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The Entrepreneurial Spirit Trivia Quiz

A brief salute to the entrepreneurial spirit.

A multiple-choice quiz by sportcon. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
sportcon

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
32,590

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
750

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who, in 1879 was superintentent of the Battle Creek Sanitarium which practiced 'biologic living' and 'natural medicine? He was a well known surgeon, and in the 1890s he and his brother developed a dry wheat flake that would soon become a popular breakfast cereal. Hint

General Mills

Charles Post

John Kellogg

Frank Nabisco

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who invented the first electric shaver? Hint

Jacob Schick

Henry Gillette

George Eversharp

Phillip Ronson

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Question 3 of 10

3. Was there really a Chef Boyardee?

Yes

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Question 4 of 10

4. The first fully air-conditioned building in New York City in 1940 housed Tiffany and Company.

True

False

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who invented Grape Nuts in 1897? Hint

John Kellogg

General Mills

Frank Nabisco

Charles Post

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Question 6 of 10

6. Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine, was the first to introduce a pain reliever and fever reducer which was eventually to become aspirin. Hippocrates used the bark and leaves of what tree to produce the medication? Hint

Birch

Maple

Elm

Willow

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Question 7 of 10

7. What bottled product did Henry Heinz start selling to Pittsburgh residents in 1869 that led to the creation of H.J. Heinz, Inc.? Hint

horseradish

ketchup

pickles

mustard

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Question 8 of 10

8. Did John H. Patterson, founder of National Cash Register, invent the cash register?

Yes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Mattel, Inc., the world's largest toy manufacturer, got its start in 1945. What was the company's first product? Hint

dollhouse furniture

dolls

picture frames

music boxes

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Question 10 of 10

10. In which city was Coca-Cola first introduced in 1886? Hint

Philadelphia

St. Louis

Baltimore

Atlanta

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: John Kellogg

John's brother Will eventually took over the business. Charles Post was actually once a patient at Kellogg's sanitarium.

2. Who invented the first electric shaver?

Answer: Jacob Schick

During a stint in the Army during WWI, Schick was inspired by the repeating rifle to invent the magazine repeating razor. After a court fight over patent rights, after which the judge was convicted of accepting bribes, Schick sold his company, which was eventually bought by Eversharp, Inc.

3. Was there really a Chef Boyardee?

Answer: Yes

His name was Hector Bioardi and he started his pasta sauce business in Cleveland. When he marketed his goods, the labels spelled it like it sounded.

4. The first fully air-conditioned building in New York City in 1940 housed Tiffany and Company.

Answer: True

Tiffany and Young, started by Charles Tiffany and John Young in 1837 became Tiffany and Company in 1853.

5. Who invented Grape Nuts in 1897?

Answer: Charles Post

Post invented Postum in 1895 and named his company Postum Cereal Company. Post Toasties was invented in 1904. Charles Post committed suicide in 1914.

Answer: Willow

The Bayer Company began selling aspirin in powder form as a tablet in 1915.

7. What bottled product did Henry Heinz start selling to Pittsburgh residents in 1869 that led to the creation of H.J. Heinz, Inc.?

Answer: horseradish

Heinz introduced the phrase '57 varieties' in 1896.

8. Did John H. Patterson, founder of National Cash Register, invent the cash register?

Answer: No

The cash register was invented in 1867 by James Ritty of Dayton, Ohio. Patterson bought 3 cash registers from Ritty, then bought him out and started NCR.

9. Mattel, Inc., the world's largest toy manufacturer, got its start in 1945. What was the company's first product?

Answer: picture frames

The company got its name by combining letters of the last and first names of its founders, Harold Matson and Elliot Handler.

10. In which city was Coca-Cola first introduced in 1886?

Answer: Atlanta

Dr. John Pemberton, a pharmacist, first concocted the caramel-colored syrup in a brass kettle in his backyard. Pemberton sold out in 1891 to Asa Candler for {$2,300.00.}

Source: Author sportcon

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