Business and Industry Flashcards

1
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Largest US tire and rubber company

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Goodyear

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2
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Dutch airline; the world’s oldest

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KLM

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3
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Brazil’s airline

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Varig

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4
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Israel’s airline

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El Al

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5
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Russian airline

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Aeroflot

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6
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Scandinavian airline

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SAS

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7
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Germany’s airline

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Lufthansa

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8
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Belgian airline

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Sabena

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9
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Hong Kong’s airline

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Cathay Pacific

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10
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Switzerland’s airlines

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Crossair; Swissair

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11
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Australia’s airline

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Qantas

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12
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Spain’s airline

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Iberia

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13
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Top US shipping company

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Federal Express

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14
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Top US rental car company

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Enterprise

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15
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Vermont ice cream maker

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Ben and Jerry’s

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16
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Billboard ad company and newspaper chain owner

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Gannett

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17
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Headquarters of Monsanto

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St. Louis MO

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18
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US largest exporter

A

Boeing

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19
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US largest mail order company

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Montgomery Ward

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20
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San Francisco high tech catalogue company

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Sharper Image

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21
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Maine company with outdoor gear catalogues

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L.L. Bean

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22
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Top US prescription medicine outlet

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Walgreen’s

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23
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Company that uses the Red Cross symbol

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Johnson and Johnson

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24
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Top-selling US motor oil company

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Pennzoil

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25
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Pony Express owners

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Wells Fargo

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26
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Ray Ban sunglasses maker

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Bausch and Lomb

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27
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Largest US cigarette maker

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Phillip Morris

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28
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2nd largest US chemical company

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Dow

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29
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Largest US chemical company

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DuPont

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30
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Standard Oil of New Yersey

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Exxon

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31
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Bennett Cerf’s publishing company

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Random House

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32
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Headquarters of Anheuser-Busch

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St. Louis MO

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33
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“Flying Colors” airline that went bankrupt in 1981

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Braniff

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34
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Headquarters of Eastman Kodak

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Rochester NY

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35
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Headquarters of Federal Express

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Memphis TN

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36
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Headquarters of Rubbermaid

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Worster OH

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37
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Headquarters of Goodyear

A

Akron OH

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38
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Headquarters of General Electric

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Schenectady NY

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39
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Headquarters of Coca-Cola

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Atlanta GA

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40
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Headquarters of Jack Daniels

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Lynchburg TN

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41
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Headquarters of Nike

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Beaverton OR

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42
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Headquarters of Tyson Foods

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Springdale AK

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43
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Headquarters of Saturn Auto Plant

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Springhill TN

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44
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Headquarters of Boeing

A

Seattle WA

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45
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Headquarters of Heinz

A

Pittsburgh PA

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46
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Headquarters of Proctor and Gamble

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Cincinnati OH

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47
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Headquarters of Nieman-Marcus

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Dallas TX

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48
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Headquarters of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream

A

Waterbury VT

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49
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“All Natural” ice cream maker

A

Breyers

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50
Q

Pancake brand started in 1893

A

Aunt Jemima

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51
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Parent company of NBC

A

General Electric

52
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Parent company of CBS

A

Westinghouse

53
Q

Capital Cities network

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ABC

54
Q

Headquarters of Land-O-Lakes

A

Minneapolis MN

55
Q

St. Petersburg - Russia Jewelry firm

A

Faberge

56
Q

Auto maker who declared bankruptcy in 1940

A

Preston Tucker

57
Q

Headquarters of Berlitz

A

Providence RI

58
Q

Headquarters of Kellogg

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Battle Creek MI

59
Q

Headquarters of Quaker Oats

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Cedar Rapids IA

60
Q

Headquarters of Pillsbury

A

Minneapolis MN

61
Q

Headquarters of USX

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Pittsburgh PA

62
Q

Headquarters of Tandy

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Fort Worth TX

63
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Delaware chemical company

A

DuPont

64
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Chrysler chairman 1979-1992

