The Strategist Quiz #616

The Strategist Quiz #616

1. This publication was given a name of a character based on Jonathan Swift's pseudonymous character, "Isaac Bickerstaff". It was a kind of a pseudonym of the author who published it in the early 1730s and had the greatest financial success as an author. 

2. New Coke which was the unofficial name for the reformulation of Coca-Cola that was introduced in April 1985. It was discontinued due to consumer protests. Why has a limited edition of the New Coke been launched recently?

3. What is unique about the first two posters and behind the scenes video of the series "Sacred Games- Season 2" released by Netflix? 

4. With which industry would you connect these historical characters and why: Balthazar (one of the 3 wise men), King Solomon who was the son of David, Rehoboam — the fourth king of Israel, Salmanazar-King of Assyria and Babylon and also Goliath who was killed by David which comes from the book of Samuel.

5. Which brand recently redesigned its product to include a lump as part of a campaign aimed at highlighting the issue of breast cancer awareness and self-detection in India?

6. Connect Agilent Technologies, an American public research, development and manufacturing company established in 1999, Barnes Group Inc., Citigroup, Dominion Energy and Eni S.p.A. which is an Italian multinational oil and Gas Company headquartered in Rome and establish what is unique to them.

7. The sets of the following TV series The Simpsons, Friends and Stranger Things are making waves in a West Asian country. State the reasons by naming the brand and the country where it has been launched.

8. This product/brand whose discovery was happenstance or an accident, uses this baseline on its logo "Guaranteed to Keep you Dry"?

9. Hello Tomorrow is now _____?

10. What was common to these two brands at one point in time?

One lucky winner will receive a cheque for ~2,000. Send your entries to strategist@bsmail.in. All entries must carry the postal address of the contestant. Last date for receiving entries is June 4 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 was only one correct entry to Quiz no. 615. The winner is Debaditya Dutta from Kolkata