Business and Industry Flashcards
1
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Largest US tire and rubber company
A
Goodyear
2
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Dutch airline; the world’s oldest
A
KLM
3
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Brazil’s airline
A
Varig
4
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Israel’s airline
A
El Al
5
Q
Russian airline
A
Aeroflot
6
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Scandinavian airline
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SAS
7
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Germany’s airline
A
Lufthansa
8
Q
Belgian airline
A
Sabena
9
Q
Hong Kong’s airline
A
Cathay Pacific
10
Q
Switzerland’s airlines
A
Crossair; Swissair
11
Q
Australia’s airline
A
Qantas
12
Q
Spain’s airline
A
Iberia
13
Q
Top US shipping company
A
Federal Express
14
Q
Top US rental car company
A
Enterprise
15
Q
Vermont ice cream maker
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Ben and Jerry’s
16
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Billboard ad company and newspaper chain owner
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Gannett
17
Q
Headquarters of Monsanto
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St. Louis MO
18
Q
US largest exporter
A
Boeing
19
Q
US largest mail order company
A
Montgomery Ward
20
Q
San Francisco high tech catalogue company
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Sharper Image
21
Q
Maine company with outdoor gear catalogues
A
L.L. Bean
22
Q
Top US prescription medicine outlet
A
Walgreen’s
23
Q
Company that uses the Red Cross symbol
A
Johnson and Johnson
24
Q
Top-selling US motor oil company
A
Pennzoil
25
Pony Express owners
Wells Fargo
26
Ray Ban sunglasses maker
Bausch and Lomb
27
Largest US cigarette maker
Phillip Morris
28
2nd largest US chemical company
Dow
29
Largest US chemical company
DuPont
30
Standard Oil of New Yersey
Exxon
31
Bennett Cerf's publishing company
Random House
32
Headquarters of Anheuser-Busch
St. Louis MO
33
"Flying Colors" airline that went bankrupt in 1981
Braniff
34
Headquarters of Eastman Kodak
Rochester NY
35
Headquarters of Federal Express
Memphis TN
36
Headquarters of Rubbermaid
Worster OH
37
Headquarters of Goodyear
Akron OH
38
Headquarters of General Electric
Schenectady NY
39
Headquarters of Coca-Cola
Atlanta GA
40
Headquarters of Jack Daniels
Lynchburg TN
41
Headquarters of Nike
Beaverton OR
42
Headquarters of Tyson Foods
Springdale AK
43
Headquarters of Saturn Auto Plant
Springhill TN
44
Headquarters of Boeing
Seattle WA
45
Headquarters of Heinz
Pittsburgh PA
46
Headquarters of Proctor and Gamble
Cincinnati OH
47
Headquarters of Nieman-Marcus
Dallas TX
48
Headquarters of Ben and Jerry's Ice Cream
Waterbury VT
49
"All Natural" ice cream maker
Breyers
50
Pancake brand started in 1893
Aunt Jemima
51
Parent company of NBC
General Electric
52
Parent company of CBS
Westinghouse
53
Capital Cities network
ABC
54
Headquarters of Land-O-Lakes
Minneapolis MN
55
St. Petersburg - Russia Jewelry firm
Faberge
56
Auto maker who declared bankruptcy in 1940
Preston Tucker
57
Headquarters of Berlitz
Providence RI
58
Headquarters of Kellogg
Battle Creek MI
59
Headquarters of Quaker Oats
Cedar Rapids IA
60
Headquarters of Pillsbury
Minneapolis MN
61
Headquarters of USX
Pittsburgh PA
62
Headquarters of Tandy
Fort Worth TX
63
Delaware chemical company
DuPont
64
Chrysler chairman 1979-1992
Lee Iacocca
65
Banana Republic and Old Navy owner
The Gap
66
Former name of Chiquita brands
United Fruit Company
67
Former chairman of Occidental Petroleum
Armand Hammer
68
Steve Jobs' original partner
Steve Wozniak
69
Bill Gates' original partner
Paul Allen
70
Walt Disney CEO
Michael Eisner
71
Apple CEO
Steve Jobs
72
Microsoft's original CEO
Bill Gates
73
Microsoft CEO after Gates
Steve Balmer
74
Dell Computer CEO
Michael Dell
75
AMR CEO
Robert Crandall
76
Amazon CEO
Jeff Bezos
77
QVC CEO
Barry Diller
78
Maker of Cheerios
General Mills
79
Founder of FOX entertainment
Rupert Murdoch
80
Astronaut and Eastern Airlines chairman
Frank Borman
81
WWI flier and Eastern Airlines chairman
Eddie Rickenbacker
82
Aaron Ward's middle name
Montgomery
83
Founded Chicago's largest department store in 1881
Marshall Field
84
Founded American Fur Company in 1808
John Jacob Astor
85
Ford CEO
Jacques Nasser
86
Founder of Paramount Pictures
Adolph Zukor
87
Berkshire Hathaway CEO
Warren Buffett
88
Founder of Kodak
George Eastman
89
Founder of CBS
William Paley
90
Founder of TWA
Howard Hughes
91
Founder of McDonald's Restaurants
Ray Kroc
92
Founder of Wendy's Restaurants
Dave Thomas
93
"Kleenex" maker
Kimberly-Clark
94
Founded Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901
James Dole
95
They had the first roasted coffee in cans 1878
Chase and Sandbourne
96
World's largest food company
Nestle
97
Dallas semiconductor company
Texas Instruments
98
Maker of the C90 super computer
Cray Research
99
Largest electric razor company
Norelco
100
World's largest spice company
McCormack and Co.
101
Company that built the Queen Elizabeth
Cunard
102
Coffee brand named after a Memphis hotel
Maxwell House
103
North Dakota computer merchant
Gateway
104
Little Rock yogurt chain
TCBY
105
Top soy sauce maker
Kikoman
106
Lean Cuisine maker
Stouffer's
107
Arkansas frozen foods company
Tyson
108
Owner of Jeopardy! And Columbia-Tri Star
Sony
109
German aspirin company
Bayer
110
Spam maker
Hormel
111
Hula Hoop maker
Wham-O
112
State that incorporates half of the Fortune 500 companies
Deleware
113
Credit reporting firm and rocket engine builder
TRW
114
Only major motorcycle maker in US
Harley-Davidson
115
Maker of Viagra
Pfizer
116
Maker of Zima
Coors
117
Scotch Tape-brand maker
3M
118
Leading maker of processed turkey products
Louis Rich
119
First company to mass-market baby foods
Gerber
120
First yoyo maker
Duncan
121
GI Joe maker
Hasbro
122
Barbie maker
Mattel
123
Etch-a-Sketch maker
Ohio Art
124
Largest US maker of fruit juices
Ocean Spray
125
Largest US maker of pasteurized orange juice
Tropicana
126
Company whose symbol is a monocled peanut
Planters
