Thursday, December 31, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 206


Hint: Energy company
Answer: British Gas plc

British Gas plc was formerly the monopoly gas supplier in the United Kingdom.

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 205


Hint: Logistics company
Answer: DHL Express

DHL Express (originally standing for Dalsey, Hillblom and Lynn) is a division of Deutsche Post DHL providing international express mail services. Originally founded in 1969 to deliver documents between San Francisco and Honolulu, the company expanded its service throughout the world by the late 1970s. The company was primarily interested in offshore and inter-continental deliveries, but the success of FedEx prompted their own inter-US expansion starting in 1983. DHL aggressively expanded to countries that could not be served by any other delivery service.
In 1998, Deutsche Post began to acquire shares in DHL, finally reached majority ownership in 2001, and completed the purchase in 2002. Deutsche Post then effectively absorbed DHL into its Express division while expanding the use of the DHL brand to other Deutsche Post divisions, business units and subsidiaries. Today, DHL Express shares its well-known DHL brand with other Deutsche Post business units such as DHL Global Forwarding & Freight and DHL Supply Chain.

Tuesday, December 29, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 204

Scores will be updated on 4th January 2010.


Hint: Sports apparel company
Answer: Spalding

Spalding is a sporting goods company founded by Albert Spalding in Chicago in 1876 and now headquartered in Springfield, Massachusetts. The company specializes in the production of balls for many sports, being perhaps most well known for its basketballs, but it also makes a range of products for baseball, soccer, softball, volleyball, American football and golf.

Monday, December 28, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 203


Hint: This company filed for bankruptcy
Answer: Nortel Networks Corporation

Nortel Networks Corporation, formerly known as Northern Telecom Limited and sometimes known simply as Nortel, is a multinational telecommunications equipment manufacturer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. On January 14, 2009, Nortel filed for protection from creditors in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, in order to restructure its debt and financial obligations. In June, the company announced it no longer planned to continue operations and that it would sell off all of its business units. Nortel's CDMA wireless business and LTE access technology was sold to Ericsson and Avaya purchased its Enterprise business unit.

Sunday, December 27, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 202


Hint:  50000 people were stranded.
Answer: Eurostar

Eurostar is a high-speed railway passenger service connecting London with Paris and Brussels. All its trains cross under the English Channel via the Channel Tunnel between Britain and France, owned and operated separately by Eurotunnel.

Saturday, December 26, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 201


Hint:  Trains are getting stuck here.
Answer: Eurotunnel

Groupe Eurotunnel S.A. manages and operates the Channel Tunnel between Great Britain and France. The Company operates the car shuttle services and earns revenue on other trains (freight by DB Schenker (formerly EWS) and SNCF and passenger service by Eurostar) passing through the tunnel. It is listed both on the London Stock Exchange and Euronext Paris.
The railway operation involves 50.5 kilometres (31.4 mi) of double track railway in the main tunnels, plus extensive surface-level terminal facilities at Folkestone in the UK and at Frethun in France; the Eurotunnel operation is entirely self-contained, with connections near the two terminals to the respective national railway networks. Signalling and electric traction supply at 25kV ac are also under Eurotunnel control.
Train operation consists of operating shuttle trains conveying cars and separate trains conveying heavy goods vehicles between the two terminals. Other trains passing through Eurotunnel infrastructure are operated by the respective owners.

Friday, December 25, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 200


Hint: News in "Big Apple"
Answer: The New York Times

The New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded in 1851 and published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"—named for its staid appearance and style—is regarded as a national newspaper of record. The Times is owned by The New York Times Company, which publishes eighteen other newspapers, including the International Herald Tribune and The Boston Globe. The company's chairman is Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr., whose family has controlled the paper since 1896.
The paper's motto, as printed in the upper left-hand corner of the front page, is "All the News That's Fit to Print." It is organized into sections: News, Opinions, Business, Arts, Science, Sports, Style, and Features. The Times stayed with the eight-column format for several years after most papers switched to six columns, and it was one of the last newspapers to adopt color photography. The Times has won 101 Pulitzer Prizes, the most of any news organization. Its web site was the most popular American online newspaper Web site as of December 2008, receiving more than 18 million unique visitors in that month.

