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Tata Crucible Pune Edition Corporate 2009.

Posted in Blogroll on September 27, 2009 by quiziebee

Hi All…
Posting the Tata Crucible Pune Edition Corporate 2009….special thanx to Nikhil Motlag for mailing the questions!!!

1. Some question regarding a fashion designer – X who had signed an autograph as RL as said “I want to be a millionaire”. Identify X

2. What was voted as the “greatest invention in the 20th century” in Japan

3. Pepsico had entered India in 1980’s with branded basmati rice brand. Name the brand.

4. Congress/NDA had tied up with this ad agency for its PR during 2009 General Elections. Giri gave a hint stating this ad agency could not trademark its name as it is a generic product used by children.

5. A visual was shown of a person named Mr. Gillette sitting on a chair of a stadium with all the seats in red color. Question was to identify the team which he owned.

6. A description of a PSU bank logo of interlinked shapes.

7. Corporate phrase coming from a Greek word meaning “high priest”

8. This word (Giri gave a few hints about his word depicts an area or a location) was coined by Ralph Haerst, a Central California entrepreneur and appeared in the issue of Electronic News. The word typically signifies a place where start-ups and entrepreneurial activities started.

9. What is the term given for people who spend a night in McDonalds. This system is prevalent in Japan.

10. Identify the logo. Notice the dove which does symbolize something.

11. This company has a mission statement has a one page credo. Hint was the company is big into healthcare.

12. TIME mag has a list of 100 Most Influential People in the world. 2 Indians featured in it. One name was given out which was AR Rahman while the other person was to be identified. This person is in the IT field and has been recently entrusted of a huge responsibility to bring a change in India.

13. The movie The Italian Job 2003 had Seth Green’s character catching Shawn “napping” and hence what product came out. (Cant recall the exact question :(

14. Name the brand ambassador for Levi’s Signature Collection.

15. Identify. Thsi person has started something big in Indian pharma sector.

16. Which auto company has launched a hybrid car named iVeEMe (??)

17. Which pharma major has ties up with Max Healthcare for smoking cessation clinics

18. Some new ad tagline for an IT company

19. Public Investment Board and Mikati Family from Lebanon own substantial stake in this company. Name it.

20. Which newspaper in US is called as The Grey Lady ?

21. This word originated from a French region because this covered compartment physically resembled the cloak hood worn by the shepherds there.

22. Which country has its coins with the phrase of “this is the root of all evil”

23. Eduardo Saverin, Dustin Moskovitz, Chris Hughes and Mark Zuckerberg founded what ?

24. TV Ad – showing a guy in a train with his cellphone ringing.

25. TV Ad – depicting a kid playing in mud and getting dirty. And yes, he was wearing white clothes :)

ANSWERS -

Ralph Lauren
Noodles
Season’s Harvest
Crayons
Liverpool
Union Bank of India
Hierarchy
Silicon Vally
McRefugees
J&K Bank
Johnson & Johnson
Nandan Nilekani
Napster
Shahid Kapur
Y K Hamied of Cipla
Mitsubishi
Pfizer
IBM
MTN
Ney York Times
Limousine
Vatican City
Facebook
Samsung
Surf Excel

Regards,
Quizibee.

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Tickle ur brain!!!

Posted in Blogroll on September 21, 2009 by quiziebee

Q. ‘Everyone must fail once’ – On which business person has this book been written?
Q. Times Group had acquired ‘Virgin Radio’. What has it been renamed as?

HQ – Happy Quizzing…

Quiziebee

Tata Crucible Corporate Delhi Edition 2009

Posted in Blogroll on September 19, 2009 by quiziebee

Hey All

After a long break from TC it was great to be back participating in TC – my first corporate edition and also my first corporate quiz in Delhi…. and also content to be on stage….!!!!
Prelims was a bit tricky..!!!

Teams that qualified :-
Tata Track:-
TCS – 3 teams
Tata Motors
NDPL
Voltas (represented by Abhishek and myself)

Non Tata Track:-
McCann Erikson
Accenture
Citi Bank
SAP
CSC, Noida
Smart Cube

TCS won the TATA Track with ease…. ( we missed out on some sitters and on buzzers…. Anubhav missed ur presence)

Accenture had a cake walk in the non TATA Track. NTPC last year’s champion could not make it to the stage.

Prelims Qs:-

1. Which newscaster founded sage foundation?
2. Which global bank has program – ‘explore’ for beginners; ‘ascent’ for middle level; ’summit’ for top level management(something like that) ?
3. The film’s Adina’s deck, odd girl out, and Shredderman rules create awareness about which internet phenomenon?
4. Grammy winner owns ‘destino’, ’southern hospitality’ and ‘tequila 901′?
5. ‘identity and violence – the illusion of destiny’- whose book?
6. What annual prize is given at Sundance Film Festival for movies which have science and technology in them….?
7. Publication aims “to take part in severe contest between intelligence and…… couldnt complete…
8. American TV network was founded by Lowell Paxon and Roy Speer …… – what concept?
9. Airline name means ‘united’ and has different classes like diamond, coral, etc.?
10. Logo – Anheuser Boush
11. Bubblegum belongs to “TOPPS Company” and packaged in red, white and blue?
12. Manufaturer of steel barrels – founded in Kolkatta by George Stepher and Alexander?
13. Alex Osborne gave a creativity word … now used as …….. meetings etc was the clue?
14. Pic – Ecclestone
15. IRCTC and Cox and Kings launched a company called Royale Indian Rail – which train runs from Delhi?
16. Complete the quote by Harry Truman ‘ Its …… when your neighbour loses his job, its ……. when you lose your job’?
17. ‘A Space’ – in facebook is social networking site for which category of people?
18. Go Humans Go – marketing campaign
19. Which fashion brand has launched Asia specific fragrances like ‘Sultana’,'Maharani’,'Geisha’?
20. “Dead on time’? – Economist?
21. Airtel DTH ad
22. Sahara Ad
Answers:-
1. Tejeshwar Singh
2. UBS
3. Cyber Ragging
4. Justin Timberlake
5. Amartya Sen
6. Alfred Sloan
7. Economist
8. Home Shopping
9. Etihaad
11.Bazooka
12. Balmer & Lawrie
13. Brainstorming
15. Maharaja Express
16. Recession, Depression
17. Espionages / Spies
18. Quaker Oats
19. Armaani
20 Lord Megnath Desai

Will post some Qs from Non Tata Track Finals after a break….

Happy Quizzing…

Vijaykrishna C V
Voltas Limited