Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Friday, October 7, 2011
Quiz
1)This gentleman appeared in Cadbury Ads in 1937.He has also appeard for Darjeeling tea & face cream.He never accepted money for modelling & was intent on spreading Indianness. Who? – Tagore
2)What is the new Airtel logo called? – Wave
3)Which blockbuster was the first to be uploaded from India on youtube? – Dabbang
4)Old watch Ad with Old Logo.Precursor to what? -Omega logo
5)Which ‘Upperclass’ food chain is planning special outlets for students in India- KFC
6)Who owns Hydepark Entertainment- Ashok Amritraj (giri gave the answer as anand amritraj&vijay amritraj)
7)Who has a perfume brand for kids named ‘Joyful Glass & Guest’ -Piramal
8)Robert Morris in the 80′s tried to check the length of internet & accidentally did something? -The first worm
9)Miglani family bought Brahmani farm at Kadapah from whom? -Reddy brothers
10)ActII popcorn belongs to? -ConAgra Foods
11)Created in London as a mix of luxury car brand & watch brand- Rolex
12)26% of the Sharecapital was bought by Nippon Life- Reliance Life
13)NewYork based person behind cleancook stoves?-Hillary Clinton
14)Visual of head of regulatory body-Upendra Sinha
15)First Music enabled refrigerator in India by which company-Godrej
16)what did Samir Bansal & Binny Bansal create?-FlipKart
17)In Russel colley’s principle DAGMAR what does A stand for?-Advertising
18)Who is Unilever’s partner in Lipton? – Pepsi
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Apple co-founder Steve Jobs dies at 56
Steven Paul Jobs, the charismatic technology pioneer who
co-founded Apple Inc. and transformed one industry after another, from
computers and smartphones to music and movies, has died. He was 56.His legacy
of blockbuster products includes the Macintosh, iPod, iPhone and iPad.
Meanwhile, Jobs' other firm, Pixar, revolutionized computer animation.
Personal
life
- In 1978, Jobs's first daughter, Lisa, was born — although initially he denied he was the father.
- In the 1980s, he began the process of reconciling with his daughter — and learned of his birth parents.
- He married his current wife, Laurene Powell, in 1991.
- They would have three children together.
Strangest-Laws-From-Around-The-World
United States of America
- In Alexandria, Minneapolis, it is illegal for a man to have sexual intercourse with a woman with sardines on his breath.- In California, in 1986, Judge Samuel King became so annoyed with jurors who were absent from a case due to massive rain fall, that he issued a decree which stated "I hereby order that it cease raining by Tuesday." It stopped raining on Tuesday and California suffered a 5 year drought. 5 year latter in 1991, the very same judge then decreed "Rain shall fall in California beginning February 27th." On that same day, California suffered the heaviest rainfall in over ten years.
- In Arizona, hunting camels is against the law.
- In Indiana in the 50's, they made anything based on Robin Hood Illegal because they thought he was a communist.
- In Minnesota, hanging male and female under garments on the same washing line.
- North Carolina has made it illegal to swear in front of dead people.
- In Iowa, horses are breaking the law if they eat a fire hydrant.
- Judge J.H. Logan from California, made the Loganberry by crossing a cultivated raspberry with a wild blackberry.
- In South Bend, Indiana, a monkey was found guilty of smoking which was against the law at the time.
- In San Diego, public schools have banned hypnotism.
- In Florida having sexual intercourse with a porcupine is illegal.
- In Kingsville, Texas, it is illegal for pigs to have sexual intercourse on airport property.
- In Willowdale, Oregon, while engaging in sexual intercourse with a woman, it is illegal for a man to curse.
- In Hastings, Nebraska, hotels must legally provide you with night clothes.
- In Ames, Iowa, men lying in bed with their wives must not have more than 3 swigs of beer.
- In Oblong, Illinois, on your wedding day it is illegal to make love whilst hunting or fishing.
- In Tremonton, Utah,a woman is not legally allowed to have sexual intercourse with a man in an ambulance.
- In Conorsville, Wisconsin, during sexual intercourse, it is against the law for a man to fire his gun whilst the woman in having an orgasm.
- In Chico, California, you'll receive a $500 fine for letting off a nuclear bomb in the city limits.
