The Strategist Quiz (#459)

1. This dish originated in a Brahmin coffee house that was set up in 1924. During World War II the owner found it very difficult to procure rice for making idlis. He was therefore forced to innovate. Today this dish is an integral part of its identity and the packaging food industry. Name it and its inventor.
    
2. Which Indian vehicle's design was inspired by the fastest animal on the land, also the first Indian manufacturer to develop a monocoque body for a vehicle in its class?
    
3. The CEO of which company said this, "We are moving where the deer are few and software developers plentiful, sitting in a rural setting, you can never be scared enough of what's next"?
    
4. Emperor Nero's palace Domus Aurea on the Palatine Hill was the first to have this and a hotel in Gujarat was the first in Asia to have it on its premises. What is it? Also, name the Indian hotel.
    
5. The person who made this statement, "Always remember that someone somewhere is making a product that will make your product obsolete", is considered the Father of __ industry. Name him and the industry.
    
6. The mascots of this brand are the Apple, Green Leaves, Purple Grapes and Green Grapes. Name the brand.
    
7. This brand's name was an inspiration and combination of its founder's name, the world's largest transcontinental snow forest and a peak in the Canary Islands. Name it.
    
8. It was initiated in 1865 and is informally known as The Knowledge. Brain scans have found that people who complete "The Knowledge" have a larger hippocampus compared to others. Who are they and what is it about? There is now a move to stop this from being administered.
    
9. Which Indian brand's vision states: Four Indians die every minute due to cardiovascular diseases? The brand's mission is to reduce this statistic.
    
10. Whose logo is this and what is its achievement?
    

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