The Factoid Collection

Did you know for whom were boots with pockets originally made? The Nudists, of course. Think where would they keep their stuff otherwise.

Did you know that the Boeing 787 got launched on July, 8th, 2007? The appropriateness of the launch lies in its synergy with the date that is 7-8-(0)7, the way Americans write July, 8, 2007.

The term A1 is to signify something that's best in terms of quality. It is derived from the Lloyds (of London) classification of ships of best quality under the A1 block in the Shipping Insurance Registers.

BSA-SLR is actually Birmingham Small Arms - Self Loading Rifle. They started out making arms and ammunitions. Then they moved on to make other things...including bicycles. Think of their logo with 2 crossed rifles. Makes sense. Right?

BenQ - the name is derived from the motto of the company. Bringing Enjoyment and Quality to life.

The newspaper Hindu was the only one not to report the death of Mahatma Gandhi on its front page on 31st Jan, 1948. In those days they used to carry advertisements on the front page. Hmmm...

When Hugh Heffner brought out the first issue of Playboy in 1953 featuring Marilyn Moroe on the cover, it didn't have a date on it. He wasn't sure if there would be a second issue. The success of it, ofcourse, is now a well known fact

I did a "Hail Mary" to click that picture - it's a technique in photography where a photographer raises the camera high above his head to get a picture of the subject surrounded by a crowd.

The group UB40s name…In England if you were unemployed, you would have a card called UB40 (UB=Unemployment Benefit and 40 was the card code). All the band members were unemployed and they felt that it was only right to call the band UB40! There were about 10 million unemployed people in the late 1970s who could relate with them.

Ever wondered what Rasgulla, Jalebi and Paan are, if they are not things we eat. They are actually the names of the 3 sisters of Rabri Devi (wife of Lalu Prasad Yadav).

Ever wondered what a cube farm is? Simply an office with umpteen number of cubicles.

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

Quiz at Office - July