The Strategist Quiz

1. When the first CEO of an American computer company fired 40 employees on February 25, 1981, the day was called "Black Wednesday". Name the CEO and his company.

2. All the corner seats in cinema houses were branded by this consumer goods brand. A few years ago, it had a brush with controversy when its advertisement showed a convict kissing a female inspector. Name the brand.

3. British soldiers carried it when they landed on the beaches of Normandy during WWII. It was brought to India in 1964 by Glaxo. Which brand are we talking about?

4. For which brand did Ginger Rogers pose in 1926? (Hint: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister Jayalalithaa, too, has endorsed it.)

5. In 1987, an Indian FMCG company launched India's first brand of flavoured soya milk. Name the brand.

6. Who owns the Premier Automotive Group?

7. Sixty-nine years after it sank in 1913, the batteries in the Holland I Submarine were still found to be working. The same company has a battery that has been running in the West Bengal State Electricity Board office for the past 69 years. Which company are we talking about? 8. When she found that her daughter preferred playing with dolls that resembled adults to those that resemble babies, she created Barbie. Who is she? Also name the German doll that Mattel acquired and revamped to create Barbie.

9. What is the name of Kinetic Engineering's first Italjet designed scooter that was recently launched in India?

10. Which Indian brand began its life in the back alleys of Ahmedabad in 1969? (Hint: It advertised the same on radio for close to 30 years and went on to become a national brand.) 

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