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U.S. Corporations Trivia

U.S. Corporations Trivia Quizzes

U.S. corporations are titans in their own right. Test your trivia mettle with these quizzes.

44 U.S. Corporations quizzes and 450 U.S. Corporations trivia questions.

Corporate America great trivia quiz

Label Quiz

10 Qns

Can you identify the cities in which the following ten global brands set up their corporate headquarters?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, George95, Feb 26 22

Very Easy
George95

Feb 26 22
628 plays

The Brands of Procter and Gamble

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Procter and Gamble is an American multinational company. They own many famous brands. Can you match the brand name to the product description?

Very Easy, 10 Qns, The_Cyclist, May 02 18

Very Easy
The_Cyclist
May 02 18
1234 plays

Be a Pepper great trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Dr Pepper, a soft drink originating in the 19th century, has a rather interesting history. See what you know of its creation, marketing, and advertising campaigns - and be a Pepper!

Average, 10 Qns, darthrevan89, Jan 08 13

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darthrevan89
1704 plays

You Can't Shop There Anymore (US) great trivia quiz

Match Quiz

15 Qns

Remember that favorite American store where you loved to shop, but which has disappeared over time? Let's match the store with the main product you would have bought there. Happy memories of what once was and is no more.

Average, 15 Qns, SixShutouts66, Feb 10 18

Average
SixShutouts66

Feb 10 18
612 plays

Born and Branded in Seattle top quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Seattle, Washington, USA -- known as the "Emerald City" for the effect its gentle rains and mild climate have on plants -- is also a jewel for business. Test your knowledge of ten companies made in the Seattle area.

Average, 10 Qns, CellarDoor, Nov 05 18

Average
CellarDoor

Nov 05 18
291 plays

Cooking the Books popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Cooking the Books is an idiom regarding falsification of business records primarily to achieve financial gains. The chefs in this quiz were involved in some of the biggest corporate accounting scandals in U.S. history!

Easier, 10 Qns, Scallop44, Apr 29 18

Easier
Scallop44

Apr 29 18
398 plays

Only In America popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Every product listed in this quiz was first made in America. Questions will be asked in the first person. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, pennie1478, Sep 10 23

Average
pennie1478

Sep 10 23
1537 plays

You Ain't Got No Money In the Bank

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

No one is immune from the curse of financial failure. Even large companies can go broke and have to file for bankruptcy. Here is a quiz about US companies that took the long walk to the poorhouse after being told "You Ain't Got No Money In the Bank".

Average, 10 Qns, adam36, Jan 27 17

Average
adam36

462 plays

Ross Perot

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz will test your knowledge of the U.S. businessman Ross Perot, the founder of Electronic Data Systems (EDS). Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, Triviaballer, May 07 19

Average
Triviaballer

May 07 19
184 plays

10.

Tupperware Brands Corporation popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Tupperware is a household name in many countries but how much do you know about the company and its products?

Tough, 10 Qns, lones78, Sep 29 22

Tough
lones78

Sep 29 22
485 plays

Quick Question

Recreational Equipment, Inc. - or REI - has been a Seattle institution since 1938. What was the company's first product?

From Quiz "Born and Branded in Seattle"

11.

Mail Order Startups

Match Quiz

10 Qns

Each of these mail order companies started from humble beginnings and a single product or line. Can you match the product to the company it started?

Average, 10 Qns, mlcmlc, Apr 23 19

Average
mlcmlc

Apr 23 19
185 plays

12.

Which American Company Am I?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is about business and industry based in the US. The answer to each question is an American corporation. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, me132, May 17 13

Average
me132
2247 plays

13.

American Technology Companies

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is about some of the largest American technology companies. I'll provide plenty of clues to help you identify the correct company from the selections listed. Good luck!

Average, 10 Qns, HarryTripper, May 08 12

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HarryTripper
461 plays

14.

Founders and CEOs

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Questions about U.S. executives from the dot.com era.

Average, 10 Qns, nyirene330, Jul 10 23

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nyirene330
Jul 10 23
651 plays

15.

Thank You, Come Again

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Have you ever been to an American convenience store where the clerk tells you "thank you, come again" when you're done shopping? Apu, from "The Simpsons", does this all the time. Can you find some other stores whose clerks may do the same thing?

