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This famous talk show host who aligned her work with her passion began her career with a job in radio, then a co anchor for local news, and soon after landed a position as a talk show host. Then, she went on to create her own production company and became the wealthiest African American of the 20th century.

Answer: Who is Oprah Winfrey?

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This term describes the ability to generate innovative ideas and solutions.

What is creativity?

100

This is when a business is spending more money on their business than making.

What is when your cost is higher than your revenue?

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This term refers to a brief, persuasive speech used to spark interest in a business idea?

Elevator Pitch

100

This tells the story of Mark Zuckerberg and the creation of facebook

The Social Network

200

Household name in the fashion industry, _______ created a more colorful palette in menswear, and started a tie business. Due to his success, shortly after he created a company that is known for their polo shirts with their iconic logo.

Answer: Who is Ralph Lauren?

200

This term describes the ability to influence and inspire others toward achieving common goals.

 What is leadership?

200

This is what a beginning entrepreneur might need to kick start their business.

What is a loan?

200

A Financial projection that estimates how much money a business will make in a given period

Revenue Forecasting

200

Leonardo DiCaprio plays Jordan Belfort, a stockbroker who rises to success through shady practices and film

Wolf Of Wall Street

300

Cofounder of a huge social media company that is used by many adults. He founded this company while studying at Harvard University, but it started as a social networking app for college students.

Who is Mark Zuckerberg?

300

This term refers to the drive to achieve goals and overcome obstacles.

What is perseverance?

300

This is when a business is unable to pay their loans and debts back.

What is default?

300

This is the initial funding provided by the founders or their friends and family

What is seed funding

300

This movie showcases the controversial founder of McDonald's, Ray Kroc, and how he turned a small burger into a global empire

The Founder
400

This startup entrepreneur began designing computers in _____’s garage in California with Steve Wozniak. They decided they needed financing in their new products and got a bank loan for $250,000. You might be looking at this question on one of their devices.

Who is Steve Jobs?

400

An entrepreneur who constantly learns, experiments, and embraces new challenges embodies this "C."



 What is curiosity?

400

This is the average time that start up businesses fail (years).

What is between 2-5 years of the business

400

The total market demand for a product or service

total addressable

400

In the Pursuit of Happyness, Will Smith plays a stugling salseman who eventually becomes a successful stockbroker. what is his name?

Chris Gardner

500

This entrepreneur and music video producer from Plato, Illinois created Lyrical Lemonade, a platform that makes rap music videos, hosts festivals, and even has their own album.

Who is Cole Bennett?

500

The willingness to take calculated risks in pursuit of a goal is a defining trait of this type of thinker.

What is an entrepreneur?

500

This is the only thing that can stop you from fearing failure.

What is your mindset?

500

A minimum version of a product with just enough features to test with early adopters

Minimum Viable Product

500

This animated movie features a young inventor named flint Lockwood, whose crazy inventions lead to unexpected entrepreneurial adventures

Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs