The Strategist Quiz (#431)

1. This brand was founded in the 1770s. Its logo became so popular that Edouard Manet featured it in his art work; James Joyce explicitly mentioned it in his novel Ulysses. It is even mentioned in connection with the sinking of the Titanic as it was carrying 12,000 numbers of this brand. According to its current owners it was even fought over by Napoleon. Name it.
    
2. Till the late 1920s which brand was known as the two horses brand?
    
3. Who is launching India's first aerated chocolate. What is it called?
    
4. This jet aircraft was manufactured and launched in India in 1968, it is powered by Orpheus aircraft engines. Name the aircraft and the manufacturer of its engines.
    
5. Name the scooter (brand) that was gifted to all the members of the 1983 Cricket World cup winning squad?
    
6. Connect these and what do you arrive at: Sapphire, Dreamforce, Openworld and Re:Invent. Also explain what each of these are.
    
7. After Google changed its corporate name to Alphabet, who has recently changed their identity to Freeform?
    
8. The chairman of this company who passed away recently was among the first to promote the idea of sponsoring television shows in India. He sponsored a popular TV show called Yeh Jo hai Zindagi on Doordarshan way back in 1985. Name him.
    
9. Whose premium brands are Cent Purita, Tresca and Maurizio?
    
10. Whose logo is this?

 

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