80 Small Business And Local Economy Trivia Questions with Answers

80 public questions with answers, drawn from the well. How many can you answer?

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Which U.S. law, enacted in 1938, established the federal minimum wage and overtime rules affecting many small businesses?

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Fair Labor Standards Act

Hard Hard difficulty.
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What does CDFI stand for in the U.S. small-business finance sector?

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Community Development Financial Institution

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which Indian dairy cooperative brand, founded in 1946, is known for the slogan “The Taste of India”?

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Amul

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which local currency was introduced in Bristol, England, in 2012 to support spending with independent businesses?

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Bristol Pound

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Which Spanish cooperative group, founded in 1956, is based in the Basque town of Mondragón?

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Mondragon Corporation

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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What acronym describes U.S. federal grants that fund research and development by small businesses?

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SBIR

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Which nonprofit lending platform, founded in 2005 by Jessica Jackley and Matt Flannery, connects lenders with entrepreneurs?

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Kiva

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which accounting software company launched QuickBooks for small businesses in 1992?

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Intuit

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which crowdfunding platform for creative projects was founded in New York City in 2009?

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Kickstarter

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which organization, founded in 1943, is the largest U.S. advocacy group representing small and independent businesses?

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National Federation of Independent Business

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which Swiss cooperative banking system launched the WIR currency in 1934 to support small businesses during the Great Depression?

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WIR Bank

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Which company did Sara Blakely found in 2000 after developing footless shapewear for women?

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Spanx

Easy Easy difficulty.
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What was the original name of the company now known as Airbnb when it began in San Francisco in 2008?

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AirBed and Breakfast

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which Seattle farmers’ market, founded in 1907, became a landmark for local producers and independent traders?

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Pike Place Market

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which U.S. city launched Ithaca Hours in 1991, one of the best-known local currencies in the United States?

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Ithaca, New York

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which English cooperative society opened the first successful modern cooperative store in Rochdale in 1844?

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Rochdale Pioneers

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which U.S. agency, created in 1953, provides loans, guarantees, and support for small businesses?

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Small Business Administration

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Which Massachusetts local currency began circulating in 2006 in the Berkshire region?

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BerkShares

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which organization became the world’s first national microfinance bank when Bangladesh established it in 1983?

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Grameen Bank

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which Seattle public market opened in 1907 after local farmers sought a direct route to customers?

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Pike Place Market

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Who founded Augsburg’s Fuggerei social housing complex in 1521?

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Jakob Fugger

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which organization launched the first Small Business Saturday in the United States in 2010?

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American Express

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which U.S. shopping center, opened in 1956 in Edina, Minnesota, is widely recognized as the first fully enclosed, climate-controlled mall?

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Southdale Center

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which American ice-cream company opened its first shop in a renovated gas station in Burlington, Vermont, in 1978?

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Ben & Jerry’s

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which American supermarket chain began in 1980 when its first store opened in Austin, Texas?

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Whole Foods Market

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which London shopping arcade, opened in 1819, is regarded as one of the world’s oldest surviving covered shopping arcades?

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Burlington Arcade

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which city introduced the first local currency in the United Kingdom, the Totnes Pound, in 2007?

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Totnes

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which organization launched the first Fairtrade-certified product label in 1988?

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Max Havelaar Foundation

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which city hosted the first business improvement district in the United States, established in 1974?

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New Orleans

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which organization created the first certified B Corporations in 2007?

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B Lab

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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What year did the U.S. Community Reinvestment Act become law?

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1977

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which U.S. state-owned bank was founded in 1919 to support North Dakota’s economy?

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Bank of North Dakota

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In what year was the Brixton Pound local currency launched in London?

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2009

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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What was the name of the first business incubator, opened in New York in 1959?

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Batavia Industrial Center

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In what year was the European Commission’s Small Business Act for Europe adopted?

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2008

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which U.S. nonprofit launched the Kauffman FastTrac program for entrepreneurs in 1993?

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Kauffman Foundation

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which nonprofit community-development organization was founded by the Ford Foundation in 1979 to support urban neighborhoods?

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LISC

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In what year did Kickstarter, the crowdfunding platform for creative projects, launch?

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2009

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In what year was Square, the small-business payment company co-founded by Jack Dorsey, established?

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2009

Easy Easy difficulty.
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In what year did Craigslist, the local classifieds website founded by Craig Newmark, begin operating?

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1995

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In what year was London’s Borough Market established at its current site?

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1756

Hard Hard difficulty.
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Which Tokyo wholesale market replaced Tsukiji as the city’s main wholesale fish market in 2018?

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Toyosu Market

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which employee-owned UK retailer was founded in 1929 by John Spedan Lewis?

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John Lewis Partnership

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which Bangkok market, opened in 1982, is among the world’s largest weekend markets?

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Chatuchak Weekend Market

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which Barcelona market is officially known as the Mercat de Sant Josep de la Boqueria?

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La Boqueria

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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In what year did Toronto’s St. Lawrence Market begin operating?

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1803

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which Istanbul landmark is one of the world’s oldest and largest covered markets?

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Grand Bazaar

Easy Easy difficulty.
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Which UK organization, founded in 1974, campaigns for the interests of small businesses?

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Federation of Small Businesses

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which New Hampshire institution, founded in 1908, is recognized as the first credit union in the United States?

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St. Mary’s Bank

Intermediate Intermediate difficulty.
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Which organization, founded in London in 1895, is the global apex body for cooperatives?

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International Cooperative Alliance