Shovon's Business Quiz of 30th Sept 2007

This is a set of 10 questions on business. Answers will be available in one week's time.

1. "If you can't beat them, don't join them, rather make them irrelevant." This is the essence of which business strategy?

2. In business context what is the claim to fame of Ahus, a town in Sweden?

3. This famous business personality earned money by repairing toy trains when he was aged 13. His father escaped from the clutches of British Police in 1920 and landed in USA with $20 in his pocket and later married an American school teacher and settled in Philadelphia. His corporate headquarters is known as "The Mountain". Identify him.

4. This famous corporation, probably more famous in India than its country of origin, was founded in 1894 in Zlin. It made its first presence in India in 1931 and commenced manufacturing in 1936?

5. From the following lines identify the Corporate. "Since 1935, We have given millions of apples to countless daily visitors to the agency worldwide".

6. If IBM is known as Big Blue, which company is referred as 'Big Black'?

7. What is so special about the premium condom brand Mates?

8. What is the claim to fame of a product named 'Epsom Salt'?

9. How would you connect Vauxhall Victor and Morris Oxford with relation to Indian industry?

10. This famous brand of Scotch Whisky faced a stiff resistance before their launch in India. They were initially denied permission to launch because their brand name was thought to be against the Indian laws related to brand names. Ultimately they persuaded the Indian authorities and at this point of time it is one of the largest selling Scotch Whisky brands in India. Name it.

Send in your answers to shovon76[at]gmail.com. Scores and answers will be published on 7th October 2007.

Answers to Shovon's Sports Miscellaneous of 21st Sept 2007

Hi Guys,

The scores are -

Gaurav Jindal - 2
Prateek - 2
Ayesha - 3
Tathagata - 4

Here are the answers.

1. Complete the following, "We are red, we are white. We are _____ dynamite."
Ans:Danish

2. "One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best." This hilarious quote is attributed to a leading English footballer. Name him.
Ans: Alan Shearer

3. Which F1 driver is unique for winning a championship in his own car?
Ans: Jack Brabham

4. Another hillarious quote, this time attributed to a French international, "Sometimes in football you have to score goals". Name the player.
Ans: THIERRY HENRY

5. Who is the latest Indian player to have joined the club of 200 goal scorers in top-tier (including club level) games?
Ans: Dipendu Biswas

Shovon's Sports Misc. 4 of 21st September 2007

Hi Guys,

Back after a long hibernation. Here are the questions. Looking forward to encouraging replies from you.

1. Complete the following, "We are red, we are white. We are _____ dynamite."
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2. "One accusation you can't throw at me is that I've always done my best." This hilarious quote is attributed to a leading English footballer. Name him.
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3. Which F1 driver is unique for winning a championship in his own car?
Ans:

4. Another hillarious quote, this time attributed to a French international, "Sometimes in football you have to score goals". Name the player.
Ans:

5. Who is the latest Indian football player to have joined the club of 200 goal scorers in top-tier (including club level) games?
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Mail your answers to shovon76@gmail.com.

Bye,

Shovon

Back Again

After a two year slumber, I have decided to be back again. Watch out this space for new posts. Ciao!

Answers to Shovon's Sports Misc. 3 of 16th Aug 2005

Hi,

Prateek with a perfect ten is the winner of this one and Debasish Choudhury closely follows him. Congrats to both of them!

And here are the answers -

1. Which West Indian cricketer scored centuries in four consecutive innings against India?
Ans: Everton Weekes in 1948-49 series

2. Identify the umpire. In excitement, he called of play an over and a ball before the scheduled close of play thus depriving India the chance of a possible victory in the 1948-49 Bombay Test.
Ans: A.R. Joshi

3. Whom did Vijay Manjrekar replace as wicket keeper during the 1952-53 Kingston test?
Ans: Padmanabh Joshi

4. 1958-59 India-West Indies test series. Complete the following - Polly Umrigar, Ghulam Ahmed, Vinoo Mankad, ____ .
Ans: Hemu Adhikari (All captained India in the Test Series)

5. Who is the only other bowler to take a wicket during Subhash Gupte's 9-102 in the first innings of 1958-59 Kanpur test?
Ans: VB Ranjane

6. Which selector's vote proved to be decisive in making Ajit Wadekar the captain in place of M.A.K. Pataudi for the 1971 tour of West Indies?
Ans: Vijay Merchant

7. The calypso song "We couldn't out him at all" was composed on which Indian cricketer?
Ans: Sunil Gavaskar

8. Who was dropped from the first test in the 1974-75 series for appearing in a television interview?
Ans: Bishen Singh Bedi

9. Narendra Hirwani was on the verge of bettering the world record for most number of wickets in the debut test match. A part time spinner was called on to bowl to help him achieve the feat by taking 17 wickets. But this person took one wicket and Hirwani had to be content with a match haul of 16-136, thereby equalling the record. Who was the part time spinner?
Ans: W.V. Raman

10. During the 1983-84 test series, the spectators of which city had raised the slogan "No Kapil, No Test"?
Ans: Calcutta

Answers & Scores of Dry round of 16th Aug 2005

Hi,

Not a very encouraging response to this one. However, Jairaj P got the most points, 8 out of possible 10. Congratulations Jairaj!

