Answers to The Strategist Quiz #588

Answers to The Strategist Quiz #588

1. Connect hippopotamus, cat, pig and ant to a large business group and explain what does the Hippopotamus represent.

Ans. The Alibaba group. Hema in Chinese is Hippo and  their first of its kind retail stores which use only mobiles for payments & billing are branded so. Ant is the financial services brand and the pig is for Alitrip and the cat is related to Tmall

2. Who said this "I used to be embarrassed because I was just a ___while other people were building bridges or going on to medical careers. And then I began to realise: Entertainment is one of the most important things in people’s lives. Without it they may go off the deep end. I feel that if you are able to entertain, you are doing a good thing"?

Ans. Stan Lee, the American comic book writer and publisher of Marvel comics who passed away last week

3. This particular item gets its name from the word 'salata', Latin for salted things, such as the raw leafy greens eaten since Roman times with olive oil, vinegar and salt. But the industry comprising of some of condiments that embellish this item is currently estimated at $18 billion globally. Name both the main item and the condiments.

Ans. Salad and Global Salad dressings and mayonnaise market is $18 billion approx.

4. This person has the citizenship of 3 countries which includes Lebanon, he was the first person to run two Fortune 500 companies simultaneously and his life story has been turned into a Superhero Manga comic book. Name him.

Ans. Carlos Ghosn CEO of Renault Nissan

5. Who made this statement in the early 1900s: "I do not think that manufacturers are more conducive to prosperity than agriculture is, unless they evoke initiative. A score of TATAs might do more for Indian than any Government, British or indigenous, can accomplish"?

Ans. The Economist Alfred Marshall

6. What is the term used for employees or hot shot executives who spend their day racing from meeting to meeting, tethered to laptops so they can retrieve even the most basic information, take notes and remain linked to the rest of the world via email and social media?

Ans. Corridor Warriors or Corridor Cruisers

7. Which brand's tagline reads "Luxury Evolved"?

Ans. The luxury car brand Genesis from Hyundai

8. Alia Bhat, Varun Dhawan and Hrithik Roshan are all brand ambassadors for the umbrella brands of which primary brand?

Ans. VIP Luggage. Alia Bhat promotes Caprese, Hrithik Roshan is the ambassador for VIP and Varun Dhawan is the face of Skybags

9. Name the brand that gets its name from a sudden strong rush of wind, flurry or blast?

Ans. The French aircraft Rafale, when translated in French it means a Gust of wind

10. State the industry-first practice introduced by this logo as also the name of the organisation.

Ans. EVA Air, Evergreen Airways, a Taiwanese 5-star international airline was the first in the world to introduce the "Premium Economy Class" in 1991

There were three correct entries to Quiz no 588. The winner is V Srinivasa Murthy from Telangana.