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Saturday, July 26, 2008

QUIZ 9

1. Which Hotel has the distinction of being the target of more takeover bids than any other hotel ?
The Ritz, Paris

2. The original design for this brand’s bottle came from an antique apothecary bottle. Based on this design, the Hull Pottery company developed several sample bottles out of wood, complete with hand painted designs. Which brand are we talking about?
Old Spice

3. ‘Love the skin you are in’ is the adline of which brand?
Oil of Olay

4. This blind Benedict monk ( 1638-1715) has a very famous brand name, of a drink that he invented. This brand is named after him. Name the brand.
Dom Perignon champagne after Dom Pierre Perignon

5. ‘Every Little Helps’ is the punchline of which company?
Tesco

6. The world’s oldest and most prestigious award, governed by the Imperial Mark Commission of UK, “Imperial Mark”, recognizes a level of service that goes beyond the boundaries of normal excellence. A number of hotels in India have been nominated but none of them have been successful. For the first time in November 2003, it was awarded to ………..?
The Leela Goa

7. This brand owned by Nike is the world’s largest hockey equipment maker. Name this brand.
Canstar Sports

8. “To see all without looking, to hear all without listening, to be attentive without being servile, to anticipate without being presumptuous.” This quote on the hotel industry is attributed to which personality.
Cesar Ritz.

9. “Where the people meet the people”. Where would you find this line?
Madame Tussaud’s

10. In 1962 John Glenn was the first American to orbit the Earth in a Mercury capsule launched by an Atlas rocket. Which company built the rocket?
General Dynamics
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This quiz is open till Tuesday 29th July 2008
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