Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Q-zically Urs – Part 2

 

1. Identify the logo.

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2. Footballing history was made on 23rd June, 2010, when Germany played against Ghana in a group-stage match at the World Cup in South Africa recently. What am I talking about ?

 

3. This company has been named after the Japanese name of the Buddhist Bodhisattva Guan Yin. Identify the company.

 

4.  Identify the two gentlemen :-

 

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5. Named after Thomas Coke, who later created Earl of Leicester,  ______X______ is arguably the most famous of Leonardo da Vinci’s scientific journals. The topics discussed in this 72-page document include discussions on the movement of water and the luminosity of the moon, among other things. It was purchased by wealthy industrialist and art collector Armand Hammer in 1980, before Bill Gates bought it in an auction in the year 1994 for an astonishing amount of US $30.8 million, making it the most expensive book ever sold till then.

Identify X.

 

6. During its launch, Director Jimmy Jellinek pointed out, “ A lot of our audience logs on after work and we saw that we were missing a golden opportunity to reach guys when they're online the most: when they're sitting at their desk, not working, sending e-mails to their friends.”

What was he referring to ?

 

7. Identify the logo:-

 

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8. Pure trivia : Who is the only actor to have won both the Oscar and the Razzie in the same year ? (For different roles, in case you thought otherwise !)

 

9. In the month of June this year, Amazon.com reported a 1000 % increase in the sales of ____X____, which sell for 9.99 $ each. Ebay.com reported that it has received more than 400 bids for ____X_____, with one having reached 17.64 $.

Identify X.

 

10. Another logo. (The Logo-Quiz after-effect !)

 

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