The Sunday League 12

Dear Friends,
It has been more than a year since I started this series. Recently we saw the Indians try their best to win the test series against the Aussies. As Sunday League completes a dozen, lets see who emerges as the winner. The rules are the same . Answers only to those who attempt within a week. mail your answers at quizrk@gmail.com. Please attempt all questions. Here we go.

Straight Bat
1)Which Business personality was recently conferred Business India’s Businessman of the Year award?

2)Which Company recently acquired a 76% stake in Iceberg Industries Ltd in Bihar?

Googly
3 Name the company that he co-founded?



Doosra
4)Identify him


Home Advantage
5)Identify the logo


Third Umpire
6)Connect the following visuals




Tata Special

7(a)Tata Indicom, in 2007 launched mobile internet radio offering live streaming radio-casts in English, Hindi, Telegu, Tamil and other international languages with MP3 quality sound. What was this service branded as?

(b)Identify the logo


(c)Tata Tea has recently forayed into the out –of –home beverage segment by unveiling their first outlet in Bangalore. What is this outlet branded as?

(d)Which product now owned by the Tatas was sold in Canada in the 1900s was sold through the country's oldest company, Hudson Bay Stores? Also the brand was owned by the Beachnut Co,in the 1960s which established a sales and distribution network in Canada. Name the brand.

The Sunday League 11

Hello Friends,
Long time since I have posted a quiz. Heres Sunday League 11.Great Show by India as Champions of The World Twenty 20. But they have not quite lived it up in the home series against the Kangaroos. Lets see who does a Dhoni in this quiz.Here go the questions.

Straight Bat
1)Which Indian Group recently acquired Scotland’s biggest call centre firm Telecom Service Centres for an estimated $ 81 billion?
2)This brand name is peculiar because the management of the company refused to piggyback on the household family name. According to a company sources, this name was chosen because it did not mean anything. Earlier names like Zapang & Gamefunda were considered before zeroing on this brand name. Which brand?

Reverse Sweep
3)Identify this man, he was the first non American CEO of a company.


Doosra
4) Identify the logo

5)The first factory of this company, opened in Akron Ohio in 1898. In 1911, it started experimenting with airship design. It later manufactured airships and balloons for the US military during World War I. Name this company.

Captains Corner
6) Identify this CEO


Third Umpire
7)Connect the following visuals

The Sunday League 10

Dear Friends,
Finally the Sunday League Series has reached double figures. Thanks to all of you who have responded to this quiz and have furthered its development. Here is the 10th edition of this series

Straight Bat

1)Which Indian company has recently signed up a master game sharing agreement with Freeze tag, a California-based casual game publisher and developer?
2)The merger of 3 exchanges led to the formation of this exchange on 22nd September 2000. Name it

Yorker

3)Identify the advertiser



Home advantage

4)The saga of India's largest company in this area, began in 1942. The company traces its origin to a modest `safety-matches-making-shed' in Sivakasi. During its nascent years, the impetus to storm into the big league of pyrotechnic giants was sensed early by four towering pillars of the company; Mr. Rajaratnam, Mr. Chelladhurai, Mr.Sankaralingam and Mr.Arunachalam. Name the company

Captains Corner

5)Identify this CEO (I want the name of the person on the right)


Third Umpire

6)Connect the following visuals





Tata special (For Tata Crucible Aspirants)
7)a)This is a multi utility lifestyle vehicle that was launched at the 76th Geneva auto show by Tata Motors . It was derived from the Tata Crossover concept that was unveiled at the last Geneva show. What is the name of this vehicle?
b)This initiative launched by a Tata Company in 2004 was the first outlet of its kind in the country. A significant feature of this initiative is the customers databank, where the consumer's personal taste is captured ensuring that the consumers database of favorite blends and preferences is maintained. This would enable it to provide highly personalised and customised service to the customer every time. I want the name of the initiative or the venture.
c)Identify him. (He heads a Tata Company)


d)Metaljunction is a 50:50 joint venture between Tata Steel and SAIL. Founded in February 2001, it is today India's largest e-commerce company (with e-transactions worth Rs 9,131 crore) and runs the world's largest e-marketplace for steel. It went global by signing on its first international client. Who was this famous client?

