The Strategist Quiz (#497)

The Strategist Quiz, February 9, 2017

1. Where will you find Thomas Adams (Sr.), John Cadbury, Theodore Tobler, Philippe Suchard, James L Kraft, William Christie along with Jean-Romain Lefevre et Pauline-Isabelle Utile and Adolphus Green together?

2. Connect a word that means “gallery” in Medieval Latin and an apocryphal incident that relates to the US President Ulysses S Grant meeting people when he went on private visits to a Hotel in Washington, DC. The people were either seeking help or trying to influence his political decisions.

3. Connect 221 B Baker Street with the tech major Wipro.

4. According to mythology this place was founded by Shishupala, Lord Krishna’s cousin. It is famous for a textile product and it is said that weaving as an occupation was established in the 2nd and 7th Centuries in this town. Name it and mention its famous textile product.

5. What is one of the firsts achieved by the film Morgan? It is a 2016 British-American science fiction horror film directed by Luke Scott in his directorial debut and written by Seth Owen. Its cast includes Anya Taylor-Joy, Kate Mara, Michelle Yeoh, and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

6. A former driver of Uber in the US has started a new service dubbed “Uber for women”. What has he named it?

7. What is the buzzword used to describe any spyware that hijacks your browser and locks you into its site by stealing your home page? It gets its name from the villain of a very famous Hollywood horror movie.

8. What is the significance of Sony Ericsson’s Z1010 model cell phone?

9. Who is currently due to be released from a US Prison on the 14th of November, 2139?

10. The Image is of a confectionery item which is being sold mostly in the US since the late 1910s as a part of a fund raiser. It bears the logo of the organisation. Name it.

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