It's Not His Vault Trivia Quiz

Answer: Amazon

Bezos developed the business plan of Amazon on a cross-country drive from New York City to Seattle, and he eventually launched the business from his parents' garage. He was named TIME's person of the year. In 2010, he personally bought "The Washington Post" for $250 million. Bezos entered Princeton University to study physics, but shifted towards computers and graduated with a BSc in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.

Answer: L'Oreal

Bettencourt was born in 1922, marrying French politician André Bettencourt in 1950. Her father was the founder of L'Oréal, and she inherited the company upon his death in 1957. Fearing that the company might be nationalized after it went public, Betterncourt sold half her majority share in the company for 3% of Nestlé in 1974. Bettencourt was a victim of Bernie Madoff, losing approximately $30 million.

In 2013, Bettencourt was estimated at $33.2 billion, making her the wealthiest person in France and the second wealthiest woman in the world.

Answer: ALS

Kirac is part of a rich Turkish family who made their money as the founders of Karsan, a Turkish automobile manufacturer. The company produces Peugeot vehicles under an agreement with the French manufacturer. Her father was Vehbi Koc, a successful Turkish businessman and entrepreneur. Thirteen years after contracting ALS, Kirac was still worth 2.6 billion dollars according to Forbes.

Answer: Wimbledon

Lemann competed for Switzerland in 1962, where he was working at the time. He lost in straight sets to American Donald Dell. Luckily for him, his business career fared more successfully. Lemann, as part of the investment firm 3G capital, purchased a controlling stake in Budweiser in 2008, and then Burger King two years later.

His firm teamed up with Warren Buffet to buy Heinz for $23 billion in 2013. Lemann donated over $16 million to the University of Illinois to introduce a Brazillian Studies program in 2009.

Answer: God

Along with his partner Zarakh Iliev, the pair own a variety of shopping centres and hotels in the Moscow area. Among them are the Radisson Royal Ukraine Hotel, the European Shopping Center and the Radisson SAS Slavyanskaya Hotel, all in Moscow. Together, their holdings include over 10 million square feet.

Answer: H&M

Stefan's father Erling established H&M in 1947 Persson's family holds a 38% stake in the company which is a primary source of his income, but Persson's real estate holdings are also quite vast. Along with Linkenholt, with approximately 40 inhabitants, Persson's also possesses 8,700 acres in Wiltshire at the Savernake Estate.

In 2009, he passed on his role as president and CEO to his son Karl-Johan.

Answer: He inherited it

Tsar Nicholas ruled from 1894 to 1917 and his rule was marred by losses to both Japan in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905, and in massive losses of population in the First World War. As the last Russian tsar, he held the accumulated wealth of his predecessors, estimated today at over $250 billion.

Answer: Commodore

Vanderbilt began his own steamship factory, and began operating a ferry service around New York City. When the Gold Rush hit California, Vanderbilt operated a steamship trip from New York to San Francisco via Nicaragua. He later turned his attention to on-land transit, buying up numerous railroads and helping to construct New York's original Grand Central station. Vanderbilt did not give much to charity during his lifetime, apart from a $1 million donation to endow Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee in 1873.

He left his $100 million in wealth to his son when he died in 1877.

Answer: Mali

After allowing for inflation, his wealth was set at around $400 billion according to Celebrity Net Worth. His wealth can be attributed to the natural resources of Mali, where over half of the Earth's gold and salt supply were mined there at the time. It was under Musa established the city of Timbuktu as a trading hub. He died in 1337 at the age of 57.

Answer: Omaha, Nebraska

Buffett is referred to as the "Wizard of Omaha", "Sage of Omaha", "Oracle of Omaha". His father, Howard Buffett, was a US congressman, who began his first of four congress terms in 1942. In 1950, Buffett moved back to Nebraska to attend the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Buffett became a millionaire in 1962, and a billionaire in 1990.

At an estimated wealth of $62 billion, Forbes ranked him as the richest man in the world in 2008.