The Strategist Quiz (#384)

1. In the early 1900s the founder of this automobile company replicated a process, which he observed at a musket rifle factory. This process was first established by the inventor of the cotton gin, Eli Whitney. A fire in his unit prompted him to rent a factory, which was much smaller and, therefore, he invented an inventory management model. Name the person and both the methods pioneered by him in his industry.
    
2. Who said this: "We thought the world would be waiting with open arms for high speed transistor computers. But nobody cared"? This person was the co-founder of a company that was a pioneer in the field of interactive computing
    
3. One of the most successful trusted online community marketplaces has come up with a quarterly print edition magazine called Pineapple. Name it.
    
4. Which brand has a personalisation or customisation service called Q inspired by the fictional Quartermaster 'Q' who is the genius behind James Bond's weaponry and gadgets?
    
5. It is believed that the students at Nanjing University in 1993 started to celebrate being single largely by buying themselves presents. After being co-opted and made into a shopping Holiday worldwide by Alibaba, it is considered to be bigger than Cyber Monday and Black Friday combined in the US. Name it.
    
6. During the 1860s a French slave aged 12 years invented a technique for pollinating a particular spice in the island called French Reunion located in the Indian Ocean. His technique revolutionised the cultivation of this spice and helped growing it quickly and profitably. This also helped growing this spice outside its native of origin Central America. Name the person and the spice.
    
7. This word has origins linked to a mid 18th century Spanish word meaning 'to plaster' and an Arabic word meaning brick'. Generally these sun-dried bricks made of yellow silt or clay, deposited by rivers especially in countries having little rainfall. A technology company also bears the same name. Name it.
    
8. This vehicle gets its name from an Indonesian language meaning three. So when translated it means Swift with three rows. Name the vehicle.
    
9. Which company's courageous motto reads: "Dare to Commit"?
    
10. Name the brand that is associated with the visual.
     

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