Answers to last week's quiz (#303)

1. During WWII 2500 men and women associated with this company joined the war efforts. Since 1985 it is the principal sponsor of the oldest marathon in the US. Name the company and the marathon.
   John Hancock is the principal sponsor of the Boston Marathon
    
2. In this year's Boston Marathon which brand brought out tribute tee shirts with the slogan "Boston Stands as One"? Why did it price them at $26.2?
   Adidas brought tribute tees at the recently concluded Boston Marathon. It priced them at $26.2 since it is a 26.2-mile marathon
    
3. Which brand's ideals statement is "Exist to celebrate journeys of progress and success?
   Johnnie Walker Whisky
    
4. Innovative tiny toys manufactured by a small factory on Pune's outskirts are sent to school kids for approval before mass-production. Subsequently these toys are sent to an MNC's factory in Baramati, where it packs them as a surprise toy inside its product. Name the MNC and the product.
   Ferrero Rocher's Kinder Joy chocolate egg.
    
5. This person earned the reputation as the "Einstein of Structural Engineering". Connect him with the World Trade Center buildings that were destroyed in 2001, the One World trade center to be completed in New York, Taipei 101, Petronas Towers and the Wills Tower formerly known as the Sears Tower. Name his invention that is used in these buildings.
   The Sky Lobby - an intermediate interchange floor where people can change from an express elevator to a local elevator. It was was invented by Fazlur Khan, a Bangladeshi American structural engineer, to reduce the time to travel in high rises.
    
6. In the late 1890s, the owner of Detroit Electric Company told his chief engineer, "Young man, that's the thing; you have it. Keep at it.Electric cars must keep near to power stations. The storage battery is too heavy. Steam cars won't do either, for they have to have a boiler and fire. Your car is self contained and carries its own power plant - no fire, no boiler, no smoke and no steam." Name the engineer, his idea and the owner of his company.
   Thomas Edison said to Henry Ford when he mentioned that he would use spark plug for the car he was designing.
    
7. This relatively new luxury watch brand draws inspiration from aeronautics and racing cars. One of its limited editions is named after the president of the Federation Internationale de l'Automobile. Name the brand and the limited edition.
   Watch brand Richard Mille has come out with a limited edition called Jean Todt.
    
8. Name this subsidiary of a global giant that holds 13 Guinness world records and is the world's leading customer science company.
   Dunnhumby, a TESCO subsidiary.
    
9. The idea for this nearly century-old brand developed when a scientist's wife was frustrated with her casserole dish and begged her husband to fashion something from the railroad signal lantern glass he worked with. His first invention was a pie plate from which this brand also gets its name. Name it.
   Pyrex the Corning owned cookware brand.
    
10. Identify the logo from the visual and mention the brand that owes its genesis to it.
    
    The Florida Gators, the intercollegiate sports teams that represent the University of Florida. In 1965, the team's assistant coach asked university physicians why so many players were being affected by heat. The solution resulted in the invention of the sports drink Gatorade.
    
     

There were 8 correct entries for The Strategist quiz #303. Mohit Jain from Bengaluru wins Rs 2000. The winner was chosen by frawing lots.