Friday, June 6, 2008

RVs Viktoriin Serial Kwizzer 2





Dear all,


Namaskar !



Ranjeet back once again with RVs Viktoriin Serial Kwizzer 2.


The winner gets 1000 bucks …. Standard rules; the same as my first quiz - RVs Viktoriin Serial Kwizzer 1; apply.



DIL SE.......
QUIZZICALLY YOURS
Ranjeet Varma, New Delhi


The quiz follows --

RVs Viktoriin Serial Kwizzer 2



1.)














This Spanish speaking late 90’s brand mascot of a famous brand is demanding the brand …“ Yo Quiero ________ ” ( brand name erased – obviously ! ).
By the way “ Yo Quiero ” means “ I want ”.

Needless to say, identify the brand.

PS* - this mascot’s popularity was often cited as one of the causes of an upsurge in popularity of the breed ! ( similar to our own Hutch – Oops ! – Vodafone Pug breed ). It is also said the brand stopped using the mascot in it’s commercials as it had died … of course the brand spokesperson/s denied it.


2.) Why did Dunkin' Donuts very recently withdraw the following online ad starring celeb chef Rachael Ray?
















3.) This google doodle was presented in February 2008. What does it signify?











4.) This personality ( in the news these days ) was charged and pleaded guilty to drug possession, assault and kidnapping case in 1985 while he was a student in Duke University, USA. He was sentenced to 2 years in prison and came back to India after being released on probation.
Hint : He also sits on the board of Godfrey Philips, one of India's more successful tobacco companies.



5.) Identify the reason/ cause.













6.) Whats the theme / cause of this wonderful piece of creativity?




















7.) Connect ( I want a company / brand name ).











8.) Connect ( I want a company /brand name ).














9.) In 1912, the _____________ couple were to travel on the ill-fated British luxury liner RMS Titanic. However, they canceled their reservations because Mrs. ____________ was ill at the time. Instead, they booked a passage to New York City on the German luxury liner Amerika. The ____________ Museum displays a copy of the check Mr. ______________ wrote to the White Star Line as a deposit for a first class stateroom on the Titanic.
The blanks stand for a famous business family / brand. Name it. ( No googling please )



10.) Connect ( I want a personality’s name ).












11.) Connect ( I want a company/brand name ).













12.) Identify the advertiser.












13.) Connect ( I want a company/brand name ).















14.) Connect ( I want a company / brand name ).















15.) Connect ( I want a company/brand name ).















16.) Connect ( I want a company/brand name ).
















17.) Identify the advertiser ( It’s a very interesting ad … Comment ).













18.) Why did the Yahoo! founders add the exclamation mark to it’s name?


19.) The term ‘Pretexting’ was embroiled in a major controversy in 2006. Explain.


20.) What is a “ Road Apple “?


21.) Who is the shirt sponsor of Los Angeles Galaxy, the team that David Beckham plays for?


22.) The Kelly Awards, presented by the Magazine Publishers of America, recognize creative excellence and effectiveness in magazine ad campaigns. Which brand’s campaign won the the $100,000 grand prize in the 27th-annual Kelly Awards recently, taking the top honor?


23.) Connect ( I want a company/brand name ).















24.) Identify advertiser.
















25.) Identify advertiser.














26.) Comment.















27.) Explain the terms –


a) Phantom Load
b) Tuxeda
c) Burqini
d) Scuppie
e) Entertoyment



28.) What does this picture signify?











29.) Connect and Comment !















PS* - The text on the bottom pic on the extreme right ( the smoke & boiler / chimneys one ) of this connect reads Springfield Nuclear Power Plant



30.)
These are some firsts / superlatives ( obviously Biz Connected ! ) …. What?


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f)

Tuesday, June 3, 2008

RVs Viktoriin Serial Kwizzer 1 – ANSWERS

Hey guys great show !! Thanks for your kind patronage.


Congrats Deepanshu ... Great work by you and others ....


PS* -

Manas A Nayak ( Mr Bayleaf ), Presanth Sampath, Shubhendu Saha, Abhishek Das, Shitij Jain, Ashish Jain, Ashish from MNIT, Kumar Vaibhav, Aditya Modi, Rishabh Banthia and last but not the least Chandan Shahi ( the Rahul Dravid of Delhi Biz quizzing ) … u missed it by a dog’s whisker but All the Best for the FUTURE … DER AAYE DURUST AAYE … this evergreen Hindi proverb applies to you all !!

Keep up the good show ... 1000 bucks is insignificant but the spirit of quizzing is paramount! HATS OFF 2 you all who responded to this insignificant series!



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RVs Viktoriin Serial Kwizzer 1 – ANSWERS



1. Market research jargon for the kid who is deemed by his or her peers to be the "coolest" in their school, neighborhood, or town.



2. All are old names of existing companies / brands;

Ideal – Blaupunkt; Konishiya Rokubeiten Kogaku – Konica; Laurin & Klement –Skoda Auto



3. Antilia which is a twenty seven storey (490 feet or 149 metres) apartment building presently under construction in Mumbai for Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries, whose family will occupy about 35,000 square feet. Named after the mythical island in the Atlantic, Antillia, the building will have only 17 liveable floors. It is designed by Chicago architects, Perkins & Will, is estimated to cost US$1 billion, and is inspired by the Hanging Gardens of Babylon. It is expected to be completed by September 2008. Situated on a 4,532 sq. mt. plot at Altamount Road on the famed Malabar Hill, where land prices are upward of US$ 10,000 per square meter, the buillding will house parking for 168 cars, a movie theatre for audience of fifty, living quarters on four floors and three helipads.



