Answers to the Strategist quiz #648

Answers to the Strategist quiz #648

1. Connect Zarathustra, Prophet Moses, Prophet Mohammed, Socrates, Charles Darwin, the Quran and Talmud with pioneers in the petroleum industry 

Answer: These are all names of modern oil tankers developed by Ludvig and Robert Nobel, brothers of Alfred Nobel, who founded Branobel (short for Brothers Nobel) in Baku, Azerbaijan. In the late 19th century, they ran one of the largest oil companies in the world.

2. Who said "Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others"? 

Answer: Jack Welch

3. This Peruvian painter was famous for painting pin-up girls, including those for the Playboy magazine. His other special ability inspired an airline last year. Name him and the airline. 

Answer: Vargas was famous for Aircraft Nose art and painted a number of WWII planes for the US Airforce. Virgin Atlantic has created a mascot called Red Velvet for all its Airbus 350 aircrafts

4. These are some corporate email messages out in the open. Name the company and the subject being discussed."Would you put your family on a _ simulator trained aircraft? I wouldn't,". "This airplane is designed by clowns, who are in turn supervised by monkeys".

Answer: Boeing employee emails on the ill-fated 737 Max

5. Airtel, BookmyShow, Cadbury's and SpiceJet are the four brands that have lined up ad campaigns and are hoping to cash on a recent release on the silver screen. Which one?

Answer: Main brands endorsing Rajnikanth's latest release Darbar

6. Name the brand that has tied up with a FM radio channel in India wherein listeners can leave messages for their family and friends played by the RJ on air. Called as sticky reminders the phone calls are being dubbed as ___call.

Answer: Fevi Call (Fevicol)

7. Name the bran that narrates the story of India's first blind solo paragliding pilot in its latest advertisement spot.

Answer: Colgate

8. Why was the Bombardier Challenger 300 TC-RZA aircraft in the news last week?

Answer: Carlos Ghosn, ex CEO of Nissan Renault escaped from Japan in one of them

9. The mascot of this company was named affectionately after its first customer who subscribed to its service. Name the mascot and the company.

Answer: Evernote's Elephant is called Mads 

10. These 3 images are related to Ivory Coast, Ecuador and Madagascar. What do they represent?

Answer: Flavour profiles of Chocolate grown in these countries

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