Answers to the Strategist quiz (#478)

1. This building was the headquarters of a global brand when it was built in the late 1930s. It was the second-tallest building in Europe when it was built. It had a paternoster lift, a passenger elevator which consists of a chain of open compartments that move slowly in a loop up and down inside a building without stopping. It included the world's first elevator office, which allowed the founder to move between floors without leaving his desk. Name the building.
   
   Bata's Skyscraper, also known as Building No. 21 in Zlín Czech Republic. Built in 1938 by Jan Antonin Bata, it houses a government department
    
2. Connect these and what do you arrive at: Pamplona (known for its famous bull run), Leonardo Da Vinci, Napoleon, Dracula, Dalmatian and Nightflight?
   
   Names of Red Bull's famous cartoon characters, generally used by the brand for its advertising
    
3. This person who founded an Indian dot com company produced a computer-based movie in which a group of highly trained mavericks set out to foil a terror attack on a New York school. It was distributed by the now defunct Blockbuster, home entertainment company in the US. Name the person and the film.
   
   Pranay Chulet, founder of Quickr, had made a US-India sci-fi interactive movie called Latent Lava
    
4. Name this global QSR brand that is planning to turn about 500 of its outlets across north and central India vegetarian during the nine-day Navratri period starting October 1, 2016. This is the first time such a brand is changing its menu on such a large scale.
   
   Domino's Pizza
    
5. Which company has launched a framework called "Zero Distance" that it is using for its business operations?
   
   Infosys. This initiative eliminates the distance and friction associated with mired processes, silos and red tape of organisations. A way of ensuring all of its employees, from developers and architects to project managers and analysts, have a direct line to the end user, the underlying technology and, ultimately, the value proposition
    
6. Name this dot com company that used to run the base line "Shop three times smarter". It used to run super stores online, auctions and an online liquidation centre called Surplus Direct. When hackers compromised on its customer's credit card data it had to file for bankruptcy and Amazon took it over.
   
   Egghead.com. The company filed for bankruptcy in August 2001. After a deal to sell the company to Fry's Electronics for $10 million fell through, its assets were acquired by Amazon.com for $6.1 million
    
7. In which industry is the term "Jat" used universally as a suffix?
   
   Tea industry
    
8. What does this statement mean - "It was a Yonex vs Uniqlo final"? Both are Japanese brands.
   
   The recent US Open men's finals. Stan Wawrinka is the brand ambassador for Yonex and Djokovic sports the Uniqlo brand as its ambassador
    
9. This firm, founded in mid-1940, produced its country's first domestic bicycle. Its name means "arise or come out of Asia". Name it.
   
   South Korean car maker KIA
    
10. This was the first logo of a brand which was established in the early 1900s. Name it.
    
    

Audi

There were two correct entries to quiz No 478. The winner is Padmini Venkatesan from Chennai. The winner is based on the first correct entry received