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Saturday, August 01, 2009

Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #13

This company had its beginnings in Tachikawa Aircraft Company, which produced the Japanese Zero Fighter Planes that bombed Pearl Harbor. The company changed its name in 1952 to honor Prince Akihito's formal investiture as the Crown Prince. This company later merged with Nissan and two of its subbrands the Gloria and Skyline , are still used by Nissan and also marketed in the US as the Infiniti M and Infiniti G.

Answer to Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #12

HP.

Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #12

Planet Product recycling is a computer/ computer peripheral disposable solutions from which company?

Answer to Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #11

Cafe Coffee Day

The logo colors signify:
Red Square – Leadership, passion
White Swirl – Purity of purpose, invigorating properties of coffee
Green Stroke – 125 years of coffee growing heritage of this vertically integrated group

Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #11

The first four letters of this logo feature the font SLURRY. The font looks as though the letters have congealed (coagulated) out of a liquid. Which brand?

Answer to Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #10

HLL added an extra L to indicate that it was from the stables of Lever(Unilever) and called it Dalda. Hindustan Lever Limited sold this brand to Bunge.

Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #10

The substance/product was originally imported from the Netherlands in the 1930s by the trading company Dada Limited. When Hindustan Lever Limited wanted to brand it, the trader, who still retained a commercial connection with the product, said it had to be named after his company. What did HLL create due to this?

Answer to Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #9

Benson and Hedges

Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #9

Which company was founded in 1873 by Richard and William to make cigarettes for the then Prince of Wales, Albert Edward? (Hint: think cricket)

Answer to Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #8

George L Parker. Among the more famous models from the company are "51", Vector , Duofold , Vacumatic , Jotter , Sonnet.

Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #8

In 1894 , an ex sales agent for John Holland Gold Pen Company , received a patent for the "Lucky Curve" feed , which was claimed to draw excess ink back into the pen body when the pen was not in use. Who and what company did he found?

Answer to Tata Crucible Preparations 2009 #7