Viktorina #7 - General Q's

Q1: Italians call it the snail, the Germans call it spider monkey, Dutch call it monkey tail and in Chinese it is called the little mouse. What we are taking about?

Ans: @ symbol

Q2: In 1861, which Bank printed the first currency notes for India which were issued for the first time in March 1862?

Ans: Bank of England

Q3: Which company started in 1893 in Chennai has forayed into brands such as Kitchen Delights, Fruitnik, Purity and Comfy? (You can name their biggest brand not mentioned here)

Ans: Amrutanjan

Q4: We all love facebook. What does an application called Buxter allows friends to do on facebook?

Ans: Allows friends to share money

Q5: Which brand delivered Pizza to astronauts orbiting the earth in International Space Station in 2001?

Ans: Pizza Hut

Viktorina #5 - Movie Time 2

Dear All,

Its movie time again with the questions on Indian Movies...Enjoy...

Q1: Officially, “Raja Harish Chandra” was the first Indian movie produced in 1900. However which was first film made in India by Save Dada in 1898?

Ans: The Flower of Persia. The movie was directed by Hiralal Sen

Q2: Which movie holds the record for highest number of songs (around 65+ songs)?

Ans: Indra Sabha. The movie featured 71 songs

Q3: Name the first Indian talking movie released in 1933?

Ans: Alam Ara

Q4: Name the film which was first used stereophonic soundtrack along with first film shot in 70 mm widescreen format?

Ans: Sholey

Q5: Name India’s first 3D film (Remember it was not a Hindi film)?

Ans: My Dear Kuttichathan. Chotta Chetan in Hindia was the remake of this movie

Q6: Which films holds the unique distinction no dialogue, only verses (poetries)?

Ans: Heer-Ranjha

Q7: Name the first Indian movie which was first distributed through satellite to multiplexes?

Ans: Moonnamathoral

Viktorina #4 - Movies & Business

Q1: Name the movie whose lead cast (Abhay Deol along with other actress) was selected based on market research conducted among 600 respondents in age group of 15 to 25?

Ans: Rock The Shaadi. The film is produced by Balaji with Genelia as other co-star selected through the survey.

Q2: Which Hindi movie was produced by 5 Lac people contributing Rs 2 each in 1976?

Ans: Manthan. The film was produced by donation of Rs 2 each by 5 Lac members of GCMMF, the power behind brand Amul.

Q3: What unique distinction was held by movie “Gadar – Ek Prem Katha” related to business?

Ans: The 2001 movie was produced by Zee Telefilms Ltd and all movie cast and crew right up to spot boy paid by cheque which was first in the Indian film industry

Q4: Which was the first Indian movie to be available through download on a mobile prior to one day of release?

Ans: Rok Sako to Rok Lo, a movie produced by Arindam Choudhary’s Planman Motion Pictures

Q5: We know “Dabangg” was the first blockbuster movie to be uploaded in “You Tube” for download officially. Name the first Indian movie to be premiered on You tube officially for international audience?

Ans: Striker

Viktorina #3 - Connections

Q1: What connects the ladies Jaya, Hema and Rekha for more than two decades now?

Ans: Nirma washing powder jingle. To add up Sushma is the 4th lady

Q2: What connects a model coordinator David Whitbread, TV Models and artists Ashish Chaudhary and Rajiv Khera?

Ans: All played the role of ONIDA Devil

Q3: What connects Lion, Panther, Leopard and Snow Leopard apart from being part of cat family?

Ans: All are Operating System (OS) from Apple

Q4:What connects leading brands Cadbury, Pepsodent and Maruti Suzuki? Even film actor Imran Khan is also related to it?

Ans: Character “Pappu”. Cadbury’s ad “Pappu Pass Ho Gaya..”, Pepsodent’s ad “Pappu aur Papa”, Maruti’s ad for genuine spare parts ad “Don’t be Pappy and obviously Imran for Pappy can’t Dance…

Q5: What connects the Ice cream brands – Walls, Eskimo, Frisko and Algida?

Ans: All brands owned by Unilever and have “Heartbrand” logo

Viktorina #2 - German Business

Q1: Name the German airline which in past served as flag carrier for the country and had its name derived from German air and a powerful medieval trading group?

Ans: Lufthansa

Q2: What connects Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, SEAT & Skoda?

Ans: Volkswagen Group

Q3: Which company sell motorcycle under brand name of Motorrad?

Ans: BMW

Q4: Jyothy Laboratories, the manufacturer of Ujala washing powder acquired controlling stake in which German FMCG company in India?

Ans: Henkel India

Q5: Which company build the first telegraph line in Europe in 1848?

Ans: Siemens

Viktorina # 1 - With Love from Russia

Hi,

The following is a quiz on Russia and Russian brands to start....

Q1: Which product category name have been derived from Russian or Polish word for "Water"?

Ans: Vodka

Q2: Which was the first foreign product sanctioned for sale in erstwhile USSR in 1972 in lieu of export rights of Stolichnaya vodka?

Ans: Pepsi

Q3: Which company was established in 1992 by Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS), T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH (T-Mobile), an affiliate of Deutsche Telekom AG, Siemens AG (Siemens) and several other shareholders?

Ans: MTS

Q4:Which Russian cigarrate brand was established in 1966 and currently owned by BAT Russia whose name coincides with a motorcycle brand which was also present in India. The options are Java, Bullet or Yezdi?

Ans: Java

Q5: Name the flag carrier Russian airline founded on February 9, 1923, whose name is derived from English translation of the word "air fleet"?

Ans: AEROFLOT