The Strategist biz quiz

Check your business intelligence quotient and win a prize

1. In 2002, this luxury item was transported in a see-through container on the foredeck of a famous ship. What was the item?
2. This airline is reported to have saved $ 40,000 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.
3. This company was founded in Denmark in 1916. In Latin, its name means "I put together" or "I assemble". Name it.
4. Which was the first company to ever issue stock?
5. This ditty is believed to have been written in 1893, but was copyrighted only in 1935. It is one of the most popular songs in the world and generates several million dollars in royalties every year. Name the song.
6. During World War II, he helped the US war effort by building ships as fast as he could. In 1942, he cut the production time of a 10,000-ton Liberty ship from one year to two months. By the next year, he could build a ship in two weeks. Who was he?
7. Model 200A was built in a garage and model 200B followed soon. Walt Disney bought eight units for use in Fantasia. What is the product and who invented it?
8. He invented it in 1927 but had a prolonged legal battle to claim ownership over the product. He won the battle, but ultimately the other claimant introduced the product at the World Fair in New York in 1939. What is the product and who was the inventor?
9. What is storing beer to mellow or ripen it called?
10. What is the correct term for the date written in all numerals?

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