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

ATTENTION

This quiz is open till Tuesday 29th July 2008

The answers can be posted or mailed to me on quiznation@gmail.com

QUIZ 8

1. The oldest proven records of __________are about 6,000 years old and refer to the Sumerians. A seal discovered around 4,000 years old is a Sumerian "Hymn to Ninkasi", the goddess of _________ It is said that the Sumerians discovered this process by chance. Fill in the blanks.
Answer: Brewing. This "hymn" is a recipe for making beer. A description of the making of beer on this ancient engraving in the Sumerian language is the earliest account of what is easily recognized as barley, followed by a pictograph of bread being baked, crumbled into water to form a mash, and then made into a drink that is recorded as having made people feel "exhilarated, wonderful and blissful.” The Sumerians were able to repeat this process and are assumed to be the first civilized culture to brew beer.

2. Born in Elkhart, Indiana, he first started doing artwork during World War II. One of his most famous logos is Notre Dame University’s Leprechaun. He earned only 50 bucks for his leprechaun logo, which was later copyrighted by the University. He also did the Chacago Bulls logo. Name him
Answer: Artist and Sports illustrator Ted Drake. He drew the Leprechaun when he was only 4 yrs old.

3. This company was responsible for the successful global digital feed of the 2002 FIFA World Cup accross three continents.This company was the first privately funded intercontinental cable to land in China and the first ever to land in Jordan. In Oct 2003, an Indian firm acquired this company for US$207 million in cash. Name the company which was acquired?
Answer: Flag Telecom

4. They were born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. They began creating comic books together at a young age. They dropped out of college to pursue careers in show business, and also at one time ran a carpentry business. Whom are we talking about?
Answer: The Wachowski Brothers

5. Connect the Hoshino Gakki Group and Joe Satriani.
A: Ibanez Guitars. The Hoshino Gakki Group owns the Ibanez brand and Ibanez has a Satriani range of guitars signatured by Joe Satriani himself.
Answer: Ibanez Guitars. The Hoshino Gakki Group owns the Ibanez brand and Ibanez has a Satriani range of guitars signatured by Joe Satriani himself.

6. In 1894, Joseph A. Biedenharn, owner of the Biedenharn Candy Company in Vicksburg, Mississippi, was the first in doing what?
Answer: He was the first bottler for Coca-Cola

7. This company was Japan's oldest motorcycle company having produced bikes as early as 1937, but they found trade going tough after the Second World War. Hence they sold out to Kawasaki after the war. But the symbol of this company is used even today on the packaging and signages of Kawasaki bikes. Name this company.
Answer: The Meguro Manufacturing Company

8. The 2 Indian Partners of this Swiss company are C.L.Mehta and Leena Mehta. The Swiss Parent is buying back the shareholding from its Indian partners and is establishing a 100% subsidiary in India. Name this famous company.
Answer: Rolex

9. To which Organisation did Albert Einstein bequeath his Intellectual Property Rights?
Answer: The Hebrew University, Jerusalem where he was a major driving force

10. Connect these Hotel brands – Sofitel, Novotel, Mercure and Ibis.
Answer: All belong to the French Hospitality giant ‘Accor’

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This quiz is open till Wednesday 23rd July 2008

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