June 2007 Main Quiz

Quiz 1

Which among these is Steven Levitt’s most famous book?

a) Freakonomics
b) Marketing Myopia
c) Experiential Marketing

That’s the logo of a famous movie company. Which one?



a) MGM
b) Paramount
c) Columbia Pictures

What is the name of Microsoft’s new game developed to fend off competition against Nintendo and Sony?

a) Halo 3
b) Dark Horse 2
c) PlayMate 1

Quiz 2

How is Cyclotrimethylenetrinitramine better known?

a) Aspirin
b) Viagra
c) RDX

This is an MP3 Scooter. Which company does it come from?



a) Honda
b) Piaggio
c) Yamaha

Who among these is accepted as India’s largest MNC?

a) Nokia
b) IBM
c) Samsung

Quiz 3

What did Kevin Bachus, Seamus Blackley, Otto Berkes and Ted Hase develop together for Microsoft in 2000?

a) Windows XP
b) Xbox
c) Outlook Express 5.0

Subtle, yet classy – looking at the picture it’s possible to work out which ad is this.



a) Apple – Mac 2006
b) Nokia N Series
c) Volkswagen Beetle

What is the contribution of James B Lansing to the world of music?

a) The MP3
b) JBL Audio
c) Development of Sony Walkman

Quiz 4

Ever wondered what the full form of USB is. Guess one out of these?



a) Unplugging Systems Back-up
b) Universal Serial Bus
c) User-defined System Buffer

The luxury car Teana is from which company’s stable?

a) Nissan
b) General Motors
c) Toyota

That’s the logo of which company?



a) Boeing
b) Qantas
c) Verizon

Quiz 5

They are called as Astronauts in the US and Cosmonauts in Russia. Taikonauts are from where?

a) Germany
b) Japan
c) China

A pioneer of sorts. A legend for sure. Who is this man from the motor world?



a) Lee Iacocca
b) Henry Ford
c) Enzo Ferrari

Come July, Energy Star 4.0 will be in vogue in the US. What is it all about?

a) Launch of a rating system for energy efficiency of PCs
b) Launch of a new variant of Gatorade
c) Launch of Chevrolet’s new hybrid car

Quiz 6

While the A380 will be the largest civilian aircraft, which Russian cargo plane is actually the largest in the world otherwise?



a) Ilyushin
b) Antanov 225
c) Topalev TU-144

What was founded in 2003 by Niklas Zennström and Janus Friis, that’s a software which makes communicating with people around the world easy and fun?

a) Orkut
b) Skype
c) I’m – Windows Live Messenger

That’s the logo of which pen brand?



a) Mont Blanc
b) Waterman
c) Sheaffer

Quiz 7

The development of what, was the objective of the Manhattan Project?

a. The first PC
b. The first Cell Phone
c. Nuclear Weopons

Garuda is an airline based out of which country?



a) Nepal
b) Indonesia
c) Sri Lanka

Introduced in 1971, the Kenbak-1 is generally considered to be the world's first what?

a) Personal Computer
b) First mobile phone model from Nokia
c) Model of Sony Walkman

Quiz 8

Blades, Mumbo, Half Jacket and Radar – these are all variants of sports sunglasses from whom?



a) Oakley
b) Ray-Ban
c) Levi’s

It was designed by Erno ____ in 1974. And while it was showcased at the Nuremberg Toy Show in 1979, it was a mega success only by 1982 having sold over 100 million units. What was it?

a) Cabbage Patch Kid
b) The Rubik’s Cube
c) The Hotwheels range of cars

Why the Ford Model T was called so?



a) It succeeded model S
b) Named after the first name initial of Henry Ford’s son
c) Because of its broad front, narrow rear “T” design

Business Jargon - If somebody had a “bandwidth problem” in office what is the problem one would encounter?

a) Inadequate number of PCs/ Laptops
b) Inadequate staff numbers
c) As simple as slow speed of internet download

It was first quoted in 1965 that computers would/ have double(d) up in capacity every 18 to 24 months. What did this came to be referred as?



a) Bohr’s Law
b) Anderson’s Law
c) Moore’s Law