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Business and Tech Leaders

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Business and tech leaders covers prominent founders, chief executives, and economists who shaped global industries. This section features questions on leaders of major technology corporations and financial institutions. It is a highly scoring topic in general awareness.

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Business and Tech Leaders Questions

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the swimwear brand "Speedo"?

  1. Alexander MacRae

  2. Peter Travis

  3. David Berk

  4. Frederick Lane
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Alexander MacRae, an Australian swimmer and businessman, founded the swimwear brand "Speedo" in 1914.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the world-famous Dominique Ansel Bakery in New York City, known for its Cronut® pastry?

  1. Dominique Ansel

  2. Christina Tosi

  3. Roy Choi

  4. Daniel Boulud
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Dominique Ansel is a French pastry chef who gained international fame for creating the Cronut®, a croissant-doughnut hybrid pastry.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the renowned French pastry shop Ladurée, known for its delicate macarons and other exquisite pastries?

  1. Pierre Hermé

  2. Dominique Ansel

  3. David Lebovitz

  4. Louis Ernest Ladurée
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Louis Ernest Ladurée was a French confectioner and businessman who founded the Ladurée pastry shop in Paris in 1862.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the renowned French pastry shop Fauchon, known for its exquisite pastries and chocolates?

  1. Pierre Hermé

  2. Dominique Ansel

  3. David Lebovitz

  4. Auguste Fauchon
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Auguste Fauchon was a French pastry chef and chocolatier who founded the Fauchon pastry shop in Paris in 1886.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the Flamenco company 'Compañía Sara Baras'?

  1. Rocío Molina

  2. Eva Yerbabuena

  3. Sara Baras

  4. María Pagés
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Sara Baras founded the Flamenco company 'Compañía Sara Baras' in 1998. The company is dedicated to the preservation and promotion of traditional Flamenco.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography by Steve Jobs was published in 2011 and became a bestseller?

  1. Steve Jobs

  2. iCon: Steve Jobs

  3. The Innovators

  4. The Soul of a New Machine
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Steve Jobs, published in 2011, is Steve Jobs' autobiography. It is a detailed and inspiring account of his life, from his early days as a computer enthusiast to his founding of Apple and his eventual death from cancer.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography by Elon Musk was published in 2021 and became a bestseller?

  1. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future

  2. The PayPal Wars

  3. Zero to One

  4. The Innovators
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Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, published in 2021, is Elon Musk's autobiography. It is a detailed and inspiring account of his life, from his early days as a computer programmer to his founding of Tesla, SpaceX, and Neuralink.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography by Jeff Bezos was published in 2021 and became a bestseller?

  1. The Everything Store

  2. The Amazon Way

  3. The Innovators

  4. The Soul of a New Machine
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The Everything Store, published in 2021, is Jeff Bezos' autobiography. It is a detailed and inspiring account of his life, from his early days as a computer programmer to his founding of Amazon and his eventual rise to prominence as one of the world's richest and most powerful people.

Multiple choice

Which autobiography by Warren Buffett was published in 2008 and became a bestseller?

  1. The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life

  2. The Essays of Warren Buffett

  3. The Intelligent Investor

  4. Security Analysis
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The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life, published in 2008, is Warren Buffett's autobiography. It is a detailed and engaging account of his life, from his early days as a stock investor to his eventual rise to prominence as one of the world's richest and most successful investors.

Multiple choice

Who is the co-founder of Google?

  1. Sundar Pichai

  2. Satya Nadella

  3. Larry Page

  4. Elon Musk
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Larry Page, an Indian-American computer scientist, is the co-founder of Google, along with Sergey Brin.

Multiple choice

Who is the CEO of Microsoft?

  1. Sundar Pichai

  2. Satya Nadella

  3. Larry Page

  4. Elon Musk
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Satya Nadella, an Indian-American business executive, is the CEO of Microsoft.

Multiple choice

Who invented the World Wide Web?

  1. Tim Berners-Lee

  2. Vinton Cerf

  3. Robert Kahn

  4. Lawrence Roberts
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Tim Berners-Lee invented the World Wide Web in 1989.

Multiple choice

Who was the CEO of 20th Century Fox when the Maze Runner franchise was produced?

  1. Rupert Murdoch

  2. James Cameron

  3. Stacey Snider

  4. Peter Rice
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Stacey Snider was the CEO of 20th Century Fox from 2014 to 2017, during which time the Maze Runner franchise was produced.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the esports organization "Cloud9"?

  1. Jack Etienne

  2. Steve Aoki

  3. Mark Cuban

  4. Jeff Bezos
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Jack Etienne is an American entrepreneur and the founder of Cloud9, one of the most successful esports organizations in the world. He is also the co-founder of the esports streaming platform Twitch.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder of the esports organization "FaZe Clan"?

  1. FaZe Banks

  2. FaZe Rain

  3. FaZe Temperrr

  4. FaZe Apex
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FaZe Banks is an American YouTuber and the founder of FaZe Clan, one of the most successful esports organizations in the world. He is also the co-founder of the esports streaming platform Twitch.