Answers to the Strategist quiz (#465)

1. This product was named after __ & Murrie both, who partnered to launch this brand during the late 1930s. In which European country has this brand been barred from being sold with its products using the lower-case "m" as it resembles a local brand closely. Name the country and the brand.
   M&Ms in Sweden. It resembles m of the local Swedish brand Marabou
    
2. Just after World War II, production of leather goods in Europe resumed and this brand was the first to introduce pigskin, which became its signature house material. Name it.
   Gucci
    
3. Which company changed its stock symbol after a group of its customers who were farm boys in the 1920s displayed a pig as a mascot while using its product?
   Led by Ray Weishaar on their Harley Davidson bikes they were called the Hog Boys. Based on this, the company eventually created a HOG (Harvey Owners Group) club for its customers and also changed its stock symbol to HOG
    
4. Connect the famous LVMH (Louis Vuitton) store on the Champs-Élysees, one of the first department stores opened in Paris, and the Eiffel Tower and what do you arrive at?
   The LVMH store was designed by Gustav Eiffel - the engineer, whose company designed and built the Eiffel tower
    
5. This 100-year-old beverage brand was founded by a Britisher who after working as a stockbroker's clerk and soap factory manager decided to enter the world of flavours and spices. Its mascot is a British bull dog and it was once registered as a medicine brand in the UK. It was also introduced in India in 1912 and left the country after Independence. Name it.
   British soft drink Vimto manufactured by Nichols
    
6. The founder of this brand published a YouTube video of his creation as a part of a Kickstarter solicitation in early 2014. Today it is very popular product which is also causing concerns for safety. The New York Metropolitan transport agency has banned its possession in all the cities subways. Name the product and its founder.
   The Hoverboard invented by Shane Chen
    
7. Its first product was branded Adam that runs on an operating system called Eden. Name the product and company.
   Adam is a tablet PC made by a Bengaluru-based company called Notion Ink
    
8. They are known to be the first Indians to be entrusted with a state mint and possibly the only ones ever to engrave its initials on a national coin. Name them.
   The family referred here is the Parsee family of Pestanji Merji
    
9. Which company's baseline reads, "Own your tomorrow"?
   Charles Schwab
    
10. Whose logo is this?
    Google's Daydream

 

There were 2 correct entries to quiz No 465. Ankit Banthia from Kolkata wins Rs 2,000. The winner is based on the first correct entry received.