1. The Inc. 500's first-ever No. 1 was San Jose, California-based Altos Computer Systems, a pioneering manufacturer of multi-user microcomputers. What was its revenue in 1982 when it landed atop the inaugural list?

  $11.5 Million
  $154 Million
  $21.4 Million
  $58 Million

2. Presentation Group, a legal exhibits company, benefited from what late '90s scandal to help it land at number 346 on the 2000 list?

  a) Bribery at the 1998 Winter Olympic Games
  b) Bill Clinton and LewinskyGate
  c) Napster and illegal file-sharing
  d) Amadou Diallo's shooting

3. Which popular pizza restaurant chain ranked 457th on 1983's list?

  a) Little Caesars
  b) Pizza Hut
  c) Papa John's
  d) Domino's

4. The 2007 Inc. 5000 honorees' combined revenue accounted for what percentage of the country's overall gross domestic product in 2006?

  a) 4.9%
  b) 24.8%
  c) 2.7%
  d) 1.5%

5. Which of the following companies is NOT a record-holding seven-time member of the Inc. 500?

  a) Linksys
  b) Ameristar Technologies
  c) Starmark International
  d) Capella Education

6. The sales of what product drove Optiva's success and helped it reach the top of the 1997 list?

  a) Sound wave-powered toothbrush
  b) Desktop computers
  c) UV-blocking sun glasses
  d) Electric knife

7. What percentage of CEOs whose companies were included on last year's list identified themselves as voting Democratic?

  a) 52.2%
  b) 47.5%
  c) 17.1%
  d) 9.4%

8. A poll of 2007's CEOs asked them which real or fictional Jack they most identified with. The majority responded with whom?

  a) Jack Nicholson
  b) Jack Sparrow
  c) Jack the Ripper
  d) Jack Bauer

9. Which industry featured the most companies on last year's Inc. 500?

  a) IT Services
  b) Human Resources
  c) Advertising & Marketing
  d) Software

10. Which of the following energy drink and bar brands have NEVER been featured as an Inc. 500 honoree?

  a) Power Bar
  b) Clif Bar
  c) Odwalla Bar
  d) Balance Bar

11. Dan Estes, a co-founder of Inc. 500 Hall of Fame member Starmark International, was the art director at an immensely popular magazine prior to starting the company. Name that magazine:

  a) Playboy
  b) GQ
  c) Vanity Fair
  d) Inc.

12. Which product was prominently featured in the 1980 film American Gigolo, as seen on Richard Gere's feet, and was also the central project of 1982's No. 2 on the 500?

  a) Doc Martens
  b) Flip-flops
  c) Boat shoes
  d) Gravity Boots

13. Which huge online shoe retailer was ranked 79th on the 500 list and 7th on the largest by revenue list in 2006?

  a) Shoes.com
  b) Zappos.com
  c) ShoeBuy.com
  d) DSW.com

14. What computer manufacturer topped the 1991 list after earning $275.5 million in 1990?

  a) Dell
  b) Apple
  c) Gateway
  d) HP

15. From 1982 to 2007, there have been 26 different businesses that have received the honor of the fastest-growing, privately-held company in the country. How many of those are still independently operating today in 2008?

  a) 26
  b) 0
  c) 11
  d) 7