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1. Google's first offices were in which high-sounding city?
2. Oooh! I fancy a Big Mac. Where was the original McDonald's restaurant?
3. Ernst & Young are one of the world's biggest companies offering Professional Services to other business around the world. Where were they founded?
4. Nokia, when founded in Finland, was actually a paper mill, situated in the body of water known as the ___________ rapids. It sounds vaguely Russian to me. Where was it?
5. The company now known as ExxonMobil was originally founded by John D. Rockefeller in 1870. It was at that time called Standard Oil. The question is, where?
6. Samsung started in business in 1938 selling dried fish and vegetables to China from the city of Taegu (now known as Daegu). Where is Daegu?
7. In which American city was Wells Fargo set up?
8. In which city was Amazon.com founded?
9. The chemical company BASF started in which country?
10. Now we look at the world of banking. Where were the original headquarters of HSBC?
11. Where did 'Big Blue', otherwise known as IBM, have their first headquarters?
12. The first Walmart store was opened in 1962 in a relatively small place. Where was that?
13. Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak and Ron Wayne formed Apple Computers in the garage of Paul and Clara Jobs home in 1976. Where was this?
14. Fancy a coffee? Where did Starbucks open their first coffee shop?
15. Frederick Smith created Federal Express in 1971 in which American state?
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