The Strategist biz quiz

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1. "It should look like a ____, you only have to look to nature to find out what true streamlining is." Who said this about which car?
2. What is known as "piff paff" in Sweden; "knisper, knaster, knusper" in Germany; and "pim, pam, pum" in Mexico?
3. In business parlance, what is the "first supper"?
4. What are commonly referred to as"pork barrel" contracts ?
5. Which company's first product of its current line of business was called "Talkman"?
6. This was the symbol of Count Francesco Baracca, who painted it on the side of his planes but died in the war. His mother Countess Paolina Baracca asked a legendary Italian businessman to use it on his products because it was supposed to bring good luck. He used it for the first time 11 years later and a legend was born. What is the symbol and who was the businessman ?
7. KHR1, QRIO, TMSUK4, AIBO are names of what ?
8. This person set up a fashion house in 1947 and, seeing the work, Carmel Snow, editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar commented "It's a revolution, dear ......., your dresses have such a new look...". The same year also saw the launch of the "new look". Who was the designer?
9. This American company was started as the world's first mail order business in 1872. Having lost market share and saddled with unprofitable stores, it went bankrupt in 1982. Eventually Mobil Oil, flush with cash during the oil shortage, bought the chain and pumped money into the chain in an effort to revive it. Eventually Mobil sold out and the chain drifted along. By 2000 it was liquidated in bankruptcy. Name the company.
10. This company was established in Calcutta in 1886. It was one of the first importers of motor cars in India during the beginning of the 20th century. It was also the first agent in India of a wireless company "" Marconi's Wireless Telegraph. In 1926, it acted as an agent of the Imperial Airways. Name this company.
    
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