Quiz on Tributes & Logos Pays Homage to Brand Stories

Researched & Conducted by
Somnath Chanda
Grand Finale

• 5 questions.
• Each question carries 5 marks.
• Full house ensure 5 bonus.

This was Amul’s tribute to ……….
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A quiz by Somnath ChandaEcowhizz – YESM : 2016

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Who has been given a tribute by the AirAsia India, in
this fashion?
1

This is India Post’s tribute to an Indian
industrialist-philanthropist-freedom fighter.
Which business empire did he found?
2

As a tribute to which
modern-day visionary, this
particular statue has been
unveiled?
3

Who has been paid tribute by Mont Blanc?
4

Rolls Royce has paid tribute to which famous Indian
with this limited edition Ghost model?
5

J.R.D. Tata
1

Bajaj
2

Momofuku Ando
3

Alfred Hitchcock
4

Tipu Sultan
5

• 12 questions.
• Infinite Bounce.
• Flat scoring of 10 points.
• Half points, if any, is totally
QM’s discretion.

When Iraq was part of the Ottoman Empire, the
official currency was Turkish pound. But when
the Ottomans were displaced from Iraq after the
WWI, Iraq was not having their own financial
institution and they adopted another country’s
monetary system.
Before Dinar, which currency became the official
currency of Iraq?
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Indian Rupee
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This particular bicycle
has a very special place
among the exhibits, kept
at a popular tourist
destination in a
scandinavian nation.
Where will you find it?
And also, tell me, whose
bicycle is that?
1

It’s at the Noble Museum, Stockholm. The
cycle belongs to Amartya Sen.
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In 2005-06, a vegetarian restaurant opened in
Delhi’s Fun Republic cineplex. The variety of dishes,
introduced almost every year and their interesting
prices ensure a decent footfall at the eatery. ‘Multan
Ke Sultan Ki Tikdi’, the most costliest dish is priced
at Rs. 309. The dish named ‘Birmingham Surprise’ is
ideally suited for the diners at a shoestring budget.
What is it’s price? Why it is priced so?
2

Price is Rs. 0 (zero) and named after Viru’s King’s
Pair at Birmingham (2011)
2

While riding a train in New York City in 1896, a
gentleman named Henry got an idea after seeing
an advertisement, highlighting 21 styles of shoes.
Although, Henry’s company was manufacturing
more than 60 products at the time, he chose a
lesser no (supposedly his lucky no.) to advertise.
Which iconic slogan was thus originated?
3

‘57 Varieties’ by Heinz
3

This superhit song and the video was a huge
success in India and abroad. It even became an
international internet meme.
Which technology, now a regular thing, was
introduced in the Indian market through this video?
4

Blue-screen Technology
4

How would you connect these two literary works and
the character played by Kay Kay Menon in the movie
Raja Natwarlal?
5
Shanti, Sukh:
Santushti
Maan, Samman,
Atmasamman

Subroto Roy
5

Being asked during his first interview for a
copywriting job – ‘imagine that you met a Martian
who mysteriously spoke English and you had to
explain to them in less than 100 words how to make
toast’, he couldn’t give any answer. Later, while
working at Ogilvy & Mather, he coined the slogan -
“Naughty, but Nice” for Fresh Cream Cakes,
“That’ll do nicely” for American Express and
“Irresistibubble” for the candy-bar Aero.
Who?
6

Salman Rushdie
6

Right after the end of WWII, there was quite a
pent-up demand for new automobiles since auto
manufacturers had shifted their efforts to
manufacturing vehicles and equipment for the war
effort. At this interesting point of time, this
particular automobile company came up.
Though it shut shop within 5 years, how it’s name
stays in the public memory till today?
(vis of the logo – next slide)
7

7

Playboy
7

According to the UN, a Least Developed Country
(LDC) is a country that exhibits the lowest indicators
of socio-economic development, with the lowest
Human Development Index ratings. Since the LDC tag
was first applied, only three LDC countries have
graduated to Developing Country status - Botswana in
1994; Cape Verde in 2007 & the Maldives in 2011. But
another Asian country also managed to shed itself of
its LDC tag in 1975.
Put funda.
8

Sikkim (it became a state within the
Republic of India in 1975)
8

Of the approximately 50
patents that was granted to
him, this one from 1930 was
perhaps one of his greatest
patents and was very simple
in design.
Who?
9

Albert Einstein
9

In this International Car Race organised just a few
years ago by Top Gear, who/what was adjudged
the ‘best’?
10

Ambassador of India
10

During the 1940s, X industry became an important
and widespread cottage industry in urban shanties
and rural areas. Once part of the monthly ration of
the jawans of Indian Army, X industry became
a role model for all other small-scale Indian
businesses. It was also pretty wellknown during the
Swadeshi movement as many leaders endorsed it
rather than its foreign alternatives.
What is X?
11

