DD asks.....

Answers

2009-07-03T22:03:00.000-07:00

1. Adriano Panatta, only person to beat Borg at the French Open
2.Andy Lyod
3.PG Woodhouse
4.Lazlo Papp
5.Christopher Martin Jenkins, coined Pyjama Cricket
6.Ali Daie
7.Amarjeet Kaypee
8.Graham Mcenzie of Australia
9.Lords
10.Jo Durie and Jeremy Bates
11. Lacrosse
12.Svend Pri(very well answered Rossenori)
13.Lord Stanley
14.Jude Felix
15. Miguel Angel Nadal and Rafael Nadal

Scores:
Rossenori:10( It would be great if I could know who you are)
Sreekanth:12(great anwering with 100 percent accuracy)

Thanks all...Next set would follow soon.

SPORTS QUIZ

2009-06-05T22:57:00.000-07:00

GAME, SET & MATCH
THE SPORTS QUIZ
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On: Sunday, the 21st of June, 2009
At: Space Cirle
Q.M.: Somnath Chanda & Ashoke Sanyal (of "Quizzing Unlimited")
Presented by: Adverb

On 21st June, 2009, Adverb promises Kolkata the ‘mother of all sports quizzes’. The co-captains of the ship will be Somnath Chanda & Ashoke Sanyal - better known as the duo from team "Quizzing Unlimited". Amidst the plethora of Sports Quizzes happening in Kolkata in the recent past, it intends to be different in both spirit and content. True to their passion for sports, the quizmasters will cover a whole gamut of sporting disciplines - popular and the not-so-popular.

Proposed Format
* Teams should have maximum 3 participants.
* Prelims: 30 Questions
(Top 8 teams will qualify for the final)
* Final: Total 8 rounds, including General rounds, Visual rounds, Audio-Video round & couple of Special rounds
* There will be some special questions for audience also.
* There are Prizes for the participants & as well as for the audience.

For any further details please contact -----
Ø Somnath – 9874056162
Ø Ashoke – 9830190982
Ø Biswabijoy – 9831127130
You can mail us at - somnathquiz@gmail.com
ashoke35@yahoo.com

Your whole-hearted participation will make this event a memorable one. Hope to see you on 20th June, ’09.

The June Affair

2009-05-01T20:53:00.000-07:00

1.Identify this player who holds a special distinction in the history of the French Open.Also mention the distinction.

2.
One of the shortest Test careers of all time began and ended within half an hour as this cricketer, having made 10 not out, was hit on the helmet by Malcolm Marshall during the West Indies tour of England in 1984. He spent a week in hospital with blurred vision and never played for England again. Who was this unfortunate cricketer?

3. This gentleman wanted to live beside Lords but ended up settling down in the United States of America.

4.Identify this three time Olympic Gold Medallist, the first person do so in his discipline.
5. Who is the gentleman and what contribution does he have in the game of cricket?

6. Who is this soccer legend?

7. This cricketer can be termed as the Rajinder Goel and Padmanath Shivalkar of batting in India. Who is he and how is he famous in the annals of Indian Cricket?

8.Identify the gentleman on the left.
9. Where will the archery competition of the 2012 London Olympics be held?

10. Who were the last British before Jammie Murray to win a title in Wimbledon?

11. This 1834 painting by George Gatlin represents an early presentation of which modern day sport.

12. This former All England Champion commited suicide at a relatively very young age because of financial problems. Identify.

13.Which famous trophy is named after this gentleman.

14. Identify this former hockey great from India.

15.Identify both the young and the old.

Brand Equity KOLKATA round 2009...Finals...

