The Strategist Quiz

1 Which French designer who, after designing everything from running shoes to toilets, designed the optical mouse "S+arck" for Microsoft?

2 Name the Dutch-headquatered grocery store that was the world's third largest retailer until 2004. The entire group was sold off in pieces in 2005 after accounting problems in its food-wholesale business in the US.

3 Name the founders of Saatchi and Saatchi. Where were they from?

4 Which brand was born in 1744 as a brand of William Hollins and Co, and was taken over in 1990s by Madura Garments?

5 Which company is the world's largest buyer of tomatoes? (The workers of the company are affectionately called the "tomato mafia")

6 This company was started in 1906 in the UK. While it's positioned as a nourisher in India, in global markets it is marketed as a sleep-enhancing night-time drink. Name the company and its founder.

7 Which was India's first national and international brand of jewellery?

8 Founded in 1894, this company has sold more than 14 billion pairs of shoes "" more than the number of pairs of feet that have walked the earth during the time. Name the company.

9 Name the market researcher who came up with the idea of making chocolates into bite-size pieces to reduce the guilt feeling among adults.

10 Which brand is more than 110 years old and has always stood for "Washing away germs to keep you protected healthy"? Hint: It was the first bath soap in India, launched in 1895, in Mumbai.

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