Bill Gates Quiz

Bill Gates Quiz Questions

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1. In what year was Bill Gates born?
(a) 1945
(b) 1950
(c) 1955
(d) 1960

2. What was the name of Bill Gates’ childhood friend and Microsoft co-founder?
(a) Steve Jobs
(b) Paul Allen
(c) Mark Zuckerberg
(d) Larry Page

3. While still a teenager, Bill Gates wrote his first computer program for what game?
(a) Pac-Man
(b) Tic-Tac-Toe
(c) Super Mario Bros.
(d) Donkey Kong

4. What university did Bill Gates attend before dropping out to focus on Microsoft?
(a) Stanford University
(b) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
(c) Harvard University
(d) University of Washington

5.What was the original name of the company Bill Gates and Paul Allen started?
(a) Micro-Soft
(b) MicroSolutions
(c) MS-DOS
(d) Windows

6. What year did Microsoft release its groundbreaking MS-DOS operating system?
(a) 1975
(b) 1981
(c) 1985
(d) 1990

7. Which popular graphical user interface (GUI) operating system did Microsoft develop under Bill Gates’ leadership?
(a) Macintosh
(b) Windows
(c) Linux
(d) Chrome OS

8. What popular productivity suite did Microsoft introduce under Bill Gates?
(a) iWork
(b) Google Docs
(c) Microsoft Office
(d) LibreOffice

9. In what year did Bill Gates marry Melinda French?
(a) 1985
(b) 1990
(c) 1994
(d) 1999

10. What is Bill Gates’ current net worth (approximately)?
(a) $50 billion
(b) $100 billion
(c) $150 billion
(d) $200 billion

11. Bill Gates is known for his outspoken views on what major global issue?
(a) Climate Change
(b) World Hunger
(c) Political Reform
(d) Space Exploration

12. Besides Microsoft, what other major company did Bill Gates serve as chairman of?
(a) Apple
(b) Amazon
(c) Tesla
(d) Berkshire Hathaway

13. In what year did Bill Gates step down as CEO of Microsoft?
(a) 2000
(b) 2005
(c) 2010
(d) 2015

14. Bill Gates is a strong advocate for what educational approach?
(a) Traditional Lecture-Based Learning
(b) Project-Based Learning
(c) Standardized Testing
(d) Home Schooling

15. What award did Bill Gates receive in 2016 along with his wife Melinda for their philanthropic work?
(a) Nobel Peace Prize
(b) Presidential Medal of Freedom
(c) Gandhi Peace Prize
(d) Albert Schweitzer Prize for Humanitarianism

16. What city is Bill Gates’ current residence located in?
(a) Medina, Washington
(b) San Francisco, California
(c) Austin, Texas
(d) New York City, New York

17. What global health issue is a major focus of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?
(a) Cancer research
(b) Polio eradication
(c) Climate change
(d) Space exploration

18. What city is considered the birthplace of Microsoft?
(a) San Francisco
(b) Redmond
(c) New York City
(d) Austin

19. What was the original name of the Microsoft Windows operating system?
(a) Interface Manager
(b) Graphical User Shell
(c) Windows 1.0
(d) Project M

20. Bill Gates received an honorary knighthood from which country in 2000?
(a) United States
(b) Canada
(c) United Kingdom
(d) Australia

21. What is the name of Bill and Melinda Gates’ daughter?
(a) Jennifer
(b) Phoebe
(c) Rory
(d) Olivia

22. What is the name of Bill Gates’ current investment firm?
(a) Sequoia Capital
(b) Kleiner Perkins
(c) Benchmark Capital
(d) Cascade Investment, L.L.C

23. What is the name of Bill and Melinda Gates’ luxurious estate in Washington state?
(a) Neverland Ranch
(b) Xanadu
(c) Graceland
(d) Playboy Mansion

Bill Gates Quiz Questions with Answers

1. In what year was Bill Gates born?
(c) 1955

2. What was the name of Bill Gates’ childhood friend and Microsoft co-founder?
(b) Paul Allen

3. While still a teenager, Bill Gates wrote his first computer program for what game?
(b) Tic-Tac-Toe

4. What university did Bill Gates attend before dropping out to focus on Microsoft?
(c) Harvard University

5.What was the original name of the company Bill Gates and Paul Allen started?
(a) Micro-Soft

6. What year did Microsoft release its groundbreaking MS-DOS operating system?
(b) 1981

7. Which popular graphical user interface (GUI) operating system did Microsoft develop under Bill Gates’ leadership?
(b) Windows

8. What popular productivity suite did Microsoft introduce under Bill Gates?
(c) Microsoft Office

9. In what year did Bill Gates marry Melinda French?
(c) 1994

10. What is Bill Gates’ current net worth (approximately)?
(c) $150 billion

11. Bill Gates is known for his outspoken views on what major global issue?
(a) Climate Change

12. Besides Microsoft, what other major company did Bill Gates serve as chairman of?
(d) Berkshire Hathaway

13. In what year did Bill Gates step down as CEO of Microsoft?
(b) 2005

14. Bill Gates is a strong advocate for what educational approach?
(b) Project-Based Learning

15. What award did Bill Gates receive in 2016 along with his wife Melinda for their philanthropic work?
(b) Presidential Medal of Freedom

16. What city is Bill Gates’ current residence located in?
(a) Medina, Washington

17. What global health issue is a major focus of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation?
(b) Polio eradication

18. What city is considered the birthplace of Microsoft?
(b) Redmond

19. What was the original name of the Microsoft Windows operating system?
(c) Windows 1.0

20. Bill Gates received an honorary knighthood from which country in 2000?
(c) United Kingdom

21. What is the name of Bill and Melinda Gates’ daughter?
(b) Phoebe

22. What is the name of Bill Gates’ current investment firm?
(d) Cascade Investment, L.L.C

23. What is the name of Bill and Melinda Gates’ luxurious estate in Washington state?
(b) Xanadu