"X", The ______ Magazine, sometimes simply abbreviated to "X", is a monthly magazine founded by ______ and Hearst Corporation.
It was first published on April 19, 2000.As of June 2004, its average paid circulation was over 2.7 million copies, two thirds by subscription.
A South African edition was first published in April 2002; according to the South African Advertising Research Foundation, its average readership was over 300,000.
In April 2001, ______ and the Hearst Corporation were sued for trademark infringement by Ronald Brockmeyer, the publisher of "X" Magazine, a German erotic periodical which predated ______ magazine by several years.
In a March 2003 decision, Judge John Koeltl dismissed the suit, citing the different content of the two magazines and the irregular publication schedule and minimal American sales of the German magazine.Since its inception, ______ had exclusively appeared on the cover of each issue.
The first shared cover is her April 2009 issue in which she appears with the First Lady Michelle Obama.
The second shared cover will be with fellow daytime host Ellen DeGeneres on an upcoming issue.
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Answer: O , THE OPRAH MAGAZINE
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Friday, October 30, 2009
630:KIRK
Kjeld Kirk Kristiansen - $2.5 billion is the 3rd richest man in Denmark.Kjeld was born December 27, 1947 in Billund, Denmark. His father, Godtfred Kirk Christiansen worked with his grandfather, Ole Kirk Christiansen in the family business: _______. As a child, he often inspired and tested new model concepts and their building instructions.He also appeared on many of the company’s packages and marketing materials.In 1979, he became president and CEO of the _______ Group.
Answer In Comments
Answer: LEGO.
Answer In Comments
Answer: LEGO.
629:Airport Quiz
McCarran International Airport Is Located In Which City ?
CLUE
Answer In Comments
Answer: LAS VEGAS.
CLUE
Answer In Comments
Answer: LAS VEGAS.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
627:What
The word ______ has been traced back to a dialectic use in Provence and Gascony, where it was used to describe anything which brought luck to a household.The word was first popularized in 1880, when French composer Edmond Audran wrote a popular comic operetta titled La ______te. However, it had been in use in France long before this, as French slang among gamblers, derived from the Occitan word ______, meaning witch.Audran's operetta was so popular that it was translated into English as The ______, introducing into the English language a word for any animal, person, or object that brings good luck. The word with this definition was then incorporated into many other languages, although often in the French form ______te.
Answer In Comments
Answer: MASCOT.
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Answer: MASCOT.
626:Airport Quiz
Hartsfield–Jackson Airport is located in Which City.It is the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic, serving 90 million passengers per year, as well as by number of landings and take-offs.
Answer: ATLANTA.
Answer: ATLANTA.
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
621: Pooja bedi is their old brand ambassador ...
Identify this chairman??
Answer: Harish Mariwala , CEO of Marico.
620:Airport Quiz
Charles de Gaulle Airport is located in Which City?
Answer: Paris , France.
Guess the logo gets it right.
Answer: Paris , France.
Guess the logo gets it right.
Monday, October 26, 2009
617:Anti-Virus
It is a company that develops software and services to protect against computer viruses, malware, spam, and Web-based threats. It is headquartered in Tokyo. It was founded in 1988 in California by Steve Chang, Jenny Chang and Eva Chen. It anti-virus softwares are known as PC-cillin Internet Security in Australia and Virus Buster in Japan. It provides free online browser-based malware scanner, HouseCall. It Gained publicity as it was the choice of scanning in Hotmail till it was replaced by Windows Live OneCare. What
Ans:TrendMicro
Ans:TrendMicro
Sunday, October 25, 2009
615:Czar
He is a Washington, D.C. attorney specializing in mediation and alternative dispute resolution who was appointed Special Master of the U.S. Government's September 11th Victim Compensation Fund and later as the Obama administration's "pay czar". During Sep 11 Attacks Appointed by Attorney General John Ashcroft to be Special Master of the fund, He worked for 33 months entirely pro bono. He developed the regulations governing the administration of the fund and administered all aspects of the program, including evaluating applications, determining appropriate compensation and disseminating awards. On June 10, 2009, He was appointed by the Obama Administration to oversee the compensation of the top executives at companies which have received federal bailout assistance.
