The Strategist Quiz #589

The Strategist Quiz #589

1. In 1497, Vasco da Gama was ordered to find a sea route to India be the first to start trading in Pepper and propagate Christianity. When he arrived at Calicut he was extremely disappointed because his mission was in a way already accomplished by some else. Who was this person?

2. The CEO of this company prefers to be called the Chief Big Ass. Name the person and the product his company manufactures

3. This company's slogan is Heart and Wisdom. Its products are being reintroduced in India after a gap of nearly 45 years. Name it.

4. Connect Tillie the All-Time Teller which was one of the first ATMs, run by the First National Bank of Atlanta in 1974 and the iPhone and what do you arrive at?

5. Name the brand for which these names were initially tried out - Blitzbuggy, Jitterbug, and Iron pony.

6. What is the term used for describing any major news or event that pushes a company to the brink of extinction by wiping out the value of its stock almost overnight? The corporate version of Dinosaurs getting extinct.

7. In the late 1940s what was named Sierra Sam in the US and what was its significance?

8. Name the person whose initial businesses were Dhanunjaya Hotels and a cotton spinning mill in Andhra Pradesh?

9. PV Sindhu and AR Rahman are ambassadors for which brand?

10. Identify the brand from its logo.

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 November 27 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.