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Trivia Post: Statue of Liberty’s Nose Up for Auction
The Statue of Liberty’s nose could be yours. New York’s Guernsey’s auction house said that a chunk of copper intended to create part of the Statue of Liberty’s nose during a 1980s restoration effort will be auctioned off next month. Guernsey's auction house President Arlan Ettinger says the casting of Lady Liberty's nose is one of four that was made during a restoration effort in the 1980s. One of the four was used on the statue, one was destroyed, and another is in a private collection.
The piece consists of the tip and the area around the nostril.
The piece consists of the tip and the area around the nostril.
CWG Organising Committee & Premier Brands launched merchandise for the Games
The Commonwealth Games (CWG) Organising Committee and Premier Brands have launched merchandise of the Games. The 29 products include T-Shirts, jackets, stationery, mugs, bags, luxury products, handicraft items along with the musical instrument vuvuzela.
The official Games merchandise will be available at the store being set up at the OC headquarters and includes branded sportswear like T-shirts, jackets, casual wear, kids apparels, generic items like umbrellas, key-chains, mugs, accessories like caps, bags, wristbands and cultural and handicraft items.
The product prices will range from Rs 25-300 and no product has been priced more than Rs 300 in the first phase of the merchandise launch.
"In the beginning, we will start with the single store in the OC headquarters, as well as four mobile vans that will take the merchandise to the doorsteps," said Suresh Kumar, chairman of Premier Brands Limited (PBL).
"In the beginning, we will start with the single store in the OC headquarters, as well as four mobile vans that will take the merchandise to the doorsteps," said Suresh Kumar, chairman of Premier Brands Limited (PBL).
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Dhoni at top in TV endorsements (List of companies)
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Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Indian cricket captain is at its peak for celebrity endorsements on TV during the first half year. During this period, he endorsed 24 brands for companies on Television, in comparison to 16 and 15 firms respectively for Shahrukh Khan and Sachin Tendulkar.
As it is his fast moving cricket career, he has also left behind many Bollywood actresses, who enjoyed a combined 45 per cent share of the total celebrity endorsements on TV between January and June. Kareena Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Kajol and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan were some of the most popular Bollywood beauties, who were seen frequently endorsing products in TV advertisements.
As it is his fast moving cricket career, he has also left behind many Bollywood actresses, who enjoyed a combined 45 per cent share of the total celebrity endorsements on TV between January and June. Kareena Kapoor, Sonam Kapoor, Kajol and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan were some of the most popular Bollywood beauties, who were seen frequently endorsing products in TV advertisements.
Bites:-
- Bollywood actors and sports persons accounted for 42 % and 10 %, respectively, of the total celebrity advertisements on TV.
- In July, he had signed a Rs 210 crore deal with Rhiti Sports Management and Mindscapes to manage his long list of endorsements and brand associations for two years.
- The top five categories endorsed the most by celebrities included aerated soft drinks, cellular phone services, toilet soaps and shampoos.
- Bollywood actors and sports persons accounted for 42 % and 10 %, respectively, of the total celebrity advertisements on TV.
- The top five categories endorsed the most by celebrities included aerated soft drinks, cellular phone services, toilet soaps and shampoos.
Orient PSPO Parle Milkshakti biscuit Cello pen TVS Frito Lays Big Bazar Amrapali Group Hershey Aircel Maxx Mobile Pepsico Boost Dainik Bhaskar Siyaram's Reebok Exide ind. BPCL Lafarge India Dabur Chawanprash Seagram Titan Sonata
Flashback Tata Crucible Quiz Part 14
- In HR lingo, which term is used to describe an employee who quits a company and takes up another job but later returns to his previous company?
- V Rajagopal, a police officer in Uttar Pradesh, returned to Chennai and started a garment exports division in 1989, Celebrity fashions. Within a few years, Celebrity was supplying to brands like Diesel, Marlboro, Timberland and Nautica. When the company touched the Rs 100 crore marks, he decided it was time to create an Indian brand with international standards. The brand was thus born in 2000. Which brand?
- Name the only company to be part of the Dow Jones Index at its inception and still part of it.
