The Strategist Quiz (#499)

The Strategist Quiz, February 23, 2017

1. By following brands like Sprint, Chipotle, Coca-Cola and Facebook, what has Verizon done for itself?

2. In the early 1910s following a decline in important tariffs, President Woodrow Wilson proposed a special excise tax on __. Denmark had imposed a similar tax in the ’30s and repealed it in 2013. What was taxed?

3. Who recently said this and for what, “I am reminded of President Lincoln’s remarks during the American Civil War: ‘We can succeed only by concert. It is not ‘can any of us imagine better?’ but, ‘can we all do better?’ The dogmas of the quiet past, are inadequate to the stormy present. The occasion is piled high with difficulty, and we must rise with the occasion. As our case is new, so we must think anew, act anew.”?

4. In the 1930s this company was founded as Geophysical Service, an early provider of seismic exploration services to the petroleum industry. Later it reorganised itself into Coronado Corp, an oil company. During World War II, it expanded its services to include electronics for the US Army, Signal Corps, and the US Navy. It changed its name in 1951 and is known by the same name even today. Name the company.

5. Patchouli is a species of plant that is native to the tropics of Asia. The heavy and strong scent of patchouli has been used for centuries in perfumes and, more recently, in incense, insect repellents and alternative medicines. The word derives from the Tamil patchai for green and ellai for leaf. Connect this with Mattel’s Masters of the Universe line of toys.

6. These two rival companies first entered into an arrangement with the object of preserving each other’s sources of palm oil supply during the 1920s. Subsequently, this turned into a merger and resulted in a boom in palm oil production in Congo and the Solomon Islands. Name the two companies involved and the merged company’s current name.

7. Which company uses the baseline: Drones anyone can fly?

8. Who recently said there should be a tax for every human job that is lost to a robot?

9. Who are Saasy, Chatty, Codey, Einstein and Astro?

10. Identify the brand and its founder from the logo below.

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