The Strategist Quiz (#493)

The Strategist Quiz, January 5, 2017

1 This item gets its name from a Hindi word which in turn was derived from Sanskrit. It was used as a form of currency on almost every continent: America, Asia, Africa and Australia. It was most abundant in the Indian Ocean and was collected in the Maldives, Sri Lanka, Malabar Coast and some islands in Indonesia. What is it?

2 Connect Sacred Heart, Cabbage Soup and General Motors company.

3 Which QSR chain in the UK has launched an ordering system based on a lick and stick temporary tattoo or arm ink? To place an order one has to tap the tattoo with a cell phone.

4 Ganga Bishen Agarwal, also known as __, launched a brand in the early 1930s which has a group turnover of $520 million. Name it.

5 Fill in the blanks and identify the brands from their corporate anthems. Ever Onward __, Ahhhh! __, and __ Fast Forward.

6 This newspaper was founded in 1927 and the oldest Urdu newspaper and the last in the world that is handwritten. Name the newspaper and the city it is published from.

7 Its silk is the toughest biological material ever studied, over 10 times tougher than a similarly-sized piece of Kevlar. It is found on an island in the African continent and the species was named in honour of a naturalist on the 150th year of the publication of his seminal publication.

8 Manguli and Nuagaon are two villages from an Indian state that have the same distinction. What is it and name the state?

9 In which country would you find taxi Uncles?

10 Name the brand and its mascot from the image.

Compiled by Gaurav Sri Krishna, www.facebook.com/gaurav.s.krishna

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