Answers to the Strategist quiz #583

Answers to the Strategist quiz #583

1. Name the company whose emplyoees follow certain tenets put forth by its founder whom they called "Hockism"

 Dee Ward Hock, the founder and former CEO of Visa Inc.

 
2. Which brand has launched the Dream Gap Project, a multi-year global initiative to raise awareness of factors that prevent girls from reaching their full potential?
 Mattel

 
3. This entity has launched Smartly, a new lower-priced brand with 70+ items ranging from household cleaners, razors, hand soap, paper plates and toilet paper, priced mostly below $2 in the US. Name it.
 Target, a supermarket chain

 
4. Which modern Olympics had the first protest, first Marathon event, first swimming pool, the first event in which all athletes had to represent countries and the first brand sponsorship for marathon runners? Name the brand also.
 The 1908 London Olympics, the UK-based soup brand OXO is considered to be one of the first sponsors of the Marathon event. The soup stock company provided athletes with hot and cold beef stock drinks and rice pudding

 
5. The first known references to this product category is in the ancient texts of Ayurveda. Later in the Greek and Roman periods, this product's use became common among the upper classes. Hippocrates recommended a mixture of salt, alum, and vinegar. The Jewish Talmud, dating back about 1,800 years, had suggestions for the use of this product. Name it.
 Mouthwash

 
6. What is the significance of this ad line: “Hope you find the melody to many more little hearts?”
 Parle released this ad congratulate its rival Britannia on completing 100 years



 
7. Which fashion designer’s line of his first collection, presented in the late 1940s was the botanical term corolla or circlet of flower petals?
 Christian Dior

8. What is the term used by market researchers for the coolest kid in the neighbourhood? If this kid likes a product, it is a reflection of it becoming a success.
 Alpha pups

 
9. Which business group has adopted the ancient universal symbol of the Gyan Mudra as its logo?
 Piramal Group




10. Whose logo is this?
 Careem, it is a transportation network start-up based in Dubai, with operations in over 100 cities in 14 countries in the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia. The company is valued at around $1.2 billion as of 2017 and has succeeded in keeping Uber out
 
 
There were four correct entries to Quiz no 583. The winner is Kratika Shrivastava from Bhopal