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What publication is

nicknamed 'the daily diary

of the American dream'?

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nicknamed 'the daily diary

of the American dream'?

What word did 7-UP use to

advertise itself to carve a niche in

a market flooded with cola drinks

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a market flooded with cola drinks

like Pepsi and Coke?

UNCOLA | NOCOLA| GOCOLA

S.Sivasankaran bought Sterling

Computers(later Sterling Infotech)

from which famous tennis playing

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from which famous tennis playing

family of India in the 1980s?

From 1925-1934, which brand used

the Eiffel Tower as the world's

largest advertising sign, as recorded

in the Guinness Book of Records?

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in the Guinness Book of Records?

Citreon | Jaguar | BMW

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Identify the automobile brand.

What was founded by a group of

Europeans on April 24, 1865, as

the oldest Joint Stock

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the oldest Joint Stock

bank in India?

It was launched in Nepal initially with the

collaboration of Thai Foods Industries

(means quick in Thai), and has led to

establishment of a huge market for instant

noodles in Nepal. Name the brand which is

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noodles in Nepal. Name the brand which is

now famous in India.

This brand is named after a royal

house that first ruled France in the

16th century and by the 18th

century also held thrones in Spain.

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century also held thrones in Spain.

Hint: Think Biscuits

Loosely modelled after the grip of the

Colt .45, it was introduced in 1916 by Black

& Decker. Forty-five years later, the company

released a cordless version. Often used by

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released a cordless version. Often used by

carpenters what are we talking about?

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This is the world’s first cell phone.

Which company created this?

Park Tae-joon, a former army officer, was asked by

South Korea's military leader to start a company in

the late 1960s. It became one of the most revered

creations of a government-backed businessmen who

lifted South Korea out of postwar poverty and into

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lifted South Korea out of postwar poverty and into

affluence from the 1960s to 1980s. Name the

company he started.

Hint: Big newsmaker in India / this region

Sylvan Nathan Goldman, a shopping magnate in

Oklahoma, while trying to come up with ways to

increase his sales, noticed that shoppers stopped

buying the moment their baskets became heavy

and loaded with food items.

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and loaded with food items.

One evening in 1936 as he worked late in his

office, his attention was drawn to two ordinary

folding chairs there. What did he invent?

In corporate jargon

what is acquhiring?

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what is acquhiring?

Which airline bearing its

nations name has an in-flight

magazine called Oryx?

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magazine called Oryx?

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They are the minds behind

“positioning”

If you went to

www.books.com, which

bookstore would you get

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bookstore would you get

redirected to?

Within two weeks of birth in 1981, his

parents opened a savings account for him.

With this strong connection, which bank is

running a global campaign with the tagline

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running a global campaign with the tagline

‘Helping Roger Federer Relax Since 1981’?

Each employee of the company is considered

part of the cast working either onstage or

backstage, hence all employees are

considered 'Cast Members'. Which

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considered 'Cast Members'. Which

entertainment giant is this?

Comprising 178 acres, the company HQ has

gyms, a 400 m track, a pool, beach volleyball

court and football pitch. Its buildings are

named after athletes like Michael Jordan,

Tiger Woods, Ronaldo and John McEnroe.

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Tiger Woods, Ronaldo and John McEnroe.

Which company?

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Identify the Intel founder from

this Google Doodle

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