1. Which of the following was also a village official in ancient/medieval India? Lele/Karmarkar/Kulkarni (Kulkarni)
2. Paul Krugman says that he became interested in _________ after reading the Foundation series by Isaac Asimov in which scientists use the study of psychohistory to sane civilization from disarray. (Economics)
3. In 1930, 2 tolas of what product were auctioned for Rs. 525/- to Seth Ranchhod Shodhan, a mill-owner of Ahmedabad? (Salt from the Dandi March)
4. A _______ brand is a lower priced offering launched by a company to take on specific competitors that are attempting to under-price them. FITB (Fighter)
5. In order to retain Mumbai as it’s capital, Maharashtra paid a compensation of Rs. 56 Crore & 300 villages to which state? (Gujarat)
6. What is the main flavor in the drink Kahlua? (Coffee)
7. For the promotion of what movie did it’s lead actors ring the Opening Bell at the NYSE? (My Name Is Khan)
8. Launched in 1910, which type of biscuits is named after a French family? (Bourbon)
9. According to some management guru, the best quality inspectors need to have a _______? Core Skill/Suit/Conscience (Conscience)
10. What modern item of clothing is the contribution of the residents of the Sumer Islands? (Bermuda Shorts)
11. In 1894, a Mississippi businessman named Joseph Biedenharn used to travel up & down the state selling Coca Cola. He is now recognized as the first official _______ (7 letters) of Coca Cola? (Bottler)
12. A 17^th century English inventor of the seed drill lends his name ______ ____ (2 words) to a famous British rock group. FITB (Jethro Tull)
13. In what currency would you need to buy a ticket if you wanted to see the tomb of Tutankhamen? (Egyptian Pound)
14. Many companies use the colour ____ in their color schemes/branding because this colour traditionally represents purpose, peace, water, stability, cold, etc. FITB (Blue)
15. Which U.S. state is the world’s largest producer of raisins? (California)
16. What is the most famous work of an individual named Bhagwan Rampure from Solapur? (BSE Bull sculpture)
17. In 2009, what did Forbes magazine identify as the ‘fastest-appreciating sports business on earth’? (Indian Premier League)
18. Who did Kalpana Chawla credit as being the inspiration for her interest in aviation? (JRD Tata)
19. According to research, which Asian country is the highest originator of internet scams & phishing? China/India/Japan/Pakistan (India)
20. Which company acquired the rights to a famous painting for advertising purposes & later changed it’s name to the title of the painting? (HMV)
21. Visual; id the person >>> Pic of a clean-shaven guy against the backdrop of a flaming red car bonnet profile with a snazzy headlight showing. (Dilip Chhabria)
22. Visual >>> Logo of BCCI
23. Visual >>> Pic of a roadside eatery with the logo showing but name blanked out, id. (Bade Miyan, behind the Taj Hotel, Mumbai)
24. Visual >>> Pic of a robotic dog, identify the name. (AIBO)
25. Visual >>> Poster of a Hindi movie showing Ajay Devgan with a cigarette dangling from his lips, Viveik Oberoi, Manisha Koirala, Mohanlal, etc. Id the movie (Company)
26. Thomas Friedman got the idea for the title of his book ‘The World Is Flat’ from an interview with whom? Nandan Nilekani/Azim Premji/Ratan Tata/Rahul Bajaj (Nandan Nilekani)
27. Peter Drucker has said that ________ is the only major occupation of man for which we have not yet developed tools that make an average person capable of competence and performance. Farming/Teaching/Accounting/Advertising (Teaching)
28. In 1944, a set of proposals for the development of the post-independence economy of India called the Bombay Plan was published by John Mathai, JRD Tata & which other prominent Mumbai industrialist? (G.D. Birla)
29. In 2006, what was created by Biz Stone, Evan Williams, Jack Dorsey, and others with the working name “Status” for a while? (Twitter)
30. Sumantra Ghoshal has classified what/who into 4 types: Purposeful, Detached, Frenzied, Procrastinators? (Managers)

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Some Questions:

1. What is the item for which, Kalyanam Iyengar was the first person to make?

2. Who coined the term ‘mega marketing’?

3. Which governing body was established in 1992 by the Government of India to control or regulate the issue of securities, investors and market Intermediaries?

4. For BP who coined the name ‘Jyothi Amma’ a village entrepreneur who would help, sell and educate villages.

5. The Coffee board of India has a mascot. Its named Coffee—–

 Complete review and questions please visit Arjun mathur’s Blog here

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Praneeth reviews the Mumbai Round of Brand Equity Quiz and provides the questions from the final rounds here

Some Questions:

. What should be served at exactly 6 degrees and poured in 120 seconds – Draught Guinness
2. The founder of dexter shoe company used for the first time the concept of – Factory Outlets
3. If you are shopping at Maniharon ka rasta, what are you buying- Jewelry
4. Who wrote the book- principles of Management – David Ogilvy
5. Young girls want Barbie to be – Anchorwomen
6. In 1896, what was cultivated for the first time by Raghu Bhosle – Nagpur Orange

For the complete set of questions from the Mumbai Brand Equity Quiz 2010 click here

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Review and questions thanks to Murali Duggineni of Quizjunkie Blog and Quinkie fame.

