Answers to The Strategist Quiz (#555)

Answers to The Strategist Quiz (#555)

1. Thomas Parry, synonymous with the Parry brand in India

2. The fff brewery from Alton, Hampshire in UK named its beer brands after these song titles. It was founded by Graham Trott a cabinet maker by trade in 1997

3. Coca-Cola’s Tab. It was the first diet cola launched by the company

4. The Maven platform from General Motors. It is adding this Airbnb-style service that will enable car owners to rent out their vehicles when they aren't using them

5. GIF (Graphics Interchange Format), the bitmap image format that was developed by a team at the bulletin board service (BBS) provider CompuServe led by American computer scientist Steve Wilhite on June 15, 1987. The intended pronunciation echoes the American peanut butter brand Jif, and CompuServe employees would often say “Choosy developers choose GIF”, spoofing this brand’s TV commercials then

6. Worry beads or Greek Komboloi. It derives from kombos (knot) and logio (collection). It is said to be short for “in every knot I say a prayer”. The etymology accounts for the fact that komboloi evolved from komboskini (Greek for prayer rope)

7. Yoga guru and co-founder of Patanjali Ayurved Baba Ramdev

8. East Indiaman

9. Morris Garages (MG). It is planning a big relaunch in India. It is now Chinese owned

10. The logo of Cambridge Analytica

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There were five correct entries to Quiz No 555. The winner is C.Vikram of Chennai