Answers to the Strategist quiz 626

Answers to the Strategist quiz 626

1. This inventor founder in his first book, written in the mid-1890s, attacked the competitiveness and greed in American Business and called for a World Corporation. He envisioned a society in which everyone worked and cooperation would reign. He also visualised a city called "Metropolis" to be situated near the Niagara Falls. Name the founder, the company he founded and the title of his book.

King Camp Gillette founder of the Gillette Safety Razor Co. His book was titled "The Human Drift"

2. What is the connection between the brand Victoria's Secret and the movie Social Network, a biographical drama on the founding of Facebook?

In one of the scenes, Sean Parker tells Zuckerberg about the founder of Victoria's Secret, Roy Raymond and his committing suicide after building a great brand. He is impressing upon young Zuckerberg that the true genius behind what he calls a "once-in-a-generation-holy-shit idea" isn't necessarily the idea itself, but the insight, drive, and perseverance

3. Connect Neroli Oil, Lime Oil, Coriander Oil, Orange Oil, Nutmeg Oil, Lemon Oil and Chinese cinnamon Oil (Cassia Oil)

Supposedly the seven ingredients that flavour Coca Cola

4. This Indian fintech startup has rolled an advertisement featuring Salman Khan. Instead of aiming at customers with offers, the brand is focusing on shopkeepers and retailers by highlighting their pain-points. Name it.

Bharat Pe, the new mobile payments company

5. The baseline for this product was "Use Dipper at Night". What was the product and who introduced it in the market.

Dipper was a condom brand introduced by Tata Motors along with HLL, which manufactured it, for truck drivers 

6. Which company in his Mission states that it is built for the Long term to last for a 102 years?

Alibaba

7. The Romans used to import a substance from the Germanic (Germany now) region around 79 AD. It was made of goats fat and beechwood ash pressed into cakes. Name it and also state what product was this a precursor.

Sapo was used to dye hair and later went on to become a cleanser and is recorded as the first instances of the usage of a soap

8. The Order of the Elephant is Denmark's highest-ranked honour. It has origins in the 15th century and it was created in order to celebrate something. State it.

It represented the excellence of the Danish East India Company and in a way its appropriation of the Mughal culture with whom it also fought a war

9. Its logo is still the classic Industrial design identity it created in 1959. It uses a trademarked phrase "life.to the fullest". Name the company

Abbott

10. Name the car brands from their Hood ornaments.

 

The Dancing Elephant used to adorn Bugatti's and the second one is Cadillac's La Salle silver swanbrand

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