TC Goa 2008

Question sent by Rajiv D’Silva

Prelims:

1. Who wrote the words ''Satisfaction Guaranteed'' on the first Wal-Mart sign and said that they were the two most important words of his life? - Sam Walton

2. Which of these is the largest microfinance company in India – Sambandh or Bandhan? - Bandhan

3. Print ad - Shopper's Stop

4. Thyssenkrup is the world's largest manufacturer of auto parts. Which Indian company is the second-largest? Bharat Forge

5. Logo - VIP Luggage

6. Picture - Venu Srinivasan of TVS

7. Mirc Electronics recently witnessed a power struggle between Gulu Agarwal and his brother for control of the holding company of Mirc. What is the name of the holding company? - Guviso Holdings

8. The founder of which brand, now a part of P&G, once said, ''I have done more than anyone else to change the face of mankind''? - Gillette

9. Which country that became independent in 1946 was purchased by the US from Spain for $20 million? – Phillipines

10. Which country has recently started a TV channel called ‘Press TV’, the country’s first 24-hour English-language channel? – Iran

11. Which group owns the retail brands Food World, Books & Beyond and Music World? – RPG Group

12. Who replaced the legendary Meg Whitman as CEO of eBay recently? – John Donahoe

13. Lakme have tied up with which subsidiary of Henkel to use their products in their saloons? – Schwarzkopf

14. Whose frequent traveler programme is called Shubh Yatra? – Indian Railways

15. What kind of vehicles in India carry a CD licence plate? – Diplomatic vehicles, CD stands for Country Diplomat

16. Which hotel initially called itself the world’s first seven-star resort? – Burj Al Arab

17. TVC - D'Cold

18. TVC - Mirinda

The six teams that qualified on stage were – Splash Communications, Synapse, Savoir Faire, BETS, Vaz Consulting and Hindustan Unilever. The cut-off was 12.

Final standings:

Savoir Faire – 85

Synapse – 30

HUL – 25

Splash – 10

BETS – 10

Vaz - 0