The Strategist Quiz (#426)

1. During World War II, which European city had US army camps named after cigarette brands ; Camp Philip Morris, Camp Pall Mall, Camp Lucky Strike, Camp Chesterfield?
    
2. It was designed by three Italians and subsequently shown to the famous Italian designer Aurelio Zanotta in the late 1960s. Zanotta then marketed this product as the ____of 1001 nights. One thousand positions by day and one position by night. What is it commonly known as?
    
3. What is the term used to describe a phenomenon where the less well-off gain at the expense of the better-off? It is most commonly used in discussions of income inequality and educational inequality. For example, a government that collects higher taxes from the rich and lower or no taxes from the poor, and then uses that tax revenue to provide services for the poor.
    
4. During the late 1920s, two scientists doing research for a General Motors subsidiary developed an inert, nontoxic and odourless replacement chlorofluorocarbon gas. GM asked DuPont to develop the product on a large scale and manufacture it. Name it.
    
5. Which MNC in India launched a campaign called Project Vishwas in India to restore the reputation of its flagship brand? It was to dispel doubts in minds of consumers after worms were found in its product.
    
6. By joining whom will one begin to start: "Thinking bravely"?
    
7. Who owns the online shopping portal for babies, kids and infants called babyoye.com?
    
8. In 1990 which company came out with an ad stating: "200 employees walk out of Bombay Oil," and why?
    
9. Name the brand that originated in Italy from a spring called Angelica, in a town called Nocera Umbra?
    
10. Whose corporate logo is this? One of its brands uses the base line: "Mama Loves you"

 

 

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