Answers to last week's quiz (#172)

 

1. It was established in 1897 by a sociologist, restated by a philologist in 1949, and finally quality guru Joseph Juran give it the name by which it is known now. What is it? 
   The 80:20 principle uncovered by Italy’s Vilfredo Pareto
    
2. What is common to Donald J Trump signature collection, DKNY, Kenneth Cole Reaction and Nautica?
   Phillips Van Heusen owns the licenses for these brands 
    
3. Whose aircraft’s body was the first one to be painted all black after getting permission from the federal government in the US? It was officially called the Big Bunny and the owner called it the Ugly Duckling. 
   Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy Enterprises, was the first to paint his private DC-9 aircraft all black 
    
4. This product was launched in the 1960s and was codenamed Project Muscle. The company sent a film clip of its scientists crazily banging and bending it to 200 TV stations. Now it finds a place amongst 225 devices sold across the world. Name it. 
   Gorilla Glass, the name given to the Chemcor glass manufactured by Corning 
    
5. Which brand’s in-store event has an artisan corner that has craftsmen travelling from its home country to different stores in the world to display their craftsmanship and also help hand emboss the customer’s initials on the products during these events? Bamboo and New Pelham are two of its brands.
   Gucci 
    
6. The founder of this company was 17 and needed a job during the Great Depression of the 1930s to help support his family. One of the odd jobs he did was to sell popcorn at a local movie theatre in Memphis. Subsequently, he was determined to do something big. Name the person and the international chain he established?
   Charles Kemmons Wilson, founder of the Holiday Inn 
    
7. Who is the new brand ambassador for Toyota’s Etios?
   AR Rahman 
    
8. Who created In-Q-Tel, a venture capital arm to forge partnerships in the private sector? 
   CIA 
    
9. What is common to Wipro Consumer Care and Gujarat Ambuja Cements Ltd?
   The phrase ‘I Can’. Wipro’s furniture has launched a chair branded as I Can and Gujarat Ambuja’s corporate credo is I Can. 
    
10. Identify the company which has been in the news from its corporate logo.
    
    SKS Microfinance 

There were 28 all-correct entries for the strategist quiz #172. The winners who will receive a copy of Learning to Fly are:Mamata Pal, Hooghly; Rajani Gaynar, New Delhi; Anita Sharma, New Delhi; Nigar Fatima, Tanda; Chinmay Shah, Ahmedabad; Sweta Arora, Kolkata; S Nausherwan, Patna; Aman Jain, Hoshiarpur; Sarwet Parveen, Giridih; and Satya Jain, Meerut. Mamata Pal also wins Rs 2,000.