2009-04-29T13:44:00.000-07:00

Finals...
1. Garhwal Division in the Himalayas has recently brought out a trademark price of Rs. 30 on which Product?
Gangajal.
2. CERN, the Swiss based organisation has invested 3 million dollars for doing research in what specific field?
Religion
3. Parvati and Ranoka are brands of what product?
Bindi
4.In 2009 a campaign was launched Save your logo...Which was the 1st company to enter this this campaign...
Lacoste
5. Fill up from the choices...in correct order...
A Consumer _________ water, ___________bottled water ___________ bisleri.( demands, needs, wants)
Ans: ( Needs, wants, demands) in that order.
6. Nine stock evaluation in NadSAQ is called what....
Guru Analysis
7. Who sculpted the RBI yakshi?
Ramkinkar Baij
8.Ad of Whopper Burger, Pic of Ram Charan, Pic of a Maxwell House Coffee plant .
9.Connect JRD TATA and Tintin in Tibet.
Indian Airways.
10. Which logo sold trillions of pieces in the 70's on cotton patches to button buddies was deemed by critics to be like a chicken mark on a leg?
Peace Symblol
11. Who started the replacement cost theory in India in the early 90's?
Harshad Mehta
12. Companies like Pand G, PWC , Google and Tennis players used an Energy Pod..What does it do?
Helps u take a power nap.
13.Shombit sengupta used which famous term...
Jalebi Mangement
14. Boiled the ocean in the US means n inefficient worker. Explain etymology.
If u boil the ocean..u will get very little salt..hence an inefficient work...
15.What is brand stretch...
Stretching the brand name to different variants of products....like the brand name remains...but products may be diff..
16.George Vrown superintendintent of Fall Group Railway station in the US laid certain rules for merits and demerits for rail road employee. These were called________ ____________.
Brownie Points.
17.What kind of a buzzwors is a fuzzword...
A buzzword that is confusing...no one understands anything.
18.If you spent money for doing Brahma,daiva,ashura,rakshas and arsha, what activity would you be doing?
Marriage.
19.William Stuart, a doctor in the US started what concept for the first time in the US in the 60's?
Warning in Packaging.
20. In April 2009, thousands in the USA organised TEA parties as protests against the govt..Expand TEA.
TAXED ENOUGH ALREADY....
21.Song of Greenday...
22. Durex Ad.
23. Which is the only entity that comes in the prayer..Our Father.....
Bread.
Guys I dont remember more...
The results-
First- ITC
Second-TCS
Finalists- CTS, IBM, M-JUNCTIONand STANDARD CHARTERED.

Guys ..thats all I remember....It was a wonderfully presented show by Derek as his sense of humour and branding himself is amazing.......But the only thing missing from the whole experience was watching the defending champions Saby and Srikanth in action....All the best to all the finalists from the 10 cities....
Thanks....

Brand Equity 2009 Kolkata Round...

2009-04-29T11:47:00.000-07:00

Prelims here....Finals will follow soon....Cut off was 19....

1. Legend has it that potters from Nadia settled in _______________on a 75 acre plot after being evicted from Gobindapur in the 17th century by the East India Company.Which place?
Kumartuli.
2.In Indian army parlance, expand CSD.
Canteen Stores Department.
3.What would you be enjoying in Thailand if you were enjoying" A brahmin who sells his wife"?
- A Mango
- A banana
- A massage
Ans: A mango
4. What concept was started by German Gleitzeit which means sliding time.
Flexitime.
5, The Schweppes tonic was popular during the British rule due to the presence of which substance?
Quinine
6. Kindle 2 digital book has been brought by____________
Amazon
7. In Bengal 720 sq. feet is equal to__________
1 Katha.
8.Only IPL team with 2 proper nouns in their name?
Mubai Indians.
9. In 1921 which company became the first company in India to use gas ovens to manufacture its product?
Britannia.
10.How much does it cost an adult tourist to visit the White House?
Zero Dollars.
11.The West Bengal Govt has applied for a Geographical Indicator patent for which product made from Knakchur?
Joynagar er Moa.
12.What does B stand for in the business acronym PODSCORB where P= PLANNING, O= ORGANISING etc??
Budgeting
13. UK Dress size =4. What does Kareena Kapoor call it?
Size Zero
14.Most popular tatoo in the US-
Harley Davidson( US postal was one of the other choices)
15. Kashmiri Kahwa( tea) is flavoured with what unique item?
Saffron.
16.In 2009 Bharat Electronics spent 1000 crores for manufacturing what?
Electronic Voting machines.
17. The servants were given the bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle , while the guests got the __________ _____________. Fill up.
Upper Crust.
18. Usavu Sarees are used in which dance form?
Mohinattam( Bihu and kathak were the other choices)
19.Philip Crosby said" Get it right the first _____________"Fill up....
Time
20. In 2005, which state was India's least corrupt state...Kerala, WB or Bihar
Kerala
21.Which brand of beer has the highest market share in Australia
Victoria Bitter
22.For whom did the Montgomery Bus Boycott happen in the US?
Rosa Parks.
23.Which Nobel Nominee used to ask for 5 rupees for an autograph?
MK Gandhi
24. PRINCE NUWAEED BIN tALAI OF sAUDI aRABIA WAS THE WORLD'S 1ST PRIVATE CUSTOMER OF -
A-380 Airbus.
25. Which company is the world's largest manufacturer of edible beef?
Mcdonalds.
26- 30
Visuals( Not worth mentioning as some local flavours were there).

