The Strategist Quiz (#144)

 

1. What is common to the Mughal windows that allowed women to view the outside world, Kurukshetra, the battleground for the Mahabharata, and the Lakshmi Vilas Palace? 
    
2. Hritik Roshan was its first and Ranbir Kapoor is its latest ambassador. Name the brand. 
    
3. Which Rs 100 crore-plus brand that is over 20 years old has the closing tag line “the argument continues”? 
    
4. What beer brand is named after a statesman, political philosopher and one of the founding fathers of the United States? 
    
5. These shoes were dubbed “moon shoes” because their distinctive tread resembled Neil Armstrong’s footprints on the moon. Who designed them and what were they actually called? 
    
6. Who left consulting firm McKinsey to stand for the governorship of Tokyo and then went on to found companies like Jasdick and EveryD.com? 
    
7. Which brand’s variants are called Hot Water and Cool Water? 
    
8. Which company has set up Champi clinics at the Kumbh Mela to promote one of its brands? Name the brand. 
    
9. Name the element that was synthesised in a university in the late 1940s and was named after the place where the university is based. 
    
10. These animals are now the models for a corporate advertisement. Name the company and the model they have replaced.

 

 

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