BIZDOM Campus @ VAMNICOM on Feb 21st '09
Hello quizzing janta,
here is a good news for u......................
VAMNICOM is organizing its annual event "SPARDHA '09" which is scheduled on Feb 20th to 22nd '09. Biz quiz is one the event.
BIZDOM QUIZ
Date:- Feb 21st '09
Time:- 10:30 AM
Quiz Master:- Siddharth Mishra
Venue:- VAMNICOM
CASH PRIZE is also there..........................
Rules and Guidelines
· Each Team should comprise of two members, mix teams are allowed.
· There is no restriction on the number of teams from any institute/organization.
· No participant can be a part of more than one team for the same event.
· There will be a written preliminary round.
· All the participants are required to carry a valid ID card of their institute/organization.
· These are the general guidelines. Details of the event will be announced on the spot.
· The decision of the quizmaster will be final and binding on all participants.
· Registration can be done online at spardha09.vamnicom@gmail.com. What we require is just your name & the name of your institute/organization.
For further details contact spardha09.vamnicom@gmail.com or agriboyankit@gmail.com
Bizdom - January
Dear All,
With an endeavour to come out with more business quizzes and content related to business/brand trivia, we present the first bizdom quiz of the year 2009.
Please mail in your answers to this quiz at following e mail id :-
1. shivsavy@gmail.com
2. shiv606_vamnicom@yahoo.co.in
The answers to this quiz will be published on 22nd jan 2009.
Q.1.Late in the year 1669 when the East India Company acquired Mumbai, Gerald Aungier became the Governor of the City and is considered the founder of this organization. At the point of inception it was called Bhandari Militia .
Mumbai PoliceQ.2. It was Abram Games - famous for creating the logo for The Festival of Britain - who created the first identity for this company known as Bat's Wings.
BBCQ.3. 1897 : First _________________in India... Mr Foster of M/s Crompton Greaves Company, Mumbai.Fill in the blanks
First person to own a car in IndiaQ.4. Women were first carefully chosen and selected from auditions. Then, they undergo a thorough and strict training before officially becoming _____. _______ were required to be able to identify 143 brands of liquor and know how to garnish 20 cocktail variations. Dating or mingling with customers was strictly forbidden. Customers were also not allowed to touch the _______,fill the blanks
Playboy BunniesQ.5. Incorporated in 1978, this Indian company was engaged in manufacture of Synthetic Yarn Manufacturing Machines in technical collaboration with ARCT, France. In 1978, it became a public limited company and diversified into processing synthetic yarn.the present focus of this company is in automobile sector.
LMLQ.6. The Company was formerly called CGNU, and was created by a merger of Norwich Union and CGU plc (itself created by the 1998 merger of Commercial Union and General Accident in 2000. The present name was adopted in July 2002.
AvivaQ.7. He says that his interest in economics began with Isaac Asimov's Foundation novels, in which the social scientists of the future use "psychohistory" to attempt to save civilization. As psychohistory does not currently exist, he turned to economics, which he considered the next best thing .
Paul Krugmann
Q.8.This Kanpur born English cricketer's first job was as a sales representative for ICI and his first senior cricket was with the Tunbridge Wells club and with Kent's second XI. In 1967 he broke the Kentish Leagues' Bat and Trap record for most consecutive strikes between the white posts - 13 in one game.Who
Bob WoolmerQ.9.This Indian entity is a result of a chartered accountant named Ashok Kumar Bansal when he decided that he had enough of making other people rich and thus he set out to search for doing business in 1990s under the term export items.At that time the license raj limited choices considerably - he discovered two: one was liquid mosquito repellent and the other was the product with which he made history.name the product or the Entity.
Hanung Toys/Soft ToysQ.10. Which application for CTM(Community Trade Mark) license by the BCCI has put itself in trouble over infringement issues.
Champions LeagueQ.11.Which Indian businessman once weighed 115kgs, but upon being ridiculed for his weight in a boardroom meeting, he lost weight and is now a self-proclaimed fitness freak.
Anil AmbaniQ.12. In 1979 he initiated the Zero Defects program at the Martin Company Orlando, Florida plant. As the quality control manager of the Pershing missile program, and was credited with a 25 percent reduction in the overall rejection rate and a 30 percent reduction in scrap costs. In 1979 he published his first business book, Quality Is Free .
