Answers to the Strategist quiz 603

Answers to the Strategist quiz 603

1.Name the country that is planning to replace its existing currency with a crypto currency as its official one. If it succeeds it will be the first one in the world to do so.
 

Answer: Marshall Islands 
 

2.This Indian business group owned a Bank, an Airline, an insurance company and a cement company in the pre- & post-independence era. It was the first entity to get the first private trunk telephone line in India.Name the group and its founder.
 

Answer: Ramakrishna Dalmia,  Dalmia Bharat Group 

3.___ made its first appearance in the US in the early 1920s and the first place it appeared was atop a car dealership in Los Angeles. Name the item and also the car dealership. A patent for this item was granted to its inventor in 1915.
 

Answer: The first Neon Sign in the US.It was put up for a Packard car outlet

4.There is something very unique and common between the Car brands Lamborghini and Subaru. What is it?
 

Answer:  Their logos are based on the Zodiac sign Taurus. Ferruccio Lamborghini was born on April 28 and the bull was chosen to represent his Zodiac sign.  The Subaru logo represent the six stars of the Taurus constellation that are visible to the naked eye

5.In the ad industry what is the term used to describe automated buying and selling of digital media? The transaction between the publisher and the buyer or brand is managed by AI or algorithmic software.
 

Answer: Programmatic Buying

6.Why was PG 2.5 in the news recently?
 

Answer: It was the Paul George 2.5 Nike shoe that exploded when basketball player Zion Williamson was wearing them during a match  

7.Connect actor Farhan Akhtar with Spiced Honey and what do you arrive at?
 

Answer: AkzoNobel along with Dulux Paints revealed its Colour of the Year 2019, 'Spiced Honey', and its unveiling was done by Farhan Akhtar who is the Brand Ambassador for Dulux India.

8.Like the term Boozer is for a drunk, what is the buzzword used for a person who has too many cups of coffee or an overload of caffeine? General used amongst the digital generation sipping away in Coffee shops.
 

Answer: Jitterati

9.Identify the brand with this tagline “Shuddhta Ka Naam”
 

Answer: Sri Tattva products made by the enterprise set up by Spiritual  

10.What do these signs represent?
 

Answer: Toxicity labels

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