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Tata Crucible 2010 Kolkata round prelims questions
Contributed by our reader Mr. Subrata dass
1) Quotation ..cannot remember the exact one but something similar to " We dont buy when the market is at the lowest of low and sell when it is at highest of the high" Hint given Jewish family famous in the world of Finances
2)What was formed in Calcutta on October 7th 1950 with a starting amount of 5 rupees some paisa ....Headed since 1990 by Mary Nirmala and since 2009 by Mary Prema
3) Beer brand in Canada which has designed its bottle using heat sensitive ink such that the color of the mountatins on its label changes color with temperature
4) Which Financial instrument means "Free from care " in Latin
5)Giirgio Armani designed the clothing specially for whom in the 1980 movie American Gigolo
6)What personal belonging did Amartya Sen donate to the Nobel Museum : Hint Election Party Symbol in India
7)Which fictional character drives a rolls royce with the number plate AU-1
8)Josephine Cochrane designed the first dish washer . However the company she founded was taken over by which famous electric appliances Giant
9) Which sporting company owns the line Nuala by Cristy Turlington
10) Which famous comic character in the Thimble Theater Comic strip is owned by Kings Feature Syndicate
11)In 1869, a group of bankers and investors including Adrien Delahante, Edmond Joubert and Henri Cernuschi founded the Banque de Paris, with its headquarters near the Opera at 3 rue d'Antin, Paris. how do we know it today
12)Which magazine comes out with a list of 2000 companies every year based on four parameter sales, profits, assets and market value
13)Famous Academician and statistician founded an institute in the eastern parts of India
14) Who was the official timekeeper of Fifa WC 2010
15)International non-governmental organization founded by Peter Eigen fighting corruption and trying to raise public awareness of it
16)He studied at Campion School, Mumbai, The Doon School, India, and Harvard University, U.S.. He did his MBA from Stanford University, U.S. in 2001 and went on to work as an investment banker for Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. He also gained some development experience with the UN Economic Development Cell. He interned with the UN Economic Development Cell.Name him
17)Some question about a professor who cared about trees
18)In austria a novel initiative has been started by Telekom where a network of 1500 phone booths will be used for some purpose . What
19)Anand kumar from bihar was granted admission to Cambridge University in Mathematics , but could not attend due to financial constraints . What is the name of the institution formed by him
20 ) Where is the Ferarri World located
Abu-Dhabi ( This answer I knew solely due to Bizdom ..thanks )
21)Picture of Cyrus Poonawala
22) Picture of Anurag Dikshit ( Indian business creator of worlds biggest poker side)
23) Logo of RBS
24) Poster of Badmash Company . Who is producer
23) Ad of Mastercard with some mannequin wearing a Necklace
Cut off 14
1) Quotation ..cannot remember the exact one but something similar to " We dont buy when the market is at the lowest of low and sell when it is at highest of the high" Hint given Jewish family famous in the world of Finances
2)What was formed in Calcutta on October 7th 1950 with a starting amount of 5 rupees some paisa ....Headed since 1990 by Mary Nirmala and since 2009 by Mary Prema
3) Beer brand in Canada which has designed its bottle using heat sensitive ink such that the color of the mountatins on its label changes color with temperature
4) Which Financial instrument means "Free from care " in Latin
5)Giirgio Armani designed the clothing specially for whom in the 1980 movie American Gigolo
6)What personal belonging did Amartya Sen donate to the Nobel Museum : Hint Election Party Symbol in India
7)Which fictional character drives a rolls royce with the number plate AU-1
8)Josephine Cochrane designed the first dish washer . However the company she founded was taken over by which famous electric appliances Giant
9) Which sporting company owns the line Nuala by Cristy Turlington
10) Which famous comic character in the Thimble Theater Comic strip is owned by Kings Feature Syndicate
11)In 1869, a group of bankers and investors including Adrien Delahante, Edmond Joubert and Henri Cernuschi founded the Banque de Paris, with its headquarters near the Opera at 3 rue d'Antin, Paris. how do we know it today
12)Which magazine comes out with a list of 2000 companies every year based on four parameter sales, profits, assets and market value
13)Famous Academician and statistician founded an institute in the eastern parts of India
14) Who was the official timekeeper of Fifa WC 2010
15)International non-governmental organization founded by Peter Eigen fighting corruption and trying to raise public awareness of it
16)He studied at Campion School, Mumbai, The Doon School, India, and Harvard University, U.S.. He did his MBA from Stanford University, U.S. in 2001 and went on to work as an investment banker for Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley. He also gained some development experience with the UN Economic Development Cell. He interned with the UN Economic Development Cell.Name him
17)Some question about a professor who cared about trees
18)In austria a novel initiative has been started by Telekom where a network of 1500 phone booths will be used for some purpose . What
19)Anand kumar from bihar was granted admission to Cambridge University in Mathematics , but could not attend due to financial constraints . What is the name of the institution formed by him
20 ) Where is the Ferarri World located
Abu-Dhabi ( This answer I knew solely due to Bizdom ..thanks )
21)Picture of Cyrus Poonawala
22) Picture of Anurag Dikshit ( Indian business creator of worlds biggest poker side)
23) Logo of RBS
24) Poster of Badmash Company . Who is producer
23) Ad of Mastercard with some mannequin wearing a Necklace
Cut off 14
Mantri Developers : A new corporate brand identity
India’s leading real estate developers, Mantri Developers unveiled their new corporate identity and logo. The new identity reflects the expanded strategic focus of the brand as it evolves from a realty brand to an aspirational luxury brand.
Trivia:-
Sushil Mantri founded Mantri Developers in 1999 at Bangalore. Mantri Altius in Bangalore was awarded the best residential property in India, an honour by a distinguished panel of judges from CRISIL and CNBC. Mantri Developers has been awarded "Best Builder 2009" by the Karnataka Government.
The Mantri Developers’ new logo is inspired by the signature of Sushil Mantri Founder and & Managing Director, Mantri Developers. The strong color of the logo connotes the spirit of enterprise, excellence and energy.
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