The Strategist quiz #651

The Strategist quiz #651

1. Connect a parody of HW Longfellow's poem Hiawatha penned by another famous writer on a product that was introduced in the 1850s that was of the folding type.Name the writer and the product.

2. Connect this river which is one of the great salmon rivers of Britain and the only river in England where an environment agency rod licence is not required for angling and a globally very well-known type of fabric and what do you arrive at? 

3. Name the product that contains aldehydes, orange and lemon blended with floral notes of carnation and jasmine along with aromatic cinnamon and pimento.

4. Who said this "The arrival of Windows 95 received more media attention than the Middle East peace accords...While everyone applauded Microsoft's increasingly complex desktop software, I was convinced that every application that could be moved off the PC should be moved off the PC"?

5. What is the buzzword used for any proliferating management fad or simply dumb concept that overtakes and eventually strangles a company or organisation? 

6. What is so unique about this company's culture that uses the lines "Reman.Respected"?

7. This company was founded in the late 1980s and since the early 1990s to last September it has acquired 207 companies till date. Crescendo is a hint, name the company.

8. This company was founded in the early 50s and was named after goddess Laxmi Devi's consort. It has relaunched its famous TV commercial with Alia Bhatt. Name it.

9. Which brand's tagline is "Live Authentically"?

10. Connect the images and name an iconic person behind an iconic brand

Compiled by Gaurav Sri Krishna, www.facebook.com/gaurav.s.krishna.

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