221 Business Trivia Questions with Answers
221 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Which Japanese carmaker produces the Prius hybrid?
Answer
Toyota
What accounting term describes money a business owes to suppliers?
Answer
Accounts payable
Which online retailer was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994?
Answer
Amazon
What is the official currency of Japan?
Answer
Yen
Which fast-food chain uses golden arches as its logo?
Answer
McDonald's
What is the name of the famous stock market crash that occurred in October 1929?
Answer
Wall Street Crash
In which US state is the coffee company Starbucks headquartered?
Answer
Washington
What is the term for a company's first sale of stock to the public?
Answer
Initial Public Offering
Who wrote the classic investment book "Liar's Poker"?
Answer
Michael Lewis
Who was the founder of the Wendy's restaurant chain?
Answer
Dave Thomas
Who was the founder and chairman of Amazon.com?
Answer
Jeffrey P. Bezos
Who was the creator of the "Barbie" doll?
Answer
Ruth Handler
Who did Steven Wozniak help give birth to Apple Computers?
Answer
Steve Jobs
Which financial institution offered their clients "a piece of the rock"?
Answer
Prudential
Which computer company launched a Patent Tracker in 2013?
Answer
Microsoft
Which company raised $671 million with its IPO in 2012?
Answer
Carlyle Group
Which ad slogan has been promoted by BP?
Answer
Beyond Petroleum
Where was the world's oldest auction house established in 1674?
Answer
Stockholm
What was the first U.S. coin to have "In God We Trust" engraved on it?
Answer
2 Cent Coin Of 1864
What was Lamborghini first known for?
Answer
Farm Tractors
What was Ivan Boesky found guilty of in the 1980's?
Answer
Insider Trading
What is the only product Elvis Presley ever did a live TV commercial for?
Answer
Southern Maid Donuts
What is a decrease in the total number of shares in a company called?
Answer
Reverse Split
What does "UL" in a circle mean, when found on electrical equipment?
Answer
Underwriters Laboratory
What did the "lemon campaign" advertise in the 60's?
Answer
Volkswagen
What did the first vending machine dispense?
Answer
Holy Water
What company's stock ticker is BID?
Answer
Sotheby's
What company's slogan is "Just Slightly Ahead of Our Time"?
Answer
Panasonic
What car company advertised "Zoom Zoom Zoom"?
Answer
Mazda
What car company advertised "Drivers wanted"?
Answer
Volkswagen
The "zloty" is the official currency of which country?
Answer
Poland
The idea that every employee tends to rise to his or her level of incompetence is known as what?
Answer
The Peter Principle