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Answers to last week's quiz (#059)

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Strategist Team New Delhi

 

  1. This Indian brand was named after the Maharaja of Jamnagar and was established in 1948. It was later taken over by the Birla group in 1952. Name the maharaja and the brand.
    Digjam, named after Maharaja Digvijay Singh of Jamnagar

     

  2. Who set up the Self-Esteem Fund? It serves as an agent of change in young girls’ attitudes about themselves.
    Marketers of Unilever, under the Dove brand

     

  3. An athlete in the 1960 Olympics became the first sprinter to take payments covertly for wearing a certain brand of shoes. In fact, he wore one brand for the race and the other while he went up to collect his gold medal. Name the athlete and both the brands.
    German athlete Armin Hary wore the Adidas pair for the race and changed into Puma when he went to collect his gold for the 100 mts sprint

     

 
  • Name the children’s game and its manufacturer that has replaced cash with a plastic Visa credit card. Players simply insert their fake Visa card into the “LIFEpod”, which then informs you how much money and points you have, as well as dictates your game status and how many spaces you should move.
    Game of Life, by Hasbro

     

  • This brand was born when the founder saw the plywood on his kitchen table was peeling off due to overexposure to water. The brand name emerged as a result of his focus on kitchen plywood. This brand has also sponsored a lot of sporting events. Name it. 
    Kitply

     

  • Mozart’s 25th symphony was used as a signature tune during the launch of a famous brand in 1986. Name it. It has now become an integral part of the brand.
    Titan

     

  • Who owns the brands Tatva, Dadi Ma’s, Pushti and Just Pure? 
    All are private labels of Subhiksha Retail

     

  • Which brand made its debut in 1994 when it arrived in armoured cars in New York, cable cars in San Francisco, pink Cadillacs in Miami and by helicopters in Los Angeles?
    Wonderbra

     

  • Name the shoe brand that was established in Zlin, Czechoslovakia in 1894?
    Bata

     

  • Identify this logo.
    It is called the Flower and it is the European Eco-label, the official mark for products of guaranteed good environmental performance

     

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    There were 43 all-correct entries for the strategist quiz # 59. The winners who will receive a copy of How to Manage Problem Employees are: Antara Raaghavi, Mumbai; Animesh Lodiya, Lucknow; Deepa Bhat, Kasaragod; A V Kamath, Bangalore; Sandeep Kumar Soni, Bangalore; Rahul, Delhi; Nirupama Reddy, Secunderabad; Lata Bhatia, Ahmedabad; P N Bakuli, Kolkata; and Jimmy Jain, Mumbai. Antara Raaghavi also wins Rs 2,000.

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    First Published: Aug 19 2008 | 12:00 AM IST

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