25 interesting facts:

1. A violin actually contains 70 separate pieces of wood.

2. By recycling just one glass bottle, the amount of energy that is being saved is enough to light a 100 watt
bulb for four hours.

3. Buckingham Palace has over six hundred rooms.

4. Niagara Falls actually stopped flowing in 1848 for about 20 hours because there was ice that was blocking
the Niagara River.

5. The colors yellow, red, and orange are used in fast food restaurants because those are the colors that
stimulate hunger.

6. If all the salt were to be extracted from the Earth’s oceans, you would have enough salt to cover all of the
continents five feet deep.

7. If someone was to fly once around the surface of the moon, it would be equal to a round trip from New
York to London.

8. Bamboo plants can grow up to 36 inches in a day.

9. A leech has 32 brains.

10. Australia has had stamps that actually look like gems. In 1995 and 1996 they used a special technology
to make the stamps look like diamonds and opals.

11. A lion’s roar is so loud that it can be heard five kilometers away.

 
12. There are five million scent receptors located in a human beings nose.

13. The most recycled product in the world is the automobile.

14. “Dreamt” is the only English word that ends in the letters “mt”.

15. The microwave was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his
pocket.

16. Scientists have determined that having guilty feelings may actually damage your immune system.

17. The first modern toothbrush was invented in China. Its bristles came from hogs hair or the mane of a
horse that were then put into ivory handles.

18. The Great Pyramids used to be as white as snow because they were encased in a bright limestone that
has worn off over the years.

19. A Canadian Tour company offers a two-day course in igloo building.

20. In China, people eat a bar of chocolate for every 1,000 chocolate bars eaten by the British.

21. The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the
middle finger.

22. An olive tree can live up to 1500 years.

23. The word Spain means “the land of rabbits.”

24. When the Statue of Liberty was moved from France to the United States, 214 crates were used to
transport it. The Statue was also reduced to 350 pieces.
 

25. According to research, the most productive workday is Tuesday and the least productive is Friday.

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Prelims

1. Which company now owns brands such as Canada Dry, RC Cola and the soft drink Schweppes?’
Ans: Cadbury Schweppes [now owned by Kraft Foods]

2. This company was initially called Quantum Computer Services and had a product called Quantum Link
[Q-Link]. Which American online company is this?
Ans: AOL

3. Identify

Ans: Peter Drucker

4. Vikram Pandit is the CEO of which international bank?

Ans: Citibank

5. PayPal, StubHub, and GittiGidiyor are all owned by which company?

Ans: eBay

6. Logo of which company. We have all held their products in our hands.

Ans: Tetrapak
7. “We live to deliver” is the tagline of which international logistics company?
Ans: Fedex
8. FoMoCo is a division that sells aftermarket parts under the Motorcraft brand name for which automobile
giant?
Ans: Ford Motor Company
9. Identify this person who wants you to Think Big.

Ans: Donald Trump

10. Identify the advertiser. Big name in the field of retail.

Ans: Big Bazaar

11. Mascot for?

Ans: Duracell
Note To Self: This is what the Energizer Bunny looks like.
12. GI Joe, Mr. Potato Head, Transformers, Pokemon, and Star Wars range of toys are all manufactured by
which company?
Ans: Hasbro
13. Which company was started in 1888 by Robert Wood along with James Wood and Edward Mead with
their first product being sterile surgical dressings?
Ans: Johnson and Johnson
14. Identify this media moghul.

Ans: Ted Turner

15. Which company was founded on February 19, 1906, by Will Keith as an outgrowth of his work with his
brother John Harvey at the Battle Creek Sanitarium?
Ans: Kellog’s
16. Logo of?

