QUIZ#9

1. Identify

2.Which company was started as WESTERN INDIA PRODUCTS LIMITED and was ranked  37 in The brand trust report among the most trusted brands in India.?

3.  X figures at No 3 on the Top 30 CEOs to follow on social media worldwide compiled by worldofceos com. X please.

4. Which channel  made its debut at 12:01 AM on August 1st,1981?

5. An electrical engineering graduate from BITS, Pilani, Phani was happy with his Texas Instruments job. But seeing the potential of organizing a certain ticketing platform, he immediately brought in partners. He then went to the registrar of companies with the idea of calling his company 7D, or 'Seven Dudes'. The registrar declined this name, telling them a company's name cannot start with a number. Finally the proposal to name the company Pilani Soft Labs, was accepted in their third visit to the registrar with ______________ being their brand name. Fill in the blank.

ANSWERS TO QUIZ#8

1. Swat Cats

2.King Kong's roar

3. Lyrics

4.One day internationals


5.

QUIZ#8

1. How do we better know the characters Chance Furlong and Jake Clawson?

2. A lion and tiger's roar were played backwards. What did it result in?

3. What common word originates from the fact that ancient Greek poetry was usually recited with the music of the lyre?

4. The washout at Melbourne in the ashes of 1971 led to an invention in cricket that many believe has led to the degeneration of the game. What?

5. X has its headquarters at Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka.
    The first X was opened in 1996 on Brigade Road in Bangalore.
    Today there are more than 1000 Xs in 141 cities.
    X has even tied up with WorldSpace and Microsense to enable its Xs with satellite radio and  Wi-Fi     respectively.
    Now X is expanding into Europe by opening two Xs in Austria.
    Identify.

ANSWERS TO QUIZ#7

1. Tofu

2. Faluda

3. Pizza

4. Gulab Jamun

5. Mc Donalds

QUIZ#7

1. X is a food made by coagulating soya milk and then pressing the resulting curds into soft white blocks. It is part of East Asian and Southeast Asian cuisine. X has a subtle flavor and can be used in savory and sweet dishes. It is often seasoned or marinated to suit the dish. X?

2. This dish is made by mixing rose syrup with vermicelli, psyllium or basil seeds, jelly pieces with milk or ice cream. This drink may have been brought to the Indian subcontinent during the Mughal period. The vermicelli used are often made from arrowroot rather than wheat. The rose syrup may be substituted with another flavoured base to produce kesar. Identify.

3.  Byzantine Greece         -                        pita
     Turkey                          -                        Pide
     Albania                        -                        Pite
     Modern Hebrew           -                        Pittah
     What am I talking about?

4. What do the British call as G-Jam because they find it difficult to spell it?

5. _________  was started in 1940 by Richard and Maurice ___________.Some ________'s in suburban areas and certain cities feature large indoor or outdoor playgrounds. The first PlayPlace with the familiar crawl-tube design with ball pits and slides was introduced in 1987 in the USA, with many more being constructed soon after. Some PlayPlace playgrounds have been renovated into "R Gym". The _______'s headquarters complex, ________'s Plaza, is located in Oak brook,Illinois areas. Fill in all the blanks with a single word. 

ANSWERS TO QUIZ#6

1. Ranbir Kapoor

2. Amit Trivedi

3. Deepika Padukone

4. Salman Khan

5. A.R.Rahaman

QUIZ#6

1. As a child, X studied at Bombay Scottish school in Mahim, Mumbai and went on to pursue method acting at The Lee Stratsberg Theatre and Film Institute in New York.Before starting off his career as an actor, X worked as an assistant with director Sanjay Leela Bansali, where he was involved in the making of the film Black. Kapoor currently lives with his parents in Pali Hill in Mumbai. X?

2. After working as a theater and jingle composer and composing for non-film albums, he debuted as a film composer in Aamir. In his younger days, an electronic musical instrument fascinated him and he was slowly drawn towards music, mainly influenced by classical music. At the age of 19-20, he started composing music. During college days he became part of a band called Om, which was primarily a group of music lovers, and the band would perform at local gigs, small shows and live performances. They struck gold when Times Music took notice of them, at one of the shows, and offered to launch their album. The album however did not fare well, due to lack of proper promotions.
Eventually he went on to compose for theater (Hindi, English and Gujarati plays), background music and dandiya shows  for TV serials, live performances, d, orchestras etc. He also had a brief stint with ad jingles, providing music for Mc Donalds and Airtel.  In 2009 itself, he was roped in by Anshu Sharma (Creative Director from Rediffusion Y&R) to compose the team anthem "Game for more" for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Identify.

3. Y was born in Copenhegen. Y is of Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin origin, and her mother tongue is Konkani. Y made her acting debut in the 2006 film Aishwarya. Over the years, she has modeled for such Indian brand names as Liril, Dabur Lal powder, Close-Up toothpaste and Limca, and has been "brand ambassador" for the Jewels of India retail Jewellery show. The cosmetics company Maybelline made her its international spokesperson. Y?

4. He is the eldest son of screenwriter Salim and his first wife Salma. His paternal grandfather came to India from Afghanistan and settled in Madhya Pradesh whereas his mother is a Marathi Hindu. His stepmother is Helen, a former actress, who has co-starred with him in a few films. In 2004, he was voted seventh-best-looking man in the world and the best looking man in India by People magazine, US. His life-size wax figure was installed there on 15 January 2008, making him the fourth Indian actor to have been replicated as a wax statue in the museum. The person?

Easy one to end with

5.He was born as A. S. Dileep Kumar. In 2009, Time placed him in its list of  World's most Influential People. The UK based World Music magazine Songlines named him one of 'Tomorrow's World Music Icons' in August 2011.He is the founder of the  rock group, "Nemesis Avenue". Identify this wonderful person who is my absolute favorite.