Friday, May 31, 2013

OBQ 587: The constellation...

Identify the group that owns all these brands...
Answer: The intercontinental group

Wednesday, May 29, 2013

OBQ 586: Getting premium...

This brand is trying to bring the premium touch to a particular food category...identify the logo that has a huge hint in it!

Answer: London dairy!

Monday, May 27, 2013

OBQ 585: The beginning of Swiponomics!

Tell me whats the importance of this place/ what happened here 63 years ago...that changed the way we "transact"?

Answer: The first place to start accepting credit cards.

Saturday, May 25, 2013

OBQ 584: Another college drop out...

Another billion dollar company...who is he? which company did he start? Sorry about given such a sitter! but this guy is to famous to be ignored on OBQ!

Thursday, May 23, 2013

OBQ 583: The cyber saints...

Connect to a community/project that is working for a more "open" internet...

Answer: The Mozilla foundation

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

OBQ 582: One company many connections...

Identify the global retailer who has connections with this companies in various countries...
Answer: Tesco, the british retailer, they have tie-ups with these companies in different countries.


Sunday, May 19, 2013

OBQ 581: The greatest potato salesmen!

Identify the brothers and tell me the name of the company they started...
Answer: The Mccain brothers!

Friday, May 17, 2013

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

OBQ 579: The jumping silhouette...

Identify the logo of a product line from a huge brand house...

Answer: Air Jordan productline started by Nike ...dedicated to Michael Jordan

Monday, May 13, 2013

OBQ 578: Smart...truly!

Tell me which brand is propagating that its good to be stupid?

Answer: Diesel!

Saturday, May 11, 2013

OBQ 577: The forward integeration...

Identify the company that is coming up with its own branded televisions...this can change the world...

Answer: Foxconn

Thursday, May 9, 2013

OBQ 576: A fairy tale company...

Identify logo of the company that has made millions from fairy tale characters...

Answer: Lindt and Sprugli


Sunday, May 5, 2013

OBQ 574: Now...Analyze this.

Tell me what fairly new born phenomena lead to this huge crash (and then eventual recovery) of Dow Jones Industrial Average on less than 2 hours?

Answer: High Frequency Trading, that caused the flash crash of Dow Jones

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

OBQ 572: The Indian Ironman...

Identify the innovator, the entrepreneur and looks a bit like Robery Downey Jr!

Who is he? Which company did he start and eventually sell?

Answer: Chetan Maini the founder of Reva electrics, the first Indian manufacturer of electric cars which was eventually took over by Mahindra and Mahindra.