Phil CrosbyQ.13. What was invented by a Croatian Josip Belušić in 1888, and was originally called a velocimeter.
SpeedometerQ.14. The first logo of which company
Nestle
Q.15. All Stressed-up… And No Place To Go”
Put fundae! 
Dan Scotto – ENRON scandal
Q.16.
The map shows the Hanseatic league(Hansa comes from the Hanseatic league)/German flag - Luthansa
Q.17. Identify this classical economist.
David Ricardo
Q.18.Put fundae
First US Patent
Q.19. Identify the logo
Q.20. Put Fundae
Madhavan Nair - Chairman ISRO
Q.21.
Q.22. Identify the advertiser (Old memories of our blog)
Pears
Fags QuiZ ...1
Q.1. What brand of cigarette advertised that their cigarette was "a silly millimeter longer"?
Q.2 What brand of cigarette was advertised as "just what the doctor ordered"?
Q.3. What brand of cigarette was advertised as "The first truly feminine cigarette--almost as pretty as you are"?
Q.4. What brand of cigarette once had the slogan "You've come a long way, baby"?
Q.5.What brand of cigarette advertised itself as "less irritating to the throat"?
Ans in comment, or mail at saikiranbhatnagar@gmail.com
Set of ten biz Qs
now tht we have had a gud no.of "gyaan posts" published its time for a quiz pls send in the answers to
1. shivsavy@gmail.com
2. shiv606_vamnicom@yahoo.co.in
Q.1.What are Geo Merlin, Total 90 Aerow, Hi-Vis, Total 90 Aerow II, Total 90 Omni.
Q.2.From the world of information technology which very important non-profit corporation that was created on September 18, 1998 is head quartered in Marina Del Rey, California, United States.Its mission - "for charitable and public purposes"
Q.3.The company was founded by brothers, Joe and Jeff, they found the name in a dictionary won in a race by Joe as a boy; the dictionary was a South African edition, hence the spelling.
Q.4.The term was coined by sociologist Amitai Etzioni, and appeared in the Washingto Post on August 24, 1986 in the article “____ are Bad for Kids“.The term was popularized by Douglas Coupland's 1991 novel Generation X: Tales for an Accelerated Culture, described therein as "a low-pay, low-prestige, low-dignity, low benefit, no-future job in the service sector
Q.5.This HR/LR term derives from the practice of English bobbies, who would do this kind of activity which the term represents when they noticed the commission of a crime.
Q.6.It is the oldest surviving major international organisation of its kind since created in 1951 by Eric Morley in the United Kingdom.Besides raising millions of pounds through its banner 'Beauty with a Purpose' program, this organisation is also credited with directly influencing a dramatic increase in tourism in Sanya, China.
Q.7. It was created under a contract to the United States Department of Defense's US Navy Special Projects Office in 1958 as part of the Polaris mobile submarine-launched ballistic missile project by Booz Allen Hamilton, Inc. This project was a direct response to the Sputnik crisis.Every Management graduate would know this
Q.8.The club's Latin motto “Arte et labore", which was used by the town council before the club were formed, literally translated means "by art and by labour".
Q.9.The pair first met in Milan in 1980, while working as assistants in an atelier. They started business together in 1982, and continued freelance designing for others.In 1985, they made their name together when the organisers of the Milano Collezioni invited them to take part in a fashion show to launch "New Talents“.In 1986, they presented their first independent women's ready-to-wear show that won international.Their first boutique opened in 1989 in Tokyo, Japan. With subsequent openings in Milan and Hong Kong.Which pair
Q.10.The hardware device was developed by a team led by Gregg Zehr and the software package was developed by a team led by Thomas Ryan. The combined team was based in Cupertino and was known as Lab126 during product development
Regards
Shivdas
QUIZON - 7
Hi to one n all.........................
2. In 1995, when he sat down to dinner with Frank Wisner, then the US Ambassador to India, who suggested him that he named his project after his mother name. The name stuck to his mind because name also meant “a new beginning” in Sanskrit. What I am talking about?
3. He first appeared in the video game Donkey Kong. His creator stated in an interview that he wears a cap because he found difficulty to draw hair. He was one of the first video game characters to be honored at the Walk of Game in 2005. Who is this?
4. A water scare in New York City gave him the idea to market alternatives to ordinary bottled water. The success of this brand launched a new marketing category in the beverage industry. They are also noted for their humorous descriptions on bottles. What is it?
