Answers to the Strategist Quiz #661

Answers to the Strategist Quiz #661

1 Born in the early 1800s, this person’s middle name at birth was Beer. He worked in a private bank and became a book publisher. Later, on the advice of the founder of a company which uses the base line “Ingenuity for Life” today, he set up a company which still exists. Name the person.

1. Reuter, Paul Julius, Freiherr riginally Israel Beer Josaphat German banker, bookseller, news entrepreneur founded Reuters Ltd in London on the advice of Werner Von Siemens. 

2 This event in its history has been cancelled only 25 times and this year it is the first time since WW-II. It started in the 1800s to celebrate the marriage of Bavarian Crown Prince Ludwig to Princess Therese. Name the event and an economic index that measures the inflation of a particular commodity that is very important for this celebration.

2. The Oktoberfest held in Munich every year since 1810. The UniCredit bank has tracks beer inflation during this period using its Wiesn visitor price index 

3 A product named Livewire is being auctioned in the US, custom built with the signatures of the founder’s family and the proceeds are being given away to United Way Covid-19 relief fund. Name the manufacturer.

3. Harley Davidson

4 Bill Gates of United Kingdom and Hewlett Packard Enterprises have been having a court battle for the last nine years. Why?

4. This is after HP bought an analytics software company called Autonomy from its founder Mike Lynch in 2011 and realised that the founder had dressed up the financials of the company before the purchase leading to a massive accounting fraud

5 Name the Italian pasta that is made from scrapped parts of dough, while making regular pastas like Tagliolini.

5. Maltagliati which in Italian means poorly cut

6 Connect Dettol’s Hand sanitizer brand and Lakme’s 9to5 Aloe Vera Gel and their Twitter wars and what do you arrive at?

6. Baba Ramdev  compared the prices of these two brands with his competing products on Twitter and created a sensation 

7 Which brand has launched a campaign, “Share the load”, especially during Covid-19 lockdown?

7. Ariel (P&G)

8 Given the current Covid-19 environment, who is using this base line “Master every uncertainty”?

8. Bloomberg

9 Whose motto when translated into English means “Different Everyday”?

9.  Wuhan city

10 Combine Image 1 and 2 and arrive at a brand name and the person who inspired it. 

10. A Dark Rum brand called Papa Pilar, named after Ernst Hemmingway and his famous boat Pilar. It is manufactured by the Hemmingway Rum Company located in Florida

 

 

One lucky winner will receive a cheque for Rs 2,000. Send your entries to strategist@bsmail.in. 

All entries must carry the postal address of the contestant. Last date for receiving entries is 

May 5 till 8 pm. Previous winners and employees of Business Standard and their families are not eligible to participate. The winner is chosen on the basis of the first correct entry received.

There were seven correct entries to Quiz number 661. The winner is Heer Shah from Ahmedabad