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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 CEO of 300 Entertainment?

  1. Lyor Cohen

  2. Kevin Liles

  3. Todd Moscowitz

  4. Sylvia Rhone
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B Correct answer
Explanation

Kevin Liles has been the CEO of 300 Entertainment since 2012.

Multiple choice

Who is considered the father of the internet?

  1. Vinton Cerf

  2. Robert Kahn

  3. Tim Berners-Lee

  4. Marc Andreessen
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Vinton Cerf is considered the father of the internet because of his pioneering work in developing the TCP/IP protocol suite, which is the foundation of the internet.

Multiple choice

Who is considered the father of the blockchain?

  1. Satoshi Nakamoto

  2. Vitalik Buterin

  3. Charles Hoskinson

  4. Gavin Wood
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Satoshi Nakamoto is considered the father of the blockchain because of his invention of Bitcoin, the first decentralized digital currency, in 2008.

Multiple choice

Who is considered the father of the internet of things?

  1. Kevin Ashton

  2. David Evans

  3. Bernard Krzyszkiewicz

  4. Samuel Madden
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Kevin Ashton is considered the father of the internet of things because of his work in developing the concept and coining the term in the late 1990s.

Multiple choice

Which celebrity couple had a highly publicized divorce in 2021?

  1. Bill Gates and Melinda Gates

  2. Jeff Bezos and MacKenzie Scott

  3. Elon Musk and Grimes

  4. Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan
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Bill Gates and Melinda Gates had a highly publicized divorce in 2021. They had been married for 27 years and have three children together.

Multiple choice

Who is considered to be the father of Happening?

  1. Allan Kaprow

  2. Claes Oldenburg

  3. Jim Dine

  4. Robert Rauschenberg
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Allan Kaprow is considered to be the father of Happening because he was the first artist to create and perform a Happening in 1959.

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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Explanation

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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Explanation

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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Explanation

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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Explanation

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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C Correct answer
Explanation

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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Explanation

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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Explanation

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.