Answer Key to “Fun Quiz”

Since 1954, three companies have been No. 1 on America’s Fortune 500 list several times. They are:

General Motors

ExxonMobil

Walmart

What day of the week are employees most productive?

Tuesday

The air conditioner was developed by Willis Carrier in 1902. Its original purpose was not to cool homes. What was its purpose?

To remove humidity from air in printing and food production plants.

Which college football team inspired Gatorade?

University of Florida researchers were looking for a drink to rapidly replace fluids and help prevent dehydration—the drink was tested on the UF Gators football team.

What fast-food chain founded in 1964 was named for brothers Forrest and LeRoy Raffel?

Arby’s. The name stands for RB—Raffel Brothers.

True or False—Reebok is Turkish for “fleet of foot.”

False—Reebok is an African gazelle.

In what city was America’s first stock exchange located?

Philadelphia

What company today was originally named the Computer-Tabulator-Recorder Company (C-T-R)?

IBM

With what product did the term “brand name” originate?

Whiskey. Producers branded their names on the barrels they shipped out.

What did the term “buck” originally refer to?

Deerskins, which were a common method of exchange in frontier days.