Answers to The Strategist Quiz (#361)

1. Since the 90s this company has been predicting the first day of rain in Mumbai. Its ad campaign has become emblematic of the first day of rain in Mumbai. Name it.
   MRF Tyres - rain day. This year, MRF predicted that monsoons would officially arrive in Mumbai on June 12.
    
2. This European chocolate and confectionary brand's tagline in English is "Sweet mark of quality". It gets its name from the last name of its founder who is currently the head of state of his country. Name the brand and its founder.
   Roshen Corporation. It was founded in Kiev, Ukraine in 1996 by Petro Poroshenko, who is its current President.
    
3. Which management guru's main thesis is that the world is not flat, in direct contradiction to Thomas Friedman's bestselling book The World is Flat?
   Pankaj Ghemawat, one of the younger representatives of the Indian gurus of management and a master on globalisation.
    
4. This person learned the banking business in his hometown of San Antonio. As a young man with only $2,900 capital, he founded the New Mexico State Bank of San Antonio and believed he had found his life's work. The World War I interrupted his plans, prompting him to sell his bank and serve his country. After the war he went to Cisco in Texas in 1919 to buy a bank but the deal fell through. What did this person go on to do further? Also name him.
   Conrad Hilton, founder of the Hilton Hotels chain. He bought the Mobley Hotel in Cisco, Texas where he stayed to actually close a bank purchase deal. Rest they say is history.
    
5. This brand has recently launched a soft-drink dispenser that doesn't need electricity or batteries to operate. The unit uses two cooling methods based on an ancient technology. Watering the plants atop the device produces evaporation, and a mirror at the top is used to convert gas into liquid inside the cooler. Claims are that it works better the hotter it gets. Recently the brand demonstrated it in Colombia, where temperatures can approach 115 degrees Fahrenheit and residents travel 12 hours to fetch ice. Name the brand.
   Coca-Cola's Bio Cooler. It was developed by Leo Burnett Colombia and the International Physics Centre in Bogota
    
6. Recently a computer programme that convinced judges many it was a human became the first computer ever to pass the _____ Test since it was first conceived in the 40s. The test which requires that computers are indistinguishable from humans is considered a landmark in the development of artificial intelligence. Fill in the blank.
   Turing Test. Eugene Goostman, a computer programme made by a team based in Russia, succeeded in a test conducted at the Royal Society in London. It convinced 33 per cent of the judges that it was human.
    
7. When is the slang / buzz phrase "Moved to Atlanta" used?
   When web pages cannot be found and they produce a 404 File not found error message. 404 is the area code for Atlanta, GA in the US.
    
8. Nana Patekar was recently made brand ambassador for this company. Name it.
   Century Ply.
    
9. Name the brand whose users call themselves RATS.
   Owners of Triumph Motorcycles. RAT is the Riders Association of Triumph. In the recent past RAT clubs have also sprung up in India
    

With what is this mascot connected? Also mention its name.
Facebook's privacy ambassador nicknamed Zuckasaurus.

There were 35 correct entries for quiz No. 361. Chirag Jain from Hyderabad, wins Rs 2,000. The winner is chosen on the basis of the first correct entry received.