General Awareness

Brand and Company Trivia

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Brand and Company Trivia covers the history, founders, mascots, and acquisitions of major global corporations. These questions often feature in banking, SSC, and corporate quiz competitions. Practice these questions to improve your recall of business and marketing facts.

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Brand and Company Trivia Questions

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. CalZone

  2. Tab

  3. Power Horse

  4. Red Bull

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tab was Coca-Cola's first diet soft drink introduced in 1963 as a low-calorie alternative. It was developed to compete with diet sodas from other beverage companies. CalZone, Power Horse, and Red Bull are energy drink brands, with Red Bull being an Austrian company entirely separate from Coca-Cola.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. "Smooth Tast,no filters"

  2. "Smoke the safe brand"

  3. "Take two before bed"

  4. "Just what the doctor ordered"

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

This slogan was historically used by L&M cigarettes in their advertising campaigns. The phrase 'just what the doctor ordered' was ironically used to promote smoking despite emerging health concerns about tobacco use.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. CalZone

  2. Tab

  3. Power Horse

  4. Red Bull

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tab was Coca-Cola's first diet soft drink, introduced in 1963 as a low-calorie alternative to regular Coke. It was discontinued in 2020. Red Bull is an energy drink from a separate Austrian company, while Power Horse is another energy drink brand not owned by Coca-Cola.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. CalZone

  2. Tab

  3. Power Horse

  4. Red Bull

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tab was Coca-Cola's first diet soft drink, introduced in 1963 as a low-calorie alternative to regular Coke. It was discontinued in 2020. Red Bull is an energy drink from a separate Austrian company, while Power Horse is another energy drink brand not owned by Coca-Cola.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. CalZone

  2. Tab

  3. Power Horse

  4. Red Bull

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Tab was Coca-Cola's first diet soft drink, introduced in 1963 as a low-calorie alternative to regular Coke. It was discontinued in 2020. Red Bull is an energy drink from a separate Austrian company, while Power Horse is another energy drink brand not owned by Coca-Cola.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Hilton

  2. Hotel California

  3. Starwood

  4. Holiday Inn

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Holiday Inn was founded by Kemmons Wilson and named after the 1942 Bing Crosby film 'Holiday Inn'. The chain's name directly references this movie. Hilton, Hotel California (fictional), and Starwood are different hotel chains not connected to the Bing Crosby film.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Listerine

  2. L’Or?al

  3. Lucent Technologies

  4. MasterCard

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

L'Oréal's iconic slogan "Because I'm Worth It" was launched in 1971 and has become one of the most recognizable advertising taglines in history. It was created to empower women and emphasize self-worth and confidence.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. FedEx

  2. Blue Dart

  3. Indigo

  4. Express services

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

FedEx uses 'The World on Time' to emphasize their commitment to reliable, timely delivery across the globe. The tagline reflects their core business promise of delivering packages anywhere in the world within promised timeframes.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Shure

  2. Blaupunkt

  3. Sanheisser

  4. Behringer

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Blaupunkt (German for 'blue dot') was founded in 1923 as 'Ideal' in Berlin. The company's quality control involved marking headphones that passed tests with a blue dot, which became so recognized that the company adopted Blaupunkt as its official name in 1938. Shure is American, Sennheiser (not Sanheisser) is German but founded later, and Behringer is a much newer German company.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. ITC

  2. Wrigleys

  3. Parle Products

  4. Mentos

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Parle Products won the PETA Glitterbox Award for their 'Xhale Mint' advertisement that spoke up for animals in zoos. This was part of PETA's initiative to recognize companies that use their advertising to promote animal welfare. ITC, Wrigleys, and Mentos were not the recipients of this specific award.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. All Day I Dream About Sports

  2. ADIDAS comes from the first 3 letters of the first and last names of the founder Adi Dassler.

  3. All Day I Dreams A Sports

  4. None

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The brand name ADIDAS is not an acronym for a sports phrase. Instead, it is a portmanteau derived from the name of its founder, Adolf Adi Dassler, combining his nickname Adi and the first syllable of his last name Dassler.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Kit Kat

  2. Dairy Milk

  3. Cadburys

  4. Munch

Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Cadburys is the odd one out. Kit Kat, Dairy Milk, and Munch are all specific chocolate product names. Cadburys (now Cadbury) is a brand name/company name, not a specific product like the others.