- Which bank recently opened 12 branches in 12 states of India at exactly 12 hours, 12 minutes and 12 seconds on Dec 12, 2012?
- Name the brand whose ‘Sing for Me’ vending machines in Sweden accept Christmas carols as payment. You sing a Christmas carol and it returns with a unit of its product
- Which brand is the character Gandalf from the movie The Hobbit endorsing?
- These mammals are great pollinators and dangerous insect eaters. They aid in the pollination of sugar cane and eat insects that damage sugar cane as well. It was the wife of the founder of world's largest privately held spirits company, who suggested using this mammal for the company logo. According to Cuban and Spanish lore, these mammals symbolise good health, good fortune and family unity. Identify the creature and the brand that uses it as its logo
- This person who passed away recently was known for his unsuccessful bids for Chemical Bank, now part of JPMorgan Chase & Co, and Walt Disney Co in 1984. His pursuit of Disney ended with the company buying back his shares at a premium of almost $60 million. This transaction helped in establishing a term used in the Business and Financial world. Name the person and the term.
- Connect GE, ExxonMobil, Procter & Gamble and DuPont and what do you arrive at?
- In 1890 this person invented and patented the unpickable tumbler lock. Several years later, he took out a newspaper ad challenging the magician Harry Houdini to escape from his secure luggage that had this lock. Name the person.
- Whose motto, which is also a part of its logo reads, “Let there be Bread”?
- The founders of which ad agency are known to have copied its name from a British Radio station that existed from the 1920s till the late 80s?
- Identify the brands, the names of the designs visible and explain the connection
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