Answers to last week's quiz (#323)

1. Connect the former London headquarters of the rock band Beatles, the site which witnessed the band's last live performance and a 121-year-old fashion retailer. Mention why this brand courted controversy recently?
   
   Abercrombie & Fitch. It opened a children's clothing store at the Beatles former London headquarters at No.3 Savile Row. It came under fire from local tailors, who are determined to keep the historic street free of chain stores. It is a street which has been associated with bespoke tailoring for two centuries
    
2. This brand's name is derived from two of its original ingredients consisting of two main chemicals. However, the original name was deemed unsuitable for an international brand because it was hard to pronounce in some languages. Coincidentally, it is the French word for the herb, parsley. Two European MNCs market this brand. Name it and also mention why it is unique.
   
   Persil, a brand of laundry detergent, originally made by Henkel & Cie but now Unilever also has the licence to manufacture, distribution, and market it in several countries. Introduced in 1907, Persil was the first commercially available "self-activated" synthetic laundry detergent.
    
3. Who has branded its range of male grooming products after a name actually given by Alfred Nobel that comes from the Ancient Greek word dýnamis meaning "power"?
   
   Amway's male grooming products are sold under the Dynamite brand name.
    
4. What is the management term used to describe a business practice of sharing financial and decision-making duties among all employees in order to impact the organisation? Also mention the name of the person who introduced this concept
   
   Open Book Management. Jack Stack, CEO of SRC Holdings Corporation introduced the concept.
    
5. This poet installed his invention in his manor in UK, where it's said that it was used by Queen Elizabeth herself. He was so pleased with the device that he wrote a book on the subject called "A New Discourse upon a Stale Subject: The Metamorphosis of Ajax". Name this person and his invention.
   
   Sir John Harington of Kelston was a courtier, author and master of art, popularly known as the inventor of the flush toilet.
    
6. Who uses this line "Paint the skies Little Red" and why?
   
   Virgin Atlantic. Little Red is its new UK domestic service.
    
7. The CEO of which company shared $3.25 million out of the $3.5 million he received as his bonus with 10,000 of his employees?
   
   Yang Yuanquing, CEO of Lenovo.
    
8. Whose baseline is "Building a better working world"?
   
   Ernst & Young
    
9. Connect this person who travelled to India in 1963 as an advisor to the United Nations and a recording of Vladimir Ashkenazy playing Mozart piano concertos, in 1966.
   
   Ray Dolby, the creator of the Dolby noise reduction systems.
    
10. Identify the pioneering brands from their respective logos and establish a connection between them.
    
    

The Crown Holdings Inc and the Gillette Company. King Gillette worked as a salesman in the Crown Cork and Seal Company during the 1890's. In 1891, Crown's founder William Painter, who invented the crown bottle cap, and Gillette had a very important conversation. Painter encouraged him to begin working on a product that would be thrown away after its use (like the crown cap), which would keep consumers coming back for more of the product. These words became an obsession for Gillette who went on to invent the disposable razor.

There were 10 correct entries for quiz No. 323. Mamta Ghosh from Gurgaon, Haryana wins Rs 2,000. Winner was chosen by drawing lots.