Answers to the Strategist quiz (#398)

1. The CEO of which company was quoted saying this: "We suck and trolls on the platform and we have sucked at it for years"?
   
   Dick Costolo, CEO, Twitter. He was taking responsibility for Twitter's slow response to user abuse.
    
2. Which whisky brand owns the legacy of being the first one to sign on Bollywood celebrities as brand ambassadors and for the past 35 years it is this Bollywood association and larger than life persona that has built the core identity of the brand?
   
   Bagpiper Whisky. Bagpiper was launched in 1976 by Herbertsons Limited, which had been acquired by the United Breweries Group in 1973.
    
3. A government crackdown on street drinking in Russia has impacted a beermakers revenues for whom Russia was one of the biggest markets. It recently appointed a new CEO to tackle its dwindling sales. It claims to be the 4th largest in terms of beer volume in the world. Name it.
   
   Carlsberg. It recently appointed Cees't Hart as its new chief executive.
    
4. Connect multi-brand fashion e-commerce businesses - Dafiti (Latin America), Lamoda (Russia and CIS), Namshi (West Asia), Zalora (Southeast Asia and Australia) and Jabong (India) and what do you arrive at?
   
   All companies invested into or started by Rocket Internet, the Berlin based startup company.
    
5. This new car unveiled for Red Nose Day reacts to touch by lighting up and flashing its headlights and indicators, spraying water from the windscreen washer fluid spouts and moving as if it was chuckling, in addition to a laugh recorded by Red Nose Day legend Lenny. The Red nose day, a biennial telethon held in March, in the United Kingdom, is organised by a British Charity. Name the car and its brand."
   
   The new Toyota Yaris with a "TICK LME" number plate.
    
6. Who owns the Savlon and Shower to Shower CPG brands?
   
   ITC Limited.
    
7. The founder of this MNC was forced to flee the guillotine in France and on his voyage to US he and his family were reduced to eating soup made from boiled rats. They founded the company in the 1800s. Name the company.
   
   DuPont.
    
8. Name the first and only private sector company in India to have built and certified an aircraft.
   
   Taneja Aerospace and Aviation Ltd (TAAL). It built the Partenavia P68C, six seat, and twin-engine aircraft.
    
9. Haw, Hem, Scurry and Sniff are characters from a popular motivational business book. Name the book and its author.
   
   Who Moved My Cheese - Dr. Spencer Johnson.
    
10. Whose logo is this?
    
    Bosch Gmbh logo. The Bosch logo represents a simple magneto armature and casing, one of the company's first products.

There were 10 correct entries for quiz No. 398. AR Srinivasan from Chennai wins Rs 2,000. The winner was chosen on the basis of first correct entry received.