Countries & Presidential Terms

1) Italy --- 7 years

2) Iran --- 4 years

3) Kenya --- 5 years

4) Switzerland --- 1 year

5) S. Korea --- 5 years

6) Malaysia --- 5 years

7) Mexico --- 6 years

8) Brazil --- 4 years

9) China --- 5 years

10) Egypt --- 6 years

11) Zimbabwe --- 6 years

12) Singapore --- 6 years

13) S. Africa --- 5 years

14) Germany --- 5 years

Few More Punchlines

1) Austrian Airlines : "Fly with Friends"
2) OCM Suitings : " The secret of life"
3) Ray Ban : "Genuine since 1937"
4) Digjam: "Dressing the world"
5) Air France: "Making the sky best place on earth"
6) Canon: "Delighting you always"
7) Sun Microsystems : " The Network is the computer"
8) Swift: "You are the fuel:

Few More Interesting Facts

1) The Mona Lisa used to hang on the wall of Napoleon’s bedroom.

2) Barbie's full name is Barbie Millicent Roberts.

3) For every 10 successful attempts to climb Mount Everest there is one fatality. (As of 2006)

4) Britain is still paying off debts that predate the Napoleonic wars because it's cheaper to do so than buy back the bonds on which they are based.

5) In Bhutan government policy is based on Gross National Happiness; thus most street advertising is banned, as are tobacco and plastic bags.

6) Camel's milk, which is widely drunk in Arab countries, has 10 times more iron than cow's milk.

7) Iceland has the highest concentration of broadband users in the world.

8) The age limit for marriage in France was, until recently, 15 for girls, but 18 for boys. The age for girls was raised to 18 in 2006.

9) The two most famous actors who portrayed the “Marlboro Man” in the cigarette ads died of lung cancer.

10) The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off.

Have Fun- Part 4

1) The first product to have a bar code scanned was Wrigley's gum.
2) Earth is the only planet not named after a pagan God.
3) A Boeing 747s wingspan is longer than the Wright brother's first flight.
4) The new 787 Boeing was revealed on 7/8/07 or July 8th, 07.
5) Every day is about 55 billionths of a second longer than the day before it
6) Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
7) The national orchestra of Monaco (a nation in Europe) has more individuals than its army.
8) Earthworms have five hearts.
9) The lion costume in the film Wizard of Oz was made from real lions.
10) Donald Rumsfeld was both the youngest and the oldest defense secretary in US history.

Test Your Knowledge- Part 6

1. What does the word “hippopotamus” mean?

a. Water horse b. Sea horse c. River horse d. Aqua horse

2. Who is the first film personality to win a Bharat Ratna?

a. Lata Mangeshkar b. Gulzar c. Dev Anand d. Satyajit Ray

3. Who were the architects of India's Parliament House?

a. Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Gordon Leith b. Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Christopher Wren c. Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker d. None of these

4. Where was Albert Einstein born

a. UK b. USA c. France d. Germany

5. How many bowlers in the history of cricket have crossed the magical mark of 1000 wickets till date?

a. one b. two c. three d. four

6. Who in 1911 was the first man to reach the South Pole?

a. Robert Scott b. Roald Amundsen c. Floyd Bennett d. Hubert Wilkins

7. What was the first Ambassador car called?

a. Landmaster b. Amby c. Ambassador Mark I d. None of these

8. iPod is a patented product of _____________.

a. Sony b. Apple Inc. c. Philips d. IBM

9. `One world to travel. One name to trust'- base line is associated with

a. ICICI b. SBI Card c. British Airways d. SAHARA




Answers:
1) ---c 6) ---b
2) ---d 7) ---a
3) ---c 8) ---b
4) ---d 9) ---b
5) ---b

Cool Business Facts- Part 8

1) "Ansett" is the domestic airline of Australia.
2) India's first certified ISO 9001 Train isBhopal Express.
3) Denmark is known as “Dairy of Northern Europe”.
4) FMCG is Fast Moving Consumer Goods and FMFG is Fast Moving Financial Goods.
5) Sony TV owns Space Television(DTH service provider company).
6) 24 TIME Zones are observed throughout the world.
7) Golden Triangle connects Delhi, Jaipur and Agra.
8) Harry Potter series is distributed by Bloomsbury in UK, Scholastic in US, Raincoast in Canada and Allen & Unwin in Australia.
9) Bajaj’s R & D unit is called AHEAD.
10) Index which sums up the country's inflation and unemployment rate is called Misery Index.

Test Your Knowledge- Part 5

1. Chandralekha, who passed away recently, was a very famous ________________.

a. singer b. dancer & choreographer c. author d. actress

2. Which company is the promoter behind India's first private FM radio station Radio City opened in Bangalore ?

a. The Times of India b. Mid-Day c. Star India d. Zee

3. With which Japanese company has/had a joint venture with Hindustan Motors?

a. Suzuki b. Honda c. Mitsubishi d. Renault

4. How many players are there in a water polo team?

a. 6 b. 7 c. 9 d. 10

5. Which brand would you associate with the famous line, "Come to where the flavour is"?

a. Malboro b. NavyCut c. Gold Flake d. Flake

6. Which of the following represents the theme of this year’s Indian Science Congress?

a. Atmospheric Pollution b. Planet Earth c. Water d. Agriculture

7. Who is the first film personality to win a Bharat Ratna?

a. Lata Mangeshkar b. Gulzar c. Satyajit Ray d. Dev Anand

8. Which is the world’s largest advertising agency?

a. Euro RSCG b. Publicis c. Havas d. Young & Rubicam

9. Vasco da Gamma was a

a. Australian navigator b. Portuguese explorer c. British explorer d. French Navigator

10. Kothari has a financial JV in India with which of the following company

a. Pioneer b. Principal c. Morgan Stanley d. Prudential

Answers
1) ---b 6) ---b
2) ---c 7) ---c
3) ---c 8) ---b
4) ---b 9) ---b
5) ---a 10) ---d