Ans:Kenneth R. Feinberg
Ans:Kenneth R. Feinberg
614:Whose He
Born in Bay City, Michigan, The Founder graduated from Bay City Central High School in 1933, and served in the United States Army Air Force during the Second World War. When he got out, he bought a stake in a Ford dealership. He said that he got the idea when as a pilot he could not find ground transport at airports. On his observation that there was no method of efficient transportation from airports to cities. He quickly dropped the hotel reservations due to lack of interest & decided to pursue forward integration.
Ans:Warren Avis(Founder of AVIS)
Ans:Warren Avis(Founder of AVIS)
Saturday, October 24, 2009
612:Unitech + Telenor = ?
Unitech Telecom & Telenor have branded there wireless service as?
Ans:Uninor
Ans:Uninor
611:Cartoon - I
He was cartooned in 1945. It is the corporate mascot of its owing entertainment company. He starred in 163 shorts in the Golden Age of American animation, and made cameos in three others along with a few appearances in non-animated films. He was "born" in 1940 in Brooklyn, New York. He first appeared in Porky`s Hare Hunt. Charlie Thorson a lead animator gave it the name. He was popular during World War II because of his free and easy attitude, and began receiving special star billing in his cartoons by 1943. He was in opposition to the period's biggest enemies: Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and the Japanese. In one of the cartoons he was wearing a USMC(United States Marine Corps) dress uniform. As a result, the USMC(United States Marine Corps) made him an honorary Marine Master Sergeant. Who ?
Ans:Bugs Bunny
Ans:Bugs Bunny
Friday, October 23, 2009
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
603: Brand in Bangalore!!
His Holiness Shri Satguru Jagjit Singh Ji, _________ Seeds has made a mark with itself in the Seed Industry widely as one of the largest distributors of vegetable seeds in India. ________Seeds is also a leading Exporter of Vegetable and Flower seeds to Europe, Japan, U.S.A, Western Asia and South East Asia. We are also a proud recipient of Best Exporter Award from Govt. of Karnataka & Govt. of India and are designated as an "Export House".
After the success in seed world, ____________s have diversified into the production, distribution and export of fresh vegetables & fruits under the name "_________'s Fresh".
Identify the brand we are discussin here??
Answer: Namdharis.
Ashutosh has got it right.
602 : Whose history??
Which Brands history is being discussed here??
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Answer: VIDEOCON.
Asto and Ashutosh get it right.
Asto and Ashutosh get it right.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
599: History!!!
In 1982 Racal Electronics plc's subsidiary Racal Strategic Radio Ltd won or got something ?
This particular thing was been given to two companies , the one above and one more??
What did these two companies get and give me their present names??
Clue : The company was also know as Racal Telecom from 1988 to 1991 .
Answer: The two companies we are discussing are VODAFONE AND BRITISH TELECOM . And the both got UK cellular telephone network licences in 1982.
And Racal telecom is known as VODAFONE.
This particular thing was been given to two companies , the one above and one more??
What did these two companies get and give me their present names??
Clue : The company was also know as Racal Telecom from 1988 to 1991 .
Answer: The two companies we are discussing are VODAFONE AND BRITISH TELECOM . And the both got UK cellular telephone network licences in 1982.
And Racal telecom is known as VODAFONE.
Monday, October 19, 2009
597 : SPORTS QUIZ
The company was founded in 1890 as A.G. Thompson Pty Ltd by Alfred Grace Thompson, a migrant harness and saddle maker who turned to manufacturing cricket balls when his livelihood was threatened by the advent of the motor car. In the mid-1980s, the company diversified into manufacturing the full range of cricket equipment.
The company also sponsors a junior cricket tournament called the ________ Cup .
____________ also manufactures top quality hockey sticks, most notably the ICON range, which is used by many international players.
Identify this company??
Answer: KOOKABURRA.
