Time for the Annual Summertime Biz Quiz!

It’s time for the annual Summertime Biz Quiz. Test your knowledge against, well, nobody!

1. How much was the designer who created the Nike swoosh paid?

1. Nothing – it was part of his job
2. Nothing – she was an intern
3. $10,000
4. $35

2. Who invented the charcoal briquette?

1. Henry Ford
2. Ron Swanson
3. Hal Kingsford
4. Dr. Victor Ehrlich

3. How much revenue did Microsoft make in its first year of business?

1. $16,500
2. $165,000
3. $0
4. $1,650

4. Who said, “If I think something’s a waste of time or inappropriate I don’t wait to point it out. I say it right away. It’s real time. So you might hear me say ‘That’s the dumbest idea I have ever heard’ many times during a meeting.”

1. Steve Jobs
2. Jeff Bezos
3. Bill Gates
4. Mark Zuckerberg

5. Shell Oil got its name . . .

1. Because it started as a novelty store that sold sea shells
2. Because it’s first well was off the coast of Massachusetts
3. Because it’s actual name was Shellsonic Oil
4. Because oil is a shell game

6. In the movie Baby Boom, Diane Keaton’s character invented

1. Baby flash cards
2. A foolproof fertility method
3. Reusable diapers
4. Organic baby food

7. Robert Morse, the actor who played the late, great Bert Cooper in Mad Men, is best known for

1. Winning $64,000 on The $64,000 Question
2. Starring as Superman in the ‘50s TV show
3. Starring in the musical, How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
4. Becoming an actor at age 70

8. Rank these franchises in number of stores, from most to least

1. Subway
2. McDonald’s
3. KFC
4. Burger King

9. Starbucks spends the most money on

1. Coffee
2. Health insurance
3. Rent
4. Liability insurance

10. How many drink combinations are there at Starbucks?

1. 147
2. Roughly 500
3. Roughly 1,000
4. More than 87,000

11. What percentage of members of Congress are millionaires?

1. More than 50%
2. 36%
3. 12%
4. 2%

12. What does the U.S. Government consider to be a small manufacturing business?

1. A business with less than 100 employees
2. A business with less than 250 employees
3. A business with less than 500 employees
4. A business with less than 1,500 employees

13. What percentage of businesses in the U.S. are owned and operated by a single person?

1. 1%
2. 5%
3. 45%
4. 70%

14. Who said, “If you would like to know the value of money, try to borrow some”?

1. J. Paul Getty
2. Benjamin Franklin
3. FDR
4. George W. Bush

15. What did The Dude steal from millionaire Jeffrey Lebowski in The Big Lebowski?

1. A picture of Bunny Lebowski, so he could solve the case
2. A rug, because his old one “really tied the room together”
3. A stash of cash, so he could pay-off the nihilists
4. A gun, for Walter

16. Speaking of Jeff Bridges, he also starred in a movie about an entrepreneur. Who?

1. Steve Jobs in Pirates of Silicon Valley
2. Thurston Howell III in I Love Luvey
3. Preston Tucker in The Man and his Dream
4. Richard Branson in Like a Virgin

17. Who said, “I think there is a world market for maybe five computers”

1. Thomas Watson, IBM Chairman of the Board
2. Richard Nixon
3. Ray Kroc, founder of McDonalds
4. Joey Tribbiani

18. Which one of these entrepreneurs was not a college dropout?

1. Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft
2. Michael Dell, creator of Dell Computers
3. Ralph Lauren, you know, Ralph Lauren!
4. Frank Lloyd Wright

19. What company experimented with using rubber bladdders to prevent oil spills?

1. Shell Oil
2. Kramerica Industries
3. Rubbermaid
4. Exxon

20. “This is business, not personal” was said in which movie?

1. The Social Network
2. Citizen Kane
3. The Godfather
4. Mary Poppins

Answers: 1 – D, 2 – A, 3 – A, 4 – C, 5 – A, 6 – D, 7 – C, 8 – A,B, C, D, 9 – B, 10 – D, 11 – A, 12 – D, 13 – D, 14 – B, 15 – B, 16 – C, 17 – A, 18 – D (Wright did not even attend high school), 19 – B, 20 – C of course!