The 15 quiz questions
Question 1 : Who founded Apple with Steve Wozniak in 1976?
Possible answers:
- Steve Jobs
- Jeff Bezos
- Mark Zuckerberg
- Bill Gates
Explanation: Steve Jobs co-founded Apple in his parents' garage with Steve Wozniak and Ronald Wayne. The company became the first to reach a $3 trillion valuation.
Question 2 : Bill Gates is the co-founder of which computer company?
Possible answers:
- Oracle
- Microsoft
- Apple
- IBM
Explanation: Bill Gates founded Microsoft in 1975 with Paul Allen. Windows and Office made Microsoft one of the most influential companies in computing history.
Question 3 : Which social network was founded by Mark Zuckerberg from his Harvard dorm room?
Possible answers:
- Snapchat
Explanation: Mark Zuckerberg launched Facebook (now Meta) in 2004 from his Harvard dorm. The network now has nearly 3 billion monthly active users.
Question 4 : Who founded Amazon, originally an online bookstore?
Possible answers:
- Elon Musk
- Jack Ma
- Larry Page
- Jeff Bezos
Explanation: Jeff Bezos founded Amazon in 1994 in his Seattle garage. Started as an online bookstore, the company became the world's largest e-commerce site and cloud computing leader.
Question 5 : Elon Musk is the CEO of which electric car company?
Possible answers:
- Tesla
- Lucid
- NIO
- Rivian
Explanation: Elon Musk joined Tesla in 2004 as chairman before becoming CEO. Tesla has become the car manufacturer with the highest market capitalization in the world.
Question 6 : What was the original selling price of the first Apple I computer in 1976?
Possible answers:
- 200 $
- $666.66
- $1,000
- $2,500
Explanation: The Apple I was sold for $666.66, a price deliberately chosen by Steve Wozniak. About 200 units were produced. It was just a motherboard, users had to provide their own keyboard, monitor and case.
Question 7 : Who founded Google with Sergey Brin at Stanford?
Possible answers:
- Eric Schmidt
- Larry Page
- Tim Cook
- Sundar Pichai
Explanation: Larry Page and Sergey Brin created Google in 1998 in a Menlo Park garage. The name comes from "googol," the number 1 followed by 100 zeros, symbolizing their ambition to organize the world's information.
Question 8 : Which Chinese e-commerce company was founded by Jack Ma?
Possible answers:
- JD.com
- Tencent
- Alibaba
- Baidu
Explanation: Jack Ma founded Alibaba in 1999 in his Hangzhou apartment with 17 co-founders. The company became Asia's e-commerce giant, rivaling Amazon.
Question 9 : Who is the founder of SpaceX, the private space company?
Possible answers:
- Richard Branson
- Peter Thiel
- Jeff Bezos
- Elon Musk
Explanation: Elon Musk founded SpaceX in 2002 with the goal of reducing space transportation costs and colonizing Mars. SpaceX became the first private company to send astronauts to the ISS.
Question 10 : Which microblogging platform was co-created by Jack Dorsey in 2006?
Possible answers:
Explanation: Jack Dorsey co-founded Twitter in 2006. The first tweet ever was "just setting up my twttr." The platform was acquired by Elon Musk in 2022 and renamed X.
Question 11 : Which tech company had the unofficial motto "Don't be evil"?
Possible answers:
- Apple
- Microsoft
Explanation: Google used this motto from 2000 to 2015, before replacing it with "Do the right thing" during the Alphabet restructuring.
Question 12 : Who co-founded Netflix, originally a DVD-by-mail rental service?
Possible answers:
- Travis Kalanick
- Jeff Bezos
- Reed Hastings
- Daniel Ek
Explanation: Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph founded Netflix in 1997. The company pivoted to streaming in 2007, revolutionizing entertainment.
Question 13 : Which Taiwanese-born CEO leads Nvidia, which became the world's most valuable company thanks to AI?
Possible answers:
- Sam Altman
- Tim Cook
- Satya Nadella
- Jensen Huang
Explanation: Jensen Huang co-founded Nvidia in 1993. Thanks to the AI revolution, Nvidia surpassed $3 trillion in market cap in 2024.
Question 14 : Who co-founded Uber, the ride-hailing app that disrupted urban transportation?
Possible answers:
- Travis Kalanick
- Brian Chesky
- Daniel Ek
- Jack Dorsey
Explanation: Travis Kalanick and Garrett Camp founded Uber in 2009 in San Francisco. The app now operates in over 70 countries.
Question 15 : Who co-founded Airbnb, the peer-to-peer accommodation rental platform?
Possible answers:
- Travis Kalanick
- Brian Chesky
- Evan Spiegel
- Kevin Systrom
Explanation: Brian Chesky, Joe Gebbia, and Nathan Blecharczyk founded Airbnb in 2008 in San Francisco, by renting air mattresses in their apartment.
