The Internet

• We all know that Amazon.com was one of the early e-commerce websites. What might be surprising is one of the companies that beat Amazon to the WorldWideWeb by about a year. What is this company, whose products you still more commonly pick up the phone to order?– A. McDonald’s– B. Pizza Hut– C. Kellogg

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The Internet

• What was the first item sold in an auction on eBay.com?– A. Water that had been in a cup that Elvis Presley used– B. Partially eaten grilled cheese sandwich– C. A broken laser pointerCor

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The Internet

• What internet shopping quiz would be complete without mentioning music? What is the world's most successful online music sales website?– A. Yahoo– B. Itunes– C. Apple Records

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Accounting

• What is a liability?– A. Something you own– B. Something you owe– C. Your best friend

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• What is an asset?– A. Something you own– B. Something you owe– C. Your best friend

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Commercial

• How much can GEICO save you on car insurance (percentage)?– 15%

General

• What fast food commercial claims to never use frozen hamburger, only fresh?– Wendy’s

Sports

• What conference does Northern play in?– A. Big Sky– B. WAC– C. FrontierCor

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• How many inches of snow would it take to cover Montana?– 1”

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• MSU-Northern’s main campus is located in _______.– Havre, MT

Retail• A graduate of the University of Missouri, this

businessman started his retail career by opening several franchises of Ben Franklin five-and-dime stores in Arkansas. In 1962, he started what would become the largest U.S. retail store. Who was he?– A. Sam Walton– B. J.C. Penney– Charles Walgreen, Sr.

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Computers

• What Harvard drop-out founded a software company in 1975 that would later revolutionize the computer industry??– A.

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– C.

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Computers

• Who is the man behind the iPhone, iPod and MAC computers?– A.

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• Ranked among the top contributions in business history, this early 20th century industrialist developed a system of production that drastically lowered the cost of his product and help rush in the modern age of travel. Who was he?– Henry Ford

The Payment System

• Debit cards are a little safer to use than credit cards for bill paying but they do have drawbacks. With a credit card, you must provide a signature when making a purchase. What do you have to provide when paying with a debit card?– A. PIN (Personal Identification Number)– B. Photo ID– C. Driver’s License– D. Lock of Hair or fingernail clipping

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The Payment System

• What does it mean when a company asks you to "remit the payment" by the due date?– A. Send them the money on time– B. Send an additional payment by the 30th– C. Increase the payment by the end of the month– D. Don't bother to pay (like that's going to

happen...)

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General• What was founded by Herb Kelleher in 1973

in Dallas, Texas, USA?– A. Taco Bell– B. Southwest Airlines– C. Home Depot

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General• A plane crashed right on the border of North

Dakota and South Dakota. Where were the survivors buried?– You don’t bury survivors