5. In the World War II when XXX, who managed YYY operations in Germany during the war, ran out of the ingredients for YYY. XXX resorted to producing a different product called ZZZ. What is XXX, YYY & ZZZ?
6. Who released a game called Gunning for Gold to honor Bindra. The game allows users to take on the avatar of Bindra and gives them a chance to virtually earn a gold medal.
7. It’s a company founded in 1999 by seven former Samsung executives. "X" is a brand and division of “Y”, which is the manufacturer of digital audio players and other portable products. What “X” & “Y” denotes?
8. This company was started by 5 IITians from Kharagpur along with their professor. In the year 2005, they won the national contest for innovation at IIM-A, where their idea of converting egg white into ceramics worked & it lay the foundation of what?
9. In 1986, two brothers set up a poultry farm, with 200 layer( egg laying) birds and a small shop to sell eggs, to trade in poultry feed & medicines. In 1990-91 due to price crash, on credit farmers could not settle their dues. To recover their money they started providing feed & medicine to indebted farmers in return for the eggs. The success of this gave birth to what?
10. Identify the logo.
BUSINESS FREAK 9
1.Started as Bookwing Publication and Trading Company in 1984, this family business is a pioneer of publishing educational books in the country. What is the current identity of this company?
2.What is the significance of this pic. ?
Suggestions, remarks and answers can be sent to nidhi148@gmail.com
QUIZON - 6
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p in the production of what?
QUIZON - 5
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2. Answers to those who will reply.
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1. Identify the evolution o
f the present logo of which organization.
2. Identify the persons & cracks connect.
3. It began life in South Africa; an ex-Unilever chemist from Durban started it in 1949. The name of it was chosen by its creator as a spin on the word "lanolin," a key ingredient. Its marketing was also unique, since it was never described as a moisturizer, or even as beauty fluid. Nowhere on the packaging did it say what the product actually did. Print adverts used copy such as "Share the secret of a younger looking you".
4. On 1927 the first model came out of the company. It was discovered that the differential had been misconnected, resulting in a car that had three gears in reverse and only one gear for forward motion. This mistake took only ten minutes to correct and it survived the comical episode.
5. They met as students at the Hotchkiss School in Connecticut, where “X” served as editor-in-chief at the school newspaper, while “Y” held the same position for the school's Hotchkiss Literary Monthly. They became friends and enrolled in Yale University together, where they became chairman and editor, respectively, of the Yale Daily News. They parted ways briefly, but by 1921 had come back together, now as reporters for the Baltimore News. They worked on a new style of newspaper, and in 1922 resigned their positions. It was the birth of what?
6. Identify the logo.
7. He is an American entrepreneur, tried his hands in jobs like bartending, party promoting & dance instructor. He started his first company Micro Solutions & sold it for 6 Million $ in 1990. Also opened a company of high definition satellite television network & bought a majority stake in one of the NBA team.
8. Identify the advertisement.
9. He was the son of a wealthy landowning family who used his inheritance to open a rice mill for his first venture. That endeavor was not especially successful so he established a trucking business in Taegu on March 1st, 1938, which he named Cheil, the forerunner to "X". He attended college at Waseda University in Tokyo, although he did not complete his degree. He also published JoongAng Ilbo, a conservative newspaper.
10. Identify the advertisement.
Belated Quinkie ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ QUIZ by Ranjeet Dada
QUINKIE ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ QUIZ on BIZDOM worth 1000 bucks
Dear all,
This is a humble tribute to Murali & his brainchild Quinkie. May both of you see many many more Happy Birthdays ! Hats off to you !
And also a notweworthy mention of my dear quiz buddy Siddharth Misra, who & his blog Bizdom are going great guns !
Regards
Ranjeet Varma
ranjeetsviktoriinquizzine.blogspot.com
PS – The winner of this quiz gets 1000 bucks !! Standard rules apply. Reply within 10 days to ranjeetvarma99@yahoo.co.in / bizdom.blogspot.com.
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The QUIZ …..
1.) Fill in the blanks …..
I. "____________________________"
II. "For He's a Jolly Good Fellow"
III. "Auld Lang Syne"
2.) This google doodle was presented on May 16th 2008. What does it signify?
3.) What is Brand Laddering?
4.)
Identify the author …. No googling please.
5.) A sitter … please don’t google. Who said these golden ( sorry … blonde ) words –
“Picasso had his pink period and his blue period. I am in my blonde period right now.”
