The Strategist Quiz (#561)

The Strategist Quiz (#561)

1. The company founded 135 years ago is known for using children in its ads and disruptive innovation in the US market. It introduced a dating app and also a scented alarm clock that rings and wakes up the person with the smell of its most famous products. It has recently launched a branded cryptocurrency as a promotional stunt. Name the company.

2.  This airport built in the mid-1960s originally was intended to be built on flat farmlands,but the local farmers did not want to give up their land, so the airport was built on a steep slope. The founder bought the land from the locals for $635 and involved them in building it. He was unhappy with the runway's soil resistance and therefore he bought the popular homebrewed liquor for the locals and ask them to perform foot-stomping traditional dances to flatten the land.It makes money during spring and autumn. Name the airport and its location.

3. This term is borrowed from the TV show “Survivor” and is now used in the world of business. It is generally used when a person is booted from a team, task force or committee. State it.

4. Name the brand associated with the following nomenclature: Desks & chairs are named after men, fabric materials are named after women, carpets are named after places in Denmark, bed linen, covers and pillows are named after plants, flowers and precious stones.

5. If you are “Knocking on Heaven’s Door” you would be buying a soon to be launched product. What is it?

6. Connect Elvis Priestly, Michael Jackson, Muhammad Ali, Shaquille O’Neil, the latest one joining the list — Nautica and what do you arrive at?

7. Whose lines are these from 60s Las Vegas trip “The wires to the speaker broke often, leading to tedious repairs and the need to rewire ourselves. This stopped us from serious betting on this trip. Except for the wire problem, the computer was a success. We could solve this with larger wires and by growing hair to cover our ears, a conspicuous style at the time, or persuade our reluctant wives to “wire up.” ?

8. What is common to the brands Lonesome Pine, Laughing Gravy and Another Fine Mess?

9. Who made this statement “I haven’t frowned since 1987” and with what is it connected?

10. Connect both the images and state the significance of a brand launched recently.

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 May 8 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 3 correct entries to Quiz no 560. The winner is Shikha Sharma from Meerut