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Corporation Pioneers Trivia Quiz

This quiz is to give you a bit of background on the foundation these major American companies.

A multiple-choice quiz by guitarmaster3. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
guitarmaster3

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
190,106

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the founder of McDonald's international chain of restaurants? Hint

Raymond Kroc

S. Truett Cathy

David Thomas

John Carey

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who founded the FedEx corporation? Hint

Frederick W. Smith

John Davis

Richard Dawson

Jim Nye

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who was the founder of G.E.(General Electric)? Hint

John McCormick

Benjamin Franklin

William Penn

Thomas Alva Edison

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which division of General Motors Automobile Corporation was founded first? Hint

Chevrolet

Oldsmobile

Pontiac

Cadillac

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Question 5 of 10

5. Walmart was founded by whom? Hint

John Sevier

Jim Varney

Samuel Walton

Larry Hill

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who was the founder of Ebay Inc? Hint

John Roth

Clark Green

Jerry Smith

Pierre Omidyar

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is the founder of Apple computer corporation? Hint

Eric Carmine

Bill Williams

Steven Wozniak

Bryant Eldridge

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who was the founder of the Anheuser-Busch company? Hint

John Dixon

Phillip Busch

Adolphus Busch

Frank Anheuser

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Question 9 of 10

9. William Gates founded what mega-corporation? Hint

Intel

Cisco Systems

Microsoft

Sun Microsystems

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who founded the Honda Motor Company? Hint

Yokahoma Honda

Soichiro Honda

Yoshi Honda

Takaghi Honda

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the founder of McDonald's international chain of restaurants?

Answer: Raymond Kroc

McDonald's was originally started by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, of San Bernadino, California, in 1948. By 1955 they had 8 outlets. With their permission, Ray Kroc opened their ninth outlet, in Illinois, and subsequently acquired the business from the McDonald brothers, and the business began its inexorable creep across the world.

2. Who founded the FedEx corporation?

Answer: Frederick W. Smith

Frederick W. Smith founded the FedEx corporation in 1971 right after finishing college. The company has had many mergers and purchases since and offers seven different types of service, not just limited to package transport.

3. Who was the founder of G.E.(General Electric)?

Answer: Thomas Alva Edison

Thomas Alva Edison, history's great inventor, started the "Edison General Electric" company in 1890 in a laboratory in Menlo Park, New Jersey. In this day and age, the company produces a huge amount of products from light bulbs to jet engines. They have even started their own bank and loan corporation.

4. Which division of General Motors Automobile Corporation was founded first?

Answer: Oldsmobile

Olds Motor Vehicle Company has the longest history, having been established as the "Olds Motor Vehicle Company" by Ransom E. Olds in 1897. Cadillac came a bit later in 1902, Buick in 1903, GMC in 1911, Chevrolet in 1911 and Pontiac in 1937.

5. Walmart was founded by whom?

Answer: Samuel Walton

Wal-mart stores as we know them today began in 1962. They were founded by Sam Walton. Hence the "Sam's Club" name of one of their stores. On a side-note, the brand "Ol' Roy" dog food owes its name to Sam's trusted old dog, Roy.

6. Who was the founder of Ebay Inc?

Answer: Pierre Omidyar

Pierre Omidyar founded ebay as "The Worlds Online Marketplace" in 1995. Pierre launched ebay as a hobby and it quickly grew into the most powerful tool to buy and sell on the internet.

7. Who is the founder of Apple computer corporation?

Answer: Steven Wozniak

The Apple computer corporation was founded by Steven Wozniak in 1976 with the introduction of the Apple I. It was a 1mhz processor and 8kb of ram.

8. Who was the founder of the Anheuser-Busch company?

Answer: Adolphus Busch

The Anheuser-Busch corporation was founded in 1857 by Adolphus Busch after the company had gone through many changes and three changes of ownership since 1852.

9. William Gates founded what mega-corporation?

Answer: Microsoft

William (Bill) Gates founded the Microsoft corporation which has turned into the largest and most influential software company in the world.

10. Who founded the Honda Motor Company?

Answer: Soichiro Honda

Soichiro Honda founded the Honda motor company in 1946. Honda now produces much more than just cars. They produce motorcycles and many types of small engines.

Source: Author guitarmaster3

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