Back from the Hyderabad leg of Brand Equity Quiz. 40 plus teams turned up for the prelims. After a decent prelims, the six teams that made it to the finals were: Google, IBM, Microsoft, Vizag Steel 1, Bhilai Steel, Vizag Steel – 2.
The quiz was a cliffhanger till the end. Three teams had a chance to win in the last round. In the end  IBM, represented by Raghuram Rallapalli and Raghuram, emerged as the winners cracking some nice stuff with a cool mind. Both the teams from Vizag Steel finished second and third.

Some Questions:

1. Where were the 3M post-it notes first used?
A: Churches

2. Which product from AP is the latest to join the list of Geographical Indicators ?
A: Tirupati Laddu

3. Visual of Puma (animal)

4. What is a Blackberry Prayer?
A: Hunching ones shoulders (when one is in a meeting) and responding to/sending an SMS

5. What common thing you find in most of the households is also known as a Devil’s Ivy?
A: Money Plant

6. What’s the American equivalent of “Scotch” whiskey?
A: Bourbon 

7. Pic of Roshni Nadar

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Find a detailed report and review on the Pune BEQ ‘10 here

And the Prelims questions from Pune Editon of Brand Equity Quiz ‘10 here

Some Questions from the Pune BEQ Prelims:

1. An industrial township completing 100 years this year
2. Chairman of Afras Ventures in 2007
3. Saris that take their patterns from the Ajanta caves
4. Biggest charitable donations in history
5. Howard Shultz worked as a Xerox salesman, later moved to another company, which he ended up buying after 4 years. Which co?

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Some questions from Chandigarh:

1) Which city in India is often used to describe an extra large dose of alcohol ? (Patiala as in Patiala Peg)

2)Which bank’s offical estimate of the size of economies is known as the Atlas Method ? (World Bank)

3)Which union minister coined the term Chindia ? (Jairam Ramesh)

4)Which was the first company to have a celebrity spokesperson ? (Coca Cola)

5)What is classified as fermented/black/unfermented on basis of manufacturing process ? (Tea)

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Some questions from the Delhi Round:

1)We know big 4s(Delloitte,E n Y, KPMG, PWC). Then who are big 3s
Ans. Ford, GM, Chrysler

2)Baburam devidayal (Paranthe wale)offered Rs 1100 if anyone could prove that -
Ans. They were not using Desi Ghee

3)Who is the man behind Diamond Music Company?
Ans. Neil Diamond

4)Where would you find first writtten rule for apprenticeship ?
Ans. The Code of Hamurabi

Please find the entire list of questions from Brand Equity 2010 Delhi Edition on Piyush’s blog here

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At the end of the day, it was JWT, represented by Angshuman Roy and Goutam Roy, who romped home with top honours.
Earlier in the evening, after an exciting elimination round, six teams made the final cut from the initial 25. These included JWT, mjunction, TCS, Rourkela Steel Plant, Spencer’s Retail and two professors from management institute ISB&M, making up the senior-most team of all.

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Some Questions

What made Uncle Scrooge make it to the No 2 rank in the Forbes list of richest fictional characters?

In a business hierarchy, what is the marzipan layer?

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Quizmaster: Derek

Winners: Fair Isaac ( Naveen Giles & Yogesh)

Bangalore witnessed the first BEQ of the year. A few changes in format this year thanks to the A & M round. The winner of the A&M (Advertising and Marketing) round qualifies as the 6th finalist for the Bangalore Round (not 7th)

30 questions in all. 25 questions were 1 pointers and the last 5 were 2 pointers thus totalling to a 35 point prelim.

The cut off was 28 and the six finalists on stage were- FICO, HSBC, IBM, ITC, O&M (from the A&M round), Yahoo.

The final was a typical Derek entertainer where the questions were shallow but the fun, excitement and entertainment unlimited. Lots of rounds, lots of questions but the battle went into the very last question where FICO represented by Yogesh and Naveen Giles (BEQ 2006 National Winner representing Goldman Sachs) beat IBM (Lahar- last year’s Bangalore champion and Nikhil Lasrado)

Although, http://quizzing.in waited for Derek to send the questions (as he promised/ or took a jibe) immediately after the quiz, we realised over 12 hours is too much of a wait. And hence we’ve compiled the prelims questions as is! The entire set thanks to Jayakumar can be downloaded here

Some of the questions were:

1. The world’s largest corporate training centre located in India, belongs to which company?

2. Italian word for blacksmith is also a common Italian surname. What is the surname? 

3. World’s largest solar powered kitchen cooks enough food to feed 15,000 people a day. In which Indian city is it located? 

4. Created by Frank Robinson in 1885. Written in typical cursive spencerian script (dominant in US at that time). What am I referring to? 

5. This Verdi opera is also a popular acronym used in marketing & advertising? (4 letter word) 

6. Which is America’s favorite Pizza Topping?

Download the entire Bangalore Brand Equity Quiz 2010 Prelims here

Finals questions to be uploaded soon. Keep checking..

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