01/07/07

July 2007 Main Quiz

1) It is one billionth of a second and is a common measurement of read or write access time to random access memory (RAM). What is it?

a) Microsecond
b) Nano Second
c) Picosecond

2) The hobble skirt/dress was the inspiration to the design of which brand?


a) Coca-Cola bottle
b) Durex Condoms
c) Viagra Pill

3) Lux is not just soap. It is also the unit of measurement for something. What?

a) SI unit of Illuminance
b) Purity of Diesel
c) Power of collision of 2 moving objects

4) 9H is the hardest. 9B is the softest. What are we talking about?

a) Pencils Grades
b) Cement Grades
c) Diamond studs on a Vertu phone

5) Lexus is the luxury vehicle division of which car company?


a) Mazda
b) Honda
c) Toyota

6) Featherlite India is best associated with which product category?

a) Furniture
b) Footwear
c) Luggage

7) Pulsate, Cool Blue, Stealth, Mariner and Play form the product range of which brand?

a) Durex Condoms
b) Park Avenue Deos
c) Ray-Ban Sunglasses

8) That’s the logo of?


a) BBC World
b) Nasscom
c) Alfa Romeo

9) Where are you most likely to find something referred to as “ringpull”?

a) Yo-Yo end
b) A car jack
c) On a beverage can

10) Clio, Kangoo, Modus and Megane are models of which player from among these?

a) Kia
b) Renault
c) Skoda

11) Vinod Khosla co-founded which among these companies?


a) Oracle
b) Sun Microsystems
c) Cisco Systems

12) “Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to life” – best associated with which company?

a) BenQ
b) General Electric
c) Sony

13) What is the name for the number 1 followed by a hundred zeroes?

a) Billion
b) Zillion
c) Googol

14) Which company is best associated with the acquisition of Gillette?


a) P&G
b) Unilver
c) Altria

15) Trivia - Which among these companies’ name is after that of a creek behind the home of one of its founders John Warnock?

a) Adobe
b) Oracle
c) Cisco Sytems

16) Signature, Ascent, Constellation and Aerius form the product range of which brand?

a. Omega Watch
b. Mont Blanc Pen
c. Vertu Mobile

17) A Media Mogul. Who?


a) Silvio Berlusconi
b) Kerry Packer
c) Ted Turner

18) What means “Great House/ Universe” in Korean?

a) Hyundai
b) Daewoo
c) Samsung

19) Which brand’s logo is that?


a) Waterman
b) Westinghouse
c) Wilson

20) Who or what is affectionately referred to as “Beeb”?

a) BBC
b) Cover model of Playboy
c) Motorola’s Walki-Talkie

21) Bibendum – with which brand would you best associate this mascot?









a) Goodyear
b) Michelin
c) Dunlop

22) The Hush Puppies Mascot - What is the breed of the dog we see?


a. Beagle
b. Cocker Spaniel
c. Basset Hound

23) What are aglets/ aiglets?

a) Shoelace ends
b) The vent of a vending machine
c) The metal button joints on jeans

24) "Wait a minute! Wait a minute! You ain't heard nothin' yet" – what’s the significance of this?

a) First spoken dialogue in movies
b) The first video on MTV
c) First words by AG Bell on the telephone

25) What was invented by Alfred Nobel in 1866 that is made up of nitroglycerin, one part diatomaceous earth and a small admixture of sodium carbonate?


a) RDX
b) Dynamite
c) Alkaline Battery

26) What in India is made officially only in Gadag in Karnataka?

a) Color Badge indicating rank of Armed Forces personnel
b) The National Flag
c) The uniform of the Armed Forces

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