Answers to last week's quiz #052

 

1. Tsunami, Kilo, Orion and Voodoo are subrands of which product?
   Axe deodorant spray from Unilever
   
   
2. This company was the first to experiment with a female model as a brand ambassador for its campaign in an Islamic nation. "The Jazz Girl" concept which it introduced became something of a trend for other brands to follow. Name the company and the product.
   Orascom's Mobilink Jazz prepaid cellular service in Pakistan
   
   
3. A former marathon runner has designed shoes officially known as the "wet grip" shoes. This master craftsman uses ground rice husks and embeds them in the rubber soles of the racing flats. This helps absorb water and provide better traction. They are being custom-made only for a few runners for the 2008 Olympics. Name the person and the company he works for.
   Hitoshi Mimura, a master craftsman at Asics, the Japanese sporting goods manufacturer
   
   
4. Who is the world's largest contract manufacturer of electronics?
   The Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd known by its trade name Foxconn. It manufactures the Xbox and Apple iPhones.
   
   
5. Which pioneering brand launched its services on July 4, 1996?
   Sabir Bhatia's Hotmail
   
   
6. Which airlines was the first to introduce in-flight gambling?
   Virgin Atlantic Airways
   
   
7. For which brand did the famous singer Talat Mehmood sing a jingle in the early 1950s?
   Dalda Vanspati
   
   
8. Who owns Antrix Corporation?
   Department of Space owns Antrix Corporation, which is its commercial arm
   
   
9. When and which public sector bank was the first to launch Visa card in India?
   Andhra Bank in 1981
   
   
10. Who manufactured a failed two-wheeler brand called BSA Bond in India?
    Brooke Bond Ltd (now part of HUL) after it bought over Karnataka Scooters Ltd

There were 13 all-correct entries for the strategist quiz # 52. The winners who will receive a copy of Patrick Lencioni's Death by Meeting are: Ranjini S G, Bangalore; Venu Gopal Uppaluri, Bangalore; Sumit, Mumbai; K N Sujeer, Mumbai; R Balasundaram, Mumbai; Anjali Iyer, Mumbai; Rohit Jha, Nagpur; Anitha Rathod, Hyderabad; R Bharat, Chennai; and Yusuf Khan, Mumbai. Ranjini S G also wins Rs 2,000.