1)Identify this flag of a newly formed country?
Kosovo (Feb08) It shows six white stars in an arc above a golden map of Kosovo on a blue field.They are officially meant to symbolize Kosovo's six major ethnic groups: Albanians, Serbs, Turks, Gorani, Roma (often grouped with the Ashkali and Egyptians[5]) and Bosniaks.
2)Which bank has done the maximum write offs in the US subprime crisis?
UBS Bank (Swiss) $37Billion (Citigroup $21B and Morgan Stanley $19B)
3)What does the acronym “NASDAQ” stand for ?
National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation
4)What was Lifebuoy soap called when it was first invented in 1897?
Lifebudy soap
5)What were Kleenex tissues marketed as when they were first introduced in 1924?
A Cold Cream remover
6)What did the Jacuzzi brothers manufacture when they first opened shop in 1915—long before their grandchildren gave the bathtub business a whirl?
Aircraft parts /Farm pumps
7)Where is Rock English spoken?
On Gibralter which is commonly known as the Rock. It’s a mixture of Spanish and English.
8)What country has the world’s oldest surviving parliament?
Iceland. Its parliament ALTHING first met in 930 at an open air assembly.
9)What is London’s equivalent of Wall Street?
Throgmorton st where the London Stock exchange is located.
10)What is the word “Laser” an acronym for ?
Light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation
11)What do noologists study?
The Mind
12)In Japan, what automobile accessory is known as “Bakkumira”?
The rear view mirror (Back Mirror)
13)What letter was the last to be included in our alphabet?
“J’ was the 26th alphabet to be added in the 15th century. Before that “I” represented both I and J sounds
14)In 1987 American airlines saved $40K in the food bill (served inflight). How did they achieve this?
They eliminated one olive from each of the salads served in first class.
15)What is a cluster or bunch of bananas called?
A band. Individual bananas are called fingers.
16)To whom did Elton John originally pay tribute in his hit “Candle in the wind”?
Marilyn Monroe
17)Aamir Khan’s new hairstyle ! Which forthcoming movie ?
Ans :Remake of Tamil movie Ghajini
18)In which modern country are the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon?
Iraq
19)Which Australian bird is nicknamed “The laughing Jackass”?
Kookaburra
20)Where in Orrisa is India’s missile testing range located?
Chandipur –on sea
21)What did “X” stand for when Wilhelm Roentgen called his discovery X-Rays?
Unknown
22)Name any one Indian to have won the Paul Getty award for Wildlife Conservation Leadership?
Dr Salim Ali in 1975 and Dr Ullas Karanth in 2007,It was established in 1975 and is administered by World Wildlife Fund
23)Who owns the Hyderabad IPL cricket team?
Deccan Chronicle
24)Which Indian sportsman refused to carry the Beijing Olympic torch in India?
Footballer Baichung Bhutia
25)Which character from the movies did Hillary Clinton recently compare herself with?
Rocky Balboa
26)What was the only product ever promoted by Elvis Presley in a TV commercial?
Donuts –the commercial for Southern Made Donuts
Friday, April 4, 2008
SBG Quiz - April 08 - QM Murali Ramaswamy
1) Corporate
Which Indian business tycoon , in partnership with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has recently taken over Queens Park Rangers , the West London football club ?
Laxmi Mittal
2)Corporate
Which innovative product usually has the following advertising tag line “ Let your fingers do the walking ”
Yellow Pages
3) Corporate
Where would you be if you were at www.fireandwater.com ?
Harper Collins ( Publishers ) website
4) Corporate
Complete this famous quote about an advertising agency by Fred Allen – “ An ad agency is 85% confusion and 15% _______
Commission
5) Language
How do we better know this lifestyle item whose name was absorbed into the French language during the 16th century , when they were trying to get a foothold in South India . Which in Tamil is “ Shurruttu” or a roll of tobacco ?
Cheroot
6) Language
What is the name of the item which has its roots in the Welsh euphemism for mistress and often comes to the rescue of car drivers in India ?
