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The Strategist Quiz (#115)

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Gaurav Sri Krishna New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 20 2013 | 12:09 AM IST

 

  1. If Wayne McLaren, who was an American stunt man, model, actor and rodeo performer, is linked with Marlboro cigarette advertisements, with what is David Whitbread linked to? 
     
  2. Name the brand which has come out with a Mahatma Gandhi limited edition of one of its products. The product design includes a lacquered surface showing cotton texture and yarn spun on a spindle. 
     
  3. In the 1890s, who ran “The Wonderful Mother” ad campaign and for which of its products? 
     
  4. If Shakti Ammas are linked to Hindustan Unilever’s rural initiatives, with which company are Jyothi Ammas associated with? 
     
  5. Which company invented the first watch in the world to generate and save its own electricity? 
     
  6. Which company’s logo is interpreted by many as a tribute to Alan Turing, often considered to be the father of modern computer science? He committed suicide in 1954 by biting into a cyanide-tainted fruit. 
     
  7. What is common to the star Harvard MBA CEOs Meg Whitman of eBay and Steve Ballmer of Microsoft? 
     
  8. With which film star is the brand Tiger Eyes linked to? 
     
  9. In the mid-1990s, a number of car accidents involving British (male) drivers were apocryphally attributed to the head turning nature of which advertisement? 
     
  10. Identify the company by its logo.

 

 

Ten all-correct entries will receive a copy of Jim Rogers’ Adventure Capitalist, 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: 23 September. Previous winners, employees of Business Standard and Wiley India and their families are not eligible to participate.

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