Charu and Ashutosh get it right.
The company also sponsors a junior cricket tournament called the ________ Cup .
____________ also manufactures top quality hockey sticks, most notably the ICON range, which is used by many international players.
Identify this company??
Answer: KOOKABURRA.
Charu and Ashutosh get it right.
596 : Chairman !!!!
Identify this Chairman??
Clue: The company that he head was started in 1956 , currently has 8 zonal Offices and 101 divisional offices located in different parts of India, at least 2048 branches located in different cities and towns of India along with satellite Offices attached to about some 50 Branches
Answer: T.S Vijayan , Chairman of LIC.
Ashutosh gets it right.
Answer: T.S Vijayan , Chairman of LIC.
Ashutosh gets it right.
Sunday, October 18, 2009
593:Kenneth
The Logo Represents Simplicity. The Simplicity in the logo represents the smart yet simple service provided by the company. The Logo consist of simple blue background with the companies name in front. The image of a viking used to be there earlier & is withdrawn now. The company removed the viking few years ago.The Logo highlighted in white to attract the focus of the audience.
Ans:American Express
Ans:American Express
Saturday, October 17, 2009
Friday, October 16, 2009
588:Whose Internship Program
Extreme Blue premier internship program for both graduate and undergraduate students by whom?
Ans:IBM
Ans:IBM
587:Fraud No Fraud
Who is He
Ans:Nimesh Kampani(JM Financial)
Nimesh Kampani is currently wanted by the Indian Police for a multi million scam and is evading arrest by hiding in Dubai. The Andhra Pradesh police have issued an "international lookout notice" against JM Financial chairman Nimesh Kampani and 17 others in a case involving Nagarjuna Finance, the non-banking finance company of the Nagarjuna group.
586:Which DUO
The Duo has been accused of in scam worth 500 crore. The complain was launched by Kanpur Police. One of them is accused of floating half a dozen companies in which 43 companies were amalmagated allegedly with the intent of siphoning off tonnes of black money. The other person is a majority stake holder in most of the companies. The companies, mostly registered in Kolkata, were identified as Eastern India Chemicals Pvt Ltd, Sarvottam Pvt Ltd, Pankaja Art and Credit Pvt Ltd, EDCL Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, EDCL Powers Ltd and Energy Development Company.Identify the the 2 people involved ?
Ans:Amar Singh & Amitabh Bachchan
Ans:Amar Singh & Amitabh Bachchan
Thursday, October 15, 2009
585: GOOD TIMES!!
With which bank has Kingfisher Airlines launched a Co-Branded credit card??
Ans:American Express
Ans:American Express
583: City of its OWN!!
X World City - Corporate India's first operational Special Economic Zone (SEZ) and India's first Integrated Business City is promoted by the X Group and TIDCO (Govt of Tamil Nadu Enterprise). It is a public-private initiative.
X World City, Jaipur - Following the success of X World City, New Chennai, the second X World City was established in Jaipur. Inaugurated in December 2006, X World City, Jaipur is spread over an area of 3,000 acres (12 km2).
Ans:Mahindra World City
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
582:Whose The X & Y
In 2005, Mark Lucovsky alleged in a sworn statement to a Washington state court that ||| X ||| became highly enraged upon hearing that Lucovsky was about to leave the company ||| X ||| is the ceo of for the company ||| Y ||| is the ceo of, picked up his chair, and threw it across his office. Referring to the company ||| Y ||| is the ceo of.||| Y ||| ||| X ||| allegedly said, "Fucking ||| Y ||| is a fucking pussy. I'm going to fucking bury that guy, I have done it before, and I will do it again. I'm going to fucking kill the company ||| Y ||| is the ceo of," then resumed trying to persuade Lucovsky to stay at the company ||| X ||| is the ceo of.||| X ||| has described the incident as a "gross exaggeration of what actually took place."
Answer :
X is Steve Ballmer
Y is Eric Schmidt.
Answer :
X is Steve Ballmer
Y is Eric Schmidt.
