The Strategist biz quiz

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1. George Crum listened to his customers and invented an everyday food item. It was originally branded Saratoga and was first sold in New England. What are we talking about?
2. Which is the most expensive production bike in the world?
3. In 1896, Herman Hollerith, a statistician at the US Census Bureau, formed the Tabulating Machine Co, after constructing his Punch Card and Tabulating Machine in 1890. In 1911, this company merged with Computing Scale of America and International Time Recording Co. The company's new name was The Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co, or C-T-R. The name was later changed to ....
4. Martin Cooper made a telephone call to Joe Engel. What was its significance?
5. Who carried the moniker "Jac the Knife", and why?
6. Another nom de plume. Who was called "The CEO who wasn't there"?
7. How are managers in Indian family-managed companies, who are de facto employed for life, referred to colloquially?
8. One of the two companies that merged to form Verizon Communications was GTE (General Telephones and Electronics). Name the other.
9. The name of this drink derives from the famous Greek athlete .... of Croton, after his legendary strength. The drink was created in 1934 after heavy research by Thomas Mayne. What is it called?
10. What connects the following CEOs "" Tim Taft of Pizza Inn, Eric Schmidt of Google and Steve Jobs of Apple?
    
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