Business Trivia Flashcards

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1
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St. Petersburg, Russia Jewelry Firm

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Faberge

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World’s Largest Furniture Retailer

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Ikea (Sweden)

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3
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Delaware Chemical Company

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Dupont

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Capital Cities Network

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ABC

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5
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Parent Company of NBC

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General Electric

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6
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Pancake Brand Started in 1893

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Aunt Jemima

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7
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Standard Oil of new Jersey

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EXXON

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8
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Auto Maker who Declared Bankruptcy in 1940

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Preston Tucker

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“Flying Colors” airline that went bankrupt in 1981

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Braniff

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10
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Dutch Airline: The World’s Oldest

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KLM

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11
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Brazil’s Airline

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Varig

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12
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Israel’s Airline

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El Al

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13
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Russian Airline

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Aeroflot

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14
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Scandinavian Airline

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SAS

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15
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Germany’s Airline

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Lufthansa

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16
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Belgian Airline

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Brussels

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17
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Hong Kong Airline

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Cathay Pacific

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18
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Switzerland-s airlines

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Crossair, Swissair

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19
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Australia’s Airline

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Qantas

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20
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Spain’s airline

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Iberia

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21
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Top US shipping co

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Federal Express

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22
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Top US rental car co

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Enterprise

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23
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To US prescription medicine outlet

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Walgreen’s

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24
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Top-selling us motor oil co

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pennzoil

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25
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Largest US tire and rubber co

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Goodyear

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26
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Largest US chemical company

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dupont

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27
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2nd largest us chemical co

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dow

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28
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World’s largest chip maker

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intel

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29
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Largest us cigarette maker

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Phillip Morris

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30
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Ray ban sunglasses maker

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Bausch and Lomb

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31
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Pony Express Owners

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Wells Fargo

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32
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Billboard ad company and newspaper chain owner

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Gannett

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33
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Company that uses red cross symbol

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Johnson & Johnson

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34
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Bennett Cerf’s publishing company

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Random House

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35
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Maine Company with outdoor gear catalogs

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LL Bean

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36
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San Francisco High Tech Catalog Company

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Sharper Image

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37
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US largest exporter

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Boeing

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38
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Maker of Cheerios

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General mills

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39
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Vermont Ice cream maker

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Ben and Jerry’s

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40
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“All Natural” ice cream maker

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Breyers

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41
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German Aspirin Company

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Bayer

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42
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Owner of Jeopardy! and Columbia Tri-star

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Sony

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43
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Arkansas Frozen foods Company

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Tyson

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44
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Lean Cuisine Maker

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Stouffer’s

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45
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Top Soy Sauce Maker

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Kikkoman

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46
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Little Rock Yogurt Chain

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TCBY

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47
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They had the first roasted coffee in cans, 1878

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Chase and Sandbourn

48
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Coffee brand named after a Memphis hotel

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Maxwell House

49
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Spam Maker

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Hormel

50
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World’s Largest Spice Company

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McCormack and Company

51
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Largest electric razor Company

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Norelco

52
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Maker of the C90 Super Computer

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Cray Research

53
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Dallas semiconductor Company

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Texas instruments

54
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Scotch Tape Brand Maker

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3m

55
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Company that built the Queen Elizabeth

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Cunard

56
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North Dakota Computer Merchant

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Gateway

57
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French maker of disposable lighters and razors

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Bic

58
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Largest us maker of pasteurized orange juice

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Tropicana

59
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Largest US maker of fruit juices

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ocean spray

60
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Etch-a-Sketch maker

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Ohio Art

61
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Barbie Maker

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Mattel

62
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GJ Joe Maker

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Hasbro

63
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First yo yo maker

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Duncan

64
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Hula Hoop Maker

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Wham-O

65
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Magic 8 Ball Maker

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Mattel

66
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USA’s largest toy distributer

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McDonalds

67
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Leading Maker of Processed Turkey products

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Louis Rich

68
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Company whose symbol is a monocle peanut

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Planters

69
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Maker of Zima

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Coors

70
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US largers pharmaceutical company

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Pfizer

71
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Top selling beer

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Budweiser

72
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Top selling imported beer

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Corona

73
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Auto values book company

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Kelly blue book

74
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Only major motorcycle maker in the US

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Harley-Davidson

75
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Credit reporting firm and rocket engine builder

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TRW

76
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“Kleenex” maker

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Kimberly-Clark

77
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First company to mass-market Baby food

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Gerber

78
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World’s largest food company

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Nestle

79
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Banana Republic and Old Navy Owner

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The Gap

80
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Former Name of Chiquita brands

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United Fruit Company

81
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Former Chairman of Occidental Petroleum

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Armand Hammer

82
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Disney CEO

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Bob Iger

83
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Disney CEO 1984-2005

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Michael Eisner

84
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Original Apple CEO

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Steve Jobs

85
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Steve Jobs’s Apple partner

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Steve Wozniak

86
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Former Microsoft CEO

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Bill Gates

87
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Bill Gate’s Original Partner

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Paul Allen

88
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Microsoft CEA 2000-2014

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Steve Ballmer

89
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Dell Computer CEO

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Michael Dell

90
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Amazon CEO

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Jeff Bezos

91
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Facebook CEO

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Mark Zuckerberg

92
Q

QVC CEO

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Barry Diller

93
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Ford CEO

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Alan Mulally

94
Q

General Motors CEO

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Mary Barra

95
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Berkshire Hathaway CEO

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Warren Buffet

96
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Chysler Chairman 1979-92

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Lee Iacoca

97
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Founder of Wendy’s

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Dave Thomas

98
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Founder of McDonald’s

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Ray Kroc

99
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Founder of TWA

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Howard Hughes

100
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Founder of CBS

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William Paley

101
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Founder of Kodak

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George Eastman

102
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Founder of Fox Entertainment

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Rupert Murdoch

103
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Founder of Paramount pictures

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Adolph Zukor

104
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Founder of TWitter

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Jack Dorsey

105
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Founder of Google

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Larry Page and Sergey Brin

106
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Founder of Yahoo

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Jerry Young and David Filo

107
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Founder of Wikileaks

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Julian Assange

108
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Founder of Alibaba

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Jack Ma

109
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Founder of Hawaiian Pineapple Co, 1901

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James Dole

110
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Founder of AMerican Fu Company, 1808

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John Jacob Astor

111
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Founder of Chicago’s Largest Department STore, 1881

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Marshall Field

112
Q

Aaron Ward’s Middle Name

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Montgomery

113
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WWI Flier and Eastern Airlines Chairman

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Eddie Rickenbacker

114
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Astronaut and Eastern Airlines Chairman

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Frank Borman

115
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State Incorporating Most Fortune 500 Companies

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Delaware