Answers to last week's quiz (#338)

1. During the American Civil War, New York City faced a severe coin shortage resulting from the hoarding of both gold and silver. In response, the US government allowed merchants to mint their own coins to exchange during the war - much like in-store coupons are used today. What were these called?
   They were called "rebellion tokens" or "copperheads." These coins were made out of copper, brass, copper nickel or lead. The government stopped the practice after the American Civil War.Yet a few of the tokens found their way back to the place of issue to be redeemed for merchandise.
    
2. The Duke of Windsor, the King and Queen of Spain, Princess Grace of Monaco and former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi are some of this store's notable customers. In the late 1920s this store inspired a Broadway show tune composed by Howard Dietz for his play The Little Show. Name this 165-year-old store and the unique distinction it holds in the US.
   Hammacher Schlemmer publishes America's longest running shopping catalogue since 1848. It prints 50 million catalogues a year.
    
3. The co-founder & CEO of this company has a rock band called JT & Friends which performs for charity. He said "We didn't know there was a shortage of memory devices. We had no idea what we were doing-again. It was the right time, the right place, the right product". Name the person and his company.
   John Tu, CEO of Kingston Technology, largest independent manufacturer of memory products.
    
4. Name the brand whose equality ad titled "Labels Against Women" has already earned 8.2 million views on YouTube.
   Pantene.
    
5. What is the term used to describe this phenomenon when supervisors ride and take credit for the wave of success created by the hard work and ideas of their best employees?
   Employee surfboarding.
    
6. This brand was founded in 1937, when its founder bought a secret yeast raised doughnut recipe from a New Orleans French chef. Earlier this year it set up its Indian operations. Name it.
   Krispy Kreme doughtnuts. It was founded by Vernon Rudolph in Old Salem, Connecticut in1937
    
7. This cartoon character from a comic strip that was originally titled Lil Folks became the official mascot for aerospace safety due to its refusal to accept defeat and his outside-the-doghouse way of looking at things. Name the character and the entity that uses him as its mascot.
   Following the Apollo I fire, Snoopy (from the Peanuts comic strip) became the official mascot of aerospace safety, testing and the rebuilding of the Apollo Programme. A series of Snoopy-in-Space ("Astrobeagle") products arrived with this campaign, and originals are still prized.
    
8. Whose book is titled Management in 10 words?
   Teary Leahy, former CEO of TESCO
    
9. Which company uses the baseline "The Energy of India" in advertisements below its logo?
   Indian Oil Corporation.
    
10. Identify this Indian business group that is now run by the widow of its founder and name its beer brand.
    The Adie Broswon Corporation. It is run by Jasdeep Kaur Chadha, wife of Hardeep Singh who died in the infamous shoot out with his brother Ponty Singh. She launched a beer brand called Rockberg.

 

There were two all-correct entries for quiz No. 338. VK Handa from Mumbai wins Rs 2000. Winner was chosen by drawing lots.