Dingle’s Friday Shanghai Expat Logo Quiz

Right you lot, forget about work today and get your thinking heads on, let’s see how much you’ve been paying attention!!

Everyone over the age of 30 must remember getting one of these logo quizes, photocopied and passed round the office on a Friday (at which point all work would stop for the entire day). Well, I’ve put together a few logos (ok, 100) which your typical expat in Shanghai (assuming that I’m “typical”) should be familiar with, not all of the brands are Chinese but they’re definitely part of the Shanghai Expat lifestyle.

They were a bit too easy in colour so I’ve converted them all to black and white (and obviously erased all the words), let’s see how it goes, I might put some colour ones up here if a few of them prove too difficult!

Post your answers in the comments below, I’ll add the answers as they come in.

Oh, click on the images to enlarge them (right click to open in a new window).

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edit: colour images of the remaining few logos: click here

edit: final clues on the colour images: click here

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59 Comments

  1. Posted June 26, 2009 at 1:45 pm | Permalink

    Christ.

    1. The metro?

    3. Hotwind
    4. Sherpas

    32. Carrefour

    73. Ajisen Ramen

    87. Beijing Olympics

    90. Seagull cameras

    91. DIA

    92. Hamilton House

    96. Malones

    99 Shanghaiist

    100 Baidu

  2. dinglesp
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 1:49 pm | Permalink

    Ah Swiss, not looking too shabby, you’re wrong on 1 though, you fell right into my trap!

  3. Posted June 26, 2009 at 1:56 pm | Permalink

    Number 1 is China Merchant’s Bank, but it is frustratingly similar to the metro sign

    6. Wall Street English
    7. Bank of China
    8. ICBC
    9. China Unicom

    I could go on, but don’t want to spoil the fun for others

  4. dinglesp
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 1:58 pm | Permalink

    Good going Jake!

  5. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:07 pm | Permalink

    14. Youth Hostelling Association?
    15. South Beauty

  6. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:07 pm | Permalink

    21. Wagas

  7. dinglesp
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:08 pm | Permalink

    14 – no it’s not!
    yes to the others

  8. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:13 pm | Permalink

    Here’s a quick stab at some of the ones not already answered:

    21. Wagas
    71. Smart Shanghai
    57. China Mobile?
    100. Baidu
    69. Chinese Flag
    77. Safety Standards sticker…
    23. Chery
    80. Streets…or whatever the ice cream is called here…
    9. China Unicom?
    67. Ritz Portman?
    42. Element Fresh

  9. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:13 pm | Permalink

    12. China Post
    24. Li Ning
    48. The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
    67. The Portman

    and I’ll stop there but of course could go on, though some of them are beyond me.

  10. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:15 pm | Permalink

    I got a bunch of them but don;t want to ruin it for ppl. Here’s a few.

    1. my old bank.
    80. Ke ai duo ice cream
    65.judy;s too
    73. ajisen
    33. yonghe dawang
    57. china telecom
    85. footy team shenhua

  11. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:19 pm | Permalink

    You can’t have “My old bank”.

    It’s like me saying “Some restaurant I once walked past!

    Names Best, we need names!

    24. Li Ning.

  12. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:22 pm | Permalink

    65. Cotton Club

  13. Andrew
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:22 pm | Permalink

    28. Paulaner Brauhaus
    29. World Expo
    30. State Grid
    31. Gome
    32. Carrefour
    33. California Beef Noodle King USA
    34. Geely
    35. Face bar
    36. Agricultural Bank of China

  14. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:25 pm | Permalink

    19. xintiandi
    36. agricultural bank of china
    49. big bamboo
    50. barbarossa
    58. indian kitchen
    82. croissants de france bakery café
    83. ????
    86. ??