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
579:Logo Quiz
Which company in 2006 mortgaged its logo for $24 Bn to avoid economic downturn?
Ans:Ford
Ans:Ford
577:Kaun
_______ is the founder and promoter of several successful schools in India, through the National Education Trust. He is founder and chairman of The International School Bangalore (TISB), the National Public School, Indiranagar, National Public School, Rajajinagar and National Hill View Public School at Rajarajeshwarinagar and others.His authoritarian style of management is similar to that of Narendra Modi.He belif that talent should be valued more than the mass.He brought schools under diffrent names with a diffrent market segment.
Ans:K. P. Gopalkrishna
Ans:K. P. Gopalkrishna
Monday, October 12, 2009
575:Connect Or Give Fundae
1988 Fiat Tipo
1989 Lancia Dedra
1990 Fiat Tempra
1992 Alfa Romeo 155
1993 Lancia Delta
1993 Nissan Terrano I
1993 Ford Maverick
1994 Lancia Kappa
1995 Daihatsu Move
1996 Fiat Palio
1997 Daewoo Nubira
1998 Tata Indica
2000 Kia Rio
2002 Tata Indigo
2008 Tata Nano
Ans:I.DE.A Institute
I.DE.A Institute (acronym, Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering) is an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, founded in 1978. The Rieter Holding Ltd took full control of the company in 2002.
1989 Lancia Dedra
1990 Fiat Tempra
1992 Alfa Romeo 155
1993 Lancia Delta
1993 Nissan Terrano I
1993 Ford Maverick
1994 Lancia Kappa
1995 Daihatsu Move
1996 Fiat Palio
1997 Daewoo Nubira
1998 Tata Indica
2000 Kia Rio
2002 Tata Indigo
2008 Tata Nano
Ans:I.DE.A Institute
I.DE.A Institute (acronym, Institute of Development in Automotive Engineering) is an automobile design and engineering company in Turin, Italy, founded in 1978. The Rieter Holding Ltd took full control of the company in 2002.
574:Team It Up
The company was started as _______ in 1921 in Boston, Massachusetts, by two brothers, Theodore and Milton Deutschmann, who wanted to provide equipment for the then-nascent field of amateur, or ham, radio.Theodore and Milton Deutschmann opened a one-store retail and mail-order operation in the heart of downtown Boston on Brattle Street, near the site of the Boston Massacre. They chose the name "_______," which was the term for a small, wooden structure that housed a ship's radio equipment. The Deutschmanns thought the name was appropriate for a store that would supply the needs of radio officers aboard ships, as well as "ham" radio operators. The term was - and is to this day - used by "hams" when referring to the location their equipment is in.The company issued its first catalog in the early 1940s and then entered the high-fidelity music market. In 1954, _______ began selling its own private-label products under the brand name Realist, but was subsequently sued and consequently changed the brand name to Realistic. After expanding to nine stores plus an extensive mail-order business,the company fell on hard times in the 1960s. _______ was essentially bankrupt, but Charles Tandy saw the potential of _______ and retail consumer electronics and bought the company for $300,000.
Ans:RadioShack
Ans:RadioShack
Sunday, October 11, 2009
573:Whose He
_______ is a former chairman of Tata Consultancy Services Ltd .Mr. _______ is regarded as the guiding spirit of the Indian Software Industry .He was awarded Padma Bhushan award in 2002._______, is a visionary who has been instrumental in two different engineering revolutions in India - Power Engineering and Software Engineering. He is referred to in India as the father of the Indian software industry.Dr. _______ was born on February 28, 1924. After obtaining a BA and BSc (Hons) at the Punjab University, Lahore, he came to Queen's where he obtained a BSc (Hons) in Electrical Engineering, and went on to complete a MS Electrical Engineering Degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.In 1951 he returned to India and started working for the Tata Electric Company, advancing until he became Director of Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), India's premier information technology organization in 1974.
