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Do you think you know which companies were founded by book smarts versus street smarts?
The quiz below will test your knowledge of which well-known firms were founded by individuals who never made it to their graduation ceremony. Each question will give you a name of a company and your job is to answer whether or not its founder was a dropout.
Good Luck!
1. Was Microsoft (MSFT) founded by a dropout?
2. Was Enron (ENE) founded by a dropout?
3. Was Intel (INTC) founded by a dropout?
4. Was Apple (AAPL) founded by a dropout?
5. Was Ralph Lauren (RL) founded by a dropout?
6. Was Amazon.com (AMZN) founded by a dropout?
7. Was Facebook.com (FB) founded by a dropout?
8. Was Twitter.com (TWTR) founded by a dropout?
9. Was Oracle (ORCL) founded by a dropout?
10. Was Netflix.com (NFLX) founded by a dropout?
11. Was The Walt Disney Company (DIS) founded by a dropout?
12. Was General Electric (GE) founded by a dropout?
13. Was Wal-Mart (WMT) founded by a dropout?
14. Was eBay.com (EBAY) founded by a dropout?
15. Was FedEx (FDX) founded by a dropout?
16. Was Ford Motor Company (F) founded by a dropout?
17. Was the Fox Broadcasting Company, a division of Twenty-First Century Fox (FOX), founded by a dropout?
18. Was Zillow.com (Z) founded by a dropout?
19. Was GoPro (GPRO) founded by a dropout?
20. Was Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG) founded by a dropout?
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How Well Do You Know Who Graduated College?
There is a plethora of successful businesses that have been founded by entrepreneurs who may not have ended up where they are today had they dropped out of school. On the other hand, it's quite surprising, and likely infuriating for some recent graduates, to see the roster of wildly successfully companies that happen to be founded by college dropouts.