Stepney
7) Language
French for red mill or wind mill , it was built by Frenchman Joseph Oller in 1889 . Today , it is a famous place which offers musical dance and entertainment to adult visitors from all over the world . What ?
Moulin Rouge
8)Language
Khaki is derived from a Hindi word , meaning ____________ ?
Dust ( Khak )
9)Mythology
In Norse mythology , what forms the bridge between Midgard , the realm of mortals and Asgard the realm of gods ?
Rainbow
10)Mythology
Hectate is the Greek godess of the crossroads . The equivalent Roman goddess has a name which quizzards would love . What is this name ?
Trivia
11)Mythology
The Kauravas were actually 101 in number – 100 brothers and one sister . Name her .
Dushalya
12)Mythology
Who or what are Druids ?
Term used to refer to Celtic priests .
13)IT
What is a series of symbols used to express feelings in a e-mail called ?
emoticons
14)IT
What is the common name , now widely used in the US to describe outsourcing company functions to a place outside the USA as in “ Customer Services have been __________ ”
Bangalored
15)Technology
In cheques , what does “ MICR “ stand for ?
Magnetic Ink Character RecognitionTechnology
16)On April 3rd , 1973 , Martin Cooper did something on a New York City street , and the world was never the same again . He later said that his invention was inspired by the television series Star Trek which was very popular at the time .
World’s first call on a portable cell phone
17)Think Lateral
Ten pears hanging high , ten men come passing by , each took a pear and left nine hanging there . How ?
Mr. Each was one of the ten men
Which Indian business tycoon , in partnership with F1 boss Bernie Ecclestone has recently taken over Queens Park Rangers , the West London football club ?
Laxmi Mittal
2)Corporate
Which innovative product usually has the following advertising tag line “ Let your fingers do the walking ”
Yellow Pages
3) Corporate
Where would you be if you were at www.fireandwater.com ?
Harper Collins ( Publishers ) website
4) Corporate
Complete this famous quote about an advertising agency by Fred Allen – “ An ad agency is 85% confusion and 15% _______
Commission
5) Language
How do we better know this lifestyle item whose name was absorbed into the French language during the 16th century , when they were trying to get a foothold in South India . Which in Tamil is “ Shurruttu” or a roll of tobacco ?
Cheroot
6) Language
What is the name of the item which has its roots in the Welsh euphemism for mistress and often comes to the rescue of car drivers in India ?
Stepney
7) Language
French for red mill or wind mill , it was built by Frenchman Joseph Oller in 1889 . Today , it is a famous place which offers musical dance and entertainment to adult visitors from all over the world . What ?
Moulin Rouge
8)Language
Khaki is derived from a Hindi word , meaning ____________ ?
Dust ( Khak )
9)Mythology
In Norse mythology , what forms the bridge between Midgard , the realm of mortals and Asgard the realm of gods ?
Rainbow
10)Mythology
Hectate is the Greek godess of the crossroads . The equivalent Roman goddess has a name which quizzards would love . What is this name ?
Trivia
11)Mythology
The Kauravas were actually 101 in number – 100 brothers and one sister . Name her .
Dushalya
12)Mythology
Who or what are Druids ?
Term used to refer to Celtic priests .
13)IT
What is a series of symbols used to express feelings in a e-mail called ?
emoticons
14)IT
What is the common name , now widely used in the US to describe outsourcing company functions to a place outside the USA as in “ Customer Services have been __________ ”
Bangalored
15)Technology
In cheques , what does “ MICR “ stand for ?
Magnetic Ink Character RecognitionTechnology
16)On April 3rd , 1973 , Martin Cooper did something on a New York City street , and the world was never the same again . He later said that his invention was inspired by the television series Star Trek which was very popular at the time .
World’s first call on a portable cell phone
17)Think Lateral
Ten pears hanging high , ten men come passing by , each took a pear and left nine hanging there . How ?
Mr. Each was one of the ten men
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