Inventions
Jeff Bezos
True or False
Fun Facts
100

What famous electronics company licensed the patented "1-Click" from Amazon?

Apple

 Apple began licensing the technology in 2000 for use on its website and the iTunes platform.

100

is Jeff Bezos the richest man in the world?

Yes

He is about 17 billion richer than the next richest person which is Bill Gates.

100

Jeff Bezos's first choice for the company's name was "Relentless".

                               False 

Actually his first choice for the name was actually “Cadabra,” as in the magician’s phrase, “Abracadabra.” Bezos shied away from the name after being convinced by his lawyer that it sounded too close to “cadaver” when spoken out loud. His second choice for a name was “Relentless.” While he eventually settled on Amazon, the website relentless.com still forwards to Amazon. 

100

Name one thing you can't buy on Amazon.

Full-size homes, cars, cigarettes, and live animals are some things you can't buy on Amazon. 

200

What famous Amazon product came out in 2014 which revolutionized AI?

Alexa

200

What college did he graduate from?

Princeton 


200

Amazon's warehouses have more square footage than 700 Madison Square Gardens and could hold more water than 10,000 Olympic Pools.

  True


200

How many employees work at Amazon?

Roughly 750,000 employees work at Amazon.

300

What was the reading tablet to be invented by Amazon?

Amazon Kindle

300

What is his net worth? (Give a range)

127.7 Billion

300

Jeff Bezos annual salary is $1.5 Billion.

False

Jeff Bezos' annual salary is only $81,840, most of his wealth comes from his Amazon shares.

300

What is the Amazon's logo supposed to represent?

Amazon's current logo was designed to depict a smile that goes from A to Z. "This signifies that the company is willing to deliver everything to everyone, anywhere in the world."

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