Scores in Quiz #4(GENERAL)

Satprem Mohanty- 4 (Satprem u got the ans to Q-5 just wrong…please read the ques. properly)

(ONLY 1 PERSON HAS SUBMITTED THE ANSWERS..WHERE DID OTHERS WENT!!!!!!!!!)

Answers to Gneral Quiz #4

1) Benezir Bhutto

2) The Empire State Building

3) Seagull

4) Jonathan Livingston Seagull by Richard Bach

5) Katrina

6) George W. Bush… He suggested that the only way to avoid World War III is to stop Iran going nuclear

General Quiz#4

NOTE:PLEASE DO NOT POST YOUR ANSWER HERE

(ANSWERS TO BE SUBMITTED TO ashishsavadia@gmail.com)

1) this famous personality was twice elected as the prime minister .She was sworn in for the first time in 1988 but she was removed from office 20 months by her successor on grounds of alleged corruption. She was re-elected in 1993 but was again removed by the president in 1996, on similar charges.

2)this New York landmark located at 5th Avenue Street had ruled the skies for over 40 years & has the record of constructing 22 floors in just 6 months.

3)

name the bird ……

4)Name the book & the author ,the central character of which is the bird above..

5)

One of the world’s most deadliest hurricane,with diameter ranging over several 100 kms .Its name coincides with an Indian model turned actor…

6)At a recent press conference this personality suggested the world the only way to avoid WORLD WAR III.Who was the person what he suggested?

(ANSWERS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON 25th OCTOBER)

scores in quiz 3

arnav- 9 (great googling)

satya -6

ashish -4

answers to quiz 3

1. orkut
2. french revolution
3. sony
4. the final countdown
5. j.p.morgan
6. yellow pages
7. aladdin
8. casino royale
9. one who makes forged passports
10. shanti

mixed bag quiz#3

(plz post d answers to amrit.cet@gmail.com and not as comments)

1. Name the project developed by a Stanford Univ. graduate, during his free time given officially by his employer. The name is an old Turkish word, meaning “city of happiness, pleasure, joy, luck”.

2. In a pack of playing cards, “A” (Ace) had the least value, whereas “K” the most valued. But, after the _______, “A” is considered to have more value than “K” (King), depicting that the common civilians are more powerful than the King.

3. Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo K.K , a company established in Nihonbashi after the Second World war, had its brand name as “Totsuko”. In Jan 1958, they chose a new brand name, because their customers of other nationalities were finding difficult to pronounce the brand name. This company is now called as ______

4. This song is considered to be the one hit wonders of all time. Brazilian Air Force used this song in its advertisement in the second half of the ’80s, in the Brazilian TV network and was also played at the closing ceremony of the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. Identify the song.

5. In 1892, two major electric companies, Edison General Electric Company and its business rival Thomson-Houston Electric company, merged to form the General Electric Company (GE). The merger was arranged by __________, a famous financier in US.

6. Which business house has the tagline, “Let your fingers do the walking”?

7. Which fictional fable hero is married to the Princess Badroulbadour?

8. “You know my name” is a song by Chris Cornell is the Soundtrack for which 2006 based Hollywood flick?

9. In spy jargon, who is a COBBLER?

10. It had 780 episodes, been telecast in 60 countries has had raging reviews from the New Yorker. Women’’s libbers swear by it it reintroduced the fashion of arrow bindis and handloom sarees to Indian fashiondom. What?

answers to quiz 2

1.nike and d swoosh
2.loreal
3. thank god ,it’s a friday
4.jeff bezos amazon’s founder
5.lamborghini
6.adidas
7. gati
8. Macintosh Big Brother Campaign
9.  New Okhla Industrial Development Authority
10. Yashwant Sinha

scores

arnav   -10

satya  -10

ramanand -10

sujit mishra – 6

Answers to Quiz#1

Well, there were very few responses. Jami got all 3 correct, but yes, I had told him the 1st 2. Avinash got his 1 answer right too, great spirit he’s got.

Answers-

1.Anand Mahindra of Mahindra&Mahindra.

2. Shishir Bajaj, he is the brother of Rahul Bajaj, head of Bajaj Auto.

3. Aroon Purie, the founder-cum-editor of India Today magazine.

Next time, please try to send in answers even if you aren’t sure of the answers..

quiz 2 (its jus biz)

(u can reply to d questions at amrit.cet@gmail.com and at d end of d week scores will b put up)

1. This famous logo was designed a college student named Carol Davidson for which she was paid a paltry $ 35. This logo went on to become an icon of our modern lives. Name the brand and the name given to its logo.

2. Which company, now estimated to be the world’s No. 1 cosmetics company was founded in the early 20th century by Eugene Schueller ?

3. What, as per the name of the restaurant chain, is TGIF?
4. He was a successful investment banker at D.E. Shaw & Co, until he jumped into the world of Internet seeing its rising popularity, and has made it really big in the 1990s. Name him.
5. The prancing horse is a symbol of Ferrari. Which brand used the symbol of a raging bull(i am not looking for merill lynch)?
6. Whose global advertising campaign for the 2006 FIFA World cuo was “Impossible Team”?

7. “Ahead in reach” is the Baseline of _________________________

8. Ridley Scott famous for his movies like `Gladiator’ and `Blade
   Runner’ is associated with one of the most breakthrough commercials
   in the field of advertising. The commercial though initially
   disliked by both the advertising agency and the company officials
   still got aired as the media agency could not sell back the time
   slots. Name the commercial and the product?

9. Expand NOIDA.

10. Who is the author of the book, ‘Confessions of a swadeshi
    reformer’ ?