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

To whom did Bata sell off its iconic slipper brand Hawaii?

  1. Alpragatas

  2. Kight

  3. Action

  4. Old Navy
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Bata, the global footwear company, sold its iconic Hawaii slipper brand to Alpargatas (spelled as 'Alpragatas' in the question). The Hawaii brand was well-known for its casual footwear products, and this sale represented a strategic divestment decision by Bata to focus on other product lines.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Who has entered the ‘paper wipes’ business leveraging on its wide distribution network and also to promote its other product?

  1. Lays

  2. Britannia Marie

  3. Bisleri

  4. Titan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Bisleri, the mineral water company, expanded into the 'paper wipes' business (likely wet wipes or similar products) to leverage its extensive distribution network across India. This strategy of using existing distribution channels to launch new products is common in FMCG, allowing cross-promotion between bottled water and hygiene products.

Multiple choice general knowledge

With which company did Ranbaxy reach an out of the court settlement for their global litigation over the world’s largest selling drug Lipitor?

  1. Novartis

  2. Pfizer

  3. Daiichi Sankyo

  4. Glaxo Smithkline
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Ranbaxy reached an out-of-court settlement with Pfizer over Lipitor patent litigation. Pfizer manufactures Lipitor, while Novartis, Daiichi Sankyo, and Glaxo Smithkline are other pharmaceutical companies not involved in this specific case.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Yahoo! Inc is headquartered in

  1. Virginia

  2. Sunnyvale

  3. Chicago

  4. Newyork
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Yahoo! Inc. is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, in Silicon Valley. The company was founded there by Jerry Yang and David Filo in 1994. Virginia, Chicago, and New York are not Yahoo's headquarters location, though they may have offices in some of these cities.

Multiple choice general knowledge sports

Who were ManU's shirt sponsors before AIG and Vodafone?

  1. Dreamcast

  2. Umbro

  3. Sharp

  4. Carlsberg
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Sharp was Manchester United's shirt sponsor from 1983 to 2000, before Vodafone (2000-2006) and then AIG (2006-2010). Sharp was a Japanese electronics company, and their sponsorship coincided with United's rise to domestic and European dominance under Sir Alex Ferguson.

Multiple choice general knowledge

Glaxo Wellcome Plc purchased which organization?

  1. Pharmacia Corporation

  2. SmithKline Beecham Plc.

  3. Aventis SA

  4. Bank One Corp
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

In 2000, Glaxo Wellcome merged with SmithKline Beecham to form GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies. The acquisition was valued at around $76 billion. Pharmacia was later acquired by Pfizer, Aventis merged with Sanofi, and Bank One was acquired by JP Morgan Chase.

Multiple choice general knowledge

__________ company makes Toblerone chocolates?

  1. Cadbury

  2. Hersheys

  3. Kraft Foods

  4. Nestle
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Toblerone chocolate was owned by Kraft Foods after their acquisition of Cadbury in 2010. However, Toblerone is now owned by Mondelez International (spun off from Kraft in 2012). Given the timeframe when this question was likely written, Kraft Foods was the correct answer.

Multiple choice general knowledge

One of Google's famous April Fool's Day product launches was the fake energy drink "Google Juice."

  1. fact

  2. fiction

  3. almost fact:It was actually called "Google Gulp."

  4. almost fact:No such products are introduced.
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Google did announce a fake energy drink on April Fool's Day 2005, but it was called 'Google Gulp', not 'Google Juice'. The product came in flavors like 'Glutamate Grape' and 'Sugar-Free Radical'. Option C correctly identifies the name as the error.

Multiple choice general knowledge

"Finger-lickin’ good!"

  1. Dominos

  2. KFC

  3. Pizza hut

  4. Mc Donalds
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

'Finger-lickin' good!' is KFC's iconic tagline that emphasizes the taste of their fried chicken. Dominos and Pizza Hut are pizza chains, while McDonald's uses taglines like 'I'm lovin' it'.