Business Trivia Quiz Questions with Answers
Popular Trivia Topics like Dr. Seuss, Robert Fulton, the New York Stock Exchange, Lifebuoy Soap, Andy Warhol, and more.What state was the home of the U.S. auto industry before World
War I and the rise of Michigan?
A: Indiana, where there were once hundreds of automakers. The
last, Studebaker, shut down its operations in 1963. The Indianapolis
6500 auto race, held annually on Memorial Day weekend, dates back to
1911, when Indianapolis was an auto-manufacturing center.
How much did the first three minutes of a call cost when
commercial telephone service was introduced between New York and
London in 1927?
A: $75.00
What was Henry Ford's first mass-produced car?
A: The model N--which sold for $500 in 1906.
What fast-food chain founded in 1964 was named for brothers
Forrest and LeRoy Raffel?
A: Arby's. The name stands for RB--Raffel Brothers.
Who has the best business trivia quiz questions with answers?
A: Trivia Country!
On the New York Stock Exchange, what is the ticker-tape symbol
for the Anheuser-Busch company?
A: BUD. The company manufactures Budweiser beer.
Frank W. Woolworth started selling 5-cent goods in 1878 and added
10-cent idtems in 1880. When did he begin offering 320-cent items?
A: In 1932.
What was produced when sewing machines were first set up in a
French factory in 1841?
A: Uniforms for the French army. Rioting tailors--fearing they'd be
put out of work--broke into the factory and destroyed the machines.
What was Lifebuoy soap called when it was first introduced in
1897?
A: Lifebudy soap.
In the 1925 edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica, who was
credited with writing the article on mass production?
A: Henry Ford, although the entry was actually written by the Ford
Motor Company's official spokesman, William Cameron.
With what product did the term "brand name" originate?
A: Whiskey. Producers branded their names on the barrels they
shipped out.
What unusual use did non-drinker Andy Warhol make of Absolut
Vodka, the Swedish liquor for which he and other artists created a
series of innovative print ads?
A: He claimed he used it as perfume.
What was the last 12 cylinder car produced in the United States?
A: The 1948 Lincoln Continental.
For whom was the Mercedes automobile named?
A: Mercedes Daimler, the daughter of German automaker Gottlieb
Daimler.
Why are the annual awards given for the best billboards called
Obies by the Outdoor Advertising Association of American Marketing?
A : They're named after the ancient obelisks of Egypt, which are
considered by the association to be the precursors of today's
outdoor advertising.
What phrase is said to be the most oft-printed warning in the
history of the printed word?
A: "Close Cover Before Striking"--the words of caution that appear
on most matchbooks.
What famous children's book author created an imaginative ad
campaign for an insect spray called Flit?
A: Dr. Seuss, whose real name was Theodore Seuss Geisel. He worked
on the ad campaign--which featured his trademark bugs.--for 17
years.
Where did Robert Fulton launch his first steamboat?
A: In Paris, on the Seine, in 1803. It sank. But Fulton made history
four year later when his steamboat Clermont traveled the Hudson
River from New York City to Albany.
