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Brilliant Businessmen! Trivia Quiz

You more than likely hear of famous businessmen all the time on the evening news, or you may have been acquainted with some older ones in history class. Here are some of the more well-known.

A multiple-choice quiz by cheezeburger57. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cheezeburger57

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
346,561

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Easy

Avg Score
10 / 10

Plays
855

Last 3 plays: Guest 166 (8/10), Guest 101 (8/10), Guest 174 (10/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who purchased the McDonald's fast food restaurant from the McDonald brothers in 1961, and turned it into one of the most recognizable restaurants in the world? Hint

Colonel Sanders

Robert Peterson

Dave Thomas

Ray Kroc

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which man, who started Apple in 1976 along with his friend Steve Wozniak, died in October 2011? Hint

Kim Jong Il

Andy Rooney

Steve Jobs

Joe Frazier

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Question 3 of 10

3. What automotive businessman, known for his Model T, used the assembly line to revolutionize automobile production? Hint

Henry Ford

Ransom Olds

Louis Chevrolet

David Buick

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Question 4 of 10

4. What businessman is known for the circus that today bears his name? Hint

P.T. Barnum

Abraham Lincoln

Cornelius Vanderbilt

Charles Dickens

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Question 5 of 10

5. What Australian-American man, who founded News Corp. in 1979, came under fire in 2011 for allegations that his companies had been hacking the phones of famous people? Hint

Andy Thomas

Mel Gibson

Rupert Murdoch

Heath Ledger

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Question 6 of 10

6. What British businessman is known for his Virgin brand? Hint

Tony Blair

Richard Branson

Winston Churchill

Gordon Brown

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Question 7 of 10

7. What American businessman has hosted a reality television show called "The Apprentice" and later became President of the USA? Hint

George W. Bush

Mike Huckabee

John McCain

Donald Trump

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Question 8 of 10

8. This American man is known for a famous hotel chain he founded, and has a famous great-granddaughter with the same last name. Who is he? Hint

Howard Johnson

Conrad Hilton

J. Willard Marriott

C�sar Ritz

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Question 9 of 10

9. What American businessman co-founded Standard Oil and had a son with the same name as him? Hint

J.P. Morgan

Andrew Carnegie

Theodore Roosevelt

John D. Rockefeller

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Question 10 of 10

10. What man is known as the founder of the Walmart and Sam's Club chain of stores? Hint

Sammy Davis, Jr

Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel Adams

Sam Walton

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who purchased the McDonald's fast food restaurant from the McDonald brothers in 1961, and turned it into one of the most recognizable restaurants in the world?

Answer: Ray Kroc

Kroc discovered the restaurant while selling milkshake machines. He started out as a franchisor, and eventually decided to buy the restaurant outright. Colonel Sanders started KFC, Dave Thomas started Wendy's, and Robert Peterson started Jack in the Box.

2. Which man, who started Apple in 1976 along with his friend Steve Wozniak, died in October 2011?

Answer: Steve Jobs

Jobs died October 5th, 2011, from pancreatic cancer. While with Apple, he helped develop such revolutionary items as the Mac, iPod, and iPhone. Additionally, Jobs bought Pixar in 1986, and it is now an extremely successful film animation company. Andy Rooney, Joe Frazier, and Kim Jong Il are other famous people who died in 2011.

3. What automotive businessman, known for his Model T, used the assembly line to revolutionize automobile production?

Answer: Henry Ford

Ford started the automobile company that bears his name after first producing successful race cars. Louis Chevrolet founded Chevrolet, Ransom Olds founded Oldsmobile, and David Buick founded Buick.

4. What businessman is known for the circus that today bears his name?

Answer: P.T. Barnum

Barnum started his circus in 1871. It merged with the Ringling Brothers Circus in 1919 to create the "Ringling Brothers Barnum and Bailey Circus." Cornelius Vanderbilt was an American businessmen known for his railroading ventures, Abraham Lincoln was President of the USA during the Civil War, and Charles Dickens was a famous author.

5. What Australian-American man, who founded News Corp. in 1979, came under fire in 2011 for allegations that his companies had been hacking the phones of famous people?

Answer: Rupert Murdoch

Murdoch was born in Melbourne, Australia, in 1931. He became an American citizen in 1985, after moving there in 1974 to help expand his company into the US. Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger, and Andy Thomas are all other famous Australian-Americans.

6. What British businessman is known for his Virgin brand?

Answer: Richard Branson

The Virgin brand got its start in 1972 with Virgin Records. It obtained its name because Branson and his co-founders thought of themselves as "virgins" when it came to business. Other well-known Virgin brands include Virgin Mobile and Virgin Atlantic Airways. Tony Blair, Winston Churchill, and Gordon Brown are or were all British Prime Ministers.

7. What American businessman has hosted a reality television show called "The Apprentice" and later became President of the USA?

Answer: Donald Trump

He has turned out to be one of the most controversial presidents in living memory (after Nixon, anyway).

8. This American man is known for a famous hotel chain he founded, and has a famous great-granddaughter with the same last name. Who is he?

Answer: Conrad Hilton

Hilton started his original hotel company in 1919. His great-granddaughter is Paris Hilton, known for her appearance in "The Simple Life," among others. Howard Johnson, J. Willard Marriott, and C�sar Ritz are all other famous hoteliers.

9. What American businessman co-founded Standard Oil and had a son with the same name as him?

Answer: John D. Rockefeller

After retiring, Rockefeller, typical of many other rich people of his time, devoted much of his time and money to philanthropy. J.P. Morgan was a famous banker of the time, Theodore Roosevelt was President of the United States from 1901-1908, and Andrew Carnegie was a famous steel industrialist of the time.

10. What man is known as the founder of the Walmart and Sam's Club chain of stores?

Answer: Sam Walton

Walton opened the first Walmart store in Rogers, Arkansas, in 1962. Sammy Davis, Jr. and Samuel L. Jackson were famous actors, and Samuel Adams was early American politician and signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.

Source: Author cheezeburger57

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