Thursday, December 24, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 199

Merry Christmas. :) :)

Hint: Think mobility
Answer: Ford Mustang

The Ford Mustang is an automobile manufactured by the Ford Motor Company. It was initially based on the second generation North American Ford Falcon, a compact car. Production began in Dearborn, Michigan on March 9, 1964 and the car was introduced to the public on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's Fair. It is Ford's second oldest nameplate currently in production next to the F-Series pickup truck line. However the F-series pickup truck has undergone major nameplate changes over the years. The Mustang was Ford's most successful launch since the Model A.

Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 198


Hint: Technology for CD's
Answer: LightScribe

LightScribe is an optical disc recording technology that uses specially coated recordable CD and DVD media to produce laser-etched labels with text or graphics, as opposed to stick-on labels and printable discs.
The LightScribe method uses the laser in a way similar to when plain data is written to the disc; a greyscale image of the label is etched onto the upper side of the disc. In the beginning, the discs were available only in a sepia color but today are available in many colors.
The purpose of LightScribe is to allow users to create direct-to-disc labels (as opposed to stick-on labels), using their optical disc writer. Special discs and a compatible disc writer are required. Before or after burning data to the read-side of the disc, the user turns the disc over and inserts it with the label side down. The drive's laser then etches into the label side in such a way that an image is produced.

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 197


Hint: Think cricket
Answer: Cricket Australia

Cricket Australia, formerly known as the Australian Cricket Board, is the governing body for professional and amateur cricket in Australia. It was originally formed in 1905 as the Australian Board of Control for International Cricket. It is incorporated as an Australian Public Company, limited by guarantee.

Cricket Australia operates all of the Australian national representative cricket sides, including the Australian cricket team, the Australia national women's cricket team and youth sides as well. CA is also responsible for organising and hosting Test tours and One Day Internationals with other nations, and scheduling the home international fixtures.

Monday, December 21, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 196


Hint: Touch technology
Answer: Microsoft Surface

Microsoft Surface (codename Milan) is a multi-touch product from Microsoft which is developed as a software and hardware combination technology that allows a user, or multiple users, to manipulate digital content by the use of gesture recognition. This could involve the motion of hands or physical objects.

Sunday, December 20, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 195


Hint: Mouth freshner
Answer:  Tic Tac

Tic Tac (officially styled as "tic tac") is a brand of small, hard sweets manufactured by the Italian confectioner Ferrero. The individual pieces are commonly called Tic Tacs themselves.

They were first produced in 1969 and have been a popular product throughout their history. They are usually sold in small transparent plastic boxes with a flip-action living hinge lid. Originally, Tic Tacs were dyed the specific colors, such as green, red or orange. Now, in many countries, the transparent plastic boxes are colored for the specific flavors and the actual Tic Tacs inside are white.

Saturday, December 19, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 194


Hint: Eating something, healthy.
Answer: Quaker Oats

The Quaker Oats Company is an American food conglomerate based in Chicago.

Friday, December 18, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 193


Hint: Something cold to eat.
Answer: Wall's or Ola


Wall's is the brand name of Unilever's Heartbrand ice cream business, used originally in the United Kingdom and also currently (2006) in China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Thailand, United Arab Emirates and Vietnam.

Thursday, December 17, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 192

Hint: Potato chips. 
Answer:  Lay's
Lay's is the brand name for a number of potato chip (crisps in British English) varieties as well as the name of the company that founded the chip brand in 1938. Lay's chips are marketed as a division of Frito-Lay, a company owned by PepsiCo Inc. since 1965. Other brands in the Frito-Lay group include Fritos, Doritos, Ruffles, Cheetos and Rold Gold pretzels.

