The Strategist biz quiz

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1. Around World War II, cigarette brand Lucky Strike changed its packaging from black and green to black and red. Why?
   
   
2. Again during the Second World War, Harley-Davidson courted controversy with one of its most popular range of motorcycles. This range, people claimed, was named after a particularly gruesome event of the war. Which event and which brand?
   
   
3. This famous gentleman had to resign from the Board of Vedanta, the holding company of Sterlite, recently. Who and why?
   
   
4. What was initially known as the Hindustan Landmaster?
   
   
5. What does HB in a HB pencil stand for?
   
   
6. H Sutcliffe and Percy Holmes batted for a record number of runs and were the inspiration for a cigarette brand. Which?
   
   
7. The Chinese call them strudels; Danes and Swedes "" an elephant's trunk; Germans "" spider monkey; Italians "" a snail. What?
   
   
8. What is the origin of rock group UB 40's name?
   
   
9. Originally this drink was called Bib-Label Lithiated Lemon-Lime Soda, since it contained, among other things, Lithium. What was it later renamed?
   
   
10. What is the connection between an entree salad, a bottle of Dasani water, Bob Greene and Super Size Me?

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