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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cadbury
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nestle
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perfetti
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agro
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Yummy Temptations (or 'Yummy Temptations') is a chocolate product manufactured by Cadbury (now Mondelēz International). The question seems to refer to Cadbury's range of premium chocolate products. Nestlé owns Munch and KitKat, Perfetti makes Alpenliebe and Chlormint, and Agro Tech is a different food company. Cadbury is the correct manufacturer.
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cadbury
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nestle
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chocomaster
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milkman
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Milky Bar is a white chocolate brand manufactured by Nestlé. It's a popular white chocolate bar known for its creamy texture and vanilla flavor. Cadbury makes Dairy Milk and Silk but not Milky Bar, Chocomaster and Milkman are not real major chocolate brands. Nestlé is the correct manufacturer.
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parle
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cadbury
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nabisco
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ferrero
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Kinder Joy is a product created by Ferrero, an Italian confectionery company known for chocolate products. The brand was introduced in 2001 as a variation of Kinder Surprise, featuring a toy and treat in two separate halves.
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parle
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galaxy
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perfetti
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cadbury
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Fruitella, Mentos, and Alpenleibe are all products owned by Perfetti Van Melle, an Italian-Dutch confectionery company. Mentos is particularly famous for its mints, while Fruitella is a fruit chew brand.
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Lux was the official sponsor of Dance India Dance. The question contains a typo ('od' instead of 'of'). This is factual information about the show's sponsorship during its run.
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Woosh
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Swoosh
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Check
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Just do it.
B
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The Nike logo is officially called the Swoosh. It was designed by Carolyn Davidson in 1971 and represents the wing of the Greek goddess Nike.
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Coca Cola
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Pepsi
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Fanta
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7 up
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Pepsi was invented by pharmacist Caleb Bradham in the 1890s in North Carolina. He originally called it 'Brad's Drink' and marketed it as a remedy for dyspepsia (indigestion), later renaming it Pepsi-Cola.
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EAN barcodes are globally unique - each specific product has its own EAN. Tesco Cola and Pepsi Cola are different products from different manufacturers, so they cannot share the same EAN. The claimed answer (False) is correct.
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dairy milk
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five star
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eclairs
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kit kat
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Kit Kat is the odd one out because it is manufactured by Nestlé, while Dairy Milk, Five Star, and Eclairs are all Cadbury products. Dairy Milk, Five Star, and Eclairs are chocolate brands owned by Cadbury (now Mondelēz International), whereas Kit Kat is originally a Rowntree's product now licensed to Nestlé in most countries.
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The Nutcracker
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St. George
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Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer
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Santa Claus
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Santa Claus in his modern red-suited form became popular in North America during the 19th century, largely due to cartoonist Thomas Nast's illustrations. Earlier depictions showed him in green robes, like the Ghost of Christmas Present in Dickens' A Christmas Carol. While Coca-Cola's 1930s advertising campaigns helped popularize the modern image, they did not invent it - Nast's drawings came first and established the visual foundation.
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Grand vitara
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dzire
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Swift
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Ritz
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'Play it your way' was a marketing campaign used by Maruti Suzuki for the Grand Vitara SUV, emphasizing its versatility for both city and off-road use. Dzire, Swift, and Ritz are smaller Maruti models not typically associated with this tagline.
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Gillette
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Axe
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Raymonds
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Adidas
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'The Complete Man' is Raymond's long-running tagline in India, positioning the brand as essential for a well-dressed, sophisticated man. Gillette's tagline is 'The Best a Man Can Get', Axe focuses on attraction messaging, and Adidas uses 'Impossible is Nothing'.
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Pepsi
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Nike
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Moov
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Pentium 4
B
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'Just Do It' is Nike's iconic tagline created in 1988. It's one of the most recognizable slogans in advertising history. Pepsi uses multiple slogans, Moov is a pain relief spray, and Pentium 4 was Intel's processor brand.
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City Union Bank
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Lakshmi Vilas
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Dena
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Syndicate Bank
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Parle Biscuit
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National Insurance Company
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Indian Oil
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Prudential Assurance Company
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The first three Cricket World Cups (1975, 1979, 1983) were sponsored by Prudential Assurance Company, a British insurance firm, and were called the Prudential Cup. None of the Indian companies listed (Parle, National Insurance, Indian Oil) were sponsors. Prudential's sponsorship marked the beginning of corporate involvement in major cricket tournaments.