Answers to the Strategist quiz (#466)

1. This person studied at the University of Milan and at the University Atlanta in the US. He was a pilot for the Italian air force during WW-II and was close to Benito Mussolini's eldest daughter. He was also a member of the Italian Winter Olympics team in the '30s. Name the brand he founded.
   The fashion brand Emilio Pucci
    
2. Connect the famous bridge in New York between Brooklyn and Staten Island and a very famous wine brand from the Chianti region in Italy. What do you arrive at?
   Giovanni da Verrazzano, the navigator and discoverer of the bay of New York and of the majority of the East coast of today in the US. The bridge was named after him in 1964. He was from the Chianti region in Florence, where Amerigo Vespucci also hails from. The wine is made from the estate that was owned by his family since the 7th Century
    
3. This woman was drowned in a ship that was torpedoed by a German U Boat in mid-1910 while travelling to India. Today, an AI Valet embedded in a world famous luxury product is named after her. In fact, she is a part of each and every product rolled out by this brand since she modelled for the sculptor who created this brand's marquee. Name her.
   The Spirit of Ecstasy hood ornament on the front of every Rolls was modelled by sculptor Charles Sykes after Eleanor Thornton, a British model from the early 1900s.
    
4. Name this online celebrity media (blog) publishing entity that filed for bankruptcy recently as a direct result of the monetary judgment against the company related to the Hulk Hogan sex tape lawsuit.
   Gawker
    
5. This commodity was discovered by the time of the Imperial Guptas, around 5th century AD. Buddhist monks carried it to the Far East and the Arab entrepreneurs took it to the Middle East and Europe. India is the second largest producer and consumer of the commodity in the world. Name it.
   Crystallised sugar
    
6. What is Johnston100 and where will you find it soon?
   Johnston is the typeface that has been the typographic voice of London
    
7. Recently Facebook had to issue an apology for using an inverted flag of a country in its Independence Day greeting which, according to the nation's law, conveyed that the country was at war. In peacetime, the flag displays a blue panel across the top and a red one across the bottom. Name the country.
   Philippines
    
8. What is common to Panamax, Supramax, Handysize and Capesize?
   All these are the Baltic exchange indices. The Baltic exchange is the provider of information on maritime transportation markets, used for the trading and settlement of physical and derivative contracts
    
9. A sub-species of sheep from the Pamir region, an airport in Europe and an Asian airlines frequent flyer programme are all named after this person. Who is he?
   Marco Polo. The Venice airport is named after him and Cathay Pacific runs a frequent flyer programme branded Marco Polo
    
10. Identify this businessman and his brand.
    Salvatore Ferragamo, SpA

 

There were 6 correct entries to quiz No 466. Praveen Harikumar from Mumbai, wins Rs 2000. The winner is based on the first correct entry received.