General Awareness
Brand and Company Trivia
2,803 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
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All Day I Dream About Sports
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All That I Dream Is Sports
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All Day I Dream Is Sports
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All Day I Dance About Sports
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ADIDAS is commonly expanded as 'All Day I Dream About Sports', which is a popular backronym (not the official etymology from the founder's name, but the widely recognized expansion in popular culture).
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CONNEXANT
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COGNIZANT
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CUMMINS
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CONVERGYS
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Black Dog
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Blue Lagoon
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Brut
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Smirnoff
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Brut is a style of Champagne and sparkling wine characterized by its dry taste with very low sugar content (less than 12 grams per liter). It is the most common style of Champagne. Black Dog is a Scotch whisky, Blue Lagoon is a cocktail, and Smirnoff is a vodka brand.
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Gordon"s
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Black Label
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Blue Ribband
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Blue Lagoon
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Gordon's is a famous London Dry Gin, first produced in 1769. London Dry Gin is a style defined by its juniper-forward flavor profile and the prohibition of adding artificial flavors or sweeteners after distillation. Black Label is typically associated with whisky, Blue Riband with other spirits, and Blue Lagoon is a cocktail name.
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Dona Dominga
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Carlsbarg
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Heiniken
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Budweiser
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Heineken is a Dutch beer brand founded in 1864 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. It is one of the world's most recognized beer brands. Carlsberg is Danish (not Dutch), Dona Dominga is not a beer brand, and Budweiser is American.
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Super Strong Berr
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Winey Beer
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Super Premium Beer
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Ultra Super Strong Beer
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Raupe is the German word for caterpillar. Katze means cat, Huhn is chicken, and Grille translates to cricket (the insect).
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Manhattan
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Chardonnay
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Vazir
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Benedictine
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Cointreau
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Haywards 5000
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Heman 9000
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Druk 11000
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Haywards 10000
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Druk 11000 has the highest alcohol percentage among the options (around 8% ABV), making it the strongest beer listed. The numbers in Haywards 5000 and 10000 refer to alcohol content in parts per million, not actual percentage, while Heman 9000 is not as strong as Druk 11000.
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Premium Whiskey
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Distilled Vodka
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Strong Beer
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Lime Gin
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Castle Pride is a premium whiskey brand, not a vodka, beer, or gin. It is correctly categorized as a whiskey among alcoholic beverages.
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United Breweries Ltd.
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Shaw Wallace
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Hindustan Breweries Ltd.
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Madhusala Drinks Pvt. Ltd.
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Royal Challenge Whiskey was manufactured by Shaw Wallace, a major Indian liquor company. United Breweries later acquired Shaw Wallace, but the original manufacturer was Shaw Wallace, not United Breweries, Hindustan Breweries, or Madhusala Drinks.
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'Stronger than dirt' is the famous advertising slogan for Ajax, the household cleaning product. This slogan emphasizes Ajax's powerful cleaning capabilities. Aflac is an insurance company known for duck commercials, BOSE is audio equipment, and FedEx is a shipping service - none have this slogan.
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Sony
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Philip Morris
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Nikon
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Wal-Mart
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'At the heart of the image' is Nikon's slogan, emphasizing their camera technology and optics as central to photography. Sony makes cameras but this isn't their slogan, Philip Morris is a tobacco company, and Wal-Mart is a retailer.
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This statistic about McDonald's Happy Meals contributing 40% of profits is a commonly cited trivia fact. Happy Meals are a significant revenue driver due to their popularity with children and the toy inclusion strategy.
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Kevin Pietersen, the former English cricketer, used Adidas bats during his playing career. Adidas is a well-known sports equipment manufacturer that sponsors many cricketers. The other options (GM, Kokubura, Nike) are either different brands or not associated with Pietersen's bat logo.