6.) Identify Advertiser. ( This is an ad made by Grey, Hongkong ) 
7.) Identify this gentleman.
8.) Identify the gentleman in the navy blue T-shirt ( obviously has a biz connection too ).
9.) What is “ Blackberry Prayer “ ?
10.) These are a series of ads. Identify the advertiser. ( A sitter ! )
11.) Identify the advertiser.
12.) Who is the richest Irish national in the world who also owns Eureka Forbes Ltd? ( No googling please )
13.) The superstar Amitabh Bachchan acted as a sales representative for Glaxo in a movie. Name the movie.
14.) With which famous liquor brand do you associate the number 361 and why?
15.) Who owns the famous mosquito repellant brand Odomos?
16.) What is the claim to fame of Puja Mehra Gupta on the fashion brands circuit?
17.) With which brand would you associate the term “Whassup”?
18.) Entrack India is a company owned by which personality?
19.) Identify this company in the news which is a joint venture between Maxis Communications Berhad of Malaysia and Apollo Hospital Enterprise Ltd of India, with Maxis Communications holding a majority stake of 74%? ( Hint – MS Dhoni )
20.) Please identify the person to whom Kentucky Fried Chicken ( KFC ) had written the following letter.
Here’s the letter……
“Congratulations on catching America’s ears…and eyes. Over the past month, you’ve wowed the world with your original performances. And, your ever-changing hairdos have made you almost as famous as KFC® Original Recipe® Chicken and Colonel Sanders himself.
On behalf of Kentucky Fried Chicken®, I want to serve up to you a tasty offer. If you don a bowl hairdo during one of your next nationally televised performances, KFC will grant you a free lifetime supply of KFC Famous Bowls®. We’re sure America will be as ‘bowled-over’ by your take on this classic look as they are by our KFC Famous Bowls.
From wavy to Mohawk to now the classic bowl – who knows, your bowl cut could start a trend as big as KFC Famous Bowls, which consumers ranked as THE most memorable new product of 2006.
In addition to free KFC Famous Bowls for life – if you sport a bowl cut, KFC will cut a check in your name to Colonel’s Scholars, a charity providing young people with much needed college scholarships. We’re confident that helping students afford college is something that even the toughest of judges would stand and applaud.”
Your Fan,
Gregg Dedrick,
President of KFC.
21.) Name the anthropomorphic cartoon bloodhound mascot created for the National Crime Prevention Council for use by American police in building crime awareness among children.
He debuted in July 1980 and was created by Sherry Nemmers. The motto "Take a Bite out of Crime" was invented by John M. Keil , who also did this mascot’s voice for many years.
After two years on the air, a nationwide contest was opened to name the character. The most common entry was "Sherlock Bones". Other entries included "J. Edgar Dog", "Sarg-dog", and "Keystone Kop Dog". The winning name was submitted by a New Orleans police officer.
Bolo Bolo Naam Bolo ( all my quizzes always contain a doggie question as I am an under”DOG” and love K-9s.
All the best ….
Cheers
Ranjeet Varma
QuizoN - 4
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1. It started in San Francisco, California in 1977 by Stanford Graduate School of Business alumnus, who said he was embarrassed trying to buy lingerie for his wife & hoped to provide a comfortable place for men to shop.
2. Who launched the online equity trading platform through its wholly owned subsidiary Gilt Securities Trading Corporation Limited?
3. “We walk on hundred legs, like a “makoda”. Who said this quote?
4. It was created by Ayuveda physician vaidya Krishnashastri Puranik in 1853 to ensure the quality of the ayurvedic medicines, he was prescribing to his patients & continued to be run by vaidyas till the early 1960’s.
5. He started his journey with a dairy farm spread over 5 acres back in 1980’s. His failed attempt was cooperative farming that cost him Rs 10 lakh loss. In 2001, he founded one of the largest fruit logistics company in India.
6. "X" inherited the Adelaide News in 1952 following the death of his father.
This paper has been described by Bruce Page as the "foundation stone" of what.
7. Started in 2001 with a shoestring budget of Rs 15 lakh pooled in by three keen partners, one of its founder also worked at Starbucks, starting as a waiter, discovering his knack for coffee and finishing as brew master. This company also created Finale - Happy Endings.