Wednesday, December 16, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 191


Hint: The rings  are a big hint.
Answer: 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta

The 1996 Summer Olympics of Atlanta, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially known as the Centennial Olympics, were an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1996 in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009

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Logo quiz of the day : 190


Hint: This time, women are playing soccer.
Answer: UEFA European Women's Championship

The UEFA European Women's Championship, also called the UEFA Women's Euro and unofficially the "European Cup", held every fourth year, is the main competition in women's football (soccer) between national teams of the UEFA Confederation. The competition is the women's equivalent of the UEFA European Championship.
Source: Wikipedia

Monday, December 14, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 189


Hint: Open Source movement
Answer: Apache Software Foundation
The Apache Software Foundation (ASF) is a non-profit corporation to support Apache software projects, including the Apache HTTP Server. The ASF was formed from the Apache Group and incorporated in Delaware, USA, in June 1999.
The Apache Software Foundation is a decentralized community of developers. The software they produce is distributed under the terms of the Apache License and is therefore free and open source software (FOSS). The Apache projects are characterized by a collaborative, consensus-based development process and an open and pragmatic software license. Each project is managed by a self-selected team of technical experts who are active contributors to the project. The ASF is a meritocracy, implying that membership to the foundation is granted only to volunteers who have actively contributed to Apache projects. The ASF is considered a second generation open-source organization.

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 188


Hint: Women playing Cricket
Answer: 2009 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup

The 2009 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup was the ninth edition of the tournament and was held in Australia from 7 to 22 March 2009, using the sport's One Day International format.
Teams from New Zealand, Australia, England, India, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka and West Indies competed.
Source: Wikipedia

Saturday, December 12, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 187


Hint: Taking care of females worldwide.
Answer: Wella

Wella is a German company, and one of the world’s leading cosmetics suppliers. Founded in 1880 by Franz Stroher, with its headquarters in Darmstadt, Germany, the company is represented in over 150 countries. It directly owns three business divisions - Professional, Consumer, Cosmetics and Fragrances. All of them are exclusively dedicated to the cosmetics area.

Procter & Gamble acquires a controlling interest in Wella AG, a leading hair care company, giving P&G a major presence in the fast growing professional hair care segment
Source: Wikipedia

Friday, December 11, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 186


Hint: Can't construct anything without it's product.
Answer: Lafarge

Lafarge is a French industrial company specialising in four major products: cement, construction aggregates, concrete and gypsum wallboard. It currently (2008) is the world's largest cement manufacturer by mass shipped ahead of Holcim.

Thursday, December 10, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 185


Hint: Ask any child.
Answer:  Nickelodeon

Nickelodeon (previously known as Pinwheel from 1977 until 1981) is an American cable television channel owned by Viacom. Since the early-1990s and early 2000s, Nickelodeon as a brand has expanded into other territories including Europe, the Middle-East, Russia and Asia. Nickelodeon has been available in Canada since November 2, 2009.

It is often referred to by its shortened name, Nick, a practice that dates back to the early days of the channel. As of 2009, Nick currently has three blocks: Nick at Nite, Nick's Play Date, and the Hollywood Hang. Since 2006, Nickelodeon has been run by MTVN Kids & Family Group president Cyma Zarghami. The channel is aimed mostly at children ages 3–12, with the exception of their prime time block that is aimed at children ages 12–18.
Source: Wikipedia

Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 184


Hint: Alliance in the air.
Answer: Star Alliance

Quoting Govind Prasad Sahu, who quotes Wikipedia.
Star Alliance is the world's first and largest airline alliance. Founded in 1997, its name and emblem represent the five founding airlines, Air Canada, Lufthansa, Scandinavian Airlines System, Thai Airways International, and United Airlines. Star Alliance has since grown considerably and now has 26 member airlines. Three more airlines are expected to become members in 2010. Star Alliance is headquartered in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.

Tuesday, December 8, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 183


Hint: Networking 
Answer:  Polycom

Polycom is a multinational corporation with more than 2,600 employees worldwide and an annual revenue of almost $1.1 billion in 2008. The company manufacturers and sells telepresence and voice communications solutions.

Monday, December 7, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 182


Hint: Beverage maker
Answer: Schweppes

Schweppes is a beverage brand that is sold around the world. It includes a variety of carbonated water and ginger ales. Its marketing campaign made heavy use of an onomatopoeia in their commercials: "Schhhhh.... Schweppes," after the sound of the gas escaping as one opens the bottle.

