Answers to the Strategist Quiz (#540)

Answers to the Strategist Quiz

1. This brand’s slogan, “Women all over the world are fighting greasy pots and pans,” changed to “People all over America are fighting greasy pots and pans”. Name the person who was responsible for this.
1. Megan Markle, the actress engaged to Prince Harry. She became an activist at 11 when she saw a TV ad for Ivory Clear dishwashing liquid with this tag line. She wrote letters to then First Lady Hillary Clinton, journalist Linda Ellerbee and women’s rights attorney Gloria Allred. She also wrote to Ivory’s manufacturer, Procter and Gamble. P&G responded with the changed ad line
 
2. In 1858, three brothers in the US accepted cotton from farmers as currency to settle accounts. They became brokers for buyers and sellers of the crop and opened an office in New York in 1858. In the 1930s, it underwrote the initial public offering for DuMont, the first TV manufacturer. Name them.
2. Lehman Brothers
 
3. Connect the year of coronation of Queen Elizabeth II (1953), the Golden Jubilee year of her coronation (2002) and the 60th anniversary of Elizabeth II’s coronation (2012) with a Scottish brand.
3. The Royal Salute 21 Year Old whisky was launched in 1953, by Chivas Regal to commemorate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. It was followed by the 50 Year old (2002), and a 21-year-old blend on the 60th year of her coronation
 
4. For which industry was the E-Nose developed for what and by whom?
4. E-Nose is an innovative bio-sensing instrument to measure the quality of Indian tea. It was developed by the Centre for Development of Advanced Computing (CDAC). E-Nose developed by the CDAC scientists is a mechanised “nose” that can detect complex odours and potentially help lead to better quality teas
 
5. In 1642, his invention helped his father who was the president of the local Court of Exchequer in Paris. He also initiated the world’s first bus service that was inaugurated in Paris in 1662. Identify the person.
5. Blaise Pascal, inventor of the first mechanical calculator
 
6. Name the consumer technology brand that was founded in a small city incidentally called Apples in Switzerland in the early 80s.
6. Logitech International S.A.
 
7. It is this brand’s 91st Thanksgiving Day show this year in the US. It had This year sees 17 giant character balloons; 28 legacy balloons, balloonheads and trycaloons; 26 floats, 1,100 cheerleaders and dancers; more than 1,000 clowns; 12 marching bands; and six performance groups. Name the brand.
7. The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
 
8. If Dash is a clothing company founded by Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Khloé Kardashian what is .Dash or dotdash?
8. It is the rebranded version of one of internet’s oldest and most familiar website About.com
 
9. Which brand has launched a three-and-a-half-minute-long music video titled “Suede Gully”?
9. Puma for its Suede range of products
 
10. Identify the brand from the image below. It was founded in the late 1920s.

10. The motorcycle brand Jawa. It was founded by František Janecek in Prague in 1929

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There were six correct entries to Quiz No 540. The winner is Vedula S Narayan of Jharkhand