Thursday, June 28, 2007

biz quiz

1- what is the old name of spice jet airlines ?
ans- royal airways

2- first ever IPO by some bollywood company ?
ans- mukta arts

3- this airline was first to show in flight movies on international routes ?
ans- pakistan international airline

4- similarity between aspirin,kerosene,vaseline,sunmika ?
ans- they all were started as brand names but now r used as generic names.

5- what is the name of in house tea restaurants at harrods stores ?
ans- georgian

Monday, June 25, 2007

AUTO QUIZZINE

1-which company brought 'scooter' to the world ?
ans-piaggio spa ltd

2-connect- aston martinDB5,V8 VANTAGE,citroen 2CV,BMWZ3 n LOTUS ESPIRIT.
ans- james bond

3-"some of our customers will never buy mercedes"-punchline of which brand of car ?
ans- mercedes

4-which is the "people's car" in germany ?
ans- volksvagen

5-this three letter word is a card game, a world organization n a car ?
ans-UNO

Tuesday, June 12, 2007

QUIZZINE 3

1-What was the name of first computer with Mouse ?

ans- LISA from Apple. (some sources say XEROX ALTO....so answer disputed, but I read it as LISA in a biography of Steve Jobs)

2-Who was the first woman to be featured on Business Week cover ?

ans-Brownie Wise (Tupperware fame ), Earl Tupper started Tupperware products but Brownie Wise was the one who made it very popular n household name.

3-This new software with the same company name lets you search web pages without an internet connection, name it ?

ans-WEBAROO- its an Indian company.

4-Which paint company has entered in venture with cartoon network for kids range of paints to make kids paint themselves ?

ans-Berger Paints

5-Which b-school of India has been ranked as most influential business school of world along with Harvard b school ? ( not Amity :D)

ans-Mann Deshi Udyogini — Micro Business School for Rural Women in Satara district started in assistance from HSBC's Naina lal kidwai.

6-Which companies new ad campaign says " boldness changes everything " ?

ans- Arcelor Mittal

7-Which company recently acquired Hungama channel from UTV ?

ans-Disney

8-Which company did Steve jobs worked in before setting up Apple ?

ans-Atari

9- "Losing my Virginity" is book written by which maverick businessman ?

ans-Richard Branson

10-"Be all that you can be"- is tagline of which organisation ?

ans-US Army

Monday, June 4, 2007

QUIZZINE 2

1-Which company is bringing the first branded egg of the country ?
ans- coimbature based- Saguna poultry farm.

2-TSX is the stock exchange of which country ?
ans-Toronto stock exchange.

3-Which beer co. is entering India by a JV with RK Jaipuria group ?
ans- In-Bev

4-Some years ago Microsoft came up with a version of windows called windows XPn , for what did ‘n’ stand in it ?
ans- n- no media player

5-Colgate is in a patent war with a company for similar packaging style of its product, which company ?
ans- Ajanta

6-Corporation bank has tied up with ‘x’ for direct mailing/marketing of its services in Mumbai , identify the x ?
ans- Mumbai Dabbawalas

7-Which company recently bought a stake in TV 18 ?
ans- Reliance communications

8-Geetanjali group launched its new diamond collectibles , name the brand ?
ans- 'TESORO'

9-“ A different kind of company, a different kind of car ” , tagline of which company ?
ans- SATURN

10-“Who says elephants cant dance”, name the author of this IBM turnaround story ?
ans- Louis V. Gerstner ( the former CEO of IBM )