Sunday, December 6, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 181


Hint: They have "Monopoly"
Answer: Parker Brothers

Parker Brothers is a toy and game manufacturer and brand. Since 1883, the company published more than 1800 games; among their best known products are Monopoly, Cluedo (known as Clue in North America), Risk, Trivial Pursuit, Ouija, Aggravation and Probe. Parker Brothers is currently a subsidiary of Hasbro.
Source: Wikipedia

Saturday, December 5, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 180


Hint: Automobile company
Answer: Lancia

Lancia Automobiles S.p.A. is an Italian automobile manufacturer founded in 1906 by Vincenzo Lancia and which became part of the Fiat Group in 1969. The company has a long history of producing distinctive cars and also has a strong rally heritage. Modern Lancias are seen as presenting a more luxurious alternative to the models in the Fiat range upon which they are based. One of the firm's trademarks is the use of letters of the Greek alphabet as the names of its models. The Lancia CEO is Olivier François.

Source: Wikipedia

Friday, December 4, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 179


Hint: It's CEO was fired, for bad performance. Although, it's products don't perform any better. ;)
Answer:  General Motors

General Motors Company, also known as GM, is a United States based automaker with headquarters in Detroit, Michigan.

GM was the world's 18th largest corporate entity and third largest automaker as ranked by 2008 revenues on the Fortune Global 500.Ranked by global unit sales for 2008, it was the world's second largest automaker.GM manufactures cars and trucks in 34 countries, recently employed 244,500 people around the world, and sells and services vehicles in some 140 countries.

Thursday, December 3, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 178


Hint: Giving jitters to stock markets around the world.
Answer: Dubai World


Dubai World is an investment company that manages and supervises a portfolio of businesses and projects for the Dubai government across a wide range of industry segments and projects that promote Dubai as a hub for commerce and trading. It is the emirate's flag bearer in global investments and has a central role in the direction of Dubai's economy. Assets include DP World which caused a storm when trying to take over six US ports, and Nakheel, its property arm, which built The Palm Islands and The World developments. It is chaired by Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 177


Hint: Largest financial services company of its country.
Answer:  Grupo Santander

Grupo Santander,is a banking group centered on Banco Santander, the largest bank in the euro area (in terms of market capitalisation), which originated in Santander, Cantabria, Spain.
Source: Wikipedia.


Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 176

 
Answer: Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP

The Association of Tennis Professionals or ATP was formed in 1972 to protect the interests of male professional tennis players. Since 1990, the association has organized the principal worldwide tennis tour for men, the ATP Tour, which was renamed in January 2009 and is now known as the ATP World Tour. It is an evolution of the tour competitions previously known as World Championship Tennis. The ATP's Executive Offices are in London, England. ATP Americas is based in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, USA; ATP Europe is headquartered in Monaco; and ATP International, which covers Africa, Asia and Australasia, is based in Sydney, Australia.

The counterpart organization in the women's professional game is the Women's Tennis Association.

Monday, November 30, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 175



Hint: Bank
Answer: ABN AMRO

Quoting Shweta Patil:
ABN AMRO is a Dutch bank, currently owned by RFS Holdings B.V., a consortium of Royal Bank of Scotland Group, the Government of the Netherlands, and Banco Santander. The bank was created as the result of the 1990-91 merger between Amsterdam-Rotterdam (AMRO) Bank and ABN, whose history dated back to the founding of the Nederlandsche Handel-Maatschappij in 1824.

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 174


Hint: Swedish company
Answer: Volvo Group

Quoting Shweta Patil:
The Volvo Group is a Swedish supplier of commercial vehicles such as trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and financial services.Volvo means "I roll" in Latin, conjugated from "volvere" (cp the ball bearing producer SKF). The name Volvo was originally registered in May 1911 as a separate company within SKF AB and as a registered trademark with the intention to be used for a special series of ball bearing, but this idea was only used for a short period of time and SKF decided to use "SKF" as the trademark for all its bearing products.

Saturday, November 28, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 173


Hint: Moved from London to Dubai, and now planning to go back
Answer: International Cricket Council.