Average, 10 Qns, Lpez, Jul 27 22

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Lpez

Jul 27 22
697 plays

16.

Just Do It

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

As the title suggests, this quiz is about the Nike corporation.

Average, 10 Qns, lout62001, Nov 09 15

Average
lout62001

538 plays

17.

Coke vs. Pepsi

Multiple Choice

15 Qns

Coke and Pepsi have been dueling it out for over a hundred years! This quiz will give you an advertising slogan and you choose whether it was for Coke or Pepsi.

Tough, 15 Qns, ClaudiaFerguson, Jun 19 22

Tough
ClaudiaFerguson
Jun 19 22
2228 plays

18.

Identify the US Business Sign

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

If you drive on interstate highways, you pass by any number of signs advertising that a particular business is located at the exit you're coming up to. Let's see if you know which sign is which as of early 2002. Good luck!

Tough, 10 Qns, BaronTR, Jul 06 23

Tough
BaronTR

Jul 06 23
3283 plays

19.

All about eBay!

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The buying and selling power from the use of eBay is a world wide marvel. If you know anything about eBay, you should do well on this quiz.

Average, 10 Qns, jbooker8, Apr 28 22

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jbooker8

Apr 28 22
751 plays

20.

Budweiser Clydesdales: Four-Legged Celebrities popular trivia quiz

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The internationally recognized Budweiser Clydesdales are as much of an American symbol as the bald eagle. This is an informative quiz about the Anheuser-Busch's national trademark.

Tough, 10 Qns, lilady, Nov 19 07

Tough
lilady
544 plays

21.

The History of Google

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

What began as a research project by two university students has evolved into one of the largest corporations in the world. Let's see how much you know about the world-famous search engine.

Difficult, 10 Qns, unbelievable1 , Sep 22 22

Difficult
unbelievable1
Sep 22 22
850 plays

22.

The U.S. Mortgage Industry

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I searched and searched for any quiz relating to the mortgage industry and found not a single one, so here we go. Most questions are easy and relate to basic practices/principles of American mortgage lending.

Average, 10 Qns, weimaraner, Mar 27 22

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weimaraner
Mar 27 22
826 plays

23.

American Big Business: Part 1

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

My first quiz was about the language we truckers use. This quiz is about the US companies I have hauled for. I list facts and/or products of that company, you give the name of the company.

Average, 10 Qns, TruckHappy, Mar 02 24

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TruckHappy
Mar 02 24
1694 plays

24.

Get In The Car, We're Going To WalMart

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Walmart, an American retail store, is one of the world's largest corporation. Take this quiz to know how much you really know about this mega organisation!

Tough, 10 Qns, ta33, Feb 06 19

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ta33
Feb 06 19
834 plays

25.

Corporation Pioneers

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz is to give you a bit of background on the foundation these major American companies.

Average, 10 Qns, guitarmaster3, Sep 08 21

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guitarmaster3
Sep 08 21
1217 plays

26.

Company Towns

Multiple Choice

20 Qns

Some American companies are closely identified with the cities in which they were founded or where their major facilities are. You'll see what I mean in these twenty questions.

Average, 20 Qns, fritzer, Jan 25 23

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fritzer
Jan 25 23
1556 plays

27.

McLawsuits! (McDonald's Related Lawsuits.)

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

McDonald's has been involved in a lot of litigation since it was founded on May 15, 1940. While this ten-question quiz in no way hopes to encompass all of it, it does try to capture the most sensationalized and interesting cases from over the years.

Difficult, 10 Qns, igotmeajd, Jan 30 07

Difficult
igotmeajd
949 plays

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Names and Their Products

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

These are names of companies, but do you know what they make or sell?

Average, 10 Qns, rj211, Oct 26 03

Average
rj211

2585 plays

29.

American Big Business: Part 2

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Seems like everyone is enjoying my first two quizzes. Here is another. Hey! Hit that button and send me a note. Tell me what you think.

Tough, 10 Qns, TruckHappy, Oct 26 18

Tough
TruckHappy
Oct 26 18
892 plays

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Levi Strauss: The Man Behind the Jeans

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

How much do you know about the man whose name appears on your rear?

Difficult, 10 Qns, NalaMarie, Sep 17 19

Difficult
NalaMarie

Sep 17 19
472 plays

31.