  15. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:27 pm | Permalink

    aack, in english characters below -

    83. shiji lianhua supermarket
    86. kuaike/ quick convenience store

  16. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:29 pm | Permalink

    6. Wall Street English
    9. China Unicom
    11. China Telecom
    32. Carrefour
    33. Yonghe Da Wang
    45. Dragonfly
    46. China Eastern
    49. Big Bamboo
    75. Whatever that orgnaization the says this is a top Chinese brand is
    91. Dia
    99. Shanghaiist

  17. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:30 pm | Permalink

    What’s 10? It’s doing my head in

  18. JFK Miller
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:32 pm | Permalink

    11. China Mobile!

  19. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:35 pm | Permalink

    hey swiss james, here’s 10 for you. chinahr.com

  20. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:36 pm | Permalink

    50. Barbarossa (spelling?) – bar in People’s Park
    88. O’Malley’s
    31. Gome
    77. Tomato – quick e-mart
    86. Quick – another quick e-mart
    53. Mexican place on Fumin Lu – Cantana Argave (again, spelling?)
    1. Maglev?

  21. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:41 pm | Permalink

    58 is either an indian restaurant or a Hindu temple that Dingle goes to.

  22. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:50 pm | Permalink

    Wee Ling- #10 ah yeah! I knew I’d seen it before!

  23. Posted June 26, 2009 at 2:52 pm | Permalink

    Somehow nobody has mentioned that 42 is Elementfresh.

  24. Posted June 26, 2009 at 3:06 pm | Permalink

    41. Spring Airlines

  25. Posted June 26, 2009 at 4:14 pm | Permalink

    13. xiangwang xidehao/elephant king dry cleaning store
    38. all days
    64. shanghai public transportation card co. ltd.

  26. Posted June 26, 2009 at 5:55 pm | Permalink

    16. qingdao beer
    26 shanghai tang
    39. air china
    44. alibaba
    48. coffee bean
    75. china top brand
    76. 2007 special olympcs
    80. walls
    84. china southern

  27. Mats
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 6:09 pm | Permalink

    shame on you guys fo not mentioning 16 as tsingtao beer! whats 39? It looks familiar.. maybe shanghai gas works or smth i get monthly bills from?

  28. Mats
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 6:10 pm | Permalink

    damn shoud have refreshed before commenting..

  29. dinglesp
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 6:15 pm | Permalink

    Ok, we’re not doing too badly, here are the ones you’ve got correct so far:

    1 – China Merchants Bank
    3 – Hotwind
    4 – Sherpas
    6 – Wall Street English
    7. Bank of China
    8. ICBC
    9. China Unicom
    10. China HR
    11. China Mobile!
    12. China Post
    13. xiangwang xidehao/elephant king dry cleaning store
    15. South Beauty
    16. qingdao beer
    19. xintiandi
    21. Wagas
    23. Chery.
    24. Li Ning
    26 shanghai tang
    28. Paulaner Brauhaus
    29. World Expo
    30. State Grid
    32Carrefour
    33. yonghe dawang
    34. Geely
    36. Agricultural Bank of China
    38. all days
    39. air china
    41. Spring Airlines
    42. Element Fresh
    44. alibaba
    45. Dragonfly
    46. China Eastern
    48. The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf
    49. big bamboo
    50. barbarossa
    57. china telecom
    58. indian kitchen
    64a. shanghai public transportation card co. ltd.
    65.judy;s too
    71. Smart Shanghai
    73. Ajisen Ramen
    75. china top brand
    76. 2007 special olympcs
    80. Ke ai duo ice cream
    82. croissants de france bakery café
    83. shiji lianhua supermarket
    84. china southern
    85. shanghai shenhua
    86. kuaike/ quick convenience store
    87. Beijing Olympics
    90. Seagull cameras
    91. DIA
    92. Hamilton House
    96. Malones
    99 Shanghaiist
    100. Baidu

    Incorrect Guesses:
    14. Youth Hostelling Association?
    31. Gome – but I see what you mean, it’s VERY similar
    35. Face bar
    39 shanghai gas
    53. Mexican place on Fumin Lu – Cantana Argave (again, spelling?)
    57. China Mobile?
    67. The Portman – you know, you’re kind of right, but that’s not the actual name
    77. Safety Standards sticker
    80. Streets…or whatever the ice cream is called here…
    88. O’Malley’s

    Still left to get:
    2, 5, 14, 17, 18, 20, 22, 25, 27, 31, 35, 37, 40, 43, 47, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64b (not sure how I messed up my numbering), 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 74,, 77, 78, 79, 81, 88, 89, 93, 94, 95, 97, 98

    There are two majorly obvious ones left for grabs, I thought they’d be the first to go, you guys will kick yourselves!!

