The Strategist biz quiz

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1. In Tintin comics, what is the profession of Jolyon Wagg?
   
   
2. According to toy manufacturers in the US, apart from Christmas and birthdays, what occasion/ event causes an increases in sales of toys?
   
   
3. Which industrialist's wife recently launched a magazine, Harmony?
   
   
4. In computer programming, what was the alternative language to Java called and who developed it?
   
   
5. Which breed of dogs is named after a German tax collector?
   
   
6. In market research jargon, what is DKCS?
   
   
7. Before he founded Microsoft, what business did Bill Gates start?
   
   
8. What was the first western consumer product to be sold in erstwhile USSR?
   
   
9. Who invented Pepsi?
   
   
10. For what is Vevey famous?

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