The Strategist Quiz (#296)

1. Name the software product launched by a global company after it was challenged and pushed by the new age spiritual guru, Deepak Chopra, during one of his sessions with its employees.
    
2. Which company uses this trademarked base line "An uncommon sense of the customer"?
    
3. This brand was first manufactured as an insecticide in the 1870s by a German immigrant to Australia. It is said that he came up with the name for this brand with a little help from his French wife. It is a combination of a French word and German word. It also has a lovely rogue mascot. Name it.
    
4. Which company's website URL takes the name from a child's game prefaced with the phrase "Simon says"?
    
5. Name the two business families that were responsible for the manufacture of Vespa scooters in India.
    
6. Volkswagen Vento/Skoda Rapid, Nissan Micra/Renault Pulse and Nissan Sunny/Renault Scala represent what particular strategy in the automobile industry?
    
7. For what are the Shorties or Shorty Awards given?
    
8. Which former US president held a liquor licence and operated many taverns?
    
9. Name this luxury watch brand that gets its name from the Spanish word for race and carrier?
    
10. This logo was unveiled early this year after the company that it represents got into a better financial situation and wanted to update its look after its image had taking a beating in the recent years. Name it.
    

 

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