The Strategist Quiz (#556)

The Strategist Quiz (#556)

1 This new generation company was established seven years ago after its scientists discovered that a molecule called __ (derived from Greek meaning blood) is a key factor in how meat behaves. It is the molecule that gives blood its red colour, helps carry oxygen in living organisms and is abundant in animal muscle but is found naturally in all living organisms, especially plants. Name the molecule, the company and mention the business it is into.

2 Connect well-known games such as croquet, ping-pong, snakes and ladders, ludo, the Staunton chess set, Happy Families and Snap and 
what do you arrive at?

3 During the era of trade wars in the 1660s in India, which city was renamed New Orange?

4 Amazon, Intel, Airbnb, GE, Nokia, BMW, Vodafone, Toyota and now Netflix have one thing in common. What?

5 Connect the Koh-I-Noor and Star of South, both diamonds, with a 175-year-old company. Name the company and state its distinction.

6 This person, during the 1870s, was called up for military service in Vienna but was declared unfit and, therefore, he resumed his diplomatic career as Austrian vice-consul in Algeria. He also began trading Algerian grown tobacco to Europe. He was a car dealer and racing enthusiast too. He specified an engine design for the first modern car and named it after a member of his family. Who is he?

7 This company founded in the late 1830s had at one time Richard Twining and William Duncan on its board. Today, it is into oil exploration and infrastructure development also. Name the company.

8 What is the buzzword that describes the time honoured art of whacking or kicking something to get it running? For instance, vending machines, computer monitors, laptops and white goods.

9 Which brand’s lines are “One Shot. Make it count”?

10 Whose logo is this?

One lucky winner will receive a cheque for Rs 2,000. Send your entries to strategist@bsmail.in. All entries must carry the postal address of the contestant. Last date for receiving entries: April 3 till 8 pm. Previous winners and employees of Business Standard and their families are not eligible to participate. The winner is chosen on the basis of the first correct entry received.

There were five correct entries to Quiz No 555. The winner is C.Vikram of Chennai