Answers to last week's quiz (#214)

 

1. This form of drink was invented in India in 1638 by mixing arrack, sugar, spices, lime juice and water. Its English name is supposed to have been derived from a Sanskrit word. Name it.
   Punch. It is supposed to have got its name from the Sanskrit and Hindi word panch, which means five. 
    
2. The founder of which company is known to have thrown shoe parties (akin to Tupperware’s kitty parties) before setting up its retail stores in the UK and other parts of the world? 
   Catherine Paver of the UK, who founded the Pavers brand of shoes 
    
3. With what are the following terms associated — acidity, body, aroma and cupping?
   Criteria used to judge coffee, and cupping is the tasting process 
    
4. Two chartered accountants founded this company in India in the mid 70s. They traveled in rickshaws delivering goods and collecting payments. They chose a brand name that had no meaning but was easy on the tongue and sounded Italian. Name them and their company.
   Emami, founded by Radhe Shyam Goenka and Radhe Shyam Agarwal 
    
5. This brand was introduced in India by a company called Duphar Interferan Limited. Kapil Dev was its brand ambassador during his heydays. Name it.
   Crocin 
    
6. What is the term used to describe a group of experts assigned to investigate/solve technical or systemic problems? The term originated in the aerospace industry but is also used in other industries, including IT. (hint : IBM)
   Tiger Teams 
    
7. Which brand replaced cocaine as one of its key ingredients with caffeine in the year 1906? Its founder called it “a precious brain toner and reliever against nervous troubles”. 
   Coca-Cola 
    
8. Identify this Fortune Global 10 company (2010 rankings) that was incorporated in 2006 and in a year’s time merged with entities that were established in 1870s in its country of origin.
   Japan Post Holdings 
    
9. The Bhoodan movement was started by Vinoba Bhave in 1951 at this place and it is famous for a particular craft for which it has got a geographical indicator. Name it. 
   Pochampally, a town in Andhra Pradesh, is famous for its ikat woven textiles 
    
10. What is common to these brands/companies?
    
    They were all incorporated in the year 1947, the year of Indian independence

There were 19 all-correct entries for the strategist quiz #214. The winners who will receive a copy of Are You Good Enough are Mayank Mundra, Kolkata; Mohammad Ahmad, Ambedkar Nagar; Neil Ghosh, Gurgaon; Manusree Pradeep, Kochi; Sangeeta Sharma, Delhi; Ravishankar, Bangalore; Gaurav, Anand; Swati Naidu, Manipal; Y Mahati Bhargavi, Hyderabad; D S Ravi Shekar, Secunderabad. Mayank Mundra also wins Rs 2,000.