  30. vju
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 6:16 pm | Permalink

    74. starbucks
    76. special olympics 2009 (or was it paralymics— it was te ao yun hui)
    78. subway/qinggui stations

  31. dinglesp
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 6:18 pm | Permalink

    thanks vju, that’s the two obvious ones I was talking about!!

  32. Posted June 26, 2009 at 6:30 pm | Permalink

    If 88 isn’t O’Malley’s then it’s that other one.

    On Dongping Lu. You know the one I mean, don’t play silly beggars.

  33. Mightyhamster
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 6:33 pm | Permalink

    Bugger, there’s loads that I still can’t remember… This is great stuff though, sod Friday afternoons at work.

    One’s I reckon I’ve got

    2. Lock & Lock
    25. BYD
    27. Latina
    35. Face
    54. SHanghai Airlines
    56. Dragonair
    67. Shanghai Centre
    77. TOmato (convenience stores)
    94. Taco Popo

  34. Posted June 26, 2009 at 6:34 pm | Permalink

    17. sanlu milk !
    67. shanghai center
    77. c-store
    80. wall’s ice cream
    88. the blarney stone irish pub ? never knew they had a logo !

  35. dinglesp
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 6:44 pm | Permalink

    Good work Mighty Hamster (lock n lock and latina were some of the more difficult ones), all right except for 35 – Face, but it is VERY similar, and 77 (which wl has now got correct)

    wl, all correct, good call on sanlu milk, another of the tricky ones!

  36. G
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 7:25 pm | Permalink

    5 – Moutai
    69 – PCC

  37. dinglesp
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 7:29 pm | Permalink

    Good call G, PCC? isn’t it CCP?

  38. G
    Posted June 26, 2009 at 7:41 pm | Permalink

    cCP ???

  39. Posted June 26, 2009 at 7:51 pm | Permalink

    Me and my flatmate spent a good 30 minutes on this list…we got about 20…and then got here, checked the list and none of them were new. Bastards the lot of you.

  40. Posted June 26, 2009 at 11:04 pm | Permalink

    1. china merchants bank.
    3. hotwind
    4. sherpas
    6. wall street english
    7. Bank of China
    8. ICBC
    9. China Mobile
    10. HR China
    11. China Unicom
    13. Elephant dry cleaning
    15. South Beauty
    16. Tsing Dao Beer
    19. Xin Tian Di
    20. Sogo?
    21. Wagas
    22. Construction Company?
    23. Car Company Cherry
    24. Li Ning
    26. Shanghai Tang
    27. Arabica Roasters
    28. Paulaners
    29. Shanghai Expo
    31. GoTone
    32. Carrefour
    33. Dong He
    34. Car Company
    35. Lana Thai (Face)
    36. Agriculture Bank Of China
    39. Air China
    42. Element Not So Fresh
    44. Alibaba
    45. Dragon fly
    46. China Eastern
    48. Coffee Bean and Sprout
    49. Big Bamboo
    54. Shanghai Airlines
    56. Dragon Air
    57. China Telecom
    58. India Kitchen
    59. Jin Jiang Hotel
    62. Parkway Medical or whatever it is called now.
    64b. Transportation Card
    65. Judy’s Too
    67. Shanghai Center (Portman)
    70. OCN
    71. Smart Shanghai
    73. Agisen Ramen
    74. Starbucks
    78. Shanghai Metro
    80. Walls Ice Cream
    82. Croissants de France
    83. Lian Hua Grocery Store
    84. Hainan Airlines
    86. Ke Di Convenience Store
    87. Beijing Olympics
    88. Pub O’Malleys
    92. Hamilton House
    93. Property Agency ARQ?
    94. Taco Popo
    96. Malones
    99. Shanghaiist
    100. SSPCA

