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The Strategist Quiz (#098)

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Gaurav Sri Krishna New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 8:47 PM IST

 

  1. This board game created by an Indian is probably the world’s first on intellectual property rights. Name it. 
     
  2. Identify the oral care brand whose ownership changed from Geoffrey Manners to Wyeth to John Oak Remedies. 
     
  3. After whose tragic death was the Rajabai Tower Tragedy Fund set up in 1890? 
     
  4. This company was founded by a farmer and car salesman in 1927. His wish was to fly when he learned aviators were paid as much as $1,000 per show and it became a life-changing opportunity for the 30-year-old. Name the company he founded. 
     
  5. Which discovery remained a secret for nearly 40 years because Napoleon Bonaparte refused to recognise it? Its inventor used a device developed by his friend Alessandro Volta in 1805. 
     
  6. Who said this and fill in the blank: “The iPod is an elegant product people like to be seen with, I want ______ to be an elegant product people like to be seen with?” 
     
  7. This magazine appeared for the first time in October 1933. It began as a racy publication for men and later transformed into a more refined periodical with contributions from Ernest Hemingway and F Scott Fitzgerald. Name it. 
     
  8. What is the term used to describe a situation when companies tend to find false comfort when others are pursuing similar strategies and enter the market with a similar product? 
     
  9. Identify this company whose base line reads “powered by culture” and gets its name from a Spanish word meaning “shoes”. 
     
  10. Identify the company from its logo.

 

 

Ten all-correct entries will receive a copy of Stephen J Hoch and Howard C Kunreuthe’s Wharton on Making Decisions, published by Wiley India (books courtesy: Wiley India). One lucky winner will also 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: 13 May. Previous winners, employees of Business Standard and Wiley India and their families are not eligible to participate.

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