The Strategist Quiz (#453)

1. This saint, a soldier initially, rose to be the abbot of St Medard’s Abbey, Soissons, France. He then became a priest and in 1080 and also founded the Abbey of St Peter in Oudenburg. Here he created something which he encouraged local peasants to use, instead of water, due to its gift of health. Name the patron saint and his creation.
    
2. Who made this statement: "For 240 years it's been a terrible mistake to bet against America, and now is no time to start"?
    
3. Name the person who this year relinquished his position as chairman of his business group - known for visual and audio communications - that he controlled through his privately held company called National Amusements.
    
4. What do these comprise: spring, summer, winter, fall, resort/holiday and Ramadan?
    
5. Pranay Chulet and Jibby Thomas are famous for their 2008 start-up Quickr. What is Qkr then, which is also pronounced as Quicker?
    
6. Where is the world's first solar airport located? It does not use conventional electricity at all now.
    
7. The DNA of creating amazing dresses is embedded in this car's brand. Recently it collaborated with a digital agency of a newspaper to produce a designer outfit made from the leather that is used for its car seats. Name it and its collaborator.
    
8. Connect the name of a Spanish queen, who is known as a benefactress for funding the mid-17th century Jesuit voyage to Guam to catholicise the indigenous Chamoru people in the North Pacific Ocean, and a technical term that is used in the world of internet and what do you arrive at?
    
9. For which brand do Sania Mirza and Shoaib Malik disagree on everything except for the brand they are modelling for?
    
10. Whose logo is this?
    

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