The Strategist Quiz (#476)

1. Name this North American company that has been appointing a chief play officer after a stringent selection process since 2009? Also name its current CPO
    
2. Connect the Norwegian explorer, Captain Roald Amundsen, first man to reach the South Pole in 1911, Captain Robert Falcon Scott, Sir Ernest Shackleton who were also explorers who reached the South Pole and the first non-stop transatlantic flight with a brand and what do you arrive at?
    
3. From a brand showcasing perspective what is common to the erstwhile Kingfisher airlines and Vistara Airlines?
    
4. It was first set up by NCR (National Cash Register) company, BBC took it over and now it has changed hands once again and is with an investment bank that was set up in 1908. It is considered as the world's most prestigious and the first of its kind that was set up in 1999. What is it?
    
5. What is common to Nonesuch, Roadrunner, Eastwest, Canvasback and Rhino?
    
6. The second highest purchase price ever paid in the world for a painting at an auction was $170.4 million. Name the painting and state the manner in which its bidder paid for it.
    
7. What is the term used to describe equipment placed on or near streets, such as bus shelters, signs, benches, kiosks used as a medium for outdoor advertising?
    
8. The locals called it by a name which means Large Magellanic Cloud or "the land of the long white cloud". It was renamed after a province in the Netherlands by an explorer who worked for the Dutch East India Company in the 1640s. Name the country and also mention the original name by which it was known.
    
9. Which brand that was introduced in the early 1900s in India uses the catch phrase "Go Greedy"?
    
10. Identify this 100-plus-year-old brand and mention the recent rebellious campaign/website it created.

 

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