A

Lee Iacocca

65
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Banana Republic and Old Navy owner

A

The Gap

66
Q

Former name of Chiquita brands

A

United Fruit Company

67
Q

Former chairman of Occidental Petroleum

A

Armand Hammer

68
Q

Steve Jobs’ original partner

A

Steve Wozniak

69
Q

Bill Gates’ original partner

A

Paul Allen

70
Q

Walt Disney CEO

A

Michael Eisner

71
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Apple CEO

A

Steve Jobs

72
Q

Microsoft’s original CEO

A

Bill Gates

73
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Microsoft CEO after Gates

A

Steve Balmer

74
Q

Dell Computer CEO

A

Michael Dell

75
Q

AMR CEO

A

Robert Crandall

76
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Amazon CEO

A

Jeff Bezos

77
Q

QVC CEO

A

Barry Diller

78
Q

Maker of Cheerios

A

General Mills

79
Q

Founder of FOX entertainment

A

Rupert Murdoch

80
Q

Astronaut and Eastern Airlines chairman

A

Frank Borman

81
Q

WWI flier and Eastern Airlines chairman

A

Eddie Rickenbacker

82
Q

Aaron Ward’s middle name

A

Montgomery

83
Q

Founded Chicago’s largest department store in 1881

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Marshall Field

84
Q

Founded American Fur Company in 1808

A

John Jacob Astor

85
Q

Ford CEO

A

Jacques Nasser

86
Q

Founder of Paramount Pictures

A

Adolph Zukor

87
Q

Berkshire Hathaway CEO

A

Warren Buffett

88
Q

Founder of Kodak

A

George Eastman

89
Q

Founder of CBS

A

William Paley

90
Q

Founder of TWA

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Howard Hughes

91
Q

Founder of McDonald’s Restaurants

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Ray Kroc

92
Q

Founder of Wendy’s Restaurants

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Dave Thomas

93
Q

“Kleenex” maker

A

Kimberly-Clark

94
Q

Founded Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901

A

James Dole

95
Q

They had the first roasted coffee in cans 1878

A

Chase and Sandbourne

96
Q

World’s largest food company

A

Nestle

97
Q

Dallas semiconductor company

A

Texas Instruments

98
Q

Maker of the C90 super computer

A

Cray Research

99
Q

Largest electric razor company

A

Norelco

100
Q

World’s largest spice company

A

McCormack and Co.

101
Q

Company that built the Queen Elizabeth

A

Cunard

102
Q

Coffee brand named after a Memphis hotel

A

Maxwell House

103
Q

North Dakota computer merchant

A

Gateway

104
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Little Rock yogurt chain

A

TCBY

105
Q

Top soy sauce maker

A

Kikoman

106
Q

Lean Cuisine maker

A

Stouffer’s

107
Q

Arkansas frozen foods company

A

Tyson

108
Q

Owner of Jeopardy! And Columbia-Tri Star

A

Sony

109
Q

German aspirin company

A

Bayer

110
Q

Spam maker

A

Hormel

111
Q

Hula Hoop maker

A

Wham-O

112
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State that incorporates half of the Fortune 500 companies

A

Deleware

113
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Credit reporting firm and rocket engine builder

A

TRW

114
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Only major motorcycle maker in US

A

Harley-Davidson

115
Q

Maker of Viagra

A

Pfizer

116
Q

Maker of Zima

A

Coors

117
Q

Scotch Tape-brand maker

A

3M

118
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Leading maker of processed turkey products

A

Louis Rich

119
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First company to mass-market baby foods

A

Gerber

120
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First yoyo maker

A

Duncan

121
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GI Joe maker

A

Hasbro

122
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Barbie maker

A

Mattel

123
Q

Etch-a-Sketch maker

A

Ohio Art

124
Q

Largest US maker of fruit juices

A

Ocean Spray

125
Q

Largest US maker of pasteurized orange juice

A

Tropicana

126
Q

Company whose symbol is a monocled peanut

A

Planters