Quiz-4

2009-04-11T01:33:00.000-07:00

1.The women's One Day cricket series between Australia and New Zealand shares its name with the annual American college football bowl game, which has been played on New Years Day in California for the last 95 years.This is nicknamed "The Granddaddy of Them All" because it is the oldest bowl game. What name is shared by both of these?( Hint: World Cup Football).

2. Identify this NBA Hall of Famer who shares his nickname with a character from the movie "One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest".

3.Identify this legendary Lakers player who missed just 3 regular season games in his entire career, playing 82 or more games in all but one season in 1987.

4.Who is she and what world record does she hold in her sport?

5.Who is she?

6.Who is this tennis player and how can he be linked with Indian Tennis.

7. Who is he?

8.Identify the famous trophy.

9. Who is he?

10. Identify this Tennis Player.( She had a famous brother).

11. Identify this Legend.

12. Identify the Asian Games Bronze Medallist.

13.Identify this former cricketer.

14.Logo of which Club.

15.Identify the legendary athlete.

Quiz-3

2009-03-24T20:32:00.000-07:00

1. Madhumita Bisht broke which Indian player's record of six successive National singles titles by winning seven between 1985 and 1991?
2.Which legendary Arjuna Awardee was Womens National Squash Champion for 16 years in a row from 1977 to 1992?
3.This player born 1978 in Hitchin in Hertfordshire is a top British tennis player of Indian descent who retired in December 2006. In February 2006 he reached the quarter finals of the Rotterdam Open. He is also known as the "Hitchin Hurricane". Who?

4.Which legend holds the record for the longest playing time without allowing goals in international tournaments (1142 minutes) set between 1972 and 1974?

5.Which Indian Padma Shree winner was known as the "Great Wall of China"?

6.Who was first foreign player to lift the English FA Cup as captain ?

7.Identify the player with Mcenroe.

8.This South African cricketer who played in twenty eight Tests from 1951 to 1958 was a part in two highly unusual Test match dismissals: he was the wicket-keeper whom Len Hutton obstructed leading to Hutton's being given out obstructing the field; and was himself was given out handled the ball.Who?

9.Which Indian holds the world record for opening both the batting and bowling in most consecutive Tests?
10.Which West Indian cricketer was nicknamed TADPOLE?

11.Two cricketers holds the record of scoring the highest runs in his country's first one day international.(the score was 82). One was an Englishman and the other Indian. Identify both.

12.Four men who were born in South Africa have captained England in international matches: Tony Greig and Kevin Peterson are two of them. Who are the other two?

13.Identify this Olympic Gold Medallist.
14.Identify this Brazilian Legend.

15.Ricky Ponting achieved this bittersweet feat in a test against south africa at the MCG, scoring 101 in the first innings and 99 in the second. It has only happened once before in Tests . Which legendary cricketer holds this not so great record?

Answers to sports and corporate...

2009-03-24T20:23:00.000-07:00

1. Tamoil, Juventus.
2.Gavaskar.
3.John Fahey of WADA.
4.Lin Ning sportwear company.
5.Vasco da Gama
6.M.C. Marykom
7.Playwin
8.JP Mcenroe
9.Blossom Wines
10.Ritwik Bhattacharya
11. LA GALAXY
12.Anaheim Ducks
13.The wall to Rahul Dravid
14.Alpha Prema
15.Babolat
16.Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar

SCORES:

ASHOKE-6
RAJEEV-10
TRISHIT-8
SOMNATH-11

QUIZ NEWS

2009-03-14T02:08:00.000-07:00

ATTN: VENUE CHANGE
On 29th March, Sunday at the "Spring Club (on EM Byepass near ITC Sonar Bangla), Kolkata- Adverb presents Love All (The Sports quiz) from 11AM to 2PM and Showbiz (The Movie Quiz) from 5PM to 8PM. No Entry Fees. Three member teams. Open to all. Cash Prizes at Stake.
Registration starts at 10 AM for Love All and at 4PM for Showbiz

Quizmaster:Biswabijoy Sen

For more information call 98311 27130

Sample questions can be found here:
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Sports and Corporate- Quiz-2

2009-02-28T19:14:00.000-08:00

1. Which oil company based in the Netherlands and set up by the Libyan state-owned National Oil Corporation in 1988 is the shirt sponsor of the most successful club in Italian football history?The company took its name from a Lebanese-American businessman .

