TATA CRUCIBLES-Corporate Edition(9th August,HYDERABAD ROUND)

TATA CRUCIBLES--CORPORATE EDITION (HYDERABAD ROUND)

hello all,

had gone to participate in the quiz and since I belong to TCS now...the battle was relatively easier as I participated in the TATA-track.

Pickbrain stuck to his usual tactics his usual pattern of Prelims and Finals atleast as long as the Tata track is concerned.

There was a common Prelims for both the tracks.

Prelims:

1.Shapporjee Pallonji has a VIP account with which cement company?

ans- ACC

2.Omaxe India has launched a fitness initiative featuring which sportsperson?

ans-Leander Paes.

3.Print-Ad--(a lady posing and saying some times I want to have it for 5-6 times a day)

ans--AXE.

4.Which apparell company recently adopted a tagline "Good Looking Rascal"

ans--John Miller.

5.Wihch Indian company recently launched a key-board which has a support for regional languages?

ans--EduComp.

6.Which business group recently opened a World knowledge and research center based in Mumbai?

ans--Hinduja Group.

7.Which US president used to work as a model for magazines like 'Living' and 'Cosmopolitan'?

ans--Gerald Ford.

8.Which was the first Indian movie of which Singapore Airlines bought rights to broadcast it in the plane?
ans-- Sivaji the Boss.

9.RADS is a defence company belonging to which country?
ans--ISRAEL.

10.SET ALIVE is the new horse in the stable of which Indian Business Personality?
ans--VIJAY MALLYA.

11.'Uday' and 'Kiran' are initiatives started by which global giant in India?
ans--PHILLIPS

12.Logo of Walkman.

13.a question related to FANTA and its 4 imaginary mascots.

14.Full form of IPCC.

15.Established in 1895 this organisation was set up as a non-governmental non profit organisation.
ans--CII.

16.'Better Pizza through quality and innovation"
ans--PIZZA CORNER.

17.a question related to a cosmetic company
ans--Lancome.

18.GE,OSRAM,PHILIPS had controlled this product's sale....

ans--Electric Bulb.

19.Pic of Raghav Bahl from CNBC-TV18....a sponsor question mind it.

20.About whom did Sunday Times said This "brand" is Tom Cruise,Sean Connery and Clint Eastwood combined into one?

ans--Amitabh Bachchan.

21.A TV ad where a mother bathes her baby...
Johnson n Johnson baby soap.

22.A TV ad where an old-couple close windows..
Saint Gobain.

sorry guys...donot remember 3 more questions...

FINALS:

TATA TRACK:

for the first time in the history of TC,all the 6 teams on stage were of TCS...kudos to TCS for that.
Yeah Ours was one of those 6 teams.

I m jotting down all the questions irrespective of which round they were asked.

1.History Of Honeywell.

2.Person known as "Jinnah of marketting"--Alyque Padamsee.

3.This was called roses of Prophet Mohammad...banned in Iraq---Danish pastries.

4.Whiskey named after a bird--famous Grouse.

5.VAIO full form--video Audio Integrated Operation.(we knew this but messed it up)

6.A question related to a service started by TAJ.(we just guessed it blindly).

7.A place near COORG is the headquarters of--TATA COFFEE.

8.Metal Junction--is a joint venture with which TATA arm--TATA STEEL.

9.World's first distillary located in Scotland--Glenlivet...Terrific crack by someone in the audience.

10.Rockport is owned by--ADIDAS.

11.Ritz Carlton is owned by--Mariott.

12.Bolt and some manufacturing company..better known as --Caterpillar.

13.Some question based on a recipe--Frito Lays.

14.A twin tailed siren is the logo of--Star Bucks.

15.We Sell Nivea---Beirsdorf.

16.A lady who took on WTO --Anita Roddick(body shop)

17.First Satellite Camera....Camera which was taken by the Apollo-11 crew and left there on the moon...so called 1st satellite camera.

18.Identify --Krishna Kumar...

19.Ad brought out by WWF.

20.Logo of-- Hi-Design.

21.Pic Of --NARESH GOYAL....another Sponsor Question....

22.Brand to start branding trains---Kurkure.

We won the quiz quite comfortably in the end having scored 60 points.

Note:- The Prize money for regional winners has increased to 75,000 and runners-up--35,000.


NON-TATA TRACK.

This was an amazing battle fought between the following teams:

Satyam Computers
Infosys Technologies
Google India
KMV Projects
Satyam Computers
Agro-Tech Foods.

1.Origin of Encyclopaedia britannica.

2.Pinu Modi described some one as "He is not wealthy.He pays most of his income in the form of taxes...."--JRD TATA.

3.Michael Porter's 5 Forces Strategy.

4.Patent Fights for--Finger Printing.

5.World Leader in O/P production--Hero Cycles.

6.Tata Tea's first Outlet--Chai n Chai.

7.India's first branded Cold-Rolled Steel--Steelenium.

8.Choice,Control,Convenience---Tata Sky.

9."Simply the Slimmest"--Titan Edge.

10.Famous Product Of Computational Research Laboratory-AKA.

Connect Questions:

11.Song of manthan,TribhuvanDas(business man),Map Of anand District,Saagar----AMUL.

12.Song Of Race,Mascot Of Mortein,------Reckit Benkisser.

13.Pic Of Cast AWAY,The Run Away Bride,Song Of Hat-Trick---FedEx.

14.Pic Of Ranbir Kapoor,Voltas,Punjab Agrotech Foods--PEPSI.

15.Pic Of SPICE telecom,Pic Of Chak De India,Video Of BLACK,L& T----Aditya Birla Group.

16.Krazzy-4 Song,NDTV,Mission Istanbul-------------INDIA TODAY GROUP.

17.Connect--Amstar,Pizza dispatch---dominoes.

18.Circular Notes---Traveller's Cheques.

A very creative round was introduced at this stage....

Logos of 4 companies were shown and a formula was given....apply the formula on the names of those companies and the result you get will also be a company/brand/person....and this round was on buzzer.

19.(Master Card,Vimal,Texaco,Verisign)-CITI.

20.(Adobe,Xerox,Voltas,Reuters)--DOVE.

21.(CCD,Kawasaki,Nirma,Barclays)--DKNY.

22.(Future,Kyocera,Umbro,Volkswagen)--FCUK.

23.(Hyundai,Sony,Starbucks,Goodyear)--NYSE.

Multiple Clues Round:

24.Martha Stewart.

25.Silvio Berlusconi.

26.Ramoji Rao....

The Quiz ended with GOOGLE India winning it hitting the buzzer on the very first clue on the last question...was a close finish.

Regards
Nishit Ganatra
09705926208.
TCS-Hyderabad.