  41. dinglesp
    Posted June 27, 2009 at 12:22 am | Permalink

    not bad ss, couple wrong:

    20 – not sogo
    22 – yes, but which one?
    27 – not arabica roaster, someone already got this, it’s Latina
    35 – no, not face, it is very similar though
    70 – not OCN
    84 – not Hainan airlines, someone already got this, it’s china southern airlines
    86 – not kedi, someone got it, it’s Quik
    88 – not o’malleys, someone got it, its the Blarney Stone
    93 – yes, close enough, ARK International Moving
    100 – no, someone got it, it’s Baidu

    Oli, yes, we did it on purpose too

  42. N
    Posted June 27, 2009 at 1:48 am | Permalink

    35 – Simply Thai

  43. Posted June 27, 2009 at 8:12 am | Permalink

    20 – Pacific Department Store

  44. dinglesp
    Posted June 27, 2009 at 8:27 am | Permalink

    T, yes, well done, did it come to you in your sleep or something?

  45. Flojo Max
    Posted June 27, 2009 at 10:19 am | Permalink

    1. China Merchants Bank.
    4. Sherpa’s.
    6. Wall Street English.
    7. Bank of China.
    8. ICBC Bank.
    10. HR website.
    12. China Post.
    15. South Beauty.
    19. Xin Tian Di.
    23. car company.
    24. Li Ning.
    26. Shanghai Tang.
    29. World Expo 2010
    ok…time for breakfast now…

  46. bub
    Posted June 27, 2009 at 1:50 pm | Permalink

    35 Simply Thai
    70 OTV

  47. dinglesp
    Posted June 27, 2009 at 8:07 pm | Permalink

    G, what do you mean by PCC?

    Still to get:
    14 18, 22, 37, 40, 43, 47, 51, 52, 53, 55, 60, 61, 63, 66, 68, 69, 70, 72, 79, 81, 89, 95, 97, 98

    Bub, no, 70 is not OTV

    When the weekend is out I’ll post pictures of the remaining ones in colour to help you out a little!

  48. dinglesp
    Posted June 27, 2009 at 8:17 pm | Permalink

    sorry, 64a still to get too

  49. k
    Posted June 28, 2009 at 1:17 am | Permalink

    40 looks like hong he or small hong he cigarettes

  50. dinglesp
    Posted June 28, 2009 at 6:49 am | Permalink

    k, no, 40 is not hong he

  51. G
    Posted June 28, 2009 at 7:38 am | Permalink

    chinese communist party, but in french, héhé

  52. MSG
    Posted June 28, 2009 at 12:45 pm | Permalink

    40. shanghai/pudong development bank
    60. Shanghai museum?
    63. A fake starbucks

  53. mjk
    Posted June 28, 2009 at 1:39 pm | Permalink

    38 Nong Gong Shang Supermarket (also owns Alldays brand)
    43 Garden Books
    79 Kang Shifu Niu Rou Mian (Master Kang Beef Noodle)

  54. dinglesp
    Posted June 28, 2009 at 7:45 pm | Permalink

    MSG, no on all three!

    mjk, good call on 43, thought nobody was getting that one!

  55. dinglesp
    Posted June 28, 2009 at 8:37 pm | Permalink

    I’ve added a new post with the remaining 23 in colour:
    http://dinglespeaks.com/?p=888

  56. Wicked Witch
    Posted June 29, 2009 at 9:47 pm | Permalink

    22- SCG or something like that, the construction company?
    98 – Pearl Tower?

  57. dinglesp
    Posted June 30, 2009 at 6:58 am | Permalink

    wicked witch, yes to 22, no to 98, although I think you’re right, it’s supposed to represent the pearl tower.

  58. dinglesp
    Posted June 30, 2009 at 7:31 am | Permalink

    I’ve added clues for the final ones remaining on this page http://dinglespeaks.com/?p=888

    Final answers will be given when the answers dry up, maybe tomorrow or thursday

  59. SHshashou
    Posted June 30, 2009 at 5:16 pm | Permalink

    hmm…
    60 shanghai international film festival
    63 green product

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