Economics Trivia Questions
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What year was the company that would become Merck & Co. founded?
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1927
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1952
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1800
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1980
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What year was Xerox founded?
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1948
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1975
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1980
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1858
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A. 1948 -
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Name the multi-millionaire who retired and began giving millions to charity?
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Carnegie
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Rockefeller
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Ford
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Kennedy
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A. Carnegie -
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Which company invented the word processor?
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IBM
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Dell
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Microsoft
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Compaq
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A. IBM -
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Who was the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury?
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Thomas Jefferson
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Alexander Hamilton
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Ben Franklin
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Patrick Henry
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A. Alexander Hamilton -
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What service ended in October of 1861?
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Transcontinental Railroad
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Local Toll Calling
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Telegraph
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Pony Express
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A. Pony Express -
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What year was the floppy disc invented?
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1952
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1976
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1980
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1970
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A. 1970 -
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Which company unveiled the disastrous "PC jr." in the 1980's?
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Panasonic
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IBM
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Sony
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Microsoft
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A. IBM -
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The failure of what car model is still considered to be an embarrassment to Ford Motor Co.?
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The Edsel
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The Model T
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The K Car
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The Model J
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A. The Edsel -
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What company originally produced the "walkman"?
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Nintendo
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Panasonic
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Aiwa
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Sony
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A. Sony -
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Who did Steven Wozniak help give birth to Apple Computers?
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Steve Jobs
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Steve Earl
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Carl Sagan
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Bill Gates
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A. Steve Jobs -
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What communications device did William Gray invent?
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The Cordless Phone
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The Cell Phone
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The Pay Phone
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The Telephone
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A. The Pay Phone -
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What dental tool did Noble and Cooley invent?
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The Toothpick
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The Water Pick
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Dental Floss
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The Tooth Brush
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A. The Toothpick -
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In the world economy, Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea are known by what collective name?
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The Four Heads
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The Four Sisters
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The Four Dragons
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The Four Chiefs
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A. The Four Dragons -
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What country is the auto manufacturer Kia from?
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Japan
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Korea
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England
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Yugoslavia
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A. Korea -
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