Q 01/05

With whom did Jobs co-found Apple Computer Company in 1976?

A) Jony Ive

B) Mike Markkula

C) Steve Wozniak

D) Bill Gates

Answer · why

C) Steve Wozniak

A third partner drew up the paperwork and left within days.

Q 02/05

Which animation studio did Jobs buy from Lucasfilm in 1986?

A) Pixar

B) Industrial Light & Magic

C) Blue Sky

D) DreamWorks

Answer · why

A) Pixar

He paid $10 million, half of it capital for the company and half to Lucasfilm for technology rights.

Q 03/05

What company did Jobs found in 1985 immediately after leaving Apple?

A) Be Inc.

B) NeXT

C) General Magic

D) Silicon Graphics

Answer · why

B) NeXT

Apple bought it in 1997 for about $400 million, bringing Jobs back.

Q 04/05

In which city was Jobs born in February 1955?

A) San Francisco

B) Los Angeles

C) Palo Alto

D) Cupertino

Answer · why

A) San Francisco

His birth mother travelled there from Wisconsin to give birth and arrange a closed adoption.

Q 05/05

Abdulfattah Jandali, who fathered Jobs, was born to wealthy parents in which country?

A) Iran

B) Syria

C) Lebanon

D) Egypt

Answer · why

B) Syria

He met Jobs's mother while studying for a PhD at the University of Wisconsin; her father opposed the match.

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