2.One of the first endorsement deals by this legend was from NIKE. He was so grateful, he incorporated the SWOOSH logo in his signature which exists till date. Who

3. He is a former Australian Minister. Now he heads what?

4.Identify the logo of the company, the largest of its kind in its country.

5.Logo which famous club.

6.H&K Rolling Mill Engineers Pvt. Ltd, the exclusive provider of the German Thermex Quenching technology in the India region, has entered the high-profile circuit of sports sponsorships signing on as which Indian sporting legend as its Brand Ambassador ?

7.Which lottery & gaming brand of Pan India Network Infravest Pvt. Ltd., part of the One Billion Dollar Essel Group of Companies is one of the co- sponsors of the East Bengal Football Club?

8.About whom did The New York Times once remark"The worst advertisement for our system of values since Al Capone"?

9.Which wine, part of the Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines Family has been the official wine sponsor of Wimbledon since 2007?

10.Which Indian sportsman was the brand ambassador of Italian fashion brand POLICE for the Year 2006-07 ?

11.This club plays its home matches at the Home Depot Center.It is owned by the billionaire Philip Frederick Anschutz .The club's mascot is "Cozmo", a frog-like extraterrestrial.The team’s website claims that Cozmo is also “universally known as a goalkeeper who can stop shots traveling at the speed of light,” but also possesses the speed and skill to play forward for any team on the planet.

12.The name of which famous sporting team comes from a Walt Disney movie . The team was founded in 1993 by Walt Disney Corp. They lifted the Stanley Cup in 2007

13.Which term coined by Nima Namchu and Nitin Berry of Leo Burnett in the lead up to a Reebok campaign in 1996-97 is now synonymous with Indian Cricket?

14.Name the company which owns the 'Formula One Group' of companies?

15.Who says:"tennis runs in our blood"?

16. Who is the latest sports personality who is to have a was statue of himself at the prestigious Madamme Tussauds wax museum in London?

2009-02-27T08:52:00.000-08:00

Answers to quiz 1:

1. French open and wimbledon

2. Alec Bedser

3.Saina Nehwal

4.Annika Sorenstam, Played in a male PGA tour.

5.Stirling Moss

6.Victoria Pendleton

7. Natalie de Toit

8.Peter Doohan

9.Zina Garrison Jackson

10.Geoff Cook

11.Shane Gould

12.Stephanie Rice

13.Walter Zenga

14.HakimOlazuwan

15.Karan Rastogi

Please mention your name and your email id when you write the answers. So that I can understand how much you have scored.

The points for this week are:
Rajeev Bhattacharjee-6
Ashoke-5
Anonymous-whoever you are olease write your name-3

Next quiz will follow soon. Theme- Sports and Corporate.

Sports Quiz -1

2009-02-17T06:03:00.000-08:00

Hi guys...I used to write sports articles. Seeing the popularity of quizzing in blogs, I have started this quiz quiz blog which I feel will address to not only the quizzers but also to everybody in general....This is primarily a sports quiz blog with inputs from different fields also setting in at times.....Looking forward to your participation......You can view my articles at: ddwrites.blogspot.com

Here goes this week's questions:

Theme: SPORTS( MIXED BAG)....

1. In the late 70's , what were known as " Borg Invitational-1 and Borg Invitaional-2"?

2. Who is the only cricketer who is alive and has dismissed Sir Donald Bradman in Test Cricket?

3. Ami Ghia was the first Indian entrant in this list. Who is the latest?

4. Babe Didrikson the last person to achieve a particular feat. Which sporting legend has gone on to emulate her in the early part of this decade?

5.Identify this sporting legend.

6. Who is she?

7. Identify her.

8. Who is this tennis player whose only claim to fame was a victory in one of the earlier rounds at Wimbledon in the late 80's.

9. Who is the only tennis player to have beaten Steffi Graf and Monica Seles in the same year at Wimbledon?

10. Identify the cricketer alongside Kapil.

11.Identify this swimming legend who retired at the tender age of 16 after winning 3 gold medals in one Olympics.The Americans used a popular English proverb to describe her achievements.

12.Whose facebook profile?

13.This soccer legend was nicknamed "SPIDERMAN" because of his exceptional abilities.Who is he?

14.Who sponsored the Nigerian Football team at the 1998 world cup?

15.Name the only Indian to have beaten Maria Sharapova. The match took place at the Nick Bolleteri Academy.