The Sunday League 9

Dear Friends,
Here's Sunday League 9. The performance of India today at Trent Bridge was great. Lets see who matches them in technique & grit. Tata Crucible Corporate quiz is round the corner. I have dedicated a section for Crucible aspirants.The rules are same. Answers within one week only to those who respond. send your answers at quizrk@gmail.com. Please attempt all the questions. Here we go

Straight Bat

1)Why was Ruby Celly, a financial planning consultant at Nexus, a leading brokerage firm in the Middle east in the news recently?
2)Which company recently became the first company in the world to encash the carbon credits that it earned?

Reverse Sweep

3)Identify him (a famous name in finance)


Googly

4)This is the logo of a company. Name the founder of this company who is a sportsperson


Doosra
5)This company was started in 1997 by former Exxon engineer David Perry in Palo Alto, California, and received venture capital from Genentech founder Robert A. Swanson, and from VC firms Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers and CMGI@Ventures. It was one of the first online business-to-business (B2B) e-commerce companies. Name it
Captain’s Corner

6)Identify this CEO


Tata Special ( for Tata crucible participants)

7)a)With which Tata company would you associate promotional campaigns Ek-pe-Teen & Do-pe-Paanch
b)Identify the logo (part of Tata group)

c) Taj SATS is the market leader in airline catering. In 2002, it bagged a contract from Oman Air which was its first catering service contract. What does SATS stand for in the joint venture?
d)This barrister turned economist was invited in 1940 to join the house of Tatas as a director in charge of Tata Chemicals. Later on he went on to become India’s Finance Minister. Name him

The Sunday League 8

Dear Friends,
Sunday League is back after a long gap.Great performance by Team India yesterday.Again the same rules apply. Answers within 1 week only to those who reply. send your answers to quizrk@gmail.com. Please attempt all questions (My request now turns into a cajole) Here go the questions.

Straight Bat
1) This is a print ad that was nominated at Cannes. Name the client



2) Microsoft once threatened 17 year old teenager Mike Rowe with a lawsuit. What was the reason?

Home Advantage

3) This is the logo of a company that was currently in the news. Identify it.



Doosra
4) This company’s roots belong to the times when a 19 year old entrepreneur Jim Casey borrowed $100 from a friend and established the American Messenger Company in Seattle, Washington. Jim and his partner, Claude Ryan ran the service from a humble office located under the sidewalk. Jim's brother George and a handful of other teenagers were the company's messengers. In 1922, it acquired a company in Los Angeles with an innovative practice known as "common carrier" service. This company is set to complete 100 years of service in August 2007. Name it. (Easy one)
5) Identify the logo




Yorker
6) Connect Wako Fundamental Technical research centre to “legs also” and Eric Cartman.

Third Umpire
7) Connect the following visuals

The Sunday League 7

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Luckily due to some holidays this week i am able to post Sunday League 7. Great performance by the Aussies in World Cup 2007. Lets see who matches them in this edition of Sunday League. Answers n Scores by next week only to those who respond. Answers to be sent to quizrk@gmail.com. Please attempt all questions. Here go the questions

Straight Bat

1) Ken Kutaragi of Sony recently announced his plans to retire in June 2007. He was the architect and main man behind which Sony product?
2) Identify this person (was in the news recently)

Googly

3) This is the logo of a company. Name the company that it recently acquired.

Doosra

4) It was founded by David Neeleman in February 1999, under the name "NewAir". In the words of its founder, it looks "to bring humanity back to air travel." Recently, as per a survey by Brandkeys, it edged out Southwest Airlines for the top spot. Which airline?

Yorker

5) Identify this man and his contribution to cricket world cup 2007?

Home Advantage

6) This company was launched in January 1998 as a part of the the Rajan Raheja group. It opened its first store in 1999 at Indore followed by the launch of its second store in Chennai (T-Nagar). Soon to follow was another in Chennai located in Adyar. The flagship store in Mumbai was opened on 1st November 2001 followed by a new outlet in New Delhi in South Extension Part-2. Which company/ brand is being referred to here?

Captain’s Corner

7) Identify this MD

Third umpire The sunday League 6

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Some visuals of the Third Umpire were not very clear. Hence I am uploading them again. People who attempted this quiz are welcome to try this one question again. Those who did not attempt will get the benefit of doubt of the third umpire. Now that the visuals are clear, you may zero on the right connection