Wednesday, September 26, 2007

Pirenza Tyre



Any guesses as to what this ad is trying to convey? :-)

Monday, September 24, 2007

Ariel



The tagline says, "Turns Guacamole back into cotton".

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Well, time for announcing the winners of the last fortnight trivia.
Shyam came top with a full-house of 10/10. Way to go man!
Anish came second with 7.5/10 points.
Deepthi and Glenn came third with 6/10 correct answers!

Congrats to the top three and to all those who got correct answers in their attempts. As we had told you, we are taking a break of a week from the trivia. The ads will continue.

Have a great week, guys!

Sunday, September 23, 2007

Siemens



A brave way to propose, quite in line with the Nokia ad.

Saturday, September 22, 2007

Eveready



A great ad from Eveready! The ad indicates that the toy train using Eveready batteries runs forever. Also, the track resembles the sign 'infinity'!

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Thus, the answer to last trivia was Eveready and the lucky winner of the day is Jitaditya. Congrats man, and to all those who got their answers correct. We will consolidate and post the standings of the fortnight by tomorrow.

Btw, we are taking a small break from the trivia for a week. The normal ads would continue. Have a great weekend guys!

Friday, September 21, 2007

Centuryply



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So, the answer was Centuryply and the lucky winner for the day is Abdul Qadir. Congrats man, and to all those who got their answers correct. Now, today's dose of trivia..

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This battery brand had a major fall in revenues after the parent company was responsible for the worst industrial disaster in Indian history. Just name the brand.

Post your answer as a comment through the "Enter Trivia Answer" link given below. Have a great weekend guys!

Thursday, September 20, 2007

Microsoft XBOX



Can you believe that its one hell of a computer graphics!

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The answer to last trivia was Microsoft's XBox and the lucky winner for the day is Abhimanyu. Congrats man, and to all those who got their answers correct. Great work!

adMad Fortnight Trivia #9
This company was set up in 1986 in Kolkata, a joint effort of Mr. Sajjan Bhajanka and Mr. Sanjay Agarwal. It became the first ISO 9002 company in India for Veneer and Plywood. Their current punch line is "Sab Sahe Mast Rahe". Name the brand.

Post your answers through the "Enter Trivia Answer" link. Have a great day guys!

Wednesday, September 19, 2007

ABN Amro Bank



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So the answer is ABN Amro Bank where AmRo stands for Amsterdam and Rotterdam. And the lucky winner for the day is Swetha. Congrats there, and to all those who got their answers correct.

adMad Fortnight Trivia #8
DirectX is a collection of application programming interfaces for handling tasks related to multimedia. Originally, the names of these APIs all began with Direct, such as Direct3D, DirectDraw, DirectMusic, DirectPlay, DirectSound and so forth. DirectX, then, was the generic term for all of these Direct-something APIs, and that term became the name of the collection. Over the years, some of these APIs have been deprecated and replaced, so that this naming convention is no longer absolute. When the parent company launched a new product built on this technology, they used a shortened form referring to the above technology which is used in the product. Just name the product.

Post your answers through the "Enter Trivia Answer" link. Have a great day guys!

Tuesday, September 18, 2007

TDK



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So, the answer is TDK. The lucky winner for the day is Sagar. Congrats man and to all those who got their answers correct. Now, today's dose of trivia..

adMad Fortnight Trivia #7
The second part of the name of this bank major consists the first 2 letters each of the 2 cities in its home country. In 2005, they entered into a major IT outsourcing contract involving several vendors competing with each other, deviating from the usual exclusivity arrangements prevalent in most outsourcing contracts. Also, it was the largest contract that Indian firms Tata Consultancy Services and Infosys had signed with any western company at the time. Name the bank.

Post your answers through the "Enter Trivia Answer" link. Have a great day guys!

Monday, September 17, 2007

Toyota



Quite funny eeh? Have a look at other Toyota ads posted in adMad by clicking on the Toyota label below.

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Welcome to the second half of current fortnight trivia.

adMad Fortnight Trivia #6
This co. was founded in Japan on 7 December 1935 to manufacture iron-based magnetic material ferrite, which had been invented by Yogoro Kato and Takeshi Takei. In 1952 they began production of magnetic tapes, with compact cassette tapes following in 1966. Name this company known by its 3 letter acronym.

Post your answers through the "Enter Trivia Answer" link. Have a great day guys!

Sunday, September 16, 2007

Communidad de Madrid



A great ad against drug usage!

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Smirnoff Ice



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There were two answers to the last trivia. The entrepreneur who started the brand was Piotr Smirnov and the brand was Smirnoff. Few of you answered only in part. So we are giving half a point to such answers. The lucky winner for the day is Deepthi Nair.

