Connect to a FMCG company...
Answer: Cavin Kare
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Thursday, August 29, 2013
Sunday, August 25, 2013
Tata Crucible 2013 Corporate Quiz Ahmadabad report-out
Hello quizzers,
I bet you are eagerly awaiting for some sneak peek into this year's corporate crucible...Ahmedabad was second town in this year's line-up...
Here is the blow by blow account...so read on!
There were about 70 teams in the prelims, with twenty questions being asked...
Q1: Which fictional character in british classics is commonly used to describe people who lend money at very high interest rates...
A: Shylock
Q2: What is the term used for short term reversal in candle stick pattern in stock market?
A: Hook reversal
Q3: Which management guru has written the book "The Leader in Me: How Schools and Parents Around the World Are Inspiring Greatness, One Child At a Time (2008)"?
A: Stephen Covey
Q4: Who was the person behind the adcampaign "Only vimal"
Frank Semoise
Q5: Question on a Fedex ad campaignQ6: What are Potels in USA?
A: Motels ran by Patels
Q7: Who said "Where are all the leaders gone?"
A: Lee Iaccoca
Q8: Born in 1974 which US entrepreneur built the first railway line between Newyork and Chicago?
A: Vanderblt
Q9: Which airlines punchline is "On the wings of Dragon wings"
A: Druk Air (The Bhutanese airline)
Q10: Ad campaign 23 prints in 23 seconds
A: Samsung
Q11: Which company launched a smartphone in 1992 named SIMON that had PDA, Fax etc in it?
A: IBM
Q12: Sudhir Valia has JV called Telewings with which telecom company?
A: Telenor
Q13: Which US university is named after a British viceroy from Madras?
A: Yale
Q14: Which business group acquired Firtsource BPO from ICICI for 400 crores ?
A: RP Goenka group
Q15: Who wrote Toyota Production system?
A: TakasiQ16: What does LIG stands for in TTK-LIG
A: London International Group
Q17: Which publisher merged with Penguin books?
A: Random house
Q18: Which coffee chain was started by Amit Judge?
A: Barista
Q19: Which West Bengal city was named after a steel plant IISCO ?
A: Burnpur
Q20: She is a key person in a media conglomerate...identify the company
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A: Anne Sweney of Disney
6 Teams to qualify were: Bharti Airtel, Triton Consulting, Thermax, Petronet LNG,Endeavor, Indusa tech, Petronet LNG
Following are the question from final roundRound 1: Think global
Q1: Which popular contest has "The mustard yellow belt" as prize?
A: Hotdog eating competition
Q2: In UK Banker renamed the word broker to which other work in 1986?
A: Market maker/Jobber
Q3: This company was founded in the same city as florence nightangle, contains the name of partner from the previous failed partnership
A: Elizabeth Arden
Q4: This company built the first transatlantic telegraph line but eventually in 1980s switched their business to something else, which company?
A: Western Union
Q5: Which person was expelled from Harvard for pot smoking and other charges?
A: William Herst
Q6: Which beverage company founder started the football tournament between Uruguay and Argentina?
A: Lipton
Round 2: Image round
Round3: Tata world
Q2: Which company acquired the British salt company?
A: Tata Chem
Q3: What is the footwear brand of tata group in JV with Japanese company
A: Tashi
Q4: Which F1 team is supported by Tata communication?
A: Mercedez
Round 4: Connect (Think cryptic)
Ben and Jerry
Barclays
G4S
Hagen Daazs
Round 5:Think rapid clue round
A: State Bank of Mysore
2 This french bank has Eugene Schnieder as first chairman
A: Societe generale3: Its first product was Prithvi missileA: Bharat Dynamics
The team Endeavor was leading till 4th round but in fifth round they committed suicide and came last...!Triton clinched the title and Thermax stood as runner-up after tie breaker for second spot.
Saturday, August 24, 2013
OBQ 623: Silicon valley cowboys!
Identify the trio...or just tell me what did they "invent"?
Answer: The creator of "Android' OS.
Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Sunday, August 18, 2013
OBQ 621: Indiana Jones of Finance World!
Connect to a wall street figure!
Answer: Carl Icahn he was once invested in all of these companies
Friday, August 16, 2013
OBQ 620: A famous gun company in India...
But famous for a different and totally harmless product!
Identify the British brand from its logo...
Identify the British brand from its logo...
Answer: BSA (Birmingham Small Arms) known for its bicycle in India!
Wednesday, August 14, 2013
OBQ 619: When Cycle repair shop was a good idea...
Before garage start-up there were cycle repair shop start-ups!
Identify this European venture from 19th century started by this two guys after not being helped by their German cycle manufacturer.
Identify this European venture from 19th century started by this two guys after not being helped by their German cycle manufacturer.
Answer: Skoda motors
Monday, August 12, 2013
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Friday, August 9, 2013
OBQ 617: Boom Boom Shake the Room!
Connect to a very old brand from Scandinavia...
Answer: Bofors, founded by Alfred Nobel, once owned by BAE system, used in Kargil war!
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Wednesday, August 7, 2013
OBQ 616: A Famous stylist of California...
But no not so much with Hollywood! Who is he?
Answer: Issey Miyake the person who originally designed the turtle necks that were eventually made famous by Steve Jobs
Monday, August 5, 2013
OBQ 615: The predecessor...
Identify the logo of the predecessor of the big 4 consulting firm...
Answer: KPMG
Saturday, August 3, 2013
OBQ 614: German classics...
Cars, Electronics...and? Identify another german classic company started in 18th century from the presentation chests that it used for its product display!
Answer: The case was used to display Faber Castell pencils!
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