Logo Quiz of the Day : 477

Hint: Sports
Answer: The AFC Champions League
The AFC Champions League is the premier Asian club football competition hosted annually by Asian Football Confederation  (AFC). The tournament is contested among the top thirty-two clubs from top 10 Asian leagues joined with two more clubs who qualified through the playoffs. The champions receive about US$2.25 million in prize money (specific amount depends on record from the group stage) and a spot in the FIFA Club World Cup at the end of the year. Answer Here (5)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 476

Hint: Cognac
Answer: Rémy Martin
Rémy Martin is a cognac (a brandy from the Cognac region of France) and champagne cognac (a brandy from the tiny Champagne Cognac region of France) originally produced by Rémy Martin, a French winemaker, who founded the company in 1724. It is now owned by Rémy Cointreau, a company founded in 1991. Answer Here (8)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 475

Answer: Löwenbräu
Löwenbräu, is a brewery in Munich that produces a traditional Munich-style beer. It is owned by the Belgian company Anheuser-Busch InBev. Like other premium German beers, it is brewed according to the German "Reinheitsgebot" (Purity Law) dating back to 1516. Löwenbräu means "lion's brew". In centuries past, the name "Löwenbräu" was fairly common and used by many brewers. The Löwenbrauerei Mayen was typical of this custom. In the end, many of the smaller breweries adopted more original names or went out of business entirely. Answer Here (5)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 474

Answer: Cunard Line
Cunard Line is a British-American owned shipping company based at Carnival House in Southampton, England and operated by Carnival UK. It has been a leading operator of passenger ships on the North Atlantic for over a century. In 1839, Canadian-born Samuel Cunard was awarded the first British transatlantic steamship mail contract, and the next year formed the British and North American Royal Mail Steam-Packet Company to operate the line's four pioneer paddle steamers on the Liverpool-Halifax-Boston route. For most of the next 30 years, Cunard held the Blue Riband for the fastest Atlantic voyage. However, in the 1870s Cunard fell behind its rivals, the White Star Line and the Inman Line. To meet this competition, in 1879 the firm was reorganized as Cunard Steamship Company, Ltd to raise capital. Answer Here (4)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 473

Hint: Hospitality
Answer: Accor
Accor is a French multinational corporation, part of the CAC 40 index, operating in nearly 100 countries. Headquartered in Courcouronnes, Essonne, France, near Évry, Accor is the European leader in hotels (Accor Hospitality) and a global leader in corporate services (Accor Services).
Accor Hospitality, the Accor hotels branch, has more than 4,000 hotels worldwide, ranging from economy to luxury. Answer Here (4)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 472

Hint: Liquor giant
Answer: Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V
Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. (AB InBev) is a publicly traded company, based in Leuven, Belgium. It is the largest global brewer with nearly 25% global market share and one of the world's top five consumer products companies by EBITA.
Anheuser-Busch InBev has 13 brands that generate over 1 billion USD per year in revenue out of a portfolio of nearly 300 brands. This portfolio includes global brands Budweiser, Stella Artois and Beck's, smaller multi-country brands like Staropramen, Leffe and Hoegaarden, and regional brands such as Bud Light, Skol, Brahma, Quilmes, Labatt's Blue, Michelob, Harbin, Sedrin, Cass, Klinskoye, Sibirskaya Korona, Chernigivske and Jupiler. Answer Here (5)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 471

Hint: Food
Answer: Chili's Grill & Bar
Chili's Grill & Bar is a restaurant chain founded by Larry Lavine. The chain has more than 1400 Casual dining Restaurants, mostly located in the United States and Canada. Chili's is currently owned by Brinker International, which also owns Maggiano's Little Italy. Answer Here (5)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 470

Hint: Obama will kill me for posting this.
Answer:  The Saudi Binladin
The Saudi Binladin (or Binladen) Group (SBG)  is a multinational construction conglomerate and holding company for the assets owned by the bin Laden family, headquartered in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Answer Here (1)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 469

Hint: Sportswear
Answer: Columbia Sportswear Company
Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ: COLM) is a United States company that manufactures and distributes outerwear and sportswear. It was founded in 1938 by the late Paul Lamfrom, father of present chairperson Gert Boyle. The company is headquartered in Washington County, Oregon, in an unincorporated part of the Portland metropolitan area near Beaverton. Columbia Sportswear also produces footwear, headgear, camping equipment, skiwear, and outerwear accessories. In 2001, it was the largest American seller of ski apparel Answer Here (9)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 468

Hint: Related to sports
Answer: World Sport Group
Headquartered in Singapore, World Sport Group is Asia’s leading sports marketing, event management and media company, with a roster of golf, football and cricket events across the entire region. World Sport Group has been at the forefront of Asian sport since 1992, managing almost 600 days of sports events annually, across more than 30 countries in the region.
The Group also manages global cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar and has formed a partnership with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) for the ground and title naming rights for the Indian National Team’s domestic matches. Answer Here (3)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 467

