General Awareness

Brand and Company Trivia

2,998 Questions

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. Raymonds

  2. Bajaj Pulsar

  3. Gillette

  4. Mercedes

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

'Definitely Male' is the tagline of Bajaj Pulsar, positioning the motorcycle as a symbol of masculinity and macho appeal targeted at young men. The campaign successfully created a strong brand identity. Raymond uses 'The Complete Man', Gillette's positioning focuses on grooming and masculinity but with different messaging, and Mercedes uses luxury-focused taglines.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Tata Motors

  2. Air India

  3. Tata Photon plus

  4. Honda

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

Tata Photon Plus, a mobile broadband service from Tata Teleservices, used the tagline 'I carry Speed' in their marketing campaigns. This slogan emphasized the high-speed internet connectivity provided by their photon+ service.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports
  1. United Breweries

  2. Millennium Alcobev

  3. Shaw Wallace

  4. Mohan Meakins

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

Haywards 2000, Hi-Five and Lal Toofan were beer brands owned by Shaw Wallace & Company. United Breweries owns Kingfisher, Mohan Meakins owns Golden Eagle, and Millennium Alcobev was a different entity. Shaw Wallace was later acquired by United Breweries in 2005.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. United Breweries

  2. Millennium Alcobev

  3. Shaw Wallace

  4. Mohan Meakins

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

Shaw Wallace owned these beer brands until its acquisition by United Breweries in 2008. Haywards 2000, Hi-Five, and Lal Toofan were popular Indian beer brands under Shaw Wallace's portfolio. The company was a major competitor to Kingfisher in the Indian market before the merger.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Dabur

  2. Bajaj Bulbs

  3. Vicks

  4. Eno

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

The jingle 'Jab mein chota baccha tha, badi shararat karta tha' was from a Bajaj Bulbs TV advertisement. This nostalgic ad featured a child looking back at his mischievous childhood. The line became quite memorable in Indian advertising history. Dabur, Vicks, and Eno had different famous jingles but not this one.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. all tooheys beer

  2. VB

  3. Fosters

  4. United beer

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

VB (Victoria Bitter) is Australia's bestselling beer and has historically held approximately 25% of the domestic beer market. Fosters (C) is more famous internationally than domestically, while Tooheys (A) and United (D) are other Australian brands with smaller market share.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Jack Daniels

  2. Wild Turkey

  3. Old Crow

  4. Black Douglas

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

Jack Daniels, Wild Turkey, and Old Crow are all Tennessee whiskeys or bourbons. Black Douglas is a Scottish blended whisky brand, not an American bourbon. Note that Jack Daniels is technically Tennessee whiskey, not bourbon, but is often grouped with bourbons in casual conversation.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Snowy

  2. Terry

  3. Nipper

  4. Scooby

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

Nipper was the dog featured in the famous painting 'His Master's Voice' (originally titled 'Dog Looking at and Listening to a Phonograph'), which became the trademark for HMV (His Master's Voice) records. The iconic image shows a fox terrier listening to a gramophone. In India, HMV Records was later acquired and rebranded as Saregama (SA RE GA MA) Music Company. The question mentions a photograph but refers to this well-known trademark image.

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

  2. All Day I Dare About Sports

  3. Another Day I Dream About Sports

  4. All Day Indiana Dream About Sports

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

A is correct because ADIDAS is popularly known as 'All Day I Dream About Sports'. This is a well-known backronym, though the company was actually named after founder Adolf 'Adi' Dassler. The other options change key words (Dare, Another, Indiana) which are incorrect.

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

  2. All Day I Do About Sports

  3. After Day I Dream About Sports

  4. All Day I Dream All Sports

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

ADIDAS is a popular athletic brand, and 'All Day I Dream About Sports' is a well-known backronym (an acronym made up after the fact) that people commonly use to remember or joke about the brand name. This is widely recognized in pop culture.

Multiple choice general knowledge history
  1. TATA

  2. Kong? Gumi

  3. Goulaine

  4. Angel & Royal

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

Kongō Gumi (the Japanese construction company) was founded in 578 AD and operated for over 1,400 years, making it the world's oldest continuously operating company until it was absorbed in 2006. The question has a typo ("Kong? Gumi" instead of Kongō Gumi). TATA Group was founded in 1868, making it much younger. Château de Goulaine and Angel & Royal are also historic but not as old as Kongō Gumi.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. RTSC, Chennai

  2. Atlanta

  3. Austin

  4. Atlantic City

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

The Home Depot's corporate headquarters is indeed located in Atlanta, Georgia. This is a factual question testing knowledge of major US companies and their headquarters locations. The distractors include other cities that might be confused with Atlanta or are major business centers.

Multiple choice general knowledge
  1. Procter & Gamble

  2. Johnson & Johnson

  3. Merril Lynch

  4. Goldman Sachs

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

Goldman Sachs was founded in 1869 by Marcus Goldman. His son-in-law Samuel Sachs joined in 1882, leading to the name change to Goldman Sachs. The firm became one of Wall Street's most prestigious investment banks.