Sunday, February 28, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 265

Hint: Pharma company
Answer: Novartis International AG
Novartis International AG is a multinational pharmaceutical company based in Basel, Switzerland, ranking number one in revenues, which accounted over $53 billion in 2008, and number three in sales, which accounted 36.173 billon in 2008.

Novartis is one of the largest healthcare companies in the world and a leading giant among pharmaceutical companies. Novartis manufactures drugs such as clozapine (Clozaril), diclofenac (Voltaren), carbamazepine (Tegretol), valsartan (Diovan), imatinib mesylate (Gleevec / Glivec), ciclosporin (Neoral / Sandimmun), letrozole (Femara), methylphenidate (Ritalin), terbinafine (Lamisil), and others. Novartis owns Sandoz, a large manufacturer of generic drugs. The company formerly owned the Gerber Products Company, a major infant and baby products producer, but sold it to Nestlé on 1 September 2007.

Saturday, February 27, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 264

Hint: Luxury
Answer: Sheraton Hotels and Resorts
Sheraton Hotels and Resorts is Starwood Hotels & Resorts' largest and second oldest brand (Westin being the oldest). Starwood's headquarters are in White Plains, New York.

Friday, February 26, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 263

Hint: Retailer
Answer: Woolworths
Woolworths is the largest supermarket chain in Australia, owned by Woolworths Limited. It is colloquially known as "Woolies" and in Victoria the majority of stores trade as Safeway.

Thursday, February 25, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 262

Hint: Home appliances.
Answer: The Electrolux Group
The Electrolux Group is a Swedish manufacturer of home and professional appliances and is the second largest appliance manufacturer in the world. According to the company, it sells more than 40 million products to customers in 150 countries annually. Electrolux products include refrigerators, dishwashers, washing machines, vacuum cleaners and cookers sold under brand names like Germany's AEG, Italy's Zanussi, Australia's Kelvinator and in the US; Eureka, Frigidaire, and Electrolux USA.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

My new quiz blog. www.identifythemovie.blogspot.com

I have launched a new quiz blog. This time based on movies.(My great pass time)
www.identifythemovie.blogspot.com
This blog is on the same line as this blog. I will post a movie poster everyday and you are suppose to guess it right. Correct answer will be posted the next day.
One slight change is that I am doing away with the leaderboard for the new blog for time being.
Do check out the blog and give a shot to the question posted.

Logo Quiz of the Day : 261

Hint: Supermajor
Answer: BP plc
BP plc (formerly British Petroleum plc) is a British global energy company that is also the third largest global energy and the 4th largest company in the world. As a multinational oil company ("oil major") BP is the UK's largest corporation, with its headquarters in St James's, City of Westminster, London. The company is among the largest private sector energy corporations in the world, and one of the six "supermajors" (vertically integrated private sector oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum product marketing companies). The Company is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010

Logo Quiz Game of the week : 3

How to play:
  1. Identify the logo and enter the answer in the text box below
    each logo.
  2. Once done click “Check Answers” to get to know your scores.
  3. All the logos are from my blog, so you can refer it to get
    answers.

I will try to post a game every week and logos will be randomly picked
from the logos already posted. Enjoy the game and let the comments come
in.

Logo Quiz Game Of the Week : 1
Logo Quiz Game Of the Week : 2

Logo Quiz of the Day : 260

Hint: Headphones.
Answer: Skullcandy
Skullcandy is a privately held company based in Park City, Utah that designs and produces headphones, earphones, hands free devices, audio backpacks, MP3 players and other audio enabled lifestyle products.[1] The company was founded in 2003.

Skullcandy's products are targeted at the action sports demographic (snowboarders,skateboarders, etc.) outdoor, and general consumer market. Skullcandy's products are created and designed in their home office of 60 people. Skullcandy products are sold through retailers, specialty outlets and their online store.

Monday, February 22, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 259

Hint: Malayisan car maker 
Answer: Proton
Proton is a Malaysian automobile manufacturer headquartered in Shah Alam, Selangor, with a manufacturing plant in Tanjung Malim, Perak. Founded in 1983, it was Malaysia's only carmaker until the establishment of its competitor Perodua in 1993. Its name is a Malay acronym for PeRusahaan OTOmobil Nasional (English: National Automobile Enterprise).

It is a core member of Proton Holdings Berhad, the holding company which is listed on Bursa Malaysia. Over 42% of its equity is owned by a government-owned company Khazanah Nasional Berhad, making it government-linked. For more than a decade since its establishment, this stake was jointly owned by Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and Mitsubishi Corporation until they sold its stake in that company.

Sunday, February 21, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 258

Hint: Car maker
Answer:  Mazda Motor Corporation
Mazda Motor Corporation is a Japanese automotive manufacturer based in Fuchū, Aki District, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan.

During 2007, Mazda produced almost 1.3 million vehicles for global sales. The majority of these (nearly 1 million) were produced in the company's Japanese plants, with the remainder coming from a variety of other plants worldwide.

