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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.

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?