Ans: Louis Vuitton

17. Midwest Airlines began in 1948, when this company began providing air transportation for company
executives and engineers between the company’s Neenah, Wisconsin headquarters, and company owned
paper mill. Which company?
Ans: Kimberly Clark
18. Which company operates Banknet, a global telecommunications network linking acquirers and data
processing centers into a single financial network?
Ans: Mastercard
19. Which restaurant chain would you be looking for if you were using a HUT locator?
Ans: Pizza Hut
20. Audio clip – “Pocket Mein Rocket Hai”. Which company produced the movie?
Ans: Yash Raj Films

Wild Card Round 1

1. Who has been left out in this list FC Kohli, _____________, N Chandrashekharan.
Ans: S Ramadorai [CEOs of TCS]
2. Who is the CEO of London-based UK Tradecorp Ltd and has a stake in Indian sports.
Ans: Raj Kundra
3. Jasmine Soap which is [apparently] very popular in these parts, is a brand of which company?
Ans: Godrej
4. Which fabric has hooks and loops?
Ans: Velcro
5. It was started in 1952 by California based Pacific Mills and then became a part of Kayser-Roth and then
Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996. Which event?
Ans: Miss Universe
6. “Journalism of Courage”
Ans: Indian Express

Wild Card Round 2

1. This company in an effort to bring in people from different walks of life included Javed Akhtar in its
board. Which company?
Ans: Jet Airways
2. “Sense and Sensibility”
Ans: Philips
3. Rajvilas, Udaivilas and Amarvilas are all owned by?
Ans: Oberoi Hotels
4. It was founded as the Graphics group as part of Lucasfilm it is now owned by Walt Disney. What?
Ans: Pixar
5. ISO 216 is the standard specification for which common product used in offices.
Ans: Paper
6. CC is the codename [buzz]
Ans: Coca Cola

Finals
Round 1 – 20:20
1. It is known as RINGS in Bulgaria, CHATS in Hungary and CHAPS in UK. What is it known as in India?
Ans: RTGS
2. In 1895, five engineering firms conceptualized this and set up the Engineering and Iron Trade Association
of India. What is it known as now?
Ans: CII
3.  It had its beginnings during 1930 when its founder Emanuel Stolaroff, founded a cosmetic company
known as Natone. What is it known as now?
Ans: Neutrogena
4. In 1844, George Williams was drawn to big cities by the Industrial Revolution and with 12 others decided
to meet and discuss issues in pursuit of a better life and set up a youngster’s association. What?
Ans: YMCA
5. With the idea that the two same alphabets would look good in ads, a book keeper penned a famous
trademark in flowing script. Which trademark?
Ans: Coca Cola
6. Originally incorporated in September 2000 in California under the name Onscan Technologies India
Private Limited as a spin off from Infosys, the company relocated to India and is a big player in the VAS
telecom segment. Which company?
Ans: OnMobile
Round 2 – Stump Vision
1. Identify the logo.

Ans: European Central Bank

2. Name the organization this person was president and chairman of.

Ans: General Motors [Alfred P. Sloan]

3. Visual of a person bowling. Person is the head of an organization.

Ans: RK Pachauri of IPCC

4. Visual of CK Prahlad and Gary Hamel’s Core Competency Framework.
5. Old logo of?

Ans: Nestle
6.  Visual of Rustomji. Which company did he start?
Ans: Balsara Group

Round 3 – Tata Round

1.  Freelander in India and Europe is known as what in US?
Ans: Land Rover
2. Which TATA company has launched a website called the Human Touch of Chemistry an interactive
website for children on chemistry and science?
Ans: TATA Chemicals
3. Madhukar Dev heads which TATA company in the business of creating animation and graphics for other
firms?
Ans: TATA Elxsi
4. Carved out of Tata Steel from its Town Services Division in 2004 this TATA Company is India’s only
comprehensive urban infrastructure service provider.
Ans: JUSCO

Round 4 – Third Umpire

1. John Cadbury, Gorilla  Ad, Dr. Pepper, Snapple – Cadbury
2. Mohenjo Daro symbol, Amul girl, Video Ad, - GCMMF
3. Vimal
4.

Ans: Meow FM, Music Today, Arun Shourie - India Today Group

Round 5 – Slog Overs

1.

Ans: Dabur
2.

“Designed by Curiosity”
Ans: Godrej
3.
Ans: HAL