Q 01/05

In which city is Uber headquartered?

A) Seattle

B) New York

C) San Francisco

D) Los Angeles

Answer · why

C) San Francisco

Since 2021 its home has been a cluster of 6- and 11-storey buildings linked by bridges in Mission Bay.

Q 02/05

What was Uber originally called when it was founded in 2009?

A) UberCab

B) UberTaxi

C) BlackCar

D) Ubr

Answer · why

A) UberCab

The company dropped the last syllable in 2011 after complaints from taxicab operators in its home city.

Q 03/05

Which co-founder of StumbleUpon came up with the idea for Uber?

A) Garrett Camp

B) Travis Kalanick

C) Jason Calacanis

D) Ryan Graves

Answer · why

A) Garrett Camp

He and Kalanick had just paid $800 for a private driver on New Year's Eve, and he had also struggled to find a taxi on a snowy night in Paris.

Q 04/05

The founders spent how much on a New Year's Eve private driver, which they deemed excessive?

A) $800

B) $80

C) $500

D) $300

Answer · why

A) $800

The prototype app was built by the idea's originator with friends Oscar Salazar and Conrad Whelan; Kalanick was the 'mega advisor'.

Q 05/05

Who was Uber's first employee, briefly its CEO in 2010 before Kalanick took over?

A) Emil Michael

B) Barney Harford

C) Ryan Graves

D) Oscar Salazar

Answer · why

C) Ryan Graves

He was named CEO in May 2010 and became chief operating officer when Kalanick succeeded him that December.