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Foundational Entrepreneurship Facts

Entrepreneurship

A quiz testing knowledge of key dates, names, and numbers in the history and practice of entrepreneurship.

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10 Questions Easy Ages 5+ Apr 8, 2026

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1 What year is generally considered the year the term 'entrepreneur' was first used in English by economist Richard Cantillon?

A 1730
B 1755
C 1776
D 1791

2 In what decade did the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) begin operations?

A 1940s
B 1950s
C 1960s
D 1970s

3 Which pioneering entrepreneur founded Amazon in 1994?

A Steve Jobs
B Bill Gates
C Jeff Bezos
D Mark Zuckerberg

4 The 'dot-com bubble' burst occurred around what year?

A 1995
B 1999
C 2000
D 2003

5 What was the approximate number of startups that participated in the Y Combinator accelerator program in its first batch in 2005?

A 5
B 8
C 10
D 15

6 In what year was the concept of 'lean startup' popularized by Eric Ries's book?

A 2008
B 2010
C 2011
D 2013

7 What is the approximate percentage of U.S. businesses that are considered small businesses, according to the SBA?

A 70%
B 80%
C 99%
D 99.9%

8 Which year saw the founding of Apple Inc. by Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne?

A 1973
B 1975
C 1976
D 1977

9 What was the initial funding amount for Google, raised from angel investors in 1998?

A $100,000
B $250,000
C $500,000
D $1,000,000

10 In what year did the first TED conference, a significant platform for ideas and entrepreneurship, begin?

A 1978
B 1980
C 1984
D 1986

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