Answers to the Strategist Quiz (#421)

1. This seminal business book was based on the author's consulting assignment at AT&T. He argued that decentralisation or, in business terms, divestment, can be a corporate and social good. This argument is paradigmatic of the larger debate vis-à-vis the natural or appropriate state and size of nations, institutions and communities. Name the book and its author.
   The Adaptive Corporation by Alvin Toffler. This path breaking book was published in 1985.
    
2. What is the term generally used to describe meetings where participants are not allowed to use laptops? The purpose is to create an environment free from distraction to foster enhanced focus and to generate more discussions.
   Topless meetings.
    
3. Which brand is generally referred to as "Raasiana Vandi" in Tamil, which means a vehicle that is a lucky charm?
   The TVs Moped.
    
4. Who recently said: "The Entrepreneurship scene in India today is like in the US of 1970s"?
   Ratan Tata.
    
5. In this city, authorities have designated a 30 metre (100ft) "cellphone lane" for people who use their phones while walking. It claims to be the "First mobile phone sidewalks in ___." Fill in the blank and name the city.
   Chongqing, China. It claims to be the first in the world and China to set up such exclusive sidewalks for mobile phone users
    
6. Connect Wilhelm Richard Wagner, the German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is primarily known for his operas and a global brand's logo and what do you arrive at?
   The Walt Disney Pictures logo is the adaption of the Neuschwanstein Castle also known as "New Swanstone Castle" which is a 19th century Romanesque Revival palace on a rugged hill above the village of Hohenschwangau near Füssen in southwest Bavaria, Germany. The palace was commissioned by Ludwig II of Bavaria as a retreat and as an homage to Richard Wagner.
    
7. Where would you find these brands doing a cameo: Airbus A400, BBC, BMW, Nokia, Dell, Range Rover, Samsung and Zumreed?
   In the latest Tom Cruise movie Mission Impossible - Rogue Nation.
    
8. This person is called the Father of Modern Philanthropy. He was among the wealthiest and most famous industrialists of his day. He set up an innovative philanthropic foundation way back in the early 1910s. His fortune has since supported everything from the discovery of insulin and the dismantling of nuclear weapons, to the creation of Pell Grants and Sesame Street. Name him.
   Andrew Carnegie
    
9. Complete the slogan and name the brand: Life is short. Have an ____
   Affair. Ashley Madison, the online dating service company.
    
10. Identify the logo.
    electronics company that manufactures electronic materials, electronic components, and recording and data-storage media. It was famous for its cassette tapes.

 

There were seven all correct entries for quiz No.421. Saswata Pal from Kutch, Gujarat, wins Rs 2,000. The winner was chosen on the basis of first correct entry received.