The Strategist Quiz #602

The Strategist Quiz #602

1. Name the company which — in the month of January 2019, during the US government shutdown — opened a pop-up “The Free Grocery Store” for four days in the country's capital city.  It provided free food to unpaid government workers who could present their appropriate identification.

2. After the erstwhile East India Company, name the second oldest firm in India that is still operational and is a private company

3. The famous TV series X-Files was the inspiration behind naming this brand. It also has brand extensions named after intriguing US military locations and projects like Area 51 and a rumoured reconnaissance aircraft called Aurora. Name it and mention its present owner. 

4. Connect the Italian Lucca Philharmonic Orchestra and The Detroit Symphony Orchestra and mention a modern innovation they subscribed to and created history. 

5. What is the industry buzzword used when a company’s management ignores obvious problems and allows them to resurface on a daily basis? Inspiration from a Bill Murray movie.

6. Whom did a recent British Parliamentary report call a “Digital Gangster” for knowing violating data privacy and competition laws in the UK?

7. If the line “Kitna deti hai” is associated with Maruti, who is using the punch line “Kitna safe hai” and why?

8. Connect the management concepts balance score card, core competence, strategic intent, reengineering and globalisation and state what is common to all of them.

9. Dr. Rabbit is the mascot of which brand?

10. Identify the individual logos and establish their connection

One lucky winner will receive a cheque for Rs 2,000. Send your entries to strategist@bsmail.in. All entries must carry the postal address of the contestant. Last date for receiving entries is February 26 till 8 pm. Previous winners and employees of Business Standard and their families are not eligible to participate. The winner is chosen on the basis of the first correct entry received.

There were four correct entries to Quiz no. 601. The winner is S. Venkatesan from Chennai.