💼 Boardroom Challenge! Test Your Business Knowledge: Top 50 Trivia!

From Fortune 500 giants to startup legends, prove you’re CEO material with this high-stakes quiz!

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Easy Level

  1. Who is the founder of Amazon?
    Answer: Jeff Bezos
  2. What does 'IPO' stand for?
    Answer: Initial Public Offering
  3. Which company created the iPhone?
    Answer: Apple Inc.
  4. What is the most valuable company by market cap (as of 2023)?
    Answer: Apple Inc.
  5. What app did Mark Zuckerberg co-found?
    Answer: Facebook (Meta)
  6. What is the currency of Japan?
    Answer: Yen
  7. Which brand uses the slogan 'Just Do It'?
    Answer: Nike
  8. What does 'B2B' mean?
    Answer: Business-to-Business
  9. Who is the CEO of Tesla?
    Answer: Elon Musk
  10. What platform is known for short-form video content?
    Answer: TikTok
  11. Which company owns WhatsApp?
    Answer: Meta (formerly Facebook)
  12. What is the main stock index of Germany?
    Answer: DAX
  13. Who wrote the book Rich Dad Poor Dad ?
    Answer: Robert Kiyosaki
  14. What does 'CEO' stand for?
    Answer: Chief Executive Officer
  15. Which company invented Post-it Notes?
    Answer: 3M

Medium Level

  1. What is the term for a company controlling its supply chain from raw materials to retail?
    Answer: Vertical Integration
  2. Who founded the Virgin Group?
    Answer: Richard Branson
  3. What does 'ROI' stand for?
    Answer: Return on Investment
  4. Which car company recalled millions of vehicles for faulty airbags?
    Answer: Takata (affecting Honda, Toyota, etc.)
  5. What is the largest e-commerce market in the world?
    Answer: China
  6. Which entrepreneur started SpaceX?
    Answer: Elon Musk
  7. What does 'SWOT' analysis stand for?
    Answer: Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats
  8. Which company invented the first handheld cell phone?
    Answer: Motorola
  9. What is the 'gig economy'?
    Answer: Freelance/short-term job market (e.g., Uber, Deliveroo)
  10. Who wrote The Lean Startup ?
    Answer: Eric Ries
  11. Which country is the world’s largest oil exporter?
    Answer: Saudi Arabia
  12. What is the term for a startup valued at over $1 billion?
    Answer: Unicorn
  13. Which company developed the first graphical web browser?
    Answer: Netscape
  14. What does 'B2C' mean?
    Answer: Business-to-Consumer
  15. Which brand popularized 'Black Friday' sales?
    Answer: Macy’s

Hard Level

  1. What economic theory advocates minimal government intervention?
    Answer: Laissez-faire
  2. Which company was the first to reach a $1 trillion market cap?
    Answer: Apple Inc. (2018)
  3. What is the term for stock manipulation using fake positive news?
    Answer: Pump and Dump
  4. Who coined the term 'creative destruction'?
    Answer: Joseph Schumpeter
  5. Which index tracks 500 large US companies?
    Answer: S&P 500
  6. What is the 'Glass-Steagall Act' known for?
    Answer: Separating commercial and investment banking (1933)
  7. Which company invented the first commercial computer?
    Answer: UNIVAC (by Remington Rand)
  8. What is the 'Porter’s Five Forces' framework used for?
    Answer: Analyzing industry competition
  9. Who founded Alibaba Group?
    Answer: Jack Ma
  10. What does 'ESG' stand for in investing?
    Answer: Environmental, Social, Governance
  11. Which country has the highest GDP per capita (2023)?
    Answer: Luxembourg
  12. What is the 'Dutch East India Company' known for?
    Answer: First publicly traded company (1602)
  13. Who wrote Competitive Strategy ?
    Answer: Michael Porter
  14. What is 'quantitative easing'?
    Answer: Central bank buying assets to stimulate the economy
  15. Which firm managed the disastrous Facebook IPO in 2012?
    Answer: Morgan Stanley