The Strategist Quiz (#094)

 

1. Which was the first Indian company to advertise in Time magazine? 
    
2. Founded in 1906 as a small Cleveland jobber’s shop, this company advertises itself as “the world’s largest publicly owned creator, manufacturer and distributor of social expression products.” Name it. 
    
3. What is the term used to describe a spam email that includes a disclaimer to the effect that it refers to the Inbox Privacy Act in the US? It was coined after a US Senator who proposed a law on spamming. 
    
4. In 1883, a professor from Wisconsin received a patent for the first electric room thermostat. His invention launched the building control industry and was the impetus for a new company. Name the company. 
    
5. Which Indian airline had all its aircraft named after the rivers in Germany? 
    
6. During World War II, this company contributed directly to the war effort by manufacturing first-aid kits and dye markers for the navy. After the war, it was known to be responsible for bringing the “American look” to the rest of the world through advertisements featuring American models. Name it. 
    
7. Name the film star who lent her name to a footwear brand called Sundrop? 
    
8. He was one time the private secretary to one of India’s Nobel Laureates and also founded the Indian statistical Institute. Identify this person and the Nobel Laureate. 
    
9. In which movie new 2007 Harley-Davidson Softail Springer Classic motorcycles were transformed into vintage bikes? 
    
10. The image below is a part of a two-line logo of a firm when completed forms its name. It was associated with some sensational news in 2008. Identify it.

 

 

 

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