Monopolies Trivia
From Rockefeller's kerosene to Google’s search bar, prove you're the ultimate trust-buster without actually going to jail for price-fixing.
EXAMPLE QUESTIONS
Through his massive oil empire, John D. Rockefeller became the first person in history to reach what specific financial milestone in terms of U.S. dollars?
Billionaire
In 2012, Lorillard became the first major U.S. tobacco company to pivot into which growing market by acquiring the brand Blu?
E-cigarettes
Before the rise of the automobile, John D. Rockefeller’s Standard Oil primarily dominated the market by refining crude into which lighting fuel?
Kerosene
In 1661, the Portuguese gave the city of Bombay to King Charles II of England as part of what specific marital payment?
A dowry
Spanning 2,850 acres in Nebraska, Union Pacific's Bailey Yard is recognized as the world's largest facility of what specific type?
Railroad classification yard