1. In mid-1849, citizens of Venice abandoned their homes, crowded into the streets to enjoy a strange spectacle. Applause was greatest when ____blew over the ____forces and exploded. Fill in the blanks and mention what was the first of its kind that happened here.
The first aerial bombing took place in July 1849 when an Austrian artillery Lt. Franz von Uchatius bombarded the city with Montgolfiers (balloons) made of paper. It was a disaster since most of them exploded on his forces. The Montgolfier Company Canson still makes paper products
2. Where and why did 50,000 beer cans of Budweiser make history in the US recently?
They were part of the world’s first commercial delivery by a self-driving vehicle. A robotic tractor trailer owned by OTTO Uber delivered 50,000 cans of beer from Colorado Springs to Fort Collins in the US
3. George Orwell’s 1946 essay sets out 11 golden rules for making ____the correct way. He further notes “that ___ is one of the mainstays of civilization in this country, as well as in Eire, Australia and New Zealand,’ and that 'the best manner of making it is the subject of violent disputes”. Fill in the blank and also mention the title of his essay.
A Nice Cup of Tea, Orwell’s celebrated essay in which he sets out 11 golden rules for making tea the "correct" way
4. What’s the term used to describe this phenomenon when employees are either so worried about or are devoted to their jobs that they won’t leave or take time off even when it’s in their best interests.
Presenteeism, the opposite of absenteeism
5. Connect Hyosung motors now known as KR Motors Ltd and Facebook?
The brand name Aquila. Hyosung’s major motorcycle brand is Aquila and so is the name of Facebook’s solar-powered plane that will beam internet to remote parts of the world
6. After 35 years this global brand switched its $800 million plus ad account from Publicis and Leo Burnett to their rival this year. It’s now joining forces with its new agency to create an exclusive ad agency . Name the brand and the co-branded ad agency?
McDonald’s switched its massive ad account ($820 million spent in 2015) to rival Omnicom in August 2016. The two are joining forces to create an agency called “We are Unlimited”, based in Chicago, and staffing it with some 200 “brand practitioners” dedicated to all aspects of McDonald’s marketing
7. The ancient Chinese Ming dynasty period art form of black ink drawings which depict nature, such as trees, rocks, and streams were brought to Japan by a Zen monk. This monk developed his own version and it was given a name in Japanese. The same name was used by a Japanese firm set up in the late 1940s and is a known brand in India too. Name the company.
Sansui
8. Connect a town in Florida and Indonesia, a suburb in South east of Sydney, a region in India and a French confectionary brand launched in late 1950s and what do you arrive at? They all have the same name?
Malabar, a chewing gum brand now owned by Mondelez International
9. Which company uses the base line “Built for it”?
Caterpillar
10. Whose new logo is this? Warren Buffet, Lyndon Johnson, Lee Iacocca have benefitted from it.
Dale Carnegie Training’s new logo
There was no correct entry to quiz No 491.
