The Viktorina (Quiz in Russian) is a series intiated by me to promote a culture of quizzing at MTS, Gujarat. Every week a new set of questions will be uploaded. Enjoy!

1. VIKTORINA – The MTS Quiz (Викторина)

2. What is Viktorina? Here we go! “I always turn to the sports section first. The sports section records people's accomplishments; the front page nothing but man's failures.” – This was a famous quote by Earl Warren in Sports Illustrated and “Quizzing” is one of the finest mental sports ever. MTS Gujarat will have a “Viktorina” Series for our enthusiasts!!! The quest/hunger for knowledge with eye for details differentiates a quizzer from others. The revolution to this was brought almost by one game show – KBC in India. In MTS this revolution was marked with our participation and performance in both the prestigious corporate quiz competition like Brand Equity and Tata Crucible this year. Quizzing forces you to explore and read which develops you individually and professionally. With this objective in mind we are creating a new section called as Viktorina (викторина) which stands for “Quiz” in Russian where we will be sending 5 to 10 question per week to all. The right answers will be send by end of day. With this at the end of a period, everyone will have a repository of good quiz question as well as instinct to be a quizzer. Regards, Sunil Singh Rana

3. Viktorina #1 - Russia Q1: Which product category name have been derived from Russian or Polish word for "Water"? Ans: Vodka Q2: Which was the first foreign product sanctioned for sale in erstwhile USSR in 1972 in lieu of export rights of Stolichnaya vodka? Ans: Pepsi Q3: Which company was established in 1992 by Moscow City Telephone Network (MGTS), T-Mobile Deutschland GmbH (T-Mobile), an affiliate of Deutsche Telekom AG, Siemens AG (Siemens) and several other shareholders? Ans: MTS Q4:Which Russian cigarrate brand was established in 1966 and currently owned by BAT Russia whose name coincides with a motorcycle brand which was also present in India. The options are Java, Bullet or Yezdi? Ans: Java Q5: Name the flag carrier Russian airline founded on February 9, 1923, whose name is derived from English translation of the word "air fleet"? Ans: AEROFLOT

4. Viktorina #2 - Germany Q1: Name the German airline which in past served as flag carrier for the country and had its name derived from German air and a powerful medieval trading group? Ans: Lufthansa Q2: What connects Audi, Bentley, Bugatti, SEAT & Skoda? Ans: Volkswagen Group Q3: Which company sell motorcycle under brand name of Motorrad? Ans: BMW Q4: Jyothy Laboratories, the manufacturer of Ujala washing powder acquired controlling stake in which German FMCG company in India? Ans: Henkel India Q5: Which company build the first telegraph line in Europe in 1848? Ans: Siemens

5. Viktorina #3 - Connections Q1: What connects the ladies Jaya, Hema and Rekha for more than two decades now? Ans: Nirma washing powder jingle. To add up Sushma is the 4th lady Q2: What connects a model coordinator David Whitbread, TV Models and artists Ashish Chaudhary and Rajiv Khera? Ans: All played the role of ONIDA Devil Q3: What connects Lion, Panther, Leopard and Snow Leopard apart from being part of cat family? Ans: All are Operating System (OS) from Apple Q4:What connects leading brands Cadbury, Pepsodent and Maruti Suzuki? Even film actor Imran Khan is also related to it? Ans: Character “Pappu”. Cadbury’s ad “Pappu Pass Ho Gaya..”, Pepsodent’s ad “Pappuaur Papa”, Maruti’s ad for genuine spare parts ad “Don’t be Pappy and obviously Imran for Pappy can’t Dance… Q5: What connects the Ice cream brands – Walls, Eskimo, Frisko and Algida? Ans: All brands owned by Unilever and have “Heartbrand” logo