The top three scorers in the weekly round-up are as follows.
Deepthi and Shyam with 5 points each! Thats 5 out of 5!
Anish with 4.5 points!

We will be back with the adMad Fortnight Trivia on Monday. Till then, have a great weekend guys.

Friday, September 14, 2007

Harley Davidson



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So the answer was Harley Davidson and the winner for the day is Shyam. Congrats man and to all those who got their answers correct. Now, today's dose.

adMad Fortnight Trivia #5
This Russian owned a distillery but it was confiscated during the October Revolution. Four years later he moved to Lwów and started to sell his product under the contemporary French spelling of his name. The new product was a success and by the end of 1930 it was exported to most European countries. Name the 'entrepreneur' and the 'brand'.

Post your answers through the "Enter Trivia Answer" link. Have a great day guys!

Thursday, September 13, 2007

IMAX



The IMAX Experience!

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The answer to last trivia was IMAX. Among the several correct answers we got, the lucky winner turned out to be Anish. Congrats man, and to all those who got their answers correct.

adMad Fortnight Trivia #4
This iconic brand relased a model called "Fat Boy" and there were immediate outcry saying that this was referring to the nickname of the bomb dropped on Hiroshima in WW2. However the company claimed this was a coincidence. Name this brand who just might be coming to India soon too..

Post your answers through the "Enter Trivia Answer" link. Have a great day guys!

Wednesday, September 12, 2007

National Geogrpahic HDTV



This one advertises Nat Geo's High Definition TV service.

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So, the organization in question was National Geographic Society and the magazine was National Geographic Magazine. Today's lukcy winner is Aditya S. Congrats man, and to all those who got their answers correct. Now, today's question.

adMad Fortnight Trivia #3
The biggest of this type is in the Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, New Jersey. The Ambanis had a venture of this kind which was in Mumbai (Wadala) but recently due to falling audience, is shutting it down. What are we talking about?

Post your answers through the "Enter Trivia Answer" link. Have a great day guys!

Tuesday, September 11, 2007

Puma



The ad reinforces the tagline, celebrate any time any where!

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So, the answer to last trivia was Puma and the lucky winner for the day is Deepthi Nair. Congrats there and to all those who got their answers correct. Now, today's dose!

adMad Fortnight Trivia #2
The organization's historical mission is "to increase and diffuse geographic knowledge while promoting the conservation of the world's cultural, historical, and natural resources". They own a magazine which has trademarked its Yellow border on its cover. Name the organization and the magazine.

Post your answers through the "Enter Trivia Answer" link. Have a great day guys!

Monday, September 10, 2007

Wonderbra



Any guesses as to what this ad is trying to convey?

adMad Fortnight Trivia
Its a pleasant Monday and we are off with a brand new round of adMad Trivia. But before that, the much awaited results of the last fortnight (Sorry to say that the fortnight was three weeks for us ;-), unexpected turn-outs in the work front, you see) But, here it goes...

Abdul came top with 8 correct answers! Way to go man!
Followed by Anish and Deepthi with 7 each!
And Glenn came third with 4 correct answers.

We experimented something different (anagrams, picture connects) in the last round of trivia. I hope it interested you guys. Please await similar things in future as well. :D

Now, moving on to the new season of trivia...

adMad Fortnight Trivia #1
Easy one: Which famous brand was started by the brother of Adolf Dassler who founded Adidas?

Post your answers through the "Enter Trivia Answer" link. Have a great week guys!

Thursday, September 06, 2007

The Economic Times



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Well, the advanced micro-processor is human brain and the Economic Times advertised it. Congrats Glenn Suares, you are the winner for the day. :-)

Tuesday, September 04, 2007

Tropicana



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We are continuuing the trivia till the weekend, as we fell short on one day in between. The answer to last trivia was Tropicana and the lucky winner for the day is Thanu. Congrats lady and to all those who got their answers correct. Now, moving on to today's dose.

adMad Trivia #11
Who advertised themselves as "The software for the most advanced microprocessor on this planet"? Well, think a bit more before answering this one. ;-)

Please leave your answers in the "Enter Trivia Answer" link below.. All the best and have a great day guys.

Monday, September 03, 2007

Colgate



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The answer to the last trivia was Colgate and the lucky winner for the day is Abdul Qadir. Congrats and to all those who got their answers correct.

adMad Trivia #10
Here's one more puzzle and the last of this fortnight.

OARAPCNTI: Unscramble this to get a brand which sounds like it is from the equatorial region.

Please leave your answers in the "Enter Trivia Answer" link below.. All the best and have a great day guys.