Ans:F.C.Kohli
Ans:F.C.Kohli
571:Whats The Alliance Called
_______ was an alliance formed in September 1991 between Apple Computer, IBM and Motorola to create a new computing standard based on the PowerPC architecture. The stated goal of the alliance was to challenge the dominant Wintel computing platform with a new computer design and a next-generation operating system. It was thought that the CISC processors from Intel were an evolutionary dead-end in microprocessor design, and that since RISC was the future, the next few years were a period of great opportunity.
Ans:AIM Alliance
Ans:AIM Alliance
Saturday, October 10, 2009
570:SIP it up
Now a private company, it was founded in 1994 by the merger of several state-owned telecommunications companies, the most important of which was SIP, the monopoly telephone operator in Italy.The company operates landline telephone services in Italy, GSM mobile phone services in Italy and Brazil under the name TIM, and DSL internet and telephony services under the brand Alice in Italy, Germany,France, San Marino and the Netherlands. It also owns a stake in Telecom Argentina in Argentina. It also controls one of the main Italian TV networks: _______ Media.On December 13, 2006, _______ suffered a widespread DNS outage.
Ans:Telecom Italia
Ans:Telecom Italia
569:Which COMP COMPany
_______ is a computer hardware company based in Irvine, California, USA which develops, manufactures, supports, and markets a wide range of personal computers, computer monitors, servers, and computer accessories.It became a well-known brand in 1991 when it started shipping its computer hardware in cow-spotted boxes and for its creative advertising in Computer Shopper and other magazines. In the early and mid-2000s, the company struggled; after years as a fixture on the Fortune 500 list of largest companies worldwide, the company was not listed in 2006, having dropped to number 508.AOL acquired _______.net, the online component of _______, Inc., in October 1999 for US$800 million.
Ans:Gateway
Ans:Gateway
568:Samsung Quiz
In the movie DON Motorola had asscociated itself with SRK And the entire movie with the Moto Razr V3i as a style statement.But at the same time they had there product Motorola L7 which needed to be promoted as a Quality Phone hence it was given to Boman Irani as the COP.The sceens planned in the movie was that the L7 falls in water,gathers dust allover over even comes in contact with unstable electricity.In Realty L7 did not posses these quality hence all those became deleted scences.Samsung Organized a team called "Planet Proof" which devloped a phone represented like the L7 in don.Planet Proff later became the Tagline of the Phone.In the of the phone the below-statement "Dont Try This With Any Other Mobile Phone Is Given".Which Phone?
Ans:Samsung Mariene
Ans:Samsung Mariene
Friday, October 9, 2009
567:Whats The Word
This is how ubran dictionary defines the word.Supremely chique. handsome beyond description. geeky, yet bodaciously.The word is asscociated with Hyundai Cars.Whats the word?
Ans:UberCool
Ans:UberCool
566:Jhonson & Jhonson
______ is a Belgium brand of products that includes facial products, hair care products, color cosmetics, and products for the skin. ______ had its beginnings during 1930 when its founder Emanuel Stolaroff, founded a cosmetic company known as Natone. It is now part of the Johnson & Johnson conglomerate, which bought the then-independent company during 1994.Headquartered in Los Angeles, California, the company was founded by Emanuel Stolaroff in 1930. In its early years, the company name was Natone, and its function was to supply specialty cosmetics to beauty salons related to the Hollywood film industry. Expansion began in the 1940s, when Natone spread its manufacturing and distribution of cosmetics to the larger retail market.A 1954 business trip to Europe inspired Stolaroff to follow a new product direction that would chart the future course of Natone's operations.Belgian cosmetic chemist Dr. Edmond Fromont had developed a new soap which rinsed quickly and easily, leaving no soap residue.In fact, eleven minutes after washing with Fromont's soap--just one minute longer than with pure water--a person's skin pH would return to normal.This unique soap was called "______." Believing that Fromont's soap would be well received by the U.S. market, Stolaroff made arrangements to import and distribute it in the United States.
Ans:Neutragena
Ans:Neutragena
565:Lays Quiz
The Word means Impetuous.Its A word commonly used in Lays Advertisements?
