Answers to The Strategist biz quiz

1. He resigned as vice-chairman of AOL Time Warner in January 2003 after it posted losses of $ 98.7 billion. Who is he?
   Ted Turner
2. Name this advertising genius who in the last 20 years has won 24 Lions at Cannes. He's been credited with turning around New York ad agency Bozell in just 18 months. In April this year he joined Saatchi & Saatchi in London.
   Tony Granger
3. In January 2003 a worm reduced Internet traffic around the world to a crawl. Microsoft had floated a patch the previous year that would have thwarted it. What were the worm and its patch called?
   Slammer and SP3
4. Which two industrialists were awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2003?
   Hari Shankar Singhania and Jamshyd Godrej
5. The official sponsor replaced its logo on the shirts of Indian cricket players in the 2003 World Cup with another tag. What was it?
   Sahara was replaced by Amby Valley
6. In January 2003, the US Supreme Court delivered a historic judgement, giving a 20-year copyright extension to a well-known comic character. Name it.
   Mickey Mouse
7. Which Nobel laureate publicly supported the cause of the Tehelka news portal and even pleaded its cause with deputy PM Advani?
   Sir V S Naipaul
8. Which is the first private insurance company to provide cover for a Bollywood production?
   Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, for Vishesh Production's Raghavendra
9. It is the world's first robot that walks like a human, talks, climbs stairs and even demands applause. What is it called and which company developed it?
   Asimo, developed by Honda
10. What is the Maiti Movement?
    This is a unique eco-awareness movement started by women in Uttaranchal. A newly-married woman plants saplings in her parental village, which are then looked after by the unmarried girls of the village.
11. Daisuke Inoue now sells cockroach killers. But to his credit is the invention of one of Asia's most popular entertainments, for which he didn't apply for a patent. What is it?
    Karaoke
12. In February 2003 he became the first politician to bag the Regional Samman award for being the highest tax payer in the professional category for assessment year 1999-2000. Who is he?
    Arun Jaitley
13. Named after a popular singer, she was born and lived in Scotland. At the age of six years, she was diagnosed with progressive lung disease. She died in February this year. Her death -- and birth -- were both subjects of intense speculation and controversy. Who we talking about?
    Dolly, the cloned sheep
14. Which bank has tied up with the Mahakaleshwar Temple to handle the funds that are expected to pour in by way of puja offerings and donations during the Simhasta Kumbh Mela of April 2004?
    IDBI Bank. ICICI Bank has an almost-similar tieup with the Siddhi Vinayak Mandir in Mumbai
15. The "Trunk Wall" is a signature theme at all outlets of which luxury brand?
    Louis Vuitton
16. Which bank began an e-Hundi service in 2003 to help devotees remit funds faster to the Tirupati Balaji temple?
    Andhra Bank. Funds are transferred using the bank's ATM network
17. Which Indian telecom company recently became a case study at Harvard Business School?
    Bharti
18. Which Indian state has the highest number of women entrepreneurs?
    Manipur. According to the 56th report of the National Sample Survey Organisation, Manipur has the highest percentage of women-owned manufacturing units in the unorganised sector, at 82.8 per cent. The national average is 31.6 per cent.
19. Its two giant yellow cranes, Samson and Delilah, dominate the Belfast skyline. Which company is this and what is it best known for?
    Harland and Wolff, the shipyard that built the Titanic
20. He appears in one of the world's most popular comic strips. He is an Indian geek who studied at the "India" Institute of Technology. Name him and the strip in which he appears.
    Asok, in Dilbert
    
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