Test your knowledge on how people and businesses around the world are breaking barriers within the business community.

1. Over the last 20 years, by what percentage did the number of female entrepreneurs increase?

a) Less that 70%

b) 90%

c) Over 110%

2. What dating app, now worth $1 billion, was launched by Whitney Wolf Herd in 2014?

a) Bumble 

b) Hinge

c) Tinder

3. Which company did NOT start in a garage?

a) Apple

b) Amazon

c) Google 

d) HP 

e) eBay 

f) Microsoft

4. The founder of which social media platform dropped out of university twice?

a) Facebook 

b) Snapchat 

c) Twitter

5. Starbucks spends more on health care insurance for its employees than on coffee beans.

a) True 

b) False

6. How many small businesses are there in New Zealand?

a) 530,000 

b) 430,000 

c) 630,000

7. What country has the smallest gender pay gap?

a) New Zealand

b) Canada 

c) Finland 

d) Iceland

8. In the US, how many women-owned businesses are launched and started up each day?

a) 800

b) 1200 

c) 1600

9. MinorMynas is an online educational platform that facilitates language learning opportunities for kids. How old was Hillary Yip when she founded the platform in 2016?

a) 10 

b) 13

c) 15 

d) 16

10. How many women around the world are entrepreneurs?

a) 195 million

b) 237 million 

c) 252 million 

d) 273 million 

Written by Alla Curtis.

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