The Strategist Quiz (#107)

 

1. What is common to Infosys Technologies and Technopak Advisors? 
    
2. Whose mascots are Chouw and Mouw? 
    
3. Which newspaper was the first to publish a correct story about the sinking of the Titanic in 1912? 
    
4. Which is the only company that is allowed to use the Red Cross logo and why? 
    
5. The Fiat Punto launched in India replaces which previous brand from Fiat’s stable? 
    
6. Who publishes a magazine titled The Coffee Table? 
    
7. Whose brands are D’tachi, Dreamline and Pink & Blue? 
    
8. The founder of this company began his career as a rural farm boy and had no formal higher education beyond the eighth grade. In the 1920s, he went to work for a banker as a chauffeur and mechanic. Name the company he founded. 
    
9. This oil named after the founder of one of the world’s famous lubricant companies was used to manufacture cricket bat oils during the 1920s and 1930s. Name him and the company he founded. 
    
10. Identify the company by its logo.

 

 

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