Single#10

Simple one to resurrect the series. Identify. Claim to fame?

Single#9

Founded in 1910 as a partnership firm, this investment bank was taken over by Phibro Corporation, which was eventually acquired by Travelers Group in 1998 and is now part of Citigroup after the merger of Travelers with Citicorp. Identify

Ans: Salomon Brothers.The top bond traders called themselves "Big Swinging Dicks", and were the inspiration for the books The Bonfire of the Vanities and Liar's Poker

Single# 8

Identify the two. The first man consolidated his career in the 70s by cleaning the mess created by the second guy. (Clue : Finance)

Ans: This seems to have ended up as a toughie! No answers!
Man 1 - Wilbur Ross- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilbur_Ross
Man 2 - Michael Milken- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Milken

Single#7

'If you want the facts , it was a size 10'. Importance?

Ans: George Bush after being hurled with a pair of by an Iraqi Journo(
Muntader al-Zaidi) who called it a 'farewell kiss to a dog'

Single#6

Inspiration for?



Ans: The Manchester United Logo
Above is the coat of arms of Manchester City Council, upon which the crest of Manchester United was based. The arms are used by the club for prestigious occasions.

The above logo was used by the club in the 60s and find below the present logo..

Single#5

Their membership programme has five categories
a) Maharaja Club
b) Captain's Club
c) Lions Club
d) Bugles Club
e) Young Club

The membership fee ranges from Rs 2500 to Rs 1.5 lakhs.
Whose membership programme details are listed above?

Ans: Rajasthan Royals. Read the details of membership on their official website

Single#4

This is the logo of a British based healthcare products manufacturer which was formed by the merger of two businesses in 1999. Which company? What are the two famous brands?
Ans: SSL International is an abbreviation of Seton Scholl London International.
The Company was formed in May 1999 by the merger of Seton Scholl (itself created through the merger of Seton Healthcare and Scholl in July 1998) with London International Group.

The two famous brands I was talking about were Dr Scholl's and Durex

Single#3

Which brand has a befitting tagline- 'Your partner in pleasure' ?

Ans: Mates condomsRichard Branson launched Mates condoms in the UK in 1987 to promote condoms to young adults at a low price point as awareness of HIV and AIDS grew. A year later Ansell, who were initially manufacturing the condoms for the Virgin brand, bought Mates.

For the complete history, follow this link

Single#2

This is a variant of a popular Greek symbol, which shares its name with a brand. What?


Ans: This is a variant of the original Kappa symbol (greek). The real symbol is similar to a K.

Hence, the brand is Kappa- an Italian clothing company founded in Turin in 1916. The brands under Kappa are Kappa, Jesus Jeans, RdK and the K-Way.



Please note that as this is an online quiz series the questions will be a little 'hatke' and you will have to think lateral.

Single#1

Joining the bandwagon of A question a day bloggers, here's one.. An easy one to start.
Not his normal popular photo.

Identify the gentleman.


Ans: Scott Adams of the Dilbert fame