Trivia Quiz: Famous Entrepreneurs

Question 1: Which quote was not said by Bill Gates?

 A: Life is not fair. Get used to it.
 B: As long as you are going to be thinking anyway, think big.
 C: As we look ahead into the next century, leaders will be those who empower others.
 D: Your time is a valuable resource.

Question 2: Which gas station(s) are remnants of John D. Rockefeller's Standard Oil Company?

 A: Exxon/Mobil
 B: Shell
 C: Citgo
 D: Wawa

Question 3: What company did entrepreneur Debbi Rose start?

 A: Little Debbi (baked goods)
 B: Estee Lauder (Cosmetics)
 C: Jack in the Box (Restaurant)
 D: Mrs. Fields Cookies

Question 4: Which famous entrepreneur plans to retire in 2006?

 A: Donald Trump
 B: Bill Gates
 C: Oprah Winfrey
 D: Michael Dell

Question 5: Which entrepreneur was named Fortune's richest man under 40?

 A: Richmond Yang (Super Bowl and Big Buddah Restaurant)
 B: Ingvar Kamprad (IKEA)
 C: Michael Dell (Dell computers)
 D: Tom Bloxham (Crash FM)

Question 6: Who is the only entrepreneur in history to build three fortune 500 companies?

 A: Oprah Winfrey
 B: Wayne Huizenga
 C: Bill Gates
 D: John D. Rockefeller

Question 7: What did Ray Kroc do for a living before founding McDonalds?

 A: He sold milkshake mixers
 B: He served in the military
 C: He was a lawyer
 D: He was a farmer

Question 8: What did Walt Disney do for a living before founding Disney?

 A: He was a milkman
 B: He was pursuing his Master's degree
 C: He was a plumber
 D: He worked for the Red Cross Ambulance Corps

Question 9: What is not true of the founder of Pan America Airlines, Juan Trippe?

 A: He proposed the idea for the 747
 B: He graduated from Harvard
 C: He created affordable air travel (tourist rate travel)
 D: He originally worked for Wall Street and found it boring

Question 10: What is not true of the founder of Mary Kay, Mary Kay Ash?

 A: She married at age 15
 B: She implemented a system that awarded pink cadillacs to top sales directors
 C: She began the Mary Kay foundation because of her husband's death from cancer
 D: She wrote three best-selling books