Answers to last week's quiz

1. When and where was the term "superstore" first used?
   The term superstore was first used in 1968, when Tesco opened its store in Crawley, West Sussex, England.
   
   
2. A company came out with advertisements in 2004 to take credit for the turnaround performance of a company it took over. The ad copy read: _______ has gone from BIFR to BSE-30. Name both the companies.
   ONGC after taking over MRPL
   
   
3. This company founded in 1923 has seen many owners. They include United Airlines, RCS, General Motors and Ford Motor Company. Its current owner is a private equity group that includes Merrill Lynch Global Private Equity. Name it.
   Hertz Corporation, also known as the Hertz rent-a-car company
   
   
4. Identify the organisation that uses the "Zebu bull" as its logo. This bull is a symbol of strength.
   Indusind Bank
   
   
5. Which apparel brand uses price tags in the form of tarot cards?
   Cherokee crushed t-shirts from Arvind Brands
   
   
6. Identify this company that is currently active in Nepal, Bangladesh and India and was founded by a former international rugby player in 1980?
   Cairn Energy, founded in 1980 by former international rugby player Sir Bill Gammell
   
   
7. What were "shoppers plates" introduced in the US in the 1920s?
   Payment cards, which were a precursor to credit/charge cards
   
   
8. Which billionaire businessman moved every 180 days from state to state in the US to avoid becoming a permanent resident of any one state to do away with paying local taxes?
   Howard Hughes
   
   
9. The brand name CEAT is an abbreviation of the name of one of the two original promoter companies. One of them is the Cavi Electric Affini Turino. Name the other promoter.
   The Tatas
   
   
10. Complete this slogan and identify the brand. Better ingredients, Better _______?
    Better ingredients, Better pizza "" base line of Papa John's Pizza chain

There were 16 all-correct entries for the strategist quiz # 51. The winners who will receive a copy of The Portable MBA in Entrepreneurship are: Sanat Kumar Mukherjee, Kolkata; Mamta Ghosh,Gurgaon; Aslam Ahmad, Ranchi; Pankaj K Joshi, New Delhi; Anil K Gaynar, New Delhi; Aftab Alam, New Delhi; Parag Sharma, Delhi; Sabeeha Mahtab, Patna; Md Abu Zakir, Patna; and Shailendra Singh, Noida. Sanat Kumar Mukherjee also wins Rs 2,000.