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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 and CEO of Sunwing Travel Group, a leading Canadian tour operator and provider of all-inclusive vacation packages?

  1. Stephen Hunter

  2. Colin Hunter

  3. Mark Hunter

  4. Andrew Hunter
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Stephen Hunter is the founder and CEO of Sunwing Travel Group, which has become a major player in the Canadian travel industry and offers a wide range of all-inclusive vacation packages.

Multiple choice

Who is the founder and CEO of Karisma Hotels & Resorts, a leading all-inclusive resort company with properties in Mexico, the Caribbean, and Europe?

  1. Rafael Feliz

  2. José Luis Martínez

  3. Mario Feliz

  4. Francisco Feliz
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Rafael Feliz is the founder and CEO of Karisma Hotels & Resorts, which owns and operates several all-inclusive resort brands, including Azul Beach Resorts and El Dorado Spa Resorts.

Multiple choice

Who is credited with inventing the World Wide Web?

  1. Tim Berners-Lee

  2. Vinton Cerf

  3. Robert Cailliau

  4. Marc Andreessen
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Tim Berners-Lee, a British computer scientist, is widely recognized as the inventor of the World Wide Web.

Multiple choice

Who is the author of the memoir \"Shoe Dog\"?

  1. Phil Knight

  2. Steve Jobs

  3. Bill Gates

  4. Warren Buffett
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Phil Knight's memoir \"Shoe Dog\" was published in 2016 and tells the story of how he founded and built the sportswear company Nike.

Multiple choice

Who is considered the father of the internet?

  1. Tim Berners-Lee

  2. Vinton Cerf

  3. Robert Kahn

  4. Leonard Kleinrock
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Tim Berners-Lee is widely regarded as the father of the internet for his invention of the World Wide Web (WWW) and HTML.

Multiple choice

Which company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975?

  1. Apple Computer

  2. IBM

  3. Microsoft

  4. Oracle Corporation
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Microsoft was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen in 1975, and has since become one of the largest and most successful technology companies in the world.

Multiple choice

Which company was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998?

  1. Amazon

  2. Google

  3. Yahoo!

  4. eBay
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Google was founded by Larry Page and Sergey Brin in 1998, and has since become the world's largest search engine and one of the most powerful companies in the world.

Multiple choice

Which company was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994?

  1. Amazon

  2. Google

  3. eBay

  4. Alibaba Group
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Amazon was founded by Jeff Bezos in 1994, and has since become the world's largest online retailer.

Multiple choice

Which company was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004?

  1. Facebook

  2. Google

  3. Twitter

  4. LinkedIn
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Facebook was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in 2004, and has since become the world's largest social networking site.

Multiple choice

Which company was founded by Jack Dorsey and Noah Glass in 2006?

  1. Twitter

  2. Facebook

  3. Google

  4. LinkedIn
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Twitter was founded by Jack Dorsey and Noah Glass in 2006, and has since become one of the world's largest social media platforms.

Multiple choice

Which architect is known for designing the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the tallest twin towers in the world?

  1. César Pelli

  2. I.M. Pei

  3. Norman Foster

  4. Kenzō Tange
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César Pelli designed the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which were the tallest twin towers in the world until 2004.

Multiple choice

Which architect is known for designing the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, the tallest twin towers in the world?

  1. César Pelli

  2. I.M. Pei

  3. Norman Foster

  4. Kenzō Tange
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César Pelli designed the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, which were the tallest twin towers in the world until 2004.

Multiple choice

Who invented the World Wide Web?

  1. Tim Berners-Lee

  2. Vinton Cerf

  3. Robert Kahn

  4. Marc Andreessen
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Tim Berners-Lee is credited with inventing the World Wide Web in 1989.

Multiple choice

In his memoir, The Outsiders, William Thorndike, a private equity investor, profiles eight CEOs who led their companies to exceptional long-term performance. What is the common trait that Thorndike identifies among these CEOs?

  1. They were all charismatic leaders.

  2. They were all brilliant strategists.

  3. They were all ruthless competitors.

  4. They were all humble and self-effacing.
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Explanation

Thorndike argues that the common trait among the eight CEOs he profiles is that they were all humble and self-effacing. He believes that this humility allowed them to make better decisions and to avoid the pitfalls that often lead to corporate failure.

Multiple choice

Who was the CEO of Loud Records?

  1. Steve Rifkind

  2. Russell Simmons

  3. Sean Combs

  4. Suge Knight
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Explanation

Steve Rifkind was the CEO of Loud Records.