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

Ralph Schneider and Frank McNamara wanted one card that many merchants would accept, and it had to be paid in full each month.

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

Diners Club calls his return visit the following February "The First Supper", though its own press agent later said the story was invented.

Q 03/05

How many participating restaurants did Diners Club list when its card was first introduced?

A) 30

B) 27

C) 50

D) 150

Answer · why

B) 27

About 200 of the founders' friends and acquaintances were the first cardholders.

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

Early cards were cardboard; by the mid-1960s the club had 1.3 million members.

Q 05/05

In which California city did Bank of America launch BankAmericard in 1958?

A) Fresno

B) Sacramento

C) San Diego

D) Oakland

Answer · why

A) Fresno

The bank chose it because 45% of residents were customers and its isolation would limit the damage if the test flopped.