X quiz-it campus prelims-answers
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This document provides clues and questions to identify various companies, products, logos and other topics. Some of the items identified are Reddit (founded in 2005), pink slip (termination notice in US and India), Cinthol (brand name derived from synthetic phenol), life insurance (first started in 1818 in Bengal presidency), Facebook (called "most appalling spy machine" by Julian Assange), balance sheet (first version drawn up by Simon Steven in 16th century), King (holds trademark on word "candy"), Hindustan Motors Ambassador (Indian car based on Morris Oxford), Blackberry (device introduced in 1999 in Munich with keyboard buttons in name), Tata Nano (only Indian car in Jay Leno's
X quiz-it campus prelims-answers
- 2. 1 • This company was founded in 2005, by two graduates of the University of Virginia. The company got its name from something the one of the founders overheard while browsing the University's library. Which company?
- 3. 1 • Reddit
- 4. 2 • In the UK and Ireland it is called a P45; in Belgium its equivalent is known as a C4. • How is it known in India and USA?
- 6. 3 • The name of this brand was derived from synthetic phenol. Which brand?
- 7. 3 • Cinthol
- 8. 4 • Establishment of this business begins in year 1696, with the first register office in England , which was “Hand in Hand Society”. In India first of its kind was started in Bengal Presidency in year 1818. Which modern day lucrative “business” are we talking about?
- 10. 5 • What was “the most appalling spy machine” according to the words of Julian Assange?
- 11. 5 • Facebook
- 12. 6 • In 16th Century, Simon Steven of Belgium drew up first version of it which was called ‘Fair Statement’, what?
- 14. 7 • Which company has got a trademark on the word ‘candy’ forcing many companies to withdraw their games which has candy in their name?
- 15. 7 • King, the developer of Candy crush Saga.
- 16. 8 • X is an Indian car based on the Morris Oxford, a British car that dates back to 1954. Identify X
- 17. 8 • Hindustan Motors Ambassador
- 18. 9 • The device (in the pic) was introduced in 1999 as a twoway pager in Munich, Germany. It was the first device of its kind, and is extremely famous these days. The name of this device was chosen due to the appearance of the keyboard's buttons.
- 19. 9 • Blackberry
- 20. 10 • Jay Leno, the famous American stand-up comedian & talk show host is famous for owning a fleet of more than 100 cars, 90 bikes, 5 trucks and 4 aircrafts. Which is the only Indian autobrand that is a part of this enviable collection?
- 21. 10 • Tata Nano
- 22. 11 • Poster for?
- 23. 11 • Occupy Wall Street
- 24. 12 • What is shown in the pic, and which company in the news recently for the same??
- 25. 12 • Anticipatory Shipping, Amazon
- 26. 13 • X is an Indian pharmaceutical company established by Kasinadhuni Nageswara Rao in Mumbai in 1893. X was established as a patent medicine business in Mumbai. The headquarters were shifted to Chennai in 1914. Even today, the words "Bombay" are inscribed along with X on the lid of its most well-known product. • ID this company
- 27. 13 • Amrutanjan
- 28. 14 • Identify the logo.
- 29. 14 • Wikibooks
- 30. 15 • X is an Italian brand of scooter manufacturer. The name means wasp in Italian. From their inception, X scooters have been known for their painted, pressed steel unibody which combines a complete cowling for the engine (enclosing the engine mechanism and concealing dirt or grease), a flat floorboard (providing foot protection), and a prominent front fairing (providing wind protection) into a structural unit. • ID X
- 31. 15 • Vespa
- 32. 16 • Which ad agency created the copycat ad on the right?
- 34. 17 • When vegetable prices hit the roof late last year, this brand ran a campaign saying “Ab chicken sabzi se bhi sasta”. Who owns this brand?
- 35. 17 • Godrej
- 36. 18 • In 1951, to which brand did Karhu Sports sell its logo for $2000 and two bottles of whiskey?
- 37. 18 • Adidas – (Three Stripes Logo)
- 38. 19 • With which famous brand would you associate the mascot The Spirit of Ecstasy (in the pic)?
- 39. 19 • Rolls Royce
- 40. 20 • Li-Fi, an alternative to Wi-Fi is a new technology where variations in light is used to transmit data. What does Li-Fi stand for?
- 42. 21 • OLX is slowly emerging as the place to buy and sell used stuff online in India. Which was the country to have the first OLX ?
- 43. 21 • Argentina
- 44. 22 • Government of India had approved 200 crore INR revival plan for this company. • Company has been incurring loss since 2002-03, was declared sick in 2009. • Company’s Stock has hit a 52 week low of 13.50 INR. • Some of its brands include Vijai Super, Lambretta • Identify the Company
- 45. 22 • SIL (Scooters India Limited)
- 46. 23 • This retailer has more than 50 thousand retail outlets worldwide. • During the Kobe earthquake in Japan in the 90's, this retailer kept to its six-sigma customer satisfaction policy and delivered goods by helicopter to stores in the area. • Identify the retailer.
- 47. 23 • 7-Eleven
- 48. 24 • This is the company plan drawn on a napkin at St Anthony’s Club , San Antonio, Texas by its founders. Name the Company.
- 50. 25 • X coined a new type of journalism: “Scientific Journalism”. We work with other media outlets to bring people the news, but also to prove it is true. Scientific journalism allows you to read a news story, then to click online to see the original document it is based on. • Identify X.