Answers to last week's quiz #053

 

1. Which Indian was instrumental in acquiring the first cellular licences in the US as well as winning the first cellular licence in Germany for the telecom company he worked in the mid-1980s?
   Arun Sarin, when he was with the Pacific Telesis group in 1984.
2. When and between which two cities was the first international air mail delivered?
   In 1919, William Boeing and pilot Eddie Hubbard used Boeing's C-700 to carry 60 letters from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, to Seattle, delivering the first international airmail.
3. The founder and CEO of which American company is known to read the Declaration of Independence to himself every 4th of July?
   Jeff Bezos, the founder of Amazon.com
4. Ruias-led Indian conglomerate Essar Group has got a boost to its proposed acquisition of US steel firm Esmark with the target company adopting a "poison pill" to shield itself against any hostile takeover. Who invented the poison pill?
   The poison pill was invented by noted lawyer Martin Lipton of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz, in 1982
5. What is common to Parsi, Mecca, Virgin, Corsica and Zam Zam?
   All are cola brands that compete with dominating brands like Coke and Pepsi
6. In the advertising world what are known as "car cards"?
   Posters used for ads inside busses, trains and other vehicles
7. Which brand's logo fixed on its apparels always weighs 0.38 gms?
   The Lacoste crocodile
8. Identify the car that is named after the 17th century French explorer who founded the city of Detroit.
   Cadillac made by GM
9. Which chocolate candy brand offers its customers to print personal/ customised messages or images on the product in 22 different colours?
   M&Ms
10. Name the children's brand mascot that is considered to be the second-most recognised figure after Santa Claus in the world? It was created by an American TV personality in 1963.
    Ronald McDonald ? McDonald's famous mascot was created by Willard Scott

There was one all-correct entry for the strategist quiz # 53. The winner, Ajay Vidhani, will receive a copy of David Taylor's The Naked Leader and Rs 2,000.