Founders & Companies Trivia Questions and Answers

8 questions on Founders & Companies, each with the answer and a short explanation. Part of the Silicon Valley & Tech Evolution set in Rapid Fire Trivia, which holds 500 questions across 2 topics.

All 8 questions, with answers

1. 1Which Microsoft operating system was launched with a major global campaign in 1995?

   AnswerWindows 95

   Windows 95 introduced a redesigned interface including the Start button.

2. 2What was Yahoo's original name?

   AnswerJerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web

   The founders first called their directory Jerry and David's Guide to the World Wide Web.

3. 3Who founded Instagram?

   AnswerKevin Systrom and Mike Krieger

   Kevin Systrom and Mike Krieger launched Instagram together.

4. 4In which year did Apple's App Store open?

   Answer2008

   The App Store launched in July 2008 alongside the iPhone 3G.

5. 5Which operating system did Microsoft supply for IBM's first personal computer?

   AnswerMS-DOS

   Microsoft supplied PC DOS, based on MS-DOS, for the IBM PC in 1981.

6. 6Which product category did Amazon sell first?

   AnswerBooks

   Amazon began as an online bookstore before expanding into other categories.

7. 7Who became Google's chief executive during the 2015 Alphabet restructuring?

   AnswerSundar Pichai

   Sundar Pichai became Google's chief executive when Alphabet was created.

8. 8Who founded Adobe?

   AnswerJohn Warnock and Charles Geschke

   Former Xerox PARC researchers John Warnock and Charles Geschke founded Adobe.