The Strategist Quiz (#318)

1. What is the portmanteau of recent coinage that describes the behaviour of people more interested in their mobiles than those around them?
    
2. Who said this "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies"?
    
3. Why has the business book written by Jackie Huba been titled Monster Loyalty?
    
4. This is an economic indicator published by a bank based on its own research and reports published by the Economist Intelligence Unit. It is named after a term used in Chinese that refers to individuals who are generally coveted by employers in their home country because they have foreign educational qualifications, work experience and exposure to other cultures. Name it.
    
5. In the 9th century, Persian scholar Razi in his Kitab al-Asrar (Book of Secrets) described two methods for the production of kerosene, which was termed 'naft abyad' meaning white naphtha. It came into popular use only in the late 1800s because of heavy shortage of a particular commodity. Which one?
    
6. These are the lines from an advertisement of a consumer product published in 1926 "Women who realise the importance of daintiness are grateful to Mum". Name the brand and mention its significance.
    
7. Name this first of its kind finance company that accepts handbags on the spot, assesses them for their condition and authenticity and then procures loans which are 80 per cent of the bag's value within half an hour, as long as the bags are Gucci, Chanel, Hermes or Louis Vuitton.
    
8. Name the company and the comic character it created in honour of a hearing impaired four year old comic book fan in the US?
    
9. This brand uses the slogan "Live Mas" (mas is Spanish for more). Name the brand and its previous slogan too.
    
10. Identify the logos and mention what is common to them.
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
     

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