Remember Napster

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

The rise and fall of Napster is extremely significant. Why demand was there for Napster to be so successful in the first instant and why the music industry shut it down. This is a broad quiz on the technology and the history of Napster.

Tough, 10 Qns, Bertho, Jun 02 14

Tough
Bertho
515 plays

32.

75 Years of Motorola!

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Motorola has done a lot more then make cellular phones and pagers! Test your knowledge of the basic history of this 75 year old company!

Tough, 10 Qns, ala005, Dec 14 09

Tough
ala005
422 plays

33.

Nothing Else is a Pepsi

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

My drink of choice is Pepsi and to bring anything else in my home is to incur the wrath of the Pepsi Freak. Enjoy this quiz on the history of this great soda.

Difficult, 10 Qns, sebastiancat, Nov 27 15

Difficult
sebastiancat
1083 plays

34.

Milton Hershey: The Man Behind the Kiss

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

This quiz deals with questions about the life of the manufacturer of one of our most delightful sins, chocolate, Milton Hershey. Good luck!

Difficult, 10 Qns, NalaMarie, Nov 12 20

Difficult
NalaMarie

Nov 12 20
787 plays

35.

Corporate Origins

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Major corporations of the past and present. I will give you the corporation and you tell me what state it originated in. Multiple choice. Good luck.

Tough, 10 Qns, justawful, Jun 17 15

Tough
justawful
1245 plays

36.

Pizza Hut

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Some insight into the world of Pizza Hut! A couple of secrets, too! All information and figures quoted are based on Pizza Huts in Victoria, Australia.

Difficult, 10 Qns, bmcskim, Dec 01 17

Difficult
bmcskim
Dec 01 17
1160 plays

37.

Who Owns or Who Makes What?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Test your knowledge of who owns or makes these American products and services you use every day.

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, cag1970, Apr 24 09

Very Difficult
cag1970
770 plays

38.

The Life and Times of Louis Chevrolet

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

How much do you know about this famous man?

Difficult, 10 Qns, threecarbs, Sep 16 10

Difficult
threecarbs
504 plays

39.

Where's The Biz?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

I mention a well known business, you choose the American city where it is based, founded, or generally associated with. There are no tricky listings of cities and suburbs that can be considered the same.

Tough, 10 Qns, PTaylor, Nov 09 15

Tough
PTaylor
598 plays

40.

Product Labels

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Test your knowledge on American merchandising, logo, advertising, slogans, labels.

Tough, 10 Qns, GREENBOB16, Sep 08 21

Tough
GREENBOB16
Sep 08 21
2816 plays

41.

TV Networks

Multiple Choice

5 Qns

Really easy quiz about tv channel slogans. Good luck and have fun!

Average, 5 Qns, sprinkles, Oct 26 03

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sprinkles
4070 plays

42.

Seven Come Eleven (7-11)

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Let's venture into the world of convenience stores. Good luck.

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, steiny1, Jan 16 14

Very Difficult
steiny1
1811 plays

43.

Who Makes What?

Multiple Choice

10 Qns

Do you read the labels at supermarkets? If so, you should do fine. Good luck!

Very Difficult, 10 Qns, Hamburglar165, Mar 02 24

Very Difficult
Hamburglar165
Mar 02 24
1107 plays

44.

General Motors

Multiple Choice

5 Qns

Miscellaneous General Motors history. Should be fairly easy for Business Buffs.

Difficult, 5 Qns, alanyo, Oct 27 03

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alanyo
1086 plays

U.S. Corporations Trivia Questions

1. Nike is an American corporation specializing in the sales of sports equipment. In which state would you find their headquarters?

From Quiz Just Do It

Answer: Oregon

The Nike head office is located near Beaverton, Oregon in the Portland area. In addition to sports equipment, they also supply footwear and athletic apparel. They offer one of the most prestigious brands in the sports business.

2. Name the entrepreneur who founded Wal-Mart in 1962.

From Quiz Get In The Car, We're Going To WalMart

Answer: Sam Walton

Sam Walton (a.k.a. Samuel Moore Walton), a graduate of the University of Missouri, opened the first Wal-Mart store with his brother Bud (a.k.a. James Lawrence Walton).

3. The Tupperware product was introduced to the USA in 1949. What was the name of the person who developed this new, innovative product?

