The Strategist Quiz (#200)

 

1. This brand gets its name from Turkish meaning black stone. Recently it launched a limited edition version of its products inspired by Lord Venkateshwara of Tirupathi. Name the brand and the series. 
    
2. Under which American CEO’s 20-year tenure did his company’s stock beat the S&P index by 2,792 per cent? 
    
3. This invention by a subsidiary of a Japanese car manufacturer way back in the mid-1990s is now gaining a lot of popularity and is being used across the world thanks to camera-based cell phones. Name the invention. 
    
4. Fill in the blanks and identify the brands from their corporate anthems. Ever Onward _______, Ahhhh! _______, and ________ Fast Forward. 
    
5. The chief scientific officer of this UK-based company was walking the streets of the US and became curious about what all the blobs on the sidewalks were. He quickly realised what it was and challenged by his wife, decided to do something about it. On the seventh attempt, he created the perfect ingredient that gave it removability and degradability properties. Name this product which is the first of its kind. 
    
6. Name these two famous education institutions, one named after a breakfast cereal and another after a toothpaste brand. 
    
7. What is common to these first skyscrapers of Mumbai — the Air India Building, Express Towers and Oberoi Hotel — all built in 1972? 
    
8. Moblin + ______ = MeeGO. Fill in the blank and also name the companies that own the respective brands. 
    
9. What did Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai found in 2007? 
    
10. Build the connection between the character and the company’s logo from the images below 
    

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