The Strategist Quiz #024

1. Who is the banker, financier, philanthropist and art collector after whom a light pink- to rose-coloured gemstone was named in 1911?
   
   
2. For whom do the postmen of Goa and the dabbawalas of Mumbai act as correspondent bankers? They are allowed to disburse small loans, collect small deposits and sell micro-insurance and mutual fund products.
   
   
3. As an individual contributor, to whom can one submit a BION and what does it mean?
   
   
4. Which international airport is built on land reclaimed from low-lying water, 15 ft below sea level. Its name when translated in English means "ship's hollow or hole"?
   
   
5. Lansdowne, Quartz, Pacific, Efficio and Crescendo are all spin-offs from one entity that converted itself into a private firm in 2006 after being part of a public corporation. Name it.
   
   
6. What were referred to as Pickled Amperes in the late 1890s and early 1900s?
   
   
7. Which hotel company was the first to be listed on the NYSE and was also the first to operate a gift shop in the hotel?
   
   
8. Name the coffee chain that was founded in 1997 by an in-flight crew member of China Airlines, which is now considered as a major competitor to Starbucks in the home country of China Airlines. In fact, Starbucks opened its first store subsequently.
   
   
9. This Indian started his career as an office junior in British Airways while moonlighting as a hotel waiter. Today, he has built a property and hotel empire around the Heathrow airport worth 227 million pounds and is a member of the London Skills and Employment Board. Name him.
   
   
10. Little bells, holed rifles, butterflies, pens, badly cut and little wheels are the English translation of the varieties or types of a world-famous food product sold and eaten around the world. Identify it.
    
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