4. Because of its reference to Coca-Cola, a commercial brand which was against the policy of BBC which didn’t carry advertisements. This number was originally banned because it mentioned Coca-Cola, which was later changed to Cherry Cola to get airplay.



5. Sylvester Stallone is the founder of Instone Nutrition as Serena and Bono own the Aneres and Edun brands respectively. According to Sly – “In my life, I have learned that success is best achieved by taking control, rather than by standing on the sidelines. Now I want to teach others what I've learned from a lifetime of taking care of my body through performance nutrition and exercise.
That is why I founded INSTONE"
Check out www.instonenutrition.com



6. McDonald's
WhatCameFirst.com Gives Consumers a Say in the Chicken vs. Egg Debate - as part of the launch of its first chicken-for-breakfast offering, McDonald's is inviting consumers nationwide to take part in the great chicken vs. egg debate by logging on to WhatCameFirst.com . The new, interactive, bilingual Web site is built around a game application where visitors can customize egg or chicken characters and choreograph moves for a dance off, pitting them against friends to decide the ultimate champion: the chicken or the egg. Web site visitors can also forward animations to friends and family, and view "man-on-the-street" video interviews from people across the country weighing in on the question of "what came first ?"




7. The INDIAN PREMIER LEAGUE ( IPL ) of course !

Clockwise from top –

· IIM Ahmedabad logo with the pic of a gentleman called Colonel Vinod Bisht, the CEO of the Delhi Daredevils team who is an IIMA alumni ;

· TVR Reddy of Deccan Chronicle, the franchisee of Deccan Chargers;

· Lachlan Murdoch, the franchisee of Rajasthan Royals and

· Karan Paul of the Apeejay Surrendra group & last but not the least the longest /tallest pic on the extreme left - his partner in acquiring the franchise of Kings XI Punjab, Mohit Burman of Dabur



8. Jerome Kerviel, the Societe Generale rogue trader



9. P.T. Barnum - Phineas Taylor Barnum (July 5, 1810 – April 7, 1891) was an American showman who is best remembered for his entertaining hoaxes and for founding the circus that eventually became the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.

Barnum never flinched from his stated goal "to put money in his own coffers." He was a businessman above all else, his profession was pure entertainment, and he was perhaps the first "show business" millionaire. He never said "There's a sucker born every minute" as is famously ascribed, but his rebuttal to his critics was often "I am a showman by profession...and all the gilding shall make nothing else of me."

Although famous for his brazen self-promotion and blatant puffery, he understood his times and profited from them brilliantly.

Barnumize -
An archaic word that means 'to advertise or promote with outlandish claims'. The word is obviously a tribute to PT Barnum, the showman best known for his pompous claims!




10. Inscription on the door of Hugh Hefner’s Playboy Mansion –
For a period in the 1970s, Hefner divided his time between the Chicago mansion and the Mansion West, moving full time to the California mansion in 1974. The Chicago mansion boasted a brass plate on the door with the Latin inscription, Si Non Oscillas, Noli Tintinnare ("If you don't swing, don't ring").




11. "Reverse product placement" is creating products in real life to match those seen in a fictional setting. For example, in 2007, 7-Eleven rebranded 11 of its American stores as "Kwik-E-Marts", selling some real-life versions of products seen in episodes of the Simpsons such as Buzz Cola and Krusty-O's cereal.


















12. Wachovia Corp




13. KFC - Kentucky Fried Chicken created the first logo that is visible from space. The construction was made by 65,000 1x1-foot tiles and covers about 2 acres. The logo was built and assembled over about a month and is located in the Nevada desert near Area 51. The "Face from Space" took more than 3,000 hours to create from inception to launch and was built by Synergy, a leading event company.














14. Richard Madley, one of the leading auctioneers from Britain, will conduct the first ever players' auction for the DLF Indian Premier League (IPL) on Wednesday.
Announcing the appointment for the historic auction of some of the world's best cricketers, IPL Chairman and Commissioner Lalit Modi said on Saturday: "I hope this event would be a memorable one for all our franchises who are associated with the mega event."
Madley, a second-generation auctioneer who started his career with Phillips Auctioneers in London, has over 30 years of international experience. His interest in cricket memorabilia led him to auction a cricket bat as well as overseeing the sale of the famous Brian Johnston Collection. Now a director of Dreweatts - the United Kingdom's largest regional auction house - Madley actively conducts sales of paintings, works of art and sporting items across the globe.



15. CareerBuilder.com launched a collection of videos entitled "The Office Worker Survival Series" that aid employees during bad job moments. One video describes a multitude of work-related illnesses that can be cured by posting your job resume on Careerbuilder.com.




16. Playpen is a fictional pornographic magazine often depicted or mentioned in television programs, films and other media. The name is a contraction of Playboy and Penthouse.

The earliest known appearance of the magazine was on a 1970 episode of the sitcom That Girl. Several times the same prop magazine will be used on different shows. Playpen is a fictional pornographic magazine often depicted or mentioned in television programs, films and other media. The name is a contraction of Playboy and Penthouse. The earliest know appearance of the magazine was on a 1970 episode of the sitcom ‘That Girl”.



17. Times of India



18. The new Vodafone mascot ( the Happy to Help pug )



19. The maverick Richard Branson


20. An older woman romantically pursuing younger men