This document contains 20 questions with answers about references, branding, movies, products and more. It begins with instructions not to block others and that questions 5, 9, 13, 17 and 20 are starred. The questions are in a multiple choice or fill in the blank format with the answers provided.
20 Questions trivia challenge with movie, TV show and brand references
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2. ● 20 Questions
● No Negative Marking
● Star Marked Questions are- 5,9,13,17,20
● Maintain Decorum.No Blocking Allowed
● Show some Rizz and guess away
3. Q1. What is being referenced here?
Pictured here is the old logo of FX, an American TV channel, which
references a famous American media brand identity.
5. Q.2 What does the name signify?
The energy firm CLP India underwent a rebrand in 2018 which resulted
in a new and brand identity in the form of APRAAVA.
The change in name was in line with the company’s transition from
thermal energy to sustainable sources.
8. Q3*. What is this camera feature?
Earlier this year, RealMe released a new collaboration with a brand on
the RealMe 10 Pro. The collaboration features very flashy co-branding
and a custom UI with easter egg features such as the camera which
finds a way of providing a feeling of joy.
11. Q4. FITB.
_____ ______ is an term coined by economist Horst Seibert that refers
to a situation when good intentions in a business backfire and negative
consequences arise when an incentive is offered to solve a problem.
The term gets its name from an incident in India during British rule
when the population of _____ was very high in Delhi and the British
government offered incentives for every dead _____. However, the
scheme got scrapped after people started breeding _____ for higher
incomes. After the scheme was scrapped, _____ were released by
Indians leading to a much higher population and hence, aggravating
the problem.
13. Q5. Who was roped in for the campaign?
The neo bank Fi roped in a famous Indian character for their campaign
around financial literacy. The ads under the campaign talk about
breaking myths around investing in a very literal manner.
15. Q6. What two word term is used to refer to such
companies?-
Old businesses with established brand names from yesteryears which
have been lying dormant but have immense growth potential are
considered attractive acquisition targets for Private Equity firms.
17. Q7. What is the name of the product line?
Taking her love for Pets forward,an American singer-songwriter best
known for her decades old career in music, started a product line of
dog clothes.
She named her dog clothing line by cleverly word-playing on her own
name.
19. Q8. Whose poetry?
Susman is a 1987 Hindi film directed by Shyam Benegal. The film
highlighted the struggle of rural handloom weavers in the wake of
rapid industrialization.
Sung by Pandit Jasraj, the film aptly features the poetry of someone
famous.
21. Q9*. Which ill-fated hotel chain has these loyalty
programmes?
Petal and Blossom are the loyalty programmes of a hotel chain with
branches across the world, including the Pacific and the
Mediterranean.
23. Q10. Identify X and Y.
A common gag in the internet community is that X names sound a like Y. Thus this a
(non exhaustive) list titled: Is it X or Y?
Laiva
Billsta
Portus
Muffliato
Rickarum
Orbis
Knislinge
25. Q11. Which incident?
Recently, a certain incident caused a 30% spike in prices in a market.
This spike was a result of a certain change in the world of internet.
In contrast to the speculations of this change having occurred due to
the person’s legal troubles, the person shared an old conversation and
said that the “change” occurred because he was fulfilling a promise to
a person on the internet.
29. Q13*. Why were these names controversial ?
Following is a list of names used in a
product which received a lot of
backlash from people for having racist
connotations.
Matt Lin
Matt Thomas
Matt Rossi
Matt Lopez
Matt Kumar
Matt Evans
Matt Reed
Matt Ahmed
30. A.13 The eye shadow pallette had names based on the
stereotypical skin color of people
31. Q14 . What was the song titled?-
The British duo Nizlopi’s most famous single is their 2005 single about
a kid who likes to accompany his father to work on his work vehicle to
escape bullies in school. This song gained a cult following on the
Internet both due to the theme and the title of the song.
Indians would know the subject of the song thanks to the largest
factory of its kind situated in Ballabhgarh, and the memes
manufactured there.
"I'm Luke I'm five and my dad's Bruce Lee / drives me around in his
_____"
33. Q15. FITB (A and B)
In 1920s, Coco Chanel launched a simple yet iconic short dress which
featured in the Vogue magazine. Referencing another iconic product
that was accessible for all socio-economic classes, Vogue called it
Chanel’s ____ (A).
This style of dresses became highly popular due to its versatility and
Hollywood’s use of this style in some of the most iconic looks like
Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany. Due to the general style and
color of such dresses, they were nicknamed ___/ ______ _____
_____(B)
35. Inspired by a popular AI that has the ability of talking to humans in
natural language, Stanford AI PhD students Silas Alberti and Joseph
Semrai have created a text-to-slide AI that can create powerpoints on
its own. Named after the popular AI and the technology used by it for
creating the powerpoints, its name features the name of a prominent
consulting firm.
Q16. What has this AI been named?
37. Q17*. FITB
The South American horned frog has been given the nickname ______
due to its rotund shape, insatiable hunger and wide mouth. While a
side profile photo would have been ideal, given below is a photo of
the frog devouring another one of their prey.
40. Q18. What is this aesthetic style called?
In the beginning of this year, fashion took a step back from its
grandeur and moved to sober colors, skipped certain elements and
featured gender-fluid styles. These look came into discussion when
Daisy Jones followed the trend and skipped an important element in
her outfit.
However, Tik-Tokers believe that this trend of minimalism is a result
of a “prediction” made by experts. The prediction led celebrities to
take a step away from opulence.
This minimalistic aesthetic became popular on Tik-Tok.
42. Q19. What is this candlestick pattern called?
This is a Candlestick pattern with
a baseline with three peaks, where
the outside two are close in
height, and the middle is highest.
The pattern is called ____ and
_________, with the highest one
resembling a ____ and the two
shorter ones being _________ on
either sides, which might remind
people of a P&G brand.
45. While thinking about names for their
food business, the founders
coincidentally came across the a
Great Coucal who had made its nest
near their home.
This reminded one of the founders of
a similar looking creature, which
they then adopted as their logo.
Q.20* Which company?