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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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