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 dash about speed
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all day i dreamt about speed
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all day i dream about sports
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all days i dream about sport
C
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Explanation
ADIDAS is commonly expanded as 'All Day I Dream About Sport'. Option C correctly shows 'sport' (singular) with present tense 'dream'. Options A, B, and D are incorrect: A uses 'dash' instead of 'dream', B uses past tense 'dreamt', and D uses 'sport' but with incorrect grammar 'all days'.
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Lucent
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Microsoft
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Iridium
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None
C
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Iridium, the satellite communications company, used 'Geography is History' as its advertising slogan in the late 1990s. This slogan emphasized how satellite communication could transcend geographical barriers. Lucent and Microsoft used different taglines, and 'None' is incorrect.
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Shoes
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T-shirts
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Rackets
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Sports watches
D
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Typhoon and Triax were Nike's sports watch models from the 1990s-2000s. Nike produced various digital and analog sports watches under these brand names as part of their Nike Tech Lab/Nike Timing division. Nike does produce shoes, T-shirts, and some sports equipment, but rackets are not a core Nike product (Wilson, Head, and Babolat dominate that market).
B
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Jack Daniel's is a famous Tennessee whiskey brand produced in Lynchburg, Tennessee. It's known for its unique charcoal filtering process called the 'Lincoln County Process' and its distinctive square bottle. It's one of the best-selling whiskey brands worldwide.
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Star Bucks
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Pitzza Hut
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Taco Bell
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KFC
A
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Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) is indeed often called the Indian version of Starbucks as it pioneered the coffee shop chain culture in India. Like Starbucks, CCD became the go-to place for coffee meetings and socializing in urban India, before Starbucks entered the Indian market.
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Krusty Krabs
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Rusty restaurant
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Rusty snacks
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None of Above
A
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SpongeBob SquarePants works as a fry cook at the Krusty Krab restaurant. The Krusty Krab is owned by Mr. Krabs and is famous for serving Krabby Patties in the animated series.
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BPL
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VIDEOCON
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ONIDA
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LG
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SAMSUNG
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HAIER
C
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The iconic Onida TV commercial featured the tagline 'Neighbor's Envy, Owner's Pride' which became a legendary marketing campaign in India. This campaign was specifically for Onida televisions and helped establish the brand in the Indian consumer electronics market.
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GE
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American Express
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United Airlines
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Nike
A
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Explanation
'We Bring Good Things to Life' was General Electric's (GE) long-running corporate slogan. American Express, United Airlines, and Nike are associated with different taglines.
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AT&T
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Milk Board
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Pepsi
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McDonalds
C
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'The Choice of a New Generation' was Pepsi's slogan from the 1980s. AT&T, the Milk Board, and McDonald's used different taglines.
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US Postal Service
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BMW
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Nike
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Apple
D
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'Think Different' was Apple's iconic late-1990s advertising slogan. The US Postal Service, BMW, and Nike are associated with other taglines.
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Budweiser
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Kingfisher
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Haywards 5000
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Folgers
A
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'The King of Beers' is Budweiser's well-known advertising tagline. Kingfisher and Haywards are beer brands but use different slogans, and Folgers is a coffee brand.
B
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'Just Do It' is Nike's iconic slogan, introduced in 1988. Adidas ('Impossible is Nothing'), Reebok, and Bata use different slogans.
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Coffee day
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McDonalds
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Pizza hut
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Dominos
B
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Explanation
'We love to see you smile' was a McDonald's tagline used around the turn of the 21st century. The other fast-food chains have different slogans.
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MRF
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Band Aid (johnson and johnson)
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reebok
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addidas
B
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Explanation
Sachin Tendulkar's first commercial endorsement was Band-Aid (Johnson & Johnson) in 1989, when he was still a teenager. Later deals with MRF, Adidas and Reebok followed his rise to stardom.