Q 01/05

Airbnb is an abbreviation of the company's original name. What was it?

A) Air Bed and Board

B) Airbed and Breakfast

C) Airborne Bed & Bath

D) Air Bunk and Breakfast

Answer · why

B) Airbed and Breakfast

The founders shortened it in March 2009 to end confusion over air mattresses.

Q 02/05

In which city did Brian Chesky and Joe Gebbia first rent out air mattresses in October 2007?

A) San Francisco

B) New York City

C) Los Angeles

D) Seattle

Answer · why

A) San Francisco

They needed help paying rent, and a design conference had filled every hotel in town.

Q 03/05

Which event, which had filled the city's hotels, prompted the founders' first air-mattress guests?

A) Game Developers Conference

B) IDSA design conference

C) Macworld Expo

D) Web 2.0 Summit

Answer · why

B) IDSA design conference

Both founders were industrial designers, so the attendees were their own tribe.

Q 04/05

Who joined Chesky and Gebbia in February 2008 as chief technology officer and third co-founder?

A) Paul Graham

B) Nathan Blecharczyk

C) Alfred Lin

D) Jeff Jordan

Answer · why

B) Nathan Blecharczyk

He was Chesky's former roommate and is now the company's chief strategy officer.

Q 05/05

What did the founders serve their first air-mattress guests for breakfast?

A) Pop-Tarts

B) Bagels

C) Pancakes

D) Cornflakes

Answer · why

A) Pop-Tarts

Chesky had just moved in with his RISD classmate Gebbia and could not cover his share of the rent.