Brand and Company Trivia

Diners Club introduced the first charge card in 1950, created for businessmen to pay for meals at restaurants. American Express launched its card in 1958, years after Diners Club.

Howard Schultz joined Starbucks in 1982, acquired the company in 1987, and expanded it from a small Seattle coffee roaster to the worldwide chain it is today.

The first product scanned with a UPC barcode was a 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum, not Coca-Cola. This historic scan occurred at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio on June 26, 1974. The gum pack and the receipt are now in the Smithsonian National Museum of American History.

Wrigley's gum became the first product to feature a UPC bar code when it was scanned at a Marsh supermarket in Troy, Ohio on June 26, 1974. This historic purchase marked the beginning of the Universal Product Code system that revolutionized retail checkout and inventory management. The 10-pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit chewing gum was chosen specifically because of its consistent size and packaging.

Marlboro is a cigarette brand, so the death of its owner from lung cancer is deeply ironic. The link between smoking and lung cancer makes this a notable historical fact about the tobacco industry.

This question asks about Videocon's advertising campaign featuring celebrities. Videocon has used multiple celebrity endorsers over the years, but verifying the exact combination of Shah Rukh Khan and MS Dhoni in the same campaign requires access to specific advertising archives.

Sourav Ganguly is associated with Reebok (C), the sports apparel manufacturer. Reebok has had several cricketers as brand ambassadors in India. Adidas (A), Nike (B), and Ramraj (D) are not the brands Ganguly has been officially associated with for apparel endorsements.

M.S. Dhoni has endorsed 7 Up (D), the lemon-lime flavored soft drink. Dhoni has been associated with PepsiCo's 7 Up brand in various advertising campaigns. Thums Up (A), Pepsi (B), and Coca Cola (C) are not the drinks he has been primarily associated with in major campaigns.

Hrithik Roshan (C) posed as Lord Krishna in Reliance mobile advertisements. The campaign featured Hrithik dressed as Krishna, referencing Hindu mythology. Darsheel Safari (A), Amitabh Bachchan (B), and Aamir Khan (D) are not associated with this particular Reliance campaign.

Barbara Mori (B) has been representing Provogue, the fashion apparel brand. Provogue is known for its stylish clothing and has featured celebrities in campaigns. Abhishek Bachchan (A), Katrina Kaif (C), and Salman Khan (D) are not associated with Provogue's brand representation.

Abhishek Bachchan served as the brand ambassador for Videocon during the 2000s. This type of question about specific celebrity-brand endorsements is highly temporally dependent and becomes outdated as ambassador relationships change over time.

Kapil Dev, the legendary Indian cricketer who led India to its first World Cup victory in 1983, was one of the early models for Action shoes during the 1980s when sports personalities were increasingly used in advertising.