Answer: United Technologies Corporation (UTC)
United Technologies Corporation (UTC) (NYSE: UTX) is an American multinational conglomerate based in Hartford, Connecticut. It researches, develops, and manufactures high-technology products in numerous areas, including aircraft engines, helicopters, heating and cooling, fuel cells, elevators and escalators, fire and security, building systems, and industrial products, among others. UTC is also a large military contractor, producing missile systems and military helicopters, most notably the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter. In 2005, it received over $5 billion in military contracts. The "Gold Building" at One Financial Plaza, in Downtown Hartford, is the headquarters of United Technologies. Answer Here (3)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 466

Hint: Defense major
Answer: The Thales Group
The Thales Group (Euronext: HO) is a French electronics  company delivering information systems and services for the Aerospace, Defense, and Security  markets. The headquarters are in Neuilly-sur-Seine (in the suburbs of Paris),  and its stock is listed on the Euronext Paris.
The company changed its name to Thales from Thomson-CSF in December 2000 shortly after the £1,300 million acquisition of Racal Electronics plc, a UK defence electronics group. It is now partially state-owned by the French State, and has operations in more than 50 countries. It has 68,000 employees and generated €12.9 billion in revenues in 2009. The Group is ranked as the 485th largest company by Fortune 500 Global and is the 9th largest defence contractor in the world. 63% of its total sales are military sales.
Significant changes have occurred since the largest private shareholder, Alcatel, sold its stake in Thales to Dassault. The CEO for many years, Denis Ranque, was replaced by Luc Vigneron (formerly of the much smaller state-controlled armoured vehicle manufactuirer Nexus) who has initiated an extensive re-organisation.
The Thales Group is named after the Greek philosopher Thales.  Answer Here (2)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 465

Answer: Johnson Controls, Inc.
Johnson Controls, Inc. (NYSE: JCI) is a company, based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA. It was founded in 1885 by professor Warren S. Johnson, inventor of the first electric room thermostat.
It is a Fortune 100 diversified, multi-industrial company with 130,000 employees in 1,300 locations across six continents. It has achieved consistent growth that includes 61 consecutive years of increased sales, 17 consecutive years of increased earnings, and 33 consecutive years of dividends increases. Answer Here (0)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 464

Hint: Defense Major
Answer: ITT Corporation
ITT Corporation (NYSE: ITT) is a global diversified manufacturing company with 2008 revenues of $11.7 billion. ITT participates in global markets including water and fluids management, defense and security, and motion and flow control. Forbes.com named ITT Corporation to its list of "America's Best Managed Companies" for 2008, and awarded the company the top spot in the conglomerates category. Answer Here (5)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 463

Answer: JCB, or J.C.Bamford Excavators
JCB, or J.C.Bamford Excavators Limited. as it is formally known, is the world's third largest construction equipment manufacturer. It is headquartered in Rocester, United Kingdom.
JCB is a family-owned business named after its founder J. C. Bamford, and produces distinctive yellow-and-black engineering vehicles, diggers ("Backhoes"), excavators, tractors, and diesel engines. In the UK, the word "JCB" is sometimes used colloquially as a generic description for any such type of engineering vehicle, and now appears in the Oxford English Dictionary, although it is still held as a trademark. JCB makes over 300 types of machines for construction, industry, agriculture and military engineering and in 2007 the company's turnover was £2.25 billion. Answer Here (2)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 462

Hint: Airline
Answer: Ansett Australia
Ansett Australia, Ansett, Ansett Airlines of Australia, or ANSETT-ANA as it was commonly known in earlier years, was a major Australian airline group, based in Melbourne, Australia, flying domestically within Australia and to destinations in Asia at its height in 1996. The airline was placed into administration in 2001 after suffering financial collapse, and subsequent organised liquidation in 2002, subject to deed of company arrangement. Ansett operated for 66 years and 11 days after its first takeoff from Hamilton in Western Victoria. Answer Here (5)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 461

Hint: Construction and Farming Equipments
Answer: Caterpillar Inc.
Caterpillar Inc., also known as "CAT", designs, manufactures, markets and sells machinery and engines and sells financial products and insurance to customers via a worldwide dealer network. Caterpillar is the world's largest manufacturer of construction and mining equipment, diesel and natural gas engines and industrial gas turbines. With more than USD $67 billion in assets, Caterpillar was ranked number one in its industry and number 44 overall in the 2009 Fortune 500. Caterpillar stock is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average. Answer Here (6)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 460

