Q 01/05

In which year did Diners Club produce the first general-purpose charge card?

A) 1946

B) 1947

C) 1950

D) 1949

Answer · why

C) 1950

Diners Club issued its charge card in 1950, after Frank McNamara and Ralph Schneider wanted a single card that many New York merchants would accept.

Q 02/05

Per company legend, what did Frank McNamara forget at a restaurant in 1949, inspiring Diners Club?

A) His hat

B) His chequebook

C) His wallet

D) His car keys

Answer · why

C) His wallet

Company legend says McNamara forgot his wallet at New York's Major's Cabin Grill; Diners Club dubbed his return visit 'The First Supper', though its o...

Q 03/05

Which hotel chain originated the Carte Blanche charge card?

A) Hilton

B) Sheraton

C) Marriott

D) Holiday Inn

Answer · why

A) Hilton

Carte Blanche began as the Hilton Hotels credit card in the late 1950s, a travel-and-entertainment card competing with Diners Club before Citibank acq...

Q 04/05

In which year did Diners Club introduce its first plastic card?

A) 1965

B) 1961

C) 1970

D) 1975

Answer · why

B) 1961

Diners Club switched from cardboard to its first plastic card in 1961; the earliest cards had been printed on paper stock.

Q 05/05

In which California city did Bank of America first test-launch BankAmericard?

A) Fresno

B) Sacramento

C) San Diego

D) Oakland

Answer · why

A) Fresno

Bank of America chose Fresno because about 45% of its 250,000 residents already banked there and the city's isolation would contain any failure.