Wednesday, January 09, 2008

Siemens



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The answer to last trivia was Siemens and the lucky winner for the day is Sridevi. Congrats lady and to all those who got their answers correct.

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This company came into existence in 1872 in Switzerland, when Julius _____ took over his father's mill. It quickly became a pioneer of industrial food production, aiming at the improvement of the nutrition of worker families. It was the first to bring protein-rich legume meal to the market, which was followed by ready-made soup based on legume meal in 1886. It merged with Nestlé in 1947. Now, it has evolved into a brand of instant food items. Name the brand.

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Monday, January 07, 2008

Kerala - God's own country



Monsoon of Kerala is famous. Here's what the Dept. of Tourism, Govt. of Kerala has done to promote tourism during monsoons, a lean period for tourism otherwise. They have intelligently used the negative situation for its favour. Absolutely brilliant!

Also have a look at this stunning video ad of Kerala, God's own country, posted in adMad..

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So, the answer to last trivia is Kerala - God's own country. The lucky winner for the day is Govind Paliath. Congrats man, and to all those who got their answers correct. Keep the spirit going. Now, here's today's doze!

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Name this German inventor and industrialist pioneer whose surname is also used as an SI unit for measuring something.

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Friday, January 04, 2008

Guinness Beer



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The answer to last trivia is Guinness Beer and the lucky winner for the day is Anish. Congrats man, and to all those who got their answers correct. Great going guys!

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Dr. Vipin Gopal, a Chemical Engineer from IIT Bombay and Carnegie Mellon is supposed to be the first person to have used this now popular phrase to describe a particular geographical area. Which phrase?

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Thursday, January 03, 2008

Microsoft Train Simulator



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Pirates of Silicon Valley was the film made on Microsoft and Apple. Actimates were a series of toys released by Microsoft and Jellyfish.com is one of the companies acquired by Microsoft off late. That makes the answer to last trivia, Microsoft. Congrats Glenn Suares for becoming the lucky winner and congrats to all those who got correct answers this time..

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Which brand uses the harp of Brian Boru as its trademark. This harp from approximately the 14th century, which is on view at Trinity College, Dublin, has been a symbol of Ireland since the reign of Henry VIII (16th century). However, for the brand in question, this harp faces left instead of right.

In 2003 the brand's TV campaign featuring Tom Crean won the gold Shark Award at the International Advertising Festival of Ireland, while in 2005 their Irish Christmas campaign took a silver Shark. Name the brand.

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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Zippo Lighter



Well, let me not divulge into the details of the ad. Can you guess what the ad is trying to convey?

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The answer to last trivia was Zippo and the lucky winner for the day is Murali Duggineni. Congrats man, and to all those who got their answers correct. Moving on to today's trivia..

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Connect: Pirates of Silicon Valley, Actimates, Jellyfish.com. (What's the brand associated with these?)

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