Famous Entrepreneurs Quiz -- Whaddya know?

1. Before this entrepreneur was the multibillionaire we all know today, he worked at McDonald’s for a summer and studied their automation system. His global online marketplace uses similar models of efficiency and speed. Who is he?

• Jeff Bezos

• Bill Gates

• Richard Branson

Ray Kroc, was famously denied a permit for a franchise of this restaurant at Mount Rushmore.

• Burger King

• Popeyes Chicken

• McDonalds

Which founder of Apple was fired in 1985, only to be re-appointed as CEO in 1997 at the age of 42?

• Steve Wozniak

• Steve Jobs

• Mark Zuckerberg

Many successful entrepreneurs started their brands after the age of 40. This entrepreneur was exactly 40 when she opened her flagship bridal store in New York City. She is:

• Donatella Versace

• Peggy Olson

• Vera Wang

Over the last 15 years, however, some of the most successful entrepreneurs have started their brands young. Who has been reported to be on track to be the world’s youngest self-made billionaire from her global cosmetics company?

• Kylie Jenner

• Rihanna

• Selena Gomez

Elon Musk, another entrepreneur who started his business ventures young, was inspired to start SpaceX because:

A.

B.

C.

D.

E.

• Manned mission hasn’t been explored since the 1970s

• He believes space travel brings humanity together

• He wanted to inspire a belief in the future

• A and C

• All of the above

Musk might not be the only entrepreneur funding travels to space. What other billionaires are working toward affordable space travel?

A.

B.

C.

D.

• Jeff Bezos

• Richard Branson

• Neither

• Both

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder, gave how much money to charity in 2017?

A.

B.

C.

• Almost $2 billion

• $500,000

• $0

Many entrepreneurs believe giving back to philanthropic causes is an important way to use their wealth. Who are some of the billionaires who joined The Giving Pledge, an organization created by Bill Gates and Warren Buffett, promising to give half of their net worth to charity?

• David Rockefeller

• Tim Cook

• Sara Blakely

• B and C

• All of the above

Sara Blakely, founder of Spanx, worked what job before founding her billion-dollar empire?

• She worked in fast food

• She was a stand-up comedian

• She sold makeup door to door