The Strategist Quiz (#400)

1. This VC firm founded in 1999 was first named after a character in Greek mythology called Peleus. Subsequently it changed its name. Peleus was a hero whose myth was already known to the hearers of Homer in the late 8th century BC. He was the son of Aeacus, king of the island of Aegina and Endeïs, the oread of Mount Pelion in Thessaly. Name the firm.
    
2. This brand introduced in 1937 in India rode over controversies during the 1950s that led to calling for it to be banned. Jawaharlal Nehru, the then PM, called for a nationwide opinion poll which proved inconclusive. Also a committee set up by the government to suggest ways to prevent adulteration of ghee could not come out with anything substantial. Name the brand and state the controversy.
    
3. Recently BMW, Starwood Hotels Worldwide, Facebook, United Continental Holdings, spent weeks at a technology company's HQ in the US to test and fine tune their applications which will debut with this tech company's new product launch. Name the technology company and its product.
    
4. Which brand is running its latest ad campaign with the following lines: "Your time is more valuable than your timeline." "Have a conversation without a character limit." "Filter your thoughts, not photographs." "Live your life, don't scroll through it." "The world is more beautiful than the World Wide Web."
    
5. "T is exiting from the 19th of March 2015". What conclusion do you draw from this statement?
    
6. What is the term used to describe the act of a person in a social setting insulting someone by looking at his or her phone instead of paying attention to the individual?
    
7. Charlene de Carvalho is one of Britain's richest women, with a net worth of $11 billion according to Forbes. Name the company she controls.
    
8. Which brand's baseline on its web page reads "Wear what you want"?
    
9. This company's baseline is "Security to be Free" and is one of the world's largest manufacturers in the mobile component industry. Its systems recently got hacked. Name it.
    
10. Whose logo is this?

 

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