Answers to the Strategist quiz (#505)

Strategy Quiz (#505) answers

1. By what name will these brands Yahoo, AOL, Huffington Post, TechCrunch, and Gadget be collectively known as?

Oath. It will operate as a subsidiary of Verizon

2.  According to the staff who worked for Thomas Edison, this place painted in black was a small place to work. Edison’s employees coined the name __ since it reminded them of police vans. In the 1830s, racehorses were generally given this name. What was it?

The Black Maria, considered the world’s first film studio

3. This term appeared in the late 1920s. It was based on the Harley-Davidson “J” series v-twin. Changes were made to improve the performance of J-series Harley-Davidson. The term is now used as a style of custom motorcycles where excess body work is stripped off. What is it?

A bobber, originally called a “bob-job”. The typical construction includes stripping excess bodywork from a motorcycle; removing the front fender, and shortening the rear fender, which is “bobbed” (as in bob-tail), and all superfluous parts removed to reduce weight

4. Connect the word that is derived from Spanish which means a travellers’ cloak, the Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare with the polar explorers Ernest Shackleton and Roald Amundsen. What do you arrive at?

The fabric gabardine that is a tough, tightly woven fabric used to make suits, overcoats, windbreakers etc. It was invented by Thomas Burberry and was used by the Polar Explorers. In The Merchant of Venice, William Shakespeare uses the phrase “Jewish gaberdine” to describe the garment worn by Shylock.

5. What is the buzzword used to describe the phenomenon where immigrants transfer cash back to their country by shopping at websites based in their native countries?

Immi-merce

6. India is the world’s largest producer of this spice at about 1.34 lakh tons (2016). Ancient Egyptians used it in their cosmetics and ointments. Their holy smoke contained a fair amount of this spice. Romans used it in their wines. Some of this spice was said to have been recovered from the tomb of Tutankhamen. Name it?

Fenugreek, known as methi in Hindi

7. This start-up footwear company’s name comes from __, which means “of the sun” in Indonesian, and __, which means “of the sea” in Latin. One of their products features an embedded, low-range chip that uses NFC tech and gathers data from the wearer long after purchase to target them for future products and promotions. Name it.

The flip flops brand Hari Mari, founded by a couple based in Dallas

8. Name the candy that is going to be launched with the tag line “pran jaaye per __ na jaaye”?

Pulse candy, from the makers of Pass Pass mouth fresheners the DS (Dhrampal Satyapal) group

9. Who is trade marking its fragrance which is described as a unique scent formed through the combination of a sweet, slightly musky, vanilla-like fragrance, with slight overtones of cherry, and the natural smell of a salted, wheat-based dough?

The Hasbro brand Play-Doh

10. Name the brand and an organisation who used it as its erstwhile logo.

The apparel brand Fred Perry founded by the tennis star himself in 1952. The laurel wreath logo was the erstwhile logo of Wimbledon

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: April 14 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 three correct entries to quiz No 505. The winner is Saurav Samantaray from Pune