The Strategist Quiz (#310)

1. The Corn Laws were trade laws designed to protect cereal producers in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland against competition from less expensive foreign imports between 1815 and 1846. What was founded to campaign against these laws and by whom?
    
2. Octra, Mint, My and Gateway were alternate names shortlisted by its founders. By what name is this entity known today?
    
3. The sales of Ray Ban's aviator rose by 40 per cent in the seven months following the release of the film Top Gun in 1934. Similarly, what was the impact of the Academy Award-winner It Happened One Night, starring Clark Gable and Claudette Colbert,in the US?
    
4. After a decade of development at its laboratory, which sits above a 333-metre-deep mineshaft used as a test bed, the company has devised a system that should be able to raise an elevator a kilometer (3,300 feet) or more. This is twice as far as the things can go at present. Name the company.
    
5. During the 1840s which saw growth in commerce and migration of labour, what were the 'Coffin Ships' and why were they called so?
    
6. This organisation's motto is 'developing business leadership' and it also uses this baseline "be job givers and not job seekers". Name this organisation.
    
7. This brand runs on the philosophy 'live the life you love' and asks its customers to find their mellow mood. Name the company and the brand?
    
8. How has Jay-Z already able to sold one million copies of his yet-to-be-released new album, Magna Carta Holy Grail, which isn't available to the public until July 7th?
    
9. Name the Southeast Asian country where Coke's brand messaging reportedly centers on the drink as 'delicious and refreshing and note open Happiness'. It is one of its recent expansions.
    
10. Identify and describe the logo.

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