Saturday, February 20, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 257

Hint: Car maker
Answer: Scion

Scion is a marque of vehicles produced by Toyota Motor Corporation for the North American market. Founded in 2002, Scion's long-term goal is to appeal to Generation Y consumers. The first Scion models, the xA hatchback and xB wagon, went on sale in California in 2003, followed by a sports coupe, the tC, and a nationwide U.S. launch in 2004. A successor to the xA, the xD, premiered in 2008, and the Scion marque expanded to Canada in 2010. The Scion lineup uses a one-trim, simplified purchase process, and the marque has relied upon guerrilla and viral marketing techniques. The Scion name, meaning the descendant of a family or heir, refers both to the marque's cars and their owners.

Friday, February 19, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 256

 
Hint: Sitter 
Answer: Mitsubishi Motors Corporation

Mitsubishi Motors Corporation is the sixth largest automaker in Japan and the seventeenth largest in the world by global vehicle production. It is part of the Mitsubishi keiretsu, formerly the biggest industrial group in Japan, and was formed in 1970 from the automotive division of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 255

Hint: Car maker
Answer: Chrysler Group LLC
Chrysler Group LLC is a U.S. automobile manufacturer headquartered in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan. Chrysler was first organized as the Chrysler Corporation in 1925. From 1998 to 2007, Chrysler and its subsidiaries were part of the German based DaimlerChrysler AG (now Daimler AG).

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 254

Hint: American car maker
Answer: Lincoln
Lincoln is the luxury brand of Ford Motor Company. Founded in 1917 by Henry M. Leland and acquired by Ford in 1922, Lincoln has manufactured vehicles since the 1920s. Leland named the brand after his longtime hero Abraham Lincoln.
Lincoln has a long history of providing official state limousines for the U.S. President.

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 253

Hint: Small cars.
Answer: Mini
Mini (styled as MINI) is an automotive brand owned by the BMW Group that has produced the successor of the original Mini since April 2001. Currently[update], three body variants are available: Hardtop, Convertible, and Clubman.

Monday, February 15, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 252

Hint: Luxury cars
Answer: Bentley Motors Limited

Bentley Motors Limited is a British manufacturer of automobiles founded on 18 January 1919 by Walter Owen Bentley (known as W.O. Bentley or just "W.O."). Bentley had been previously known for his range of rotary aero-engines in World War I, the most famous being the Bentley BR1 as used in later versions of the Sopwith Camel. Since 1998, the company has been owned by the Volkswagen Group of Germany.

Sunday, February 14, 2010

Logo Quiz of the Day : 251

 
Hint: German
Answer: Mercedes-AMG GmbH

Mercedes-AMG GmbH, commonly known as AMG, is a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz car company specializing in high-performance luxury cars.

AMG models are typically the most expensive and highest-performance of each Mercedes series. AMG models typically have more aggressive looks, higher performances, better handling and better stability than their regular Mercedes counterparts.

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 250

Hint: Please check the time. 
Answer: TAG Heuer
TAG Heuer is a Swiss luxury watchmaker known for its sports watches and chronographs. It is a division of luxury goods company LVMH. The company motto is "Swiss Avant-Garde Since 1860".

Friday, February 12, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 249

Hint: Octavia, Laura, Fabia, Yeti just to name a few. 
Answer: Skoda Auto
Škoda Auto, more commonly known as Škoda, is an automobile manufacturer based in the Czech Republic. Škoda became a subsidiary of the Volkswagen Group in 1991. 

Thursday, February 11, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 248

Hint: French car maker
Answer: Peugeot

Peugeot is a major French car brand, part of PSA Peugeot Citroën, the second largest European carmaker.

The family business that precedes the current Peugeot company was founded in 1810. On 20 November 1858, Emile Peugeot Peugeot family filed the Clerk of the stamp its mark of a lion. The company is directed in part to the car in 1891 and produced its first automobile. Due to family discord, Armand Peugeot in 1896 founded the Société des Automobiles Peugeot.

Peugeot's roots go back to 19th-century coffee mill and bicycle manufacturing. The Peugeot company and family is originally from Sochaux, France. Peugeot retains a large manufacturing plant and Peugeot Museum there. It also sponsors the Sochaux football club, founded in 1928 by a member of the Peugeot family.

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 247

Hint: Luxury cars. 
Answer: Maybach

Maybach-Motorenbau GmbH (founded 1909) is a German luxury car manufacturer. It was founded in 1909 by Wilhelm Maybach with his son Karl Maybach as director. The company was originally a subsidiary of Luftschiffbau Zeppelin GmbH and was itself known as "Luftfahrzeug-Motoreinbau GmbH" (literally "Aircraft Engine Installation Company") until 1918. Today, the brand is owned by Daimler AG and based in Stuttgart.

Logo Quiz Game of the week : 2

How to play:

1. Identify the logo and enter the answer in the text box below each logo.
2. Once done click “Check Answers” to get to know your scores.
3. All the logos are from my blog, so you can refer it to get answers.