- In Massachusetts, your breaking the law if you consume more than 3 sandwiches at a wake.
- In Louisiana, using dentures to bite someone moves it up to aggravated assault.
- In Kentucky, carry ice cream cones in your pocket is illegal.
- In International Falls, Minnesota, you can be fined if you let your dog chase a cat up a telegraph pole.
- In Iowa, after 5 mins of kissing your breaking the law.
- In Illinois, giving a lighted cigar to a pet is illegal.
- In the USA 24 states say that if your husband is impotent its grounds for a divorce.
- In Miami, Florida, imitating animals is illegal.
- In Oxford, Ohio,a woman undressing in front of a picture of a man is breaking the law.
- In Baltimore, Maryland, taking a lion to the cinema is illegal. .
- In Washington, pretending to have wealthy parents is illegal.
- In Texas, if you are going to commit a crime, you legally have to give 24 hours notice to the police.
- In Oklahoma, you could face prison if you make faces at a dog
- In Maryland, Randy Newman's song 'Short people' is still banned on the radio.
- In St. Louis, Missouri, if a woman is in her night clothes, it is illegal for a fireman to rescue her.
- In Providence, Rhode Island, selling tooth paste and a tooth brush to the same customer on a Sunday is illegal.
- In Logan County, Colorado, kissing a woman while she sleeps is illegal.
- In Alexandria, Minnesota, having garlic or onions on your breath means you legally can't have sex with your wife.
- In Eureka, Nevada, if you have a moustach it's against the law for you to kiss a woman.
- In Vermont, for a woman to wear false teeth she first must get written permission from her husband.
- In Boulder, Colorado, your breaking the law if you own a pet.
- In Kentucky, your breaking the law if you carry a concealed weapon over 6ft in length.
- In Florida, on Sunday's, unmarried woman face jail if the go parachuting.
- In Miami, Florida, skateboarding is against the law inside a police station.
- In Ohio, getting a fish drunk is against state law.
- In Alabama, your breaking the law if you are in control of a motor vehicle if wearing a blindfold.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
QUIZ
1.who handed over first Maruti 800
car to Harpal Singh?(Indira Gandhi)
2.In mandarin,it is ke-ko-ke-le
which means Happy Feelings in your mouth.What am I talking about?(coca cola)
3.What symbol is used in India for a
non polluting and environmental friendly product during manufacturing and
usage?(Matka or a Pot)
4.In the movie,Dil Se Srk Khan was
working with which organisation?(AIR)
5.This term was coined by Ben
Hammersely which means “audible revolution” etc…..what am I talking abt?(Podcast)
6.The name of the company comes from
a biblical character,it means a container,it is something to do with travel
accessaries etc….what is it?(Samsonite)
7.See the USA in your _________.(Chevrolet)
8.which is the only state to have
three stock exchanges?(Gujurat)
9.Stamped coin in sanskrit is a
currency of a nation.What is this?(Taka)
10.Kavita Choudhury acted in the DD
serial UDAAN.She is famous in the advertising world as what?(Lalitaji of
surf)
11.Maurice Wilks & Spencer Wilks
started something in 1947 etc…….(Landrover)
12.We can associate Elliot
Handler,Bentley Bradley with this brand of toy,kids love it the most and demand
for it from their parents.What is this?(Hotwheels)
13.A wax model of this commercial
symbol was first to be placed in Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum in 1994.it is the
first ever commercial symbol to get a place in tussaud”s….(Singapore Girl
of singapore airlines)
14.carta blanca,eristoff
vodka,greygoose…which bigger brand name is missing from the group?(Bacardi)
15.Lumix Digital camera,viera plasma
belong to whom?(Panasonic)
16.Minister Anand Sharma‘s
picture given and asked to identify?
17.PNX is the ticker symbol of
trading?This company is there in India now.Name the huge conglomerate?(POSCO)
18.Fiama di wills logo was
given and asked to identify.
19.I hate Love Story’s one of the
producer is UTV,Which other production house produced it?(Dharma Productions)
20.Amul advertisement was shown with
the pic of P.Chidambaram with a bread n butter.As sweet as ______,is the taste
of AMUL.The print ad was shown.(Budget
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