The Strategist Quiz (#517)

The Strategist Quiz, June 29, 2017

1. This company was founded in the 1880s by a moneylender to the Nawab of Avadh and the Mughal court but changed hands. A person who joined it as a management trainee in the 60s escaped an attack on its factory by Naxalites in Calcutta. He loaded up a truck with all the important papers, smashed through a wall and drove non-stop till he reached his HQ in Delhi. Impressed by this the owner made him a partner in the business and he became his trusted lieutenant. In the 90s one of the heads of this business group and his sons ousted him from all boards and consigned him to the margins. Name him and the head of the business group.

2. What has the famous Andhra pickle Gongura got to do with a new version of an Ford vehicle launched in 2013 and BMW i3 launched in 2014?

3. This South American company was founded in 2000 with one store. In seven years it became a complete online business. Today it is the first from its country to go public on the NYSE. It recently launched a book when translated into English means “No Boundaries”. Name it.

4. Connect the Netherlands cricket team and now the New Zealand cricket team with an Indian brand.

5. This term’s origins are linked to the way investment banks are listed on the “tombstone”, or public notification of a financial transaction. The bank responsible for control of allocation of securities to investors, known as the book running manager, is listed above the others and on the cover of the prospectus. The font size of the name of this bank, or banks if there are co-book running managers, is larger. Name it.

6. Connect the Alien: Covenant a 2017 American science fiction horror film directed by Ridley Scott& the Audi Car Company and what do you arrive at.

7. Which is the first structure in India to get an image trade mark registered?  The Eiffel Tower in Paris and the Empire State Building in New York are some of them who have their structures / buildings trademarked.

8. Connect Kodaikanal, India, and Minamata city in Japan with the Roman patron god of financial gain, commerce, eloquence, messages and communication, travellers, boundaries, trickery and thieves. Also name an Indian and Japanese firm each that should form a part of the answer.

9. The faculty at Stanford and Harvard coined this term in 2010 to describe a phenomenon that star performers were unable to cope with simple struggles and disappointments. Today most universities have courses on this topic and the start-up ecosystem is encouraging it too.

10. Name this 102-year-old company which is a formidable player in this digital world. Compiled by Gaurav Sri Krishna, www.facebook.com/gaurav.s.krishna

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: July 30 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 five correct entries to Quiz No 516. The winner is Dikshant Rathod from Pune