I will try to post a game every week and logos will be randomly picked from the logos already posted.
Enjoy the game and let the comments come in.




Logo Quiz Game Of the Week : 1

Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 246

Hint: Lady of Ecstacy 
Answer:  Rolls Royce

Rolls-Royce Motor Cars is a British manufacturer of luxury automobiles based in Goodwood, England. It is the current producer of Rolls-Royce branded automobiles, whose historical production dates back to 1904. The factory is located across from the historic Goodwood Circuit in Goodwood, West Sussex, England. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of the BMW Group.

Monday, February 8, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 245

Hint: Bond's drive. 
Answer: Aston Martin Lagonda Limited
Aston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire

From 1994 until 2007 Aston Martin was part of the Ford Motor Company, becoming part of the company's Premier Automotive Group in 2000. On 12 March 2007, it was purchased for £479 million (US$848 million) by a joint venture company, co-owned by Investment Dar and Adeem Investment of Kuwait and English businessman John Sinders. Ford retained a US$77 million stake in Aston Martin, valuing the company at US$925 million.

Sunday, February 7, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 244

Hint: Personal care products 
Answer: Garnier

 Garnier is a mass market brand of L'Oréal  that produces hair care products, including the Fructis line, as well as skin care products, notably the newer Nutritioniste line. One of their key proprietary ingredients is a fruit concentrate used in all their products. It is a combination of fruit acids, vitamin B3 and B6, fructose  and glucose.

Saturday, February 6, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 243

Hint: James Bond likes it. 
Answer: Martini & Rossi

Martini & Rossi is an Italian multinational alcoholic beverage company primarily associated with the Martini brand of vermouth  and also with sparkling wine (for example, Asti Spumante). It also produces the French vermouth, Noilly Prat.




Friday, February 5, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 242

Hint: Storage media 
Answer: Imation

Imation is a US based multi-national corporation  that designs, manufactures, sources or markets a wide range of recordable data storage media and consumer electronics products.

The company is a 1996 spin off of 3M and is headquartered in Oakdale, Minnesota. The company originally consisted of former 3M divisions involved in the design, manufacture and sales of data storage, medical imaging, printing, photographic film, optical and specialty paper products. Imation has since sold all but its core data storage media products business.

Thursday, February 4, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 241

Hint:  Computer peripherals maker. 
Answer: Logitech International S.A

Logitech International S.A., headquartered in Romanel-sur-Morges, Switzerland, is the holding company for Logitech Group, a Swiss peripheral-device maker. Logitech makes peripheral devices for PCs, including keyboards, mice, game controllers and webcams. Logitech also makes home and computer speakers, headphones, wireless  audio devices, as well as audio devices for MP3 players and mobile phones.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 240

Hint: Retailer for mothers and kids. 
Answer: Mothercare plc

Mothercare plc is a British retailer which specialises in products for expectant mothers and in general merchandise for children up to 8 years old. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 239

Hint: Bill Gate's mobile 
Answer: Windows Mobile

Windows Mobile is a compact mobile operating system developed by Microsoft, and designed for use in smartphones and mobile devices.

It is based on Windows CE 5.2, and features a suite of basic applications developed using the Microsoft Windows API. It is designed to be somewhat similar to desktop versions of Windows, feature-wise and aesthetically. Additionally, third-party software development is available for Windows Mobile, and software can be purchased via the Windows Marketplace for Mobile.

Originally appearing as the Pocket PC 2000 operating system, most Windows Mobile phones come with a stylus pen, which is used to enter commands by tapping it on the screen. Windows Mobile has been updated multiple times, with the current version being Windows Mobile 6.5.3. The next major revision, Windows Mobile 7.0, is expected to be released in Q4 2010, and is also expected to make Windows Mobile a much more serious competitor to today's other mobile platforms.

Windows Mobile's share of the Smartphone market has fallen year-on-year, decreasing 20% in Q3 2009. It is the 3rd most popular smartphone operating system for business use (after BlackBerry and iPhone), with a 24% share among enterprise users. In overall sales, it is the 4th most popular smartphone operating system, with a 7.9% share of the worldwide smartphone market.

Logo quiz game of the week : 1

How to play:
  1. Identify the logo and enter the answer in the textbox below each logo.
  2. Once done click “Check Answers” to get to know your scores.
  3. All the logos are from my blog, so you can refer it to get answers.
I will try to post a game every week and logos will be randomly picked from the logos already posted.
Enjoy the game and let the comments come in.



Monday, February 1, 2010

Logo quiz of the day : 238

Hint: Marquee of GM 
Answer: Cadillac

Cadillac is a luxury vehicle marque owned by General Motors Company. Cadillac vehicles are sold in over 50 countries and territories, but mainly in North America.

Founded in 1902 as the Cadillac Automobile Company, it was purchased in 1909 by General Motors and over the next thirty years established itself as America's premier luxury car. Cadillac pioneered many accessories in automobiles, including full electrical systems, the clashless manual transmission, and the steel roof. The brand developed three engines, one of which (the V8) set the standard for the American automotive industry.