Answers to the Strategist quiz #582

Answers to the Strategist quiz #582

1. In Britain, certain number of crimes turned criminals into colonists, from Grand Larceny, theft above the value of one shilling to Embeuling Naval Stores. Upon conviction, British rogues guilty of a least one of these crimes were sentenced to live in Australia, rather than death. This punishment by "transportation" began in 1783 and many of the lawless died at sea. For the rough-hewn prisoners who made it to shore, a new world awaited. Name the brand that has been established in honour of these pioneers who forged a new country and began new lives, brick by brick in a penal colony.
 
19 Crimes, a brand of wine that is named after the list of 19 offences that were listed for banishing people to Australia.
 
2. In the 4th Century AD, the Byzantines joined hands with people from a Kingdom who were referred to as "Krishna Yavana" by Indians. Who were they?
 
 Ethiopians who were referred to as the Dark Greeks

3. This company started life as Confecciones GOA, a modest workshop making dresses and quilted dressing gowns for distribution. By what name is it known today?
 
Inditex, the founding company of Zara
 
4. Who has launched a service platform called Traxi like Uber and Ola?
 
Escorts has launched Traxi as a rental service for farmers to hire tractors and other farm equipment which they cannot afford to buy outright
 
5. Connect an OTC brand, that is rated among the most trusted brands in India, with saffron and what do you arrive at? 
 
Crocin. Saffron contains a carotenoid pigment, crocin, which imparts a rich golden-yellow hue to dishes and textiles
 
6. In the early 1900s, the founder of this brand was involved in a car accident that left him paralysed. Legend has it that during his rehabilitation, he was given weights, Indian clubs, which inspired the packaging of his product which originally was called Vergeze? Name him and the brand.
 
John Harmsworth the founder of the Perrier brand. The Indian clubs, inspired the pear shape of its bottle
 
7. What is the slang used for describing the sale of a security or other asset regardless of how much loss will be incurred?
 
Puke Point
 
8. Which brand is linked with this baseline "Come meet your dark side"?
 
After Dark, an Indian whisky brand manufactured by Radico Khaitan
 
9. To help mark the World Dyslexia Awareness Day, which brand in a European country created ads pertaining to its offerings with letters frequently jumbled out of order? Some observers assumed that it was a glitch but in fact it was part of its larger awareness campaign. It distributed a free book to some of its customers on a young boy's struggles with dyslexia. Name the brand.
 
McDonald's Sweden
 
10. Name the brand from its logo. 
 
Stella Artois, the Belgian beer brand owned now by AB-Inbevl

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There were 8 correct entries to Quiz no 582. The winner is K R Seshadri from Nanganallur, Chennai.