Startups & Apps 2

Challenge your tech-crowd with this trivia game in our continuing series on famous startups and apps.

15 questions · Published February 14, 2022

Trivia questions (5 of 15)

Multiple Choice
1. Before becoming a video streaming and commerce juggernaut, Amazon, founded in 1994, was designed to sell ___________.
Amazon was originally started to be an online retail store for books. Founder Jeff Bezos said he picked books because of their low unit price and the large worldwide demand for literature.
Multiple Choice
2. Which social networking app is easily recognizable by this logo?
Bumble is primarily used as an online dating application but also allows people to connect as friends as well as Bumble Bizz, which facilitates business connections.
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3. Which online fantasy and gambling company became the first to sign a deal with a U.S. professional sports league in April 2013?
DraftKings, started in 2012 by two former VistaPrint employees, signed a deal with Major League Baseball for an undisclosed sum in April 2013.
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4. Safari, the web browser created by Apple, debuted at the MacWorld Expo on January 7, ________.
Safari has been the default browser on all Apple products since its introduction on Mac OS X in 2003.
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5. What does the "Air" in online lodging app Airbnb refer to?
Airbnb was started as AirBed & Breakfast by two roommates in San Francisco, CA when they had the idea of renting out an air mattress on their apartment's living room floor.

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