BEQ (Finals)-2008

BRAND EQUITY QUIZ- 2008
Venue: MMRDA Grounds, Bandra (E)


Semi finals:

QM: Mr. Andrew Scott

1) Name the countries under the BRIC nations?

A) Brazil, Russia, India, China

2) This word has been a new addition in the Oxford Dictionary?

A) Bollywood

3) Absolut Vodka is from which country?

A) It is a Swedish drink

4) This country has topped in the list of bribery?

A) Pakistan

5) Which Paper Size is bigger 4A or A4?

A) 4A

6) Which cricketing term is also used in the advertising industry?

A) Pitching

7) If you are shopping at YES, then what is YES?

A) Year End Sale

8) IIT Kanpur has developed a software known as chick? What is this related to?

A) Chicken

9) Standard recycling logo consists of how many arrows?

A) 3

10) In April 2008 this has crossed 1 Million marks in the cyber world?

A) No. of viruses, Trojans

11) What is A B C gum in Europe if B stands for been?

A) Already been chewed

12) What is the share of iconic players in the Indian Premier League?

A) 15% more than the highest bid player in that team

13) Dance bars in Mumbai have been replaced by ______ bars?

A) Orchestra

14) In the year 1995 in the life of Bill Gates besides Windows 1995 what was the significance of the year to him?

A) He got listed in the Forbes billionaire list

15) Mahashank, Padma, Ved, ______, ______?

A) Arab, Koti ( Indian numbering system in the descending order)

16) In the year 1948, Rs 300 crore was the due on outstanding to India. Who is the creditor?

A) Pakistan, (Pre partition debt)

17) What is EBITDA?

A) Earnings before interest tax depreciation & amortization

18) The word video is a noun, which other part of speech is the word?

A) Verb

19) The train number of Rajdhani & Shatabdi Express starts with the number?

A) 2

20) In the year 1982, south premier English XI vs. which team?

A) South Africa ( Infamous match)


21) Students in Venezuela have to devote every hour compulsory studying the life of?

A) Edward de bono

22) The maximum harvesting of solar energy is done by which industry?

A) Agriculture


FINALS

QM: Derek o’ Brian

1) Grass ceiling is a set of social & discriminatory that prevents women from using ________?

A) Golf


2) The janta govt. in the year 1970 had called Coca- Cola Company back in India if they comply with their conditions? What were their conditions?

A) To reveal their 9x formula (preparation of coke)


3) In the year 1975-1976 bill gates & Paul Allen decided to drop something from Microsoft? What was that?

A) Hyphen (Previously it was Micro-Soft)


4) What are green wash products?

A) The products which are not environment friendly but pretend to be environment friendly.

SECOND ROUND


1) Cialis ranks second in the list of that brand? What is the first brand?

A) Viagra


2) When asked how to be a billionaire what was the reply of Richard Branson?

A) You start with a billion dollars and then start an airline.


3) 1.6 million tonnes of steel, some used for making refrigerators in Chennai some used in china was from ( don’t remember the full question)

A) WTC Debris


THIRD ROUND (VISUAL ROUND)



1) Pic of a person who is an alumnus of London school of economics?

A) B R Ambedkar

2) Pic of a 1000 buck note of State bank of Pakistan with a tomb in background? Identify the tomb?

A) Jahangir’s Tomb

3) Pic of a bar? Identify the bar?

A) Palace on wheels

4) Pic of a ship & some music?

A) Pingo star in star cruise



FOURTH ROUND (VIDEO ROUND)



1) Video of the movie (Jab v met), identify the hotel?

A) Hotel Decent

2) Video of a cricket match showing the West Indies team, Identify the sponsor?

A) DIGICEL

3) Connect: (Poster of Brylcream Boyz, some music & a pic)?

4) Audio of an fevicol ad.



FIFTH ROUND
(We give you the answers you give me the question)


1) For essential amino acids this product is second to mother’s milk.

A) What is EGG?

2) For the last 20 yrs. this brand has sold for 1 re. & cures ‘Cephalagia’.

A) What is Saridon?

3) Dilbert’s favourite 8 letter word that refers to the joy that we get when criticizing some one else’s work

A) What is feedback?

4) Vendi, Iced Venti, Grande, Iced Grande & Mezzo.

A) What are the different cup sizes in a Star buck’s outlet?


SIXTH ROUND

1) What is Imeru in Japan?

A) Take a nap

2) In the year 2007, what was the most typed word in google news?

A) American idol

3) Which state is the largest importer of Basmati Rice in India?

A) Haryana

4) Which MNC is the highest tax payer in India?

A) CITI



FINAL ROUND


1) Hema, Rekha, Jaya, _______?

A) Sushma (from the jingle of nirma ad)

2) Unscramble CASHIER so as to form a brand?

A) Archies

3) The width of 1000 Rs. Note is 73 mm. what is the width of a 50 Rs. Note?

A) 73 mm.

4) Who opted out of IPL since that would affect his Sports Company? Which Iconic Player?

A) VVS Laxman

5) Which currency would the POPE use to order a coffee in his office?

A) EURO


Winners: TCS, Kolkata


The Brand Equity Quiz true to its name was an amazing event to witness held in the MMRDA grounds, inspite of the heat in the Mumbai. The theme of the quiz was the origin of quizzing in India started by the father of Indian Quizzing Neil o’ Brian till KBC hosted by SRK. It was a well managed event which truly shows that quizzing is lot more than winning live ducks & two bottles of beer; the winners of the quiz were richer by 30 lakhs.