Business History Trivia Questions
Total Questions: 20
Which company, originally named The Electro-Alkaline Company, became the leading bleach producer in the United States?
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clorox
Which businessman was both a partner and the son-in-law of Eberhard Anheuser?
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adolphus busch
Who bought out Alvah Roebuck for $25,000 in 1895 when Roebuck was in ill health?
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sears
In 1914, 1-pound cartons of which product began being sold under the brand name Jolly Time?
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popcorn
Which jeans maker had its ban lifted by the FTC in 1994, allowing it to retail its own products in the United States?
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levi strauss
Which company's museum in San Francisco allows you to trace the history of blue jeans?
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levi strauss
Which insurance company, founded in 1862, is named after a signer of the Declaration of Independence?
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john hancock
Which company introduced the 'Flo-Thru' tea bag in 1952?
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lipton
Who is the entrepreneur that turned canvas tents into jeans after California gold miners wouldn't buy them?
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levi strauss
Which Mass.-born businessman founded the Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901?
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james dole
In 1890, James Buchanan Duke formed which tobacco conglomerate, creating a monopoly?
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american tobacco company
Which magazine company earned 63% of its profits from London casinos in 1980 but sold them in 1981?
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playboy
Which Texan sold his company, Electronic Data Systems, to General Motors for $2.5 billion in the 1980s?
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ross perot
Which office equipment maker, first listed on the NYSE in 1961 and which had a 5-for-1 stock split in 1963, is referenced in the phrase 'HELLO, GOOD BUY'?
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xerox
Which electronics giant was founded by Akio Morita, who was born into a sake-making family in 1921?
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sony
What real estate company did Sears purchase in 1981 that had 236 brokerage offices at the time and now has 10 times that number?
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coldwell banker
Which company was led by Alfred P. Sloan as president from 1923-1937 and as chairman of the board from 1937-1956?
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general motors
Who issued his first mail order catalog in 1872, which was a single sheet listing about 150 items?
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montgomery ward
What is the current name of the company originally founded as the Pacific Aero Products Company in Seattle in 1916?
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boeing
Which company was involved in a buyout where Krohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. announced a $75 million fee?
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nabisco
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