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Amazon Pre-2020's
Jeff Bezos
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100
What home security subsidiary does Amazon own?
What is Ring?
100
Which popular tech product is notably absent from Amazon's inventory of new items?
What are iPhones?
100
Where does the name for the building Wainwright come from?
What is the name of Amazon’s first customer?
100
Amazon snagged this online pharmacy in 2018 for $1 billion. What is it?
What is PillPack?
100
What competitor did Jeff Bezos target with mobile billboards displaying the question, 'Can't find that book you wanted?' along with Amazon's website?"
What is Barnes and Noble?
100
What signaled a sale at Amazon in its early days?
What is a bell ringing?
200
This popular movie rating site, now a subsidiary of Amazon, helps viewers decide what to watch next.
What is IMDb?
200
In the United States, what item ranks as the most searched for on Amazon?
What is the Nintendo Switch?
200
What is the fastest recorded delivery time achieved by Amazon? (in minutes)
What is 23 minutes? (22-24 also accepted)
200
What was used as inspiration for the first Kindle?
What is a Blackberry?
200
How does Jeff Bezos ensure a successful Blue Origin rocket launch?
What are lucky boots?
200
What is the name of “Amazon’s shortest volunteer worker?"
What is Rufus?
300
What did the CIA contract Amazon for?
What is AWS? (or Amazon Web Services, or cloud computing services)
300
What innovative customer support system did Amazon introduce specifically for the Kindle?
What is Mayday?
300
What is the average scanning time of each item for Amazon employees? (in seconds)
What is 11 seconds? (10 is also accepted.)
300
How much revenue did Amazon lose in 2013 after it went down for 40 minutes? (in millions)
What is $4 million?
300
Amazon's founder, Jeff Bezos, made a cameo appearance in a notable film. Which movie featured his brief appearance?
What is Star Trek Beyond? (Star Trek also accepted)
300
Where did Amazon hold it’s meetings when the company first began?
What is Barnes and Nobles?
400
What retailer did Amazon outmaneuver during the 1999 Pokémon craze by purchasing the entire Pikachu Pokémon stock from their website?
What is Toys “R” Us?
400
In what remarkably short span of time did the Amazon Kindle completely sell out after its release in the U.S. on November 19, 2007? (in hours)
What is 5.5 hours? (5-6 also accepted.)
400
If Amazon specialized solely in moving services, where would it rank among the world's largest relocation companies?
What is the third largest relocation company?
400
Prior to adopting its iconic name, Amazon was nearly given another name. What was it? (Hint: Not Cadabra or Relentless)
What is MakeItSo?
400
What punctuation mark did Bezos use to forward the customer complaints he received to his execs?
What is a single question mark?
400
What significant animal office artifact did Jeff Bezos acquire for $40,000 using Amazon's funds? You can see it in one of Amazon’s corporate buildings.
What is a cave bear skeleton?
500
In what year did Amazon first report a quarterly profit? (Hint: quarterly, not annual)
What is 2001?
500
Since its inception in 2006, how many times has AWS lowered its prices?
What is 67 times? (65-70 is also accepted.)
500
In the pandemic, how much did Amazon’s income jump in 2020? (a percentage)
What is 37.6%? (35-39% also accepted.)
500
For quick access to Amazon's expansive marketplace, which domain serves as a redirect to Amazon.com? Give the answer in the form of XXXX.com.
What is relentless.com?
500
Among Amazon's earliest supporters were individuals who collectively invested $250,000. Who were these initial backers?
Who are Jeff Bezo's parents?
500
What is the name of Amazon Japan’s mascot?
What is Danbo?