Answer: Continental AG
Continental AG, internally often called Conti for short, is a worldwide leading manufacturer of tires, brake systems, vehicle stability control systems, engine injection systems, tachographs and other parts for the automotive and transport industries. The company is based in Hanover, Germany. It is the world's 4th largest tire manufacturer after Bridgestone, Michelin and Goodyear. It was founded in 1871 as a rubber manufacturer, Continental-Caoutchouc und Gutta-Percha Compagnie. After acquiring Siemens VDO, it has become one of the top 5 automotive suppliers in the world. Answer Here (1)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 459

Hint: Engine oil
Answer: Mobil
Mobil, previously known as the Socony-Vacuum Oil Company  is a major American oil company which merged with Exxon in 1999 to form ExxonMobil. Today Mobil continues as a major brand name within the combined company. Its former headquarters in Fairfax County, Virginia, are currently used as ExxonMobil's downstream headquarters. Answer Here (8)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 458

Answer: BMW
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG (BMW), (literally English: Bavarian Motor Works) is a German automobile, motorcycle and engine manufacturing company founded in 1916. It also owns and produces the MINI brand, and is the parent company of Rolls-Royce Motor Cars. BMW produces motorcycles under BMW Motorrad and Husqvarna brands. BMW is known for its performance and luxury vehicles. Answer Here (10)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 457

Hint: truck maker
Answer: Sterling Trucks
Sterling Trucks, a manufacturer of heavy duty trucks, was a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, Portland, Oregon, a member of the Daimler AG Truck Group. It was originally the heavy truck division of Ford Motor Company, but was purchased and rebranded in 1997.  Headquartered in Detroit, MI, its conventional trucks were built in St. Thomas, Ontario. Sterling-brand trucks were sold in the United States, Canada, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand.
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Logo Quiz of the Day : 456

Hint: Automobile maker
Answer: Geely Automobile Holdings
Geely Automobile Holdings is a Chinese automaker and is with BYD, Chery, and Great Wall, one of the four largest independent private automobile manufacturers in the People's Republic of China. The parent company is Geely Holding Group, which began manufacturing in 1986 in Taizhou in Zhejiang province. Geely launched its auto manufacturing business in 1997. In 2005, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
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Logo Quiz of the Day : 455

Hint: Truck maker
Answer: Western Star Trucks
Western Star Trucks is a Fort Mill, South Carolina, United States based manufacturer of Class 8 commercial  trucks and a subsidy of the German Daimler AG. Answer Here (11)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 454

Hint: Truck maker
Answer: Astra (Anonima Sarda Trasporti) S.p.A.
Astra (Anonima Sarda Trasporti) S.p.A. is an Italian company which produces trucks, construction dump truck, heavy transport vehicles and military vehicles. Astra was privately founded in 1946 in Cagliari, and since 1986 is a member Iveco, part of the Fiat Group. In 1951 Astra moved to Piacenza. From 1946 to 1986 Astra belonged to the Bertuzzi Piacenza family. Answer Here (1)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 453

Hint: Automobile maker
Answer: Paccar Inc
Paccar Inc is the third largest manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks in the world (after Daimler AG and Volvo), and has substantial manufacture in light and medium vehicles through its various subsidiaries. Answer Here (3)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 452

Hint: Automobile maker
Answer: The Rover Group plc
The Rover Group plc was the name given in 1986 to the British state-owned vehicle manufacturer previously known as British Leyland or BL. Owned by British Aerospace from 1988 to 1994, when it was sold to BMW, the Group was broken up in 2000 with the Rover  and MG  marques  being acquired by the MG Rover Group.  Answer Here (11)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 451

Hint: Truck maker
Answer: Mack Trucks
Mack Trucks is a truck-manufacturing  company. A wholly owned subsidiary of Renault Véhicules Industriels since 1990, Mack Trucks is currently a subsidiary of AB Volvo. The company's headquarters are located in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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Logo Quiz of the Day : 450

Hint: Automobile maker
Answer: Geely Automobile Holdings
Geely Automobile Holdings is a Chinese automaker and is with BYD, Chery, and Great Wall, one of the four largest independent private automobile manufacturers in the People's Republic of China. The parent company is Geely Holding Group, which began manufacturing in 1986 in Taizhou in Zhejiang province. Geely launched its auto manufacturing business in 1997. In 2005, Geely Automobile Holdings Limited was listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Answer Here (15)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 449

Hint: Sport event
Answer: The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup
The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup was the eighth Confederations Cup, and was held in South Africa from 14 June to 28 June 2009 as a prelude to the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The draw was held on 22 November 2008 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg. The opening match was played at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg. The tournament was won by Brazil, who retained the trophy they won in 2005 by defeating the United States 3-2 in the final. Answer Here (12)

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Logo Quiz of the Day : 448

Hint: Cafe
Answer: Gloria Jean's Coffees
Gloria Jean's Coffees is an international coffee and coffeehouse chain with stores in over 30 countries. Answer Here (10)

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