Beedi
11

A spy for Oliver Cromwell and later Charles II, Sir George
made vast sums of money by dabbling in the construction
business. In 1654, he purchased a piece of land south of
St. James’s Park to build a row of houses ‘for persons of
good quality to inhabit in’. Finally after some three
decades of legal wranglings with Hampden family, he
managed to start the construction. To make up for the lost
time, the houses were built quickly and the fronts -
imitating brick mortar - were particularly unimpressive.
Which is the most talked-about address among this set of
houses?
12

10 Downing Street
12

Released in 2015, what this video is all about?
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Celebrating 100 years of the
Coca-Cola bottle
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• Non-exhaustive clues.
• One try after each clue.
• Marks for the Connection-Answer
given in every slide

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+40/-20

2
+36/-18

3
+32/-16

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4
+28/-14

5
+24/-12

6
+20/-10

7
+16/-08

8
+12/-06

9
+08/-04

10
+04/-02

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2

3

4

5

6

8

9

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Connection is……
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Fill in the
two
blanks.
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Rajkot & Pune
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Either give me the context or just the palindrome
which has been blocked.
1

What innovative but effective step, recently applied in
some parts of India, is being highlighted by Amul?
2

Which biz-deal, estimated to be between Rs. 12-15
crores, is being referred to here?
3

Who is this much-in-news person?
4

His career-graph is somewhat following the lyrics of
a popular Adnan Sami number.
Who?
5

Tamil Nadu CM’s sticker on flood-relief
material / Amma
1

Uttarakhand farmers playing Yo-Yo Singh’s
songs to ward off animals
2

Messi’s endorsement of Tata Motors
3

Robert Vadra
4

Sundar Pichai
5

What, from the world of fashion, reportedly got its
name from either of the sources?
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Blazer
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The original logo came up when the founders were
going through old marine books and saw a 16th Century
Norse woodcut figure which reflected the seductive
mystery mixed with a nautical theme. But it has been
long speculated that the original logo is too raunchy for
the deeply religious and conservative part of the world.
After a small change in the Saudi Arabian logo done in
early 2015, it looks like the mythical figure has snuffed
it and her crown is left bobbing ominously in the ocean
at night.
What is being talked about?
1

Waves replaced Mermaid in
Starbucks logo
1

The San Diego Zoo is a very popular tourist
attraction in Balboa Park, San Diego, California
housing over 3,700 animals of more than 650
species and subspecies.
With which ‘first’, is it associated with the
tech-world?
2

The first YouTube video, Me at the Zoo was
shot in this zoo and was uploaded on, April 23,
2005, by Jawed Karim
2

One of the noted characters to remain neutral during
the Kurukshetra War was the king of Udupi. He,
however performed a specific duty during the war. As
per legend, Krishna helped him to do that job in a
meticulous way by eating a certain no. of groundnuts
every day.
Which job did the king perform?
3

Caterer
(He spoke to Krishna and said, “those who fight
battles have to eat. I will be the caterer for this
battle”. And no. of nuts ate by Krishna = no. of
people to die next day)
3

Emotion Atlas, brainchild
of US social scientist Dr
Eve Ekman, will help to
practise constructive
emotional skills and
reduces stress.
Who has reportedly funded
the entire project?
4

Dalai Lama
4

Made in 1985, after the release of his last directed
film, this commercial also showcased the director’s
love for the Western genre and featured music from
his famous collaborator.
This was supposedly the last work done by which
iconic moviemaker?
5

Sergio Leone
5

During the launch of a multinational company in
Japan in the 1970s, Den Fujita said, “The reason
Japanese people are so short and have yellow skins
is because they have eaten nothing but fish and rice
for two thousand years.”
As a solution for that problem, he advised his fellow
countrymen to eat ‘what’ for a thousand years to
become taller and white-skinned?
6

McDonald’s Hamburger
6

This a series of books published annually for more
than hundred years. During the WWII, publication
was suspended. But in 1944, at the request of
the Allied Forces, the 1939 French-edition was
specially reprinted for military use as most of the
signage had been destroyed and it helped the Allied
Forces to facilitate the army progression and made
Normandy Landing possible.
What is being talked about?
7

Michellin Guide
7

One of the
earlier print
ads…..identify the
advertiser.
8

TVS Motors
8

Pretty wellknown among the younger generation,
Redheaded Slut is a cocktail made of Jägermeister,
peach-flavored schnapps and cranberry juice.
One of its popular variations which includes a
splash of Coke is named what?
9

Lindsay Lohan
9

Find the connection.
10

The Alps
10

Identify the lady who is listed as the 92nd most
powerful woman in the world by Forbes in 2014.
11

Kiran Majumdar-Shaw
11

Which noted alumni of the Department of
Economics, Jadavpur University was credited to
have written this famous jingle which achieved
immortal status in due time?
12

Rituparno Ghosh
12

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