From Quiz Tupperware Brands Corporation

Answer: Earl Tupper

Earl Tupper was born in Berlin, New Hampshire, USA in 1907. He worked for the DuPont Chemical Company where he used leftover pieces of polyethylene (plastic) to mould lightweight, non-breakable containers. Rick Goings was the Chairman and CEO of Tupperware Brands Corp as at 2009, Brownie Wise was instrumental in convincing Earl Tupper to sell his product through a direct marketing strategy, and Mila Pond was the first person to hold a Tupperware party in England, in October 1960.

4. Where on eBay can you see all of your activity on one page?

From Quiz All about eBay!

Answer: My eBay

My eBay list all of your recent and past activities such as buying items, selling items, watching items, your messages, and account info.

5. Which founder/executive shares the first two letters of his last name with the company he helped build?

From Quiz Founders and CEOs

Answer: Jerry Yang

Jerry Yang helped found Yahoo! Sergei Brin is from Google, Carly Fiorina is from Lucent and then HP, and Meg Whitman is from eBay.

6. Google was founded by Larry Page and who else?

From Quiz The History of Google

Answer: Sergey Brin

In 1996, Larry Page met, Sergey Brin at Stanford University. The two found a common interest in retrieving relevant information from large data sets and this formed the basis of their eventual launch of Google, which originally started as a research project.

7. Stella Liebeck, a 79-year-old woman from Albuquerque, New Mexico, successfully sued McDonald's after she was injured in an automobile in February of 1992 when what substance was spilled on her lap?

From Quiz McLawsuits! (McDonald's Related Lawsuits.)

Answer: Hot Coffee

Stella Liebeck was a passenger in a car being driven by her grandson when she placed the coffee cup between her knees and tried to remove the lid (to add cream and sugar) and the hot coffee spilled into her lap. Ms. Liebeck suffered third-degree burns from the hot coffee spill and underwent skin grafting for her injuries. She asked McDonald's® for medical costs, but was turned down and filed her lawsuit against the company. The jury, after testimony from both sides showing the corporation heated its coffee to 20 degrees above industry standard and had been made aware of the risk by over 700 prior coffee burn related incidents, found in favor of Ms. Liebeck. Ms. Liebeck was awarded both compensatory and punitive damages, but her punitive damages were later reduced by the judge (even though the judge found McDonald's to be at fault). The parties reached an undisclosed settlement in August of 1994.

8. What is the actual abbreviation for 'Fannie Mae'?

From Quiz The U.S. Mortgage Industry

Answer: FNMA

If you try and pronounce FNMA as a word it comes out sounding like Fannie Mae. FNMA is the term for conventional non-government loans and is short for Federal National Mortgage Association. FHA stands for Federal Housing Administration and HUD stands for the Department Of Housing And Urban Development.

9. According to Wikipedia, which American restaurant chain is the largest private operator of playgrounds in the US in 2006, as well as the single largest purchaser of beef, pork, potatoes and apples?

From Quiz Which American Company Am I?

Answer: McDonald's

After 65 years in business, McDonald's serves 50 million customers worldwide every day as of 2006. Nearly one in eight members of the US workforce have, at one time or another, been employed at McDonald's.

10. Who was the founder of McDonald's international chain of restaurants?

From Quiz Corporation Pioneers

Answer: Raymond Kroc

McDonald's was originally started by brothers Dick and Mac McDonald, of San Bernadino, California, in 1948. By 1955 they had 8 outlets. With their permission, Ray Kroc opened their ninth outlet, in Illinois, and subsequently acquired the business from the McDonald brothers, and the business began its inexorable creep across the world.

11. Pizza Hut believe that customers expect their pizza delivered to their door in how many minutes?

From Quiz Pizza Hut

Answer: 30

Research shows that if a store is quoting a delivery time of more than 40 minutes, potential customers are lost. If you are that hungry, consider ordering earlier!

12. This washing machine company was founded in 1893 in Newton, Iowa by a farm implement company. One of their first power washers used farm machine engines. Ol'Lonely, the repairman always seems to have nothing to do.

From Quiz American Big Business: Part 2

Answer: Maytag

Maytag also owns Amana, Magic Chef, Jade and Hoover floor care products.

