Q 01/05

In which US state is Walmart headquartered?

A) Oklahoma

B) Missouri

C) Arkansas

D) Texas

Answer · why

C) Arkansas

The Home Office is in the same small town where the founder opened his five-and-dime in 1950.

Q 02/05

Who founded Walmart along with his brother in 1962?

A) Sol Price

B) Sam Walton

C) Harry Cunningham

D) Sebastian Kresge

Answer · why

B) Sam Walton

His brother James, known as Bud, was a wartime pilot and co-owned the family's early stores.

Q 03/05

In which town did the first Wal-Mart Discount City open on July 2, 1962?

A) Bentonville, Arkansas

B) Fayetteville, Arkansas

C) Rogers, Arkansas

D) Newport, Arkansas

Answer · why

C) Rogers, Arkansas

That original building is now a hardware store and antiques mall; Store #1 moved to a Supercenter a few blocks west.

Q 04/05

What is the name of Walmart's chain of membership warehouse clubs?

A) Price Club

B) Sam's Club

C) Costco

D) BJ's Wholesale

Answer · why

B) Sam's Club

The first one opened in 1983 in Midwest City, Oklahoma, as Sam's Wholesale Club.

Q 05/05

Roughly how many people did Walmart, the world's largest private employer, employ in 2024?

A) 2.1 million

B) 900,000

C) 1.2 million

D) 1.6 million

Answer · why

A) 2.1 million

It also topped both the Fortune 500 and the Fortune Global 500 in 2024.