The Strategist Quiz (#515)

The Strategist Quiz, June 15, 2017

1.  In 303 BCE, Seleucus I and Chandragupta signed a peace treaty and “an intermarriage agreement”. This allowed for inter-marriage between Indians and Greeks, both for commoners and members of the respective dynasties. Connect this with an Indian brand.
 

2. This endowment is considered to be the world’s richest. Its natural resources bets helped it profit for more than a decade. It is selling off one of the most distinctive bets: 3,000-plus hectares of dairy farms and about 5,000-plus cows in New Zealand. It holds a $4-billion natural resources portfolio that directly owns assets in five continents. It owns California vineyards, Chilean forests and Brazilian soybean and maize farms.

3.  Connect the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand, the late King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and former French President Nicolas Sarkozy, with a US brand that is about 199 years old.

4.  He created the __ at the Satellite Restaurant in Chatham, Ontario, in 1962, inspired in part by his experience preparing Chinese dishes which mix sweet and sour flavours. Name the person and his creation.

5.  If you are using a “Being Smart” what and whose product would that be?

6.  The breaking of the codes and deciphering the top secret message from the famous Zimmerman Telegram of 1917 changed the course of history. It was a message from German foreign minister Arthur Zimmerman to the German minister to Mexico. It pushed US to join the Allied cause in the war. Name the company that received this telegram and delivered it.

7.  What is the name given to the brand promise of the Indian Hotels group? It recently embarked on an experiment to define its unique identity and roll back its multi brand strategy.

8.  What are Jasmati and Texmati?

9.  Both originated in Germany, one is “invented for life” and the other is “Inventing for life”. Name the companies.

10.  Name the company from its logo. It was an inspiration for a Bollywood film.

Compiled by Gaurav Sri Krishna, www.facebook.com/gaurav.s.krishna

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