The Strategist biz quiz

Check your business intelligence quotient and win a prize

1. Four lines drawn in the sand by its inventor were the inspiration for a technology that revolutionised the retail industry. What are we talking about?
2. He used to design cars, but now designs mobile phones. Who is he and which company's design team does he head?
3. This food product advertises its product in giant size near the Thames, although hoardings are banned on the London waterfront. How?
4. One partner sold his vehicle, the other his calculator and started this company. It went on to become one of the most well-known brands in the world. Name it.
5. They opened the first outlet in a converted gas station in Vermont in 1978. It is now one of the best-known foods brands in the US. Name it.
6. A famous writer passed up a chance to invest in Alexander Graham Bell's telephone company in favour of an unsuccessful typesetting company. Who is he?
7. Sir Chintaman Deshmukh became the first Indian to head which institution in 1943?
8. What happened to the rupee in April 1957?
9. Which currency unit derives its name from the Sanskrit word for "stamped coin"?
10. What is the Golden Era of 3-6-3?

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