SCMHRD NEEV 07

I am posting all the questions from prelims and some (which I managed to write) of the finals of the Quiz held at SCMHRD as part of their annual fest NEEV. The quiz was hosted by the very well known Mr. PICKBRAIN...

So here are the prelims questions (The answers are at the end)

1. What is the Best selling copyrighted book in the World?
2. What kind of Tax was first Introduced in Britain in 1799?
3. Which illegal drug was first produced in Germany in 1898 as an analgesic?
4. Whos the author of "Screw it, Lets Do it"?
5. What is the name of the bank started by Md. Younus of Bangladesh?
6. Stuttgart in Germany gets its name from the business of what?
7. Born in 1963, who currently holds the office of the CHO in the co. he works?
8. How do we know Philips Semiconductors today?
9. In 1946,which kitchen product was created by Percy Spencer @ Raytheon Corp.?
10. Which is the Parent Company of Panasonic?
11. www.gangofgirls.com is a website by which brand?
12. what is ABS from the world of automobiles?
13. uMusic or Intelligent Music is a new entertainment system from whom?
14. Which International film studio produced the movie "Saawariya"?
15. Which co.'s stores are called Scoop Shops?
16. In 1969,what did Henkel invent after convenience of lipstick applicators?
17. Which co. owns YouTube?
18. What does I & K stand for in IKEA?
19. If Real Madrid:Seimens then Barcelona: ?
20. In the world of cigarettes, what is B&H?

Answers:

1. Guinness Book of World Records
2. Income Tax
3. Heroene
4. Richard Branson
5. Grameen Bank
6. Stud Farms
7. Ronald McDonald
8. NXP
9. Microwave
10. Matsushita
11. Sunsilk
12. Anti Lock Breaking System
13. BOSE
14. SONY
15. Ben & Jerrys
16. Gluestick
17. Google
18. Ingver Kampard
19. UNICEF
20. Benson & Hedges


The finalists were: 2 Teams from SIBM & NMIMS, 1 each from VAMNICOM & SCMHRD

Some of the Finals Questions:

1. Ashish Bose, under Rajiv Gandhi cabinet, submitted a report on effect of Population of India and coined a term which is used today in Indian Marketing scene. What? BEEMARU STATES

2. Coca Cola on 1st Dec 2007 placed 1 mn. empty cans with messages encouraging people to run on AIDS Day. Every can had the no. 46664 on it. Why? It was Nelson Mandela's Prison No. He is a supporter of Anti Aids Campaign

3. What is the importance of the SONOMA stream in Northern California in business worl: ADOBE

4. Samir Patil & C. Pal from ACK Media is going to fuel the next gen mobile gaming in India. How? Developing games on characters from Amar Chitra Katha (ACK)

5. In 1830, a Frenchman named Barthelemi, patented sewing m/c. But a German named SINGER made it a success. Barthelemi also came out with a innovation which is hugely popular in todays India. What? Payment in Installments

6. Connect: DOT, F1, MOTHER NATURE, SCRIBBLE, PUP: All are Microsoft Office Assistant Characters (This was a Audience one..My good friend Suvojit got it rather quickly)

7. How do we know 7 eyed Polyurithene Pouch: FEMALE CONDOMS (Another Audience one)

8. Which brand can we derive from these pictures:





Ans: The brand is OSRAM

9. His final book was "New Economics for Industry, Government, Education" was published in 1993. He is not an economist and we know him for a different reason. Who? Deming

10. Whose ad is this:




Ans: Encyclopedia Brittanica







11. What is this: (Audience Q and urs truly got it)


Ans: Its a BLACK BOX

12. An alumnus of LSE, Law minister in the Nehru Cabinet wrote Problem of the Rupee (1923) and Evolution of Provincial Finance (1924) in British India.Who? Dr. B. R. Amedkar

13. CONNECT: RIFF---BPL---First Voice International---Power Button on the Comp---Tilte song of the movie DIL SE: WORLDSPACE (BPL sells its radios having worldspace connection, RIFF is a channel in Worldspace, A R Rahman sung the title song etc...)

14. CONNECT: Rang De Basanti Song----Yash Raj Films Logo with Disney Logo---Sony Music Logo---ADC(Apple Developer Connection) and a persons pic: TATA ELEXI (The co.own awards for Visual effects and SFX for RDB, will be doing work for animation movies which will be jointly done by YashRaj and Disney in India, Sony Music Logo was done by them and the person is the CEO of Tata Elexi)

Well it came to the audience after the finalists failed to answer and urs truly again got this one..Felt grt after answering a really good one

15. CONNECT: A song from DHOOM 2---PROST---BENQ---ACER Logo---"Caring Through Innovation": Ans is ACER: Hrithik Roshan endorses ACER, PROST is a brand from ACER, BENQ is from ACER grp and the tagline is of ACER's

16. CONNECT: Song from Salam Namste---HiC---Florida Foods Corp.: Ans is Coca Cola Minute Maid

17. CONNECT: Jhoom Barabar Jhoom Song---Smriti Irani---NAVARAS---Liberty: Ans is PANTALOONS: Bobby Deol and Lara Dutta endorses Pantaloons, Smriti Irani is also a ambassador of a brand, NAVARAS is a speciality brand and Liberty is specially promoted at PANTALOONS

These are all which I could write..So pls excuse for those which I failed :(

SIBM energed as convincing Winners followed by 2 teams from NMIMS

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