The International Cricket Council (ICC) is the international governing body of cricket. It was founded as the Imperial Cricket Conference in 1909 by representatives from England, Australia and South Africa, renamed the International Cricket Conference in 1965, and took up its current name in 1989.
Source: Wikipedia

Friday, November 27, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 172


Hint: Can't dry your hands without them.
Answer: Kimberly-Clark

Kimberly-Clark Corporation is an American corporation that produces mostly paper-based consumer products. Kimberly-Clark brand name products include "Kleenex" facial tissue, "Kotex" feminine hygiene products, "Cottonelle" toilet paper, Wypall utility wipes, "KimWipes" scientific cleaning wipes, and "Huggies" disposable diapers. Based in Irving, Texas, it has approximately 55,000 employees. Kimberly-Clark holds a Royal Warrant from Queen Elizabeth II and the Prince of Wales.

Thursday, November 26, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 171


Hint: RAM, Dakota and Nitro
Answer: Dodge.

Dodge is a United States-based brand of automobiles, minivans, sport utility vehicles, and pickup trucks, manufactured and marketed by Chrysler Group LLC in more than 60 different countries and territories worldwide. Founded as the Dodge Brothers Company in 1900 to supply parts and assemblies for Detroit’s growing auto industry, Dodge began making its own complete vehicles in 1914. The brand was sold to Chrysler Corporation in 1928, passed through the short-lived DaimlerChrysler merger of 1998–2007 as part of the Chrysler Group, was a part of Chrysler LLC owned by Cerberus Capital Management, a private equity investment firm, and is now a part of the Chrysler Group LLC which has an alliance with Fiat. Fiat has plans to eliminate some Dodge, Chrysler, and Jeep existing vehicles in favor of Fiat-Chrysler co-developed vehicles.
Source: Wikipedia.

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 170


Hint: How can we forget this day.
Answer: Taj Group of Hotels

 Quoting WHITE JACK AND BLACK LAGOON:
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces is a worldwide chain of luxury hotels and resorts. The Indian Hotels Company Limited and its subsidiaries are collectively known as Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces. A part of the Tata Group, one of India's largest business conglomerates, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces comprises 76 hotels, 7 palaces, 6 private islands and 12 resorts and spas, spanning 52 destinations in 12 countries across 5 continents. Besides India, Taj Hotels Resort and Palaces are located in the United States of America, United Kingdom, Africa, the Middle East, Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and Australia.



Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 169


Hint: Sachin Tendulkar might help 
Answer:  FIAT

Quoting WHITE JACK AND BLACK LAGOON
Shown is the logo of FIAT used in 1904.
FIAT, then named Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino (Italian Automobile Factory of Turin), was founded in 1899 by a group of investors, including Giovanni Agnelli who later became its Managing Director. Agnelli bought his shares for $400 (about $10,000 in 2007 money). It’s worth billions now, and there had been an Agnelli in Fiat management ever since. Regardless or perhaps because of its wealth, the Agnelli clan remained a fractious and complicated group of people.

Monday, November 23, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 168


Hint: Withering the storm without Obama's "help".
Answer: Ford Motor Company.

Ford Motor Company is an American multinational corporation and the world's fourth largest automaker based on worldwide vehicle sales. Based in Dearborn, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, the automaker was founded by Henry Ford, and incorporated in June 16, 1903. Ford now encompasses many brands, including Lincoln and Mercury of the U.S. and Volvo of Sweden.

Sunday, November 22, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 167

Over the next three days, I will post past logos of automobile companies.



Hint: Initals are the lead.
Answer: Renault

Quoting Anurag:
The first Renault logo designed in 1900 featuring the initials of the three Renault brothers - Louis, Ferdinand and Marcek drawn on a medallion

Renault S.A is a French automaker producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. Due to its alliance with Nissan, it is currently the world's fourth largest automaker

Saturday, November 21, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 166


Hint: Related to gaming.
Answer: PlayStation Network

PlayStation Network, often abbreviated to PSN (and sometimes called PlayStation Online), is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service provided by Sony Computer Entertainment for use with the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable video game consoles, as well as PlayStation.com. As of November 19, 2009, there are over 33 million registered PlayStation Network accounts worldwide, and an average of 5.4 million unique account sign-ins daily.

