Q 01/05

FedEx was founded in 1971 in which city, before moving its operations two years later?

A) Little Rock, Arkansas

B) Nashville, Tennessee

C) Atlanta, Georgia

D) Louisville, Kentucky

Answer · why

A) Little Rock, Arkansas

Fred Smith left after Little Rock's airport showed little interest in supporting his airline for packages.

Q 02/05

Which city is home to FedEx's headquarters and its main air hub?

A) Louisville, Kentucky

B) Memphis, Tennessee

C) Indianapolis, Indiana

D) Dallas, Texas

Answer · why

B) Memphis, Tennessee

Nearly 400 FedEx flights a day leave the city's airport, mostly at night.

Q 03/05

Fred Smith first sketched the idea for a next-day delivery network in what?

A) A Marine Corps field report

B) A letter to the Postmaster General

C) A term paper at Yale

D) A magazine article for Fortune

Answer · why

C) A term paper at Yale

His professor was unimpressed; Smith later said he could not remember the grade he got.

Q 04/05

Before shortening it in 1994, what was FedEx's full original name?

A) Federated Express

B) Federal Expedite

C) Fidelity Express

D) Federal Express

Answer · why

D) Federal Express

'FedEx' had been the nickname for years, and it was made official for marketing purposes.

Q 05/05

On its first night of operations in April 1973, how many packages did FedEx carry?

A) 186

B) 1,860

C) 18,600

D) 36

Answer · why

A) 186

Fourteen small jets linked 25 US cities that night; by the 2020s the Memphis hub was handling over a million packages a night.