Answers to last week's quiz (#231)

 

1. With whom will the brands Palette and Mr Wagon compete?
   Maruti Suzuki plans to launch Palette and Mr Wagon brands to compete with Tata’s Nano 
    
2. The name of this company in its native country means “below the pine tree.” It changed its ticker a few years ago on the NYSE from MC to ____? Identify the company.
   Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd changed its name to Panasonic Corporation in October 2008. Its symbol on NYSE now is PC. 
    
3. This company was founded by a 25-year-old engineer as a gear wheel factory. The Herring bone gear that was manufactured by it became so successful that the founder made the design the company’s trademark which is its logo even today. Name the company and its founder.
   Andre Citroen founder of the French car company Citroen 
    
4. Which company has a unique employment initiative to drive away Monday morning blues called “Thank God its Monday”?
   iGate Patni 
    
5. Wasted heat generated by servers in data centers is beginning to be distributed to neighbouring homes and commercial buildings. What name has been given to this novel recycling method?
   Data Furnace 
    
6. Name the world’s first alcohol-free whisky-flavored beverage that has been halal certified which signifies that the substance is permissible under Islamic law.
   Headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, ArKay Beverages is the first company to manufacture alcohol-free whisky 
    
7. During the 1890s a poster artist met the founders of this company with a cartoon for a German beer showing a large Bavarian raising his beer mug, he was asked to adapt the image for their company’s mascot. Name the brand and its mascot which is still popular around the world.
   Michelin Tyre’s Bibendum also known as the Michelin Man 
    
8. What are Smilers?
   Smilers is the name given to Britain’s personalised postage stamps. It is administered online jointly by the Royal Mail and Hewlett Packard’s Snapfish. 
    
9. What is common to Curiosity, Opportunity, Spirit and Sojourner?
   All Rovers sent to the Planet Mars by NASA
    
10. Identify both the brands from their logos and establish their recent connection.
    
    Titan recently bought Favre Leuba, a Swiss manufacturer of watches that was established in 1737.

There were 41 all-correct entries for The Strategist quiz #231.The winners who will receive a copy of The Confidence Plan are Sarwet Jabeen, Ranchi; Mamta Ghosh, Gurgaon; UKMishra, Faridabad; Ganesh Sah, New Delhi; PN Bakuli, Kolkata; Atif Chinwala, Ahmedabad; Sindhu S, Chennai; Umarani Yalavarthi, Bangalore; Ranjit Kamat, Mumbai; Sishir Kumar, Karimnagar. Sarwet Jabeen also wins Rs 2,000.