationist and other groups are concerned that another “ ICE age is likely by 2020” , what do they mean by that ( and it is not In Case of Emergency)?

ICE= Information , Communication and Entertainment, by 2020 more than 50% of the electricity /power consumption would be on ICE which is worrisome

22)QUESTION
Company Founder Howard Shultz has returned to the CEO role of a major US business whose share prices have fallen by 40 %. Which business ?

Starbucks

23)QUESTION
Which famous business personality has said “The minute you, have developed a new business model, it’s extinct, because somebody is going to copy it”.

Indira Nooyi, CEO PepsiCo

24)QUESTION
Which company uses this slogan in its advertising- “ “Don’t leave home without it” ?

American Express

25)QUESTION
What is common to Steve Jobs, Bill Clinton , Faith Hill , and Superman, apart from being famous?

They were all adopted

26)QUESTION
The ‘X “ in X-mas is derived from what ?

The Greek letter Chi for Christ

27)QUESTION
Name the five colours of the Olympic rings?

Blue, Yellow, Black, Green and Red

28)QUESTION
What is ‘Dry Ice” phenomena ?

Hot will seem cold and vice versa

29)QUESTION
Sicilian, Ponziani, Russian , Scottish, Nizmo- Indian and Sokolsky are all examples of what kind of movement??

Opening moves in Chess

30)QUESTION
How many different scoring areas are there in a standard dart board?

82

31)QUESTION
VJM01 is the name of a new team formed recently, which sport and who are the owners?

Formula 1 racing , team name Force India 1, owners Vijay Mallaya, Jan and Michael Mol, who bought the spyker team).

32)QUESTION
Why don’t the Spaniards sing along their National Anthem when it is played in the Olympic games after winning gold medals?

Their anthem has no words

33)QUESTION
In what sport are the two teams defending goals of different sizes?

Water polo – the goal in the shallow end is higher

34)QUESTION
Which sporting star has a line of designer clothing called “ Aneres”?

Serena Williams ( Arenes is Serena spelled backwards”.

35)QUESTION
In which race the slowest man of the day is given a red lantern?

Tour de France

36)QUESTION
In which sport are the defensive positions called prime, tierce and octave?

Fencing

37)QUESTION
How did Toyota’s “ Lexus “ get its name?

Luxury EXport to United States

38)QUESTION
What was the last Nobel prize introduced & The Nobel prize is not awarded in one major field- Which one ?

a) Economics. b) Maths- Alfred Nobel’s wife ran away with a mathematician

39)QUESTION
What is pogonology the study of ?.

Beard

40)QUESTION
Other than resigning , how many valid moves does a player have at the beginning of a chess game?

20.

41)QUESTION
In money slang , how much is a “Pavrotti”?

$ or Pound 10 ( a tenor)

42)QUESTION
What is the name of Barbie’s younger sister ?

Shelley

43)QUESTION
What is the name given to 13th marriage anniversary ?

Lace

44)QUESTION
Nike is also the name of Greek Goddess of __________?

Victory

45)QUESTION
American President Teddy Roosbelt visited the Company’s office and drank it’s _____. And said that “It is good to the last drop” which became it’s slogan. What product, and Co.?

Coffee and Maxwell House

46)QUESTION
Which synthetic material was named by combing the French words for velvet and hook?

Velcro ( Velours for Velvet and crochet for hook)

47)QUESTION
How did the American dollar get its slang for “Buck” ?

1 Dollar was the price of a Bull

48)QUESTION
What is telesphobia the fear of ?

Fear of coming last

49)QUESTION
What were Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt “the last men to do” ?.

walk on the moon

50)QUESTION
O ology is the shortest name for a ologies( study of), what is it ?

The study ( and collecting) of eggs .

51) QUESTION
In a standard pack of cards , what do the Queen hold in their hands ?

Flowers.

52)QUESTION
How is Eldrick T. W. better known as?

Tiger Woods

53)QUESTION
Durability , Reliability and Excellence - these 3 words gave their name to what brand ?

Durex condoms

54)QUESTION
What was chosen by Times as the word of the year in 2007 ?

Subprime

55)QUESTION
Which company has the tagline- “ The Indian Multinational”?

Videocon

56)QUESTION
Which country won a trademark battle against Starbucks recently , gaining ownership of coffee Brans Hara and Sidamo ?

Eithiopia

57)QUESTION
________ has been the official airline of Santa Claus since 1983?

FinnAir

58)QUESTION
“Imagination at Work “ is the tag line of which global company?

GE (general electric)

59)QUESTION
New Zealander Joseph Nathan tried to register the name Lacto in UK for the product he was importing . It was rejected , so he switched to the name ____ in 1906. This is a famous brand now ?

Glaxo

60)QUESTION
The Company’s advt slogan was “ Don’t throw anything away, there is no AWAY. ” The ad. was termed misleading in UK and was asked to remove. Which Company ?

Shell

61)QUESTION
A violin playing Robot- which Company’s make?

TOYOTA

62)QUESTION
What Planet is not considered when making a horoscope?

Earth

63)QUESTION
The first non- stop trans atlantic flight was between which two countries?

Canada and Ireland

64)QUESTION
The word “ Yoga” has been derived from Sanskrit, what does it mean?

Union

65)QUESTION
Who or what are the Mizaru, Kikazaru and Iwazaru ?

The three wise monkey- Mizaru- see no evil, Kikazaru- hear no evil and Iwazaru- speak no evil

66)QUESTION
Olympus Mons is the largest volcano known to man , where is it ?

Mars

67)QUESTION
Which is the first car to have a turbo charged engine ?

Porsche 911

68)QUESTION
The stars on the American Flag signify the states , what do the 13 stripes signify ?

The original 13 states when America was founded

69)QUESTION
The word “goodbye” originated from a 4- word expression, which one ?

God be with you

70)QUESTION
Occurring once a year, What is the modern day equivalent of Ancient Roman festival of “ Hilaria” ?

April Fools Day

71)QUESTION
Orpo, Kripo were two arms of this force, but it was the 3rd which was the most dreaded. What

Gestapo (secret police), Orpo – Regular police, Kripo – Criminal police.