The Strategist Quiz (#323)

1. Connect the former London headquarters of the rock band Beatles, the site which witnessed the band's last live performance and a 121-year-old fashion retailer. Mention why this brand courted controversy recently?
    
2. This brand's name is derived from two of its original ingredients consisting of two main chemicals. However, the original name was deemed unsuitable for an international brand because it was hard to pronounce in some languages. Coincidentally, it is the French word for the herb, parsley. Two European MNCs market this brand. Name it and also mention why it is unique.
    
3. Who has branded its range of male grooming products after a name actually given by Alfred Nobel that comes from the Ancient Greek word dýnamis meaning "power"?
    
4. What is the management term used to describe a business practice of sharing financial and decision-making duties among all employees in order to impact the organisation? Also mention the name of the person who introduced this concept
    
5. This poet installed his invention in his manor in UK, where it's said that it was used by Queen Elizabeth herself. He was so pleased with the device that he wrote a book on the subject called "A New Discourse upon a Stale Subject: The Metamorphosis of Ajax". Name this person and his invention.
    
6. Who uses this line "Paint the skies Little Red" and why?
    
7. The CEO of which company shared $3.25 million out of the $3.5 million he received as his bonus with 10,000 of his employees?
    
8. Whose baseline is "Building a better working world"?
    
9. Connect this person who travelled to India in 1963 as an advisor to the United Nations and a recording of Vladimir Ashkenazy playing Mozart piano concertos, in 1966.
    
10. Identify the pioneering brands from their respective logos and establish a connection between them.
    
    

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