The Strategist Quiz #621

The Strategist Quiz #621

1. It is rumoured that the founders of this ___chose the zodiac star sign for twins. Name them and the service they launched

2. Who said this in the early 2000s "I believe that fuel cells will finally end the 100-year reign of the internal combustion engine. Fuel cells could be the predominant power source in 25 years"?

3. During the WWII, Henry Ford was asked by the then government to help look into creating an assembly line for the Rolls Royce aircraft engines. Later he teamed up with Charles Lindbergh to develop air transportation in general. What did their consultations and discussions lead to?

4. This college dropout inspired his boss to institute the 15 per cent rule in the company he worked for. This influenced even Silicon Valley companies like Google and HP. Name him, his company and also explain what this rule meant?

5. Whose ad campaign has these lines "Count your calories and your profits" and what is special about it?

6. This Dutch merchant in 1609 committed an outrageous act which led to the first stock exchange regulation. It led to a ban on this kind of activity for some time. He is also linked to the discovery of Cape Hope. Name him and the trading activity that was banned.

7. Who said this "Darwin is probably a better guide to business competition than economists"?

8. Who was the recipient of the first Philip Kotler Presidential Leadership Award?

9. Even though the Vietnamese drink called the Egg soda is a beverage prepared with sweetened condensed milk, egg yolk, and soda water, name the founder of a brand who also called his product as Egg soda and also state the reason.

10. When you connect these two images what do you arrive at?

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There were five correct entries to quiz number 620. The winner is Sreyan Chatterjee from Noida