The Strategist biz quiz

Check your business intelligence quotient and win a prize

1. Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard invented an audio oscillator in 1938 that generated sound frequencies and could be used to test sound quality. Among its first customers was Walt Disney Productions, which ordered eight of these devices for its animated feature film Fantasia. Each oscillator was sold at $54.40. Why 54.40?
2. Which popular character was inspired by a gluttonous Japanese folk hero called Paku and the sight of a partly-eaten pizza?
3. In 1962, when the producers of the cartoon show The Flintstones decided that Fred and Wilma Flintstone were to have a child they initially decided on a boy. Later though, a girl, Pebbles, was chosen. Why?
4. This company was called Lutsuko and later changed its name to something that literally means "to lose money". Which one?
5. With which unrelated business was Finnish giant Nokia associated?
6. Which is the world's largest selling motorcycle brand?
7. There is a banner outside the Small Causes Court in Mumbai, which states that a famous personality fought his first case here. Who does it refer to?
8. Which multinational company was started with money its founder won at poker?
9. What commonly-used product was patented by Stephen Perry in 1845?
10. In medieval Russia, before coinage was introduced, what was used as currency?

 

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