13. This Battle Creek, MI company has products named Eggos, Pop Tarts, Cheez-It's and Frosted Flakes. Tony says "They're Grrrrrrreat".

From Quiz American Big Business: Part 1

Answer: Kellogg's

William Kellogg and his brother started making cereal in 1894 when they ran boiled wheat dough through rollers which enabled them to produce thin sheets of wheat. After a sudden interruption in their laboratory activities left cooked wheat exposed to the air for more than a day, the Kellogg brothers decided to run the wheat through the rollers despite the fact it was no longer fresh. To their amazement, instead of a single, large sheet of wheat, the rollers discharged a single flake for each wheat berry - cereal flakes were born.

14. In what year was Levi Strauss born?

From Quiz Levi Strauss: The Man Behind the Jeans

Answer: 1829

Levi (Loeb) Strauss was born on February 26, 1829 in Buttenheim, Bavaria to Hirsch Strauss and Rebecca Haas Strauss.

15. Two brothers founded the company in 1928, but it was not called Motorola at that time. What was the company's original name?

From Quiz 75 Years of Motorola!

Answer: Galvin Manufacturing Corporation

Paul V. Galvin and his brother, Joseph E. Galvin, purchase a battery eliminator business in Chicago, Illinois, USA. They incorporated Galvin Manufacturing Corporation on September 25, 1928.

16. Whose slogan in 1898 was "Brad's drink"?

From Quiz Coke vs. Pepsi

Answer: Pepsi

According to the company's site, the drink was invented by Caleb Bradham and first served in his shop, Bradham's Drugstore. Brad is thus a contraction of Bradham.

17. In 1893 pharmacist Caleb Bradham was messing around with ingredients and invented what we know today as Pepsi-Cola. What state was this concoction first blended in?

From Quiz Nothing Else is a Pepsi

Answer: North Carolina

18. Freightliner, the company that makes a variety of trucks, is part of which automotive giant?

From Quiz Who Owns or Who Makes What?

Answer: Daimler AG

Freightliner Trucks is a division of Daimler Trucks North America, which itself is part of Daimler AG. In addition to medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks, Freightliner also builds buses for school systems and city transit systems.

19. In 1999 a Boston College student created Napster as a means to swap music files with his friends. What was his name?

From Quiz Remember Napster

Answer: Shawn Fanning

Fanning could not find the music he was after on established sites. Music via the net was still music that was marketed by record companies and E stores, not the songs he wanted to listen to.

20. From which country did Louis Chevrolet arrive from in 1909?

From Quiz The Life and Times of Louis Chevrolet

Answer: Switzerland

Even though he was often referred to as a Frenchman, he was in fact a French speaking Swiss.

21. In what year did the 7-Eleven chain start?

From Quiz Seven Come Eleven (7-11)

Answer: 1927

A Southland Ice Company employee started selling milk, eggs and bread from the ice dock from 7 AM to 11 PM.

22. Where is Federal Express (FedEx) located?

From Quiz Where's The Biz?

Answer: Memphis, TN

Memphis is not only centrally located in the U.S., it is also far enough away from serious winter weather that may cause transportation problems.

23. What is the home of DuPont Chemical?

From Quiz Company Towns

Answer: Wilmington, Delaware

DuPont was founded two hundred years ago in Wilmington, and the home offices are still there today.

24. What sign includes golden arches?

From Quiz Identify the US Business Sign

Answer: McDonald's

It's one of the few signs that you can see anywhere in the world and instantly recognize.

25. Milton born on September 13th ____ .

From Quiz Milton Hershey: The Man Behind the Kiss

Answer: 1857

He was born on September 13, 1857, in a farmhouse near the Central Pennsylvania village of Derry Church in Derry Township, PA. He came from a family that came to the U.S. from Germany and Switzerland in the 1700s.

26. What does Ethan Allen sell?

From Quiz Names and Their Products

Answer: Home Furnishings

27. In which US state did the Kodak company originate?

From Quiz Corporate Origins

Answer: New York

George Eastman started his company in Rochester.

28. Which Vice-President of General Motors left the company, formed his own company and named a car after himself?

From Quiz General Motors

Answer: John Z. Delorean

John Z. was a very colorful character. He was partly responsible for the 'dress code' change at GM. He was a drag racer, and in later years spent time in prison.

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