Friday, November 20, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 165



Hint: In news for investment of  Yen 50 billion.
Answer: JFE Holdings, Inc

JFE Holdings, Inc. is a corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It was formed in 2002 by the merger of NKK and Kawasaki Steel Corporation. Both companies were major military vessel manufacturers during WWII.

JFE's main business is steel production, although it also engages in engineering, construction, logistics, and chemicals. The company also operates several overseas subsidiaries, including California Steel in the United States, Fujian Sino-Japan Metal in China, and Minas da Serra Geral in Brazil. Other than steel, they are also known for products such as the bicycle tree.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Mummy, Look I am on TV.

I will be seen on TV. :)

Some of you might know that I along with my colleague made to the Tata Crucible’s Pune final. Finally the show will be on air tomorrow at these timings.

Channel: CNBC TV18


Logo quiz of the day : 164


Hint: Credit cards is also their business
Answer: American Express Company

American Express Company sometimes known as "AmEx", is a diversified global financial services company that is headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1850, it is one of the 30 components of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. The company is best known for its credit card, charge card, and traveler's cheque businesses. Amex cards account for approximately 24 percent of the total dollar volume of credit card transactions in the US, the highest of any card issuer.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 163


Hint: Arms manufacturer
Answer: Fabrique Nationale de Herstal

Fabrique Nationale de Herstal — abbreviated as Fabrique Nationale or simply FN — is a Belgian manufacturer of firearms. The official company name is FN Herstal. FN is a subsidiary of the Herstal Group. Herstal also owns the U.S. Repeating Arms Company (Winchester) and Browning Arms Company (an American gun company founded by John Moses Browning's family). Together these divisions form the Herstal Group.
Source: Wikipedia

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 162


Hint: Harbhajan hates this company.
Answer: Kookaburra Sport

Kookaburra Sport is an Australian sports equipment company, specialising in cricket and hockey equipment, named after the Australian kingfisher. The company notably manufactures the most widely used brand of ball used in international and Test cricket.

Monday, November 16, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 161


Hint: Retail gaint
Answer: Target Corporation

Target Corporation, usually known simply as Target, is an American retailing company that was founded in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1902 as the Dayton Dry Goods Company. In 1962, the company opened its first Target store in nearby Roseville. The Target store concept grew and eventually became the largest division of Dayton Hudson, culminating in the company changing its name to Target Corporation in 2000. The company has opened stores in all but one state (the exception, as of October 2009[update], being Vermont), operating as Target, SuperTarget, and formerly Target Greatland.

Target is the second largest discount retailer in the United States, behind Walmart.

Sunday, November 15, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 160


Hint: Makes gears for sports
Answer: Alpinestars
Quoting Shweta Patil, who quotes Wikipedia.
Alpinestars is a technical safety gear manufacturer for motorcycle and auto racing (MotoGP, Motocross, Formula One and NASCAR), as well as extreme sports. The company takes its name from the English translation of the Italian word for "edelweiss" (stelle alpine) which, when translated into English, literally means "Alpine stars".

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 159


Hint: Liquor company
Answer: Wolf Blass
Only Siddharth got it right. Congrats.

Wolf Blass is an Australian winery based in South Australia's Barossa Valley.

It was established in 1966 by Wolfgang Blass, a German immigrant from who arrived in Australia in 1961 with little money and a diploma in winemaking.One of his first jobs was with Tolley,Scott and Tolley as a winemaker. Wolf Blass Wines Ltd was purchased by Mildara in 1991, to form Mildara Blass, and was itself bought by Fosters Brewing six years later, which then acquired the Rothbury Group in 1998.

Friday, November 13, 2009

Logo quiz of the day : 158


Hint: Makers of famous cartoon series
Answer: Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc.

Quoting Govind P Sahu.
"Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc. (also called Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc., H-B Enterprises, Inc., or simply Hanna-Barbera), was an American animation studio that dominated North American television animation during the second half of the 20th century. The company was originally formed in 1957 by former MGM animation directors William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and live-action director George Sidney in partnership with Columbia Pictures' Screen Gems television division as H-B Enterprises. Today, Hanna-Barbera Productions is now an in-name-only unit of Warner Bros. Animation."