1. How can you link Burn, Full Throttle and Shock?
Ans: Health drinks by Coca Cola

2. Link the following - Distance, Bitter Morsel, Crossroads, Blind Alley and Tale of A Naughty Girl.
Ans: Films by Buddhadeb Dasgupta. These are the names of international releases of the following - Duratwa, Neem Annapurna, Grihajuddha, Andhi Gali & Mando Meyer Upakhyan resp.

3. This Chennai based company, in partnership with Bartholomeu Digital Cinema of portugal, is changing the way fims are distributed in Portugal. Identify the company.
Ans: Real Images Media Technologies

4. A sitter. "I'm in the mood for mischief". Which brand is associated with the tagline?
Ans: White Mischief

5. Dateline 15th August 1975. It's a very significant day for the Indian fim industry. Why?
Ans: Sholay was released on this day.

6. Another Sitter. Fill in the blank. "The best-run businesses run ____."
Ans: SAP

7. Which hindi film was released internationally as "God is My Witness"?
Ans: Khuda Gawah

8. Identify the company associated with the following tagline, "The Power of We".
Ans: Bosch

9. What is packed word over in the following formation - "7-6-7"?
Ans: Cigarettes in a pack of 20.

10. This famous actor read for the parts of both Sonny and Michael Corleone for Godfather Part I. Coppola decided that he wasn't right for the role of Sonny, and already had Pacino in mind for Michael. Then he was almost cast in the role of Carlo, the husband of Connie as well. Ultimately he actually featured in Part II. Who is the actor?
Ans: Robert DeNiro

SHOVON's Sports Misc. 3 of 17th Aug 2005

Hi,

Here are the questions. It's a special on India - West Indies Cricket Series. Send in your answers to shovon76@gmail.com. Answers with scores will be published on Sunday, 21st Aug 2005.

1. Which West Indian cricketer scored centuries in four consecutive innings against India?
Ans:

2. Identify the umpire. In excitement, he called of play an over and a ball before the scheduled close of play thus depriving India the chance of a possible victory in the 1948-49 Bombay Test.
Ans:

3. Whom did Vijay Manjrekar replace as wicket keeper during the 1952-53 Kingston test?
Ans:

4. 1958-59 India-West Indies test series. Complete the following - Polly Umrigar, Ghulam Ahmed, Vinoo Mankad, ____ .
Ans:

5. Who is the only other bowler to take a wicket during Subhash Gupte's 9-102 in the first innings of 1958-59 Kanpur test?
Ans:

6. Which selector's vote proved to be decisive in making Ajit Wadekar the captain in place of M.A.K. Pataudi for the 1971 tour of West Indies?
Ans:

7. The calypso song "We couldn't out him at all" was composed on which Indian cricketer?
Ans:

8. Who was dropped from the first test in the 1974-75 series for appearing in a television interview?
Ans:

9. Narendra Hirwani was on the verge of bettering the world record for most number of wickets in the debut test match. A part time spinner was called on to bowl to help him achieve the feat by taking 17 wickets. But this person took one wicket and Hirwani had to be content with a match haul of 16-136, thereby equalling the record. Who was the part time spinner?
Ans:

10. During the 1983-84 test series, the spectators of which city had raised the slogan "No Kapil, No Test"?
Ans:

Dry Round of 16th Aug 2005

Hi all,

I'm back after a few days lay-off. But due to time constraints, I'm not being able to put any audio or visual questions this time. From next time onwards it will have both the formats.

Here are the questions -

1. How can you link Burn, Full Throttle and Shock?
Ans:

2. Link the following - Distance, Bitter Morsel, Crossroads, Blind Alley and Tale of A Naughty Girl.
Ans:

3. This Chennai based company, in partnership with Bartholomeu Digital Cinema of portugal, is changing the way fims are distributed in Portugal. Identify the company.
Ans:

4. A sitter. "I'm in the mood for mischief". Which brand is associated with the tagline?
Ans:

5. Dateline 15th August 1975. It's a very significant day for the Indian fim industry. Why?
Ans:

6. Another Sitter. Fill in the blank. "The best-run businesses run ____."
Ans:

7. Which hindi film was released internationally as "God is My Witness"?
Ans:

8. Identify the company associated with the following tagline, "The Power of We".
Ans:

9. What is packed word over in the following formation - "7-6-7"?
Ans:

10. This famous actor read for the parts of both Sonny and Michael Corleone for Godfather Part I. Coppola decided that he wasn't right for the role of Sonny, and already had Pacino in mind for Michael. Then he was almost cast in the role of Carlo, the husband of Connie as well. Ultimately he actually featured in Part II. Who is the actor?
Ans: