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It 's finally back! This morning, we were shown the very first promotion-posters for the Tata Crucible Singapore 2008. Let me tell you, it was nothing less than impressive.

The branding is brilliant as usual, the prizes are bigger and the venue, grander!(is that a word?)

Well, we've put up, probably the first online poster, right in this post.

As we always say, hungry... foolish, remember?

Here it is ---> (we've compressed it so it wont eat ur b/width, cheers!)

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Answers anyone?

Let the answers be revealed...

1. Dilbert.
The best geek ever


2. Apple Newton.
Remember that crappy device?


3. The first print ad for a 'radio set' by Telimco, appeared in the Scientific American in 1905.


4. Global Warming


5. We received a lot of interesting replies :)

Its Sauber, the auto.


6. Deutsche Bank, Frankfurt.


7. Coca - Cola


8. Cisco Systems


9. Dreamliner a.k.a Boeing 787

10. New York's tallest tower. The Empire State Building.

Chronicle # 4 : Food for Optics

Welcome back quest seekers, hope you had a great weekend.
Evolution is a constant process. We thought, we'd do some evolving too ;)

So, here we our with our first edition of a 'picture quiz'. We dont expect a 'thousand word' answers to equate our efforts, a couple of words should do.

Before we let you start solving, we want to share a secret. Heard of Tata Crucible (well, if not, Google it !). We'll soon be having some quizzes coordinated with them, so as always, in the meanwhile Stay Hungry for more.

Time starts now....






1. Identify this famous fictional geek.







2. This is a not-so-famous product, from a manufacturer with a lot of famous products.
Name the product.

(Hint : Forbidden Fruit)







3. What famous contraption is
being advertised for the first time and by which company?


4. What social cause is being depicted?












5. Identify the company.



6. Identify this important location.
It is the HeadQuarters of_______.







7. Name the product.









8. Identify the famous logo.



9. Name the aircraft model.







10. Identify the tallest building in the picture.

Chronicle #3

The beat goes on....


1. Petroliam Nasional Berhad is popularly known as ?

2.Who co-founded Microsoft along with Bill Gates?

3 Which company's logo is referred to as 'the pecten' ?

4. In terms of net worth, who is the world's largest florist?

5. Which company do you associate with the nickname 'The Flying Kangaroo'?

6. Find the Connection : Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, Raphael ?

7. Which is the world's first low-cost airline?

8. Which is the sole authority on monetary policy for euro?

9. What does Psephology study?

10. In the world of patents, Hyman Lipman is famous for?

Solutions to Chronicle # 2

1. Which is the world's second largest retailer?

Carrefour Of course.

2. This Fortune 100 company started as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928. Today, what do we know this company as?

Motorola.
Coined when the founders decided to market a car - radio.

3. 'Think Different' is the tagline of which company?

Well, whats a quiz without a question about the Forbidden Fruit.

Apple it is.

4. What product do you associate John Pemberton with?

Always. Coca Cola

5. Who is the CEO of the Formula One Management?

The F1 Supremo - Bernie Ecclestone

6. Sun : Solaris Canonical : ___________ Complete the correlation.

Well, needed a bit of thought, or an MB of thought :)
Speak any Afrikans? Ubuntu is what we were looking for.

7. Which educational organization was established by the Singapore Economic Development Board on the 28th November 1964?

Singapore Institute of Management (SIM)

8. The company once promoted this product as "Pammy". Name the product.

No its not what you think it is :P
Answer : Virgin Cola

9. Which search engine brands itself as the 'World's Biggest Search Engine' ?

Google? Yeah Right.
We're looking for a cooler answer. Yes, Cuil.Com

10. Which company gives out the 'Bravo Zulu' award for its achieving employees?

FEDEX

Gear up. This going to gradually get tougher.
Come back tomorrow.

CHRONICLE # 2

Hi,

Here's the juice for today(4th Sept). Don't forget to mail it back by 4pm.

START>
1. Which is the world's second largest retailer?

2. This Fortune 100 company started as Galvin Manufacturing Corporation in 1928. Today, what do we know this company as?

3. 'Think Different' is the tagline of which company?

4. What product do you associate John Pemberton with?

5. Who is the CEO of the Formula One Management?

6. Sun : Solaris Canonical : ___________ Complete the correlation.

7. Which educational organization was established by the Singapore Economic Development Board on the 28th November 1964?

8. The company once promoted this product as "Pammy". Name the product.

9. Which search engine brands itself as the 'World's Biggest Search Engine' ?

10. Which company gives out the 'Bravo Zulu' award for its achieving employees?

Answers to Round One

Well, we were happy to see that most of the students did get all answers right, at least partly right.

For those who didn't, fret not, here's the first key to the quest :)

1. Sportser, Dyna, Softail and Touring are all types of ....?

Harley Davidson Motorbike Models. (pretty straight forward)

2. Which country is hosting the first ever youth olympics in 2010?

Singapore (well, that's what we call a morale booster, heh)

3. Which is the largest selling commercial passenger jet (max. units sold)?

Aargh..its not the A380, in fact its not an Airbus at all. The answer is : Boeing 737


4. Which popular website derives its name partly from a Hawaiin word for 'Fast'?

Fast = wiki in Hawaiin. I'm sure once you get that bit, the answer becomes obvious. Wikipedia

5. Which popular global IT company has the slogan "High Performance. Delivered"?
Another give away :) Accenture

6. Which country do you associate the fashion brand Padini with ?

Italy, yeah rite! This devil wears the Malaysian Prada. Answer : Malaysia

7. Who is the creator of the super hit cartoons 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad'?

Seth Macfarlane (personal favorite, giggity!)

8. Which company do you associate with the tagline "the best a man can get" ?

Gillette (We did get all sorts of spelling typos for this one, but hell, we're better than MS Word)

9. German brand Beiersdorf owns which famous bodycare product?

Nivea

10. Which is the official credit card of the FIFA 2010 World cup?

Well there its gotta be Visa or Master, not much choice there, lol

Answer : Visa

Chronicle #1

Here it begins...

START

1. Sportser, Dyna, Softail and Touring are all types of ....?

2. Which country is hosting the first ever youth olympics in 2010?

3. Which is the largest selling commercial passenger jet (max. units sold)?

4. Which popular website derives its name partly from a Hawaiin word for 'Fast'?

5. Which popular global IT company has the slogan "High Performance. Delivered"?

6. Which country do you associate the fashion brand Padini with ?

7. Who is the creator of the super hit cartoons 'Family Guy' and 'American Dad'?

8. Which company do you associate with the tagline "the best a man can get" ?

9. German brand Beiersdorf owns which famous bodycare product?

10. Which is the official credit card of the FIFA 2010 World cup?


Surprise ! We shall also be declaring the 'Fastest Whiz'..for the person who submits the highest score, earliest.

ALL THE BEST.

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