8. Part of it represents a cosine wave and the other part represents digital data & this logo symbolizes the analog and digital multimedia capabilities of the product line, as well as the company's vision of entertainment and technology "convergence". What I am talking about?
9. "X" is a South Korean automobile manufacturer. It was first established as "Y" in 1994 and started selling cars in 1998, just before South Korea was hit by the Asian financial crisis. Negotiations with current majority owner started in December 1998 and in September 2000 "Z" bought a 70% stake for $512 million. Find X, Y & Z.
10. He was born in Calcutta, worked as an assistant manager in a rolling shutter company, in 80’s he started with 50 square feet store at Laal Bazaar Street on lease. He opened his first big store in Calcutta. Who is he & name his venture?
QuizoN-3
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1. It was launched in India in 1948, today it’s not only a drink but its quiz show, it’s a book of knowledge, and it’s a talent hunt, an online game.
2. A photographer at the Times of India’s Mumbai supplement, BOMBAY TIMES was found planting pictures as a quid pro quo for other gains. The photographer was shunted out quietly but it sparks a brainwave in Bennett, Coleman & Co Ltd. think tank. It gave birth to what?
3. It was a failed scheme, in which each postman in rural area used to carry mobile phones that rural residents in places without landline could use to make calls. What’s that?
4. Established in 2000, formerly long term credit Bank of Japan, it is owned by a global group led by Ripple wood holdings of US.
5. He established his own outfit Vishwapriya Financial Services & Securities that introduced IPO financing in 1994. Now he is the leader of one of the chain. What’s that & who is he?
6. He started his career selling car radios; later in 1991 he established his outlet selling mobile phones. His store initially called Mobileworld, first came up with $1 phones & “Buy one get one free” & ‘Cash back’ offers. Name the guy & how is store known as today?
7. He is an alumnus of IIT Delhi & Harvard Business School, first non-American & first Indian to head Mckinsey & company globally. He co-founded an institute which is in top 20 list of FT global business school ranking of 2007-08.
8. Founded in 1964 by Bruno ______ in Westerstede, Germany. It converted in 1989 from a marketing/distribution company to a manufacturer & distribution of household. What I am talking about?
9. “I have a great respect for the TATA organization. It’s a misconception that we are rivals”. Whose famous quote is this?
10. Identify the advertisement.
BUSINESS FREAK 8
1. During 1960s, In the French Alps an enterprising hotelier marketed something with the slogan “No need to rent the room, buy the hotel, its cheaper!” What first did he market by the slogan?
2. Anjaneyulu Kakkera, is busy with setting up a new retail business under the brand name of “Vah Magna.” Magna has created a network of 70 outlets occupying over 5 lakh sq ft of space. While, bulk of the outlets are located in Andhra, two of them are located in Maharashtra. Magna, operates four retail formats comprising hypermarkets, cash-and-carry stores, FoodEx supermarkets, and recently launched Super Centre. With which other retail chain would you associate the name of Anjaneyulu Kakkera?
3. DIC Entertainment, the mid-size kids' TV program producer and syndicator, is working on a direct-to-video animated kids' series called "The Secret Millionaire's Club" . What is so special about this animated series?
4. What organization/company did Peter G. Peterson and Stephen A. Schwarzman establish with a shared secretary and a balance sheet of $400,000, in 1985?
5. BBC Worldwide has launched BBCGreen.com, a consumer lifestyle website. How is this website different from other websites?
6. On March 10, a certain innovation was carried in Times of india, Dainik Jagran and Sandesh. What was the innovation and what was it meant for?
7. If Sunsilk : www.Gangofgirls.com ; ______: www.Magicofblack.com?
8. NDTV Profit has launched a contest that will require participants to register on the contest site, www.makeovermyoffice.co.in, and write a small essay about why their office needs a makeover. They can supplement their claim with pictures of the office premises. Successful participants will have their offices revamped on a reality show on NDTV Profit. The show is used as a platform to promote which company’s products?
9. ‘A Library for every school’, is a large rural education program under which, so far 25000 libraries have been setup in various government schools across AP, Karnataka, orrissa and Kerela. Who/what is behind this venture?
.10. Easy one- Which was the first Indian IT services firm to list on NASDAQ?
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Bizdom - casual 10 questions
Q.1.The current official logo of this company represents the name in logotype based on the Catull typeface and was created by Ruth Kedar?
Q.4.This logo is the inspiration for which organisation's logo