Ans:Dillogical
Ans:Dillogical
Thursday, October 8, 2009
564:Reliance
Wireless Broadband Internet Connection of Reliance Communications Branded As?
Ans:Netconnect
563:Enegry Saving
The parent to the modern ______ was invented in the late 1890s by Peter Cooper Hewitt.The Cooper Hewitt ______ were used for photographic studios and industries.Edmund Germer, Friedrich Meyer, and Hans Spanner then patented a high pressure vapor ______ in 1927.George Inman later teamed with General Electric to create a practical ______, sold in 1938 and patented in 1941.The modern ______ was invented by Edward E. Hammer, an engineer with General Electric, in response to the 1973 oil crisis. While it met its design goals, it would have cost GE about US$25 million to build new factories to produce them and the invention was shelved.The design was eventually leaked out and copied by others.______ have steadily increased in sales volume.
Ans:CFL
Ans:CFL
562:What Famous Improvement Cum Invention
______ was invented in Britain in 1822 by Sampson Mordan and Gabriel Riddle. Earliest Morden ______ are thus hallmarked SMGR. Sampson Mordan continued manufacturing ______ and a wide range of silver objects until World War Two, when the factory was bombed.Between 1822 to 1874, more than 160 patents were registered pertaining to a variety of improvements to ______. The first spring-loaded ______ was patented in 1877 and a twist-feed mechanism was developed in 1895. The 0.9 mm lead was introduced in 1938, and later it was followed by 0.7, 0.5, 0.3. Even a 1.4 mm mechanism was available, and 0.4 and 0.2 versions are now produced.The ______ became successful in Japan with some improvements in 1915 by Tokuji Hayakawa, a metal worker who had just finished his apprenticeship. It was introduced as the Ever-Ready Sharp ______. Success was not immediate, since the metal shaft — essential for the ______ long life — was unfamiliar to users. The Ever-Sharp began selling in huge numbers, however, after a company from Yokohama made a large order. Later Tokuji Hayakawa's company got its name from that ______: Sharp.At nearly the same time, in America, Charles R. Keeran was developing a similar ______ that would be the precursor of most of today's ______s. Keeran's design was ratchet-based, whereas Hayakawa's was screw-based. These two development histories are often combined into one.
Ans:Mechanical Pencil
Ans:Mechanical Pencil
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
560:UCB
______ is an Italian photographer, best-known worldwide for designing controversial advertising campaigns for Italian brand Benetton, from 1982 to 2000. Most of these advertising campaigns were actually institutionals for the brand, always composed of rather controversial photography, usually with only the company logo "United Colors of Benetton" as caption.In the early nineties ______ co-founded the magazine Colors (also owned by Benetton) with American graphic designer Tibor Kalman. With the tagline "a magazine about the rest of the world", Colors built on the multiculturalism prevalent at that time and in Benetton's ad campaigns, while remaining editorially independent from Benetton.
Ans:Oliviero Toscani
Ans:Oliviero Toscani
561:Joseph
Joseph Lister, was an English surgeon who promoted the idea of sterile surgery while working at the Glasgow Royal Infirmary. He successfully introduced carbolic acid to sterilize surgical instruments and to clean wounds, which led to reduced post-operative infections and made surgery safer for patients.Which Brand is Named After Him?
Ans:Listerine
Ans:Listerine
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
558:Rural India Quiz
An Internet Job Portal company ||| X ||| and The rural digital infrastructure intiative setup by an Indian Company ||| Y ||| have released the website Rozgarduniya.com.Identify X & Y
Ans:ITC
Ans:ITC
557:Who is Acquiring This Application
iLike is an online service that allows users to download and share music. The website makes use of a sidebar that is used with Apple's iTunes. The program and sidebar are not required in order to use the site but allow for ease in discovering new artists. Although the website is still in a somewhat beta version, it is open to anyone. The site had attracted around half a million users in the four months since launching. This includes major label artists as well as independent artists.
Who is About To Acquire It
Ans:MySpace
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