80 Entrepreneurship Trivia Questions with Answers
80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?
Who founded the LEGO Group in Denmark in 1932?
Answer
Ole Kirk Christiansen
Which organization did Georges Doriot co-found in 1946 as the first modern venture-capital firm?
Answer
American Research and Development Corporation
Which company did Henry Ford establish in 1903 with 11 investors, before introducing the Model T?
Answer
Ford Motor Company
Which cosmetics company was founded by Estée Lauder and Joseph Lauder in New York in 1946?
Answer
Estée Lauder Companies
Which entrepreneur founded Amazon in 1994 as an online bookstore?
Answer
Jeff Bezos
Which entrepreneur co-founded Canva in 2013 with Cliff Obrecht and Cameron Adams?
Answer
Melanie Perkins
Which entrepreneur founded the ride-hailing company Grab in 2012 with Anthony Tan?
Answer
Tan Hooi Ling
Which entrepreneur founded FedEx, originally called Federal Express, in 1971?
Answer
Frederick Smith
Which entrepreneur founded the online auction site AuctionWeb in 1995?
Answer
Pierre Omidyar
Which entrepreneur founded Dell Technologies as PC's Limited in 1984?
Answer
Michael Dell
Which entrepreneur founded Harpo Productions in 1986?
Answer
Oprah Winfrey
Which entrepreneur founded Patagonia in 1973?
Answer
Yvon Chouinard
Which entrepreneur founded Virgin Group in 1970?
Answer
Richard Branson
Which entrepreneur founded Spanx after inventing footless control hosiery?
Answer
Sara Blakely
What was the original name of the company now known as PayPal?
Answer
Confinity
Which three founders launched Airbnb in 2008?
Answer
Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia and Nathan Blecharczyk