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Question 1

To start off, a question on a fake brand. Name the director who has featured the fictional Red Apple
cigarettes in his movies.

Question 2

The Xbox 720 is not out yet, but name the Hugh Jackman starrer, set in the future, which featured
advertising for the fictitious Microsoft product.
Question 3

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of which American fast-food company?
Question 4

Mattel were approached by the makers of this film to get permission to use Barbie for their movie.
Mattel refused. However, after seeing the sales of other toys featured in the movie skyrocket after
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original film.
Question 5

Name the Bollywood film which prominently featured Coca-Cola, Pass Pass mouth freshners and Hero
cycles.
Question 6

In this movie, Jessica Biel religiously loads up her iPod before going out to kill vampires. Name it.
Question 7

In this movie, Will Smith plays a policeman in the year 2035 who is distrustful of robots, despite
having his life saved by one of them. Name the conspicuous brand of old-school sneakers he wears.

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Question 9

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provided that star Paul Muni would smoke them in the movie. Name the film.

Question 10

To the disgust of many moviegoers, this 2001 Sylvester Stallone movie managed to jam in 123 brands
in 117 minutes. Name the film.

Question 11

Every single car in the James Bond film Casino Royale were manufactured by this company. Name the
company.

Question 12

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Question 13

Name the movie series which features the fictional products Nimbus 2000 and Firebolt.

Question 14

This product, which temporarily went out of production in 2012, was the favourite of the character
Tallahassee in the movie Zombieland. Name it.

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Name the soft drink brand that was tied to the 2002 Bollywood crime movie that was inspired by
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Question 16

In a 2014 Bollywood film which was based on a Indian novel, the bank (where one of the leads gets a
campus placement) featured in the movie differed from the one in the book. YES Bank appeared in the
movie. What bank was named in the book?
Question 17

This summer blockbuster featured 68 brands, including the Chinese outfits YiLi, Lenovo,
Meters/bowne and The Creative Life. Name the film.
Question 18

What is the candy bar brand preferred by the demon Hellboy?

Question 19

Which franchise sponsors the former ice hockey player turned professional golfer played by Adam
Sandler in Happy Gilmore?
Question 20

Name the Madhur Bhandarkar film that uses a clipping from a Sunsilk advertisement in one of its song
sequences.
Question 21

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Name the actress who haughtily uttered this line. She was nominated for an Oscar for the role.

Question 22

Norway shrewdly capitalized on the success of this animated hit from Disney to promote tourism.
Name the film.
Question 23

Name the film.

Question 24

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Name the country of origin of the brand that is blanked out in this line.
Question 25

Name the brand of whisky featured in the critically acclaimed film directed by the daughter of the
director of The Godfather.
Question 26

What was the money transfer provider that was featured in Dabangg 2?
Question 27

Amitabh Bachchan has acted as a brand ambassador for ICICI. But what is the name of the movie
where he portrayed a retired employee of the bank?

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The Cinem-A-dvert poster features Tom Hanks from Castaway opening FedEx boxes. What is the other
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Question 29

Name the film.

Question 30

Nike released a product in 2011 that was a replica of shoe featured in a hit 1989 sci-fi film. Name the
product.
Question 31

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The character is actually referring to Jack Daniels. Name the Academy Award winning actor who plays
him.

Question 33

Name the film.

Question 34

What clothing store released a line of clothing tied to the film Om Shanti Om in 2007?
Question 35

Name the online retailer which had a tie-up with the Saif Ali Khan movie Cocktail?

Question 36

What computer brand was heavily featured in the Bipasha Basu movie Corporate?

Question 37

Clark Kent would probably be against it, but which cigarette company placed advertisements in
Christover Reeve movie Superman II?
Question 38

Most of us get off the escalator walking forwards. The character in the film from the above
screengrab does it sideways, perhaps to better display the Reebok logo! Name the film.
Question 39

No two Rolls-Royces are identical, save for the two made for this superhero movie. Name the movie.
Question 40

Name the movie.

Question 41

Name the radio station Vidya Balan works at in the movie Lage Raho Munnabhai.

Question 42

When this heavily budgeted Bollywood movie played in theatres, the intermission would feature an ad
wherein a child actor (who plays a major role in the film) is protected from attackers by a
Volkswagen. Name the movie.
Question 43

Name any one of the jean brands featured in the scene from Dil to Pagal Hai where Shah Rukh Khan
forgets to put on his pants in a clothing store.
Question 44

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Question 45

Mars Incorporated missed out on a brilliant opportunity to place its M&Ms in a blockbuster Steven
Spielberg film. What brand of candy were used in the final film?
Question 46

What Bollywood blockbuster features the BMW K1300R?

Question 47

What brand of champagne features heavily in The Great Gatsby?

Question 48

Which real life company used abrasive anchorman Ron Burgundy as a spokesman?

Question 49

What company features in the comedy The Internship, though it did not pay for product placement?

Question 50

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Chal Mere Bhai and Taarzan: The Wonder Car?