Merage 45+ Trivia!

Paul Merage, Visionary Founder, Chairman & CEO, is known for his invention of what successful brand, later sold to Nestle?

• Lean Cuisine

• Hot Pockets

• Toaster Strudel

• Swiss Miss

In what year did Paul Merage found the Merage Institute?

• 1996

• 2005

• 2012

• 2016

Including this year’s HLS 2020 cohort, how many Merage Institute cohorts (participating groups) have there been since the Institute’s foundation?

Hint: Innovation Bridge programs typically run 4x each year.

• 32

• 60

• 39

• 45

Approximately how Merage Institute Alumni have participated in the Innovation Bridge Executive Leadership program?

Hint: On average, each cohort contains 16-18 participants.

• 222

• 468

• 807

• 731

Each year, the Merage Institute hosts the Innovation Bridge program for Executive Leaders from a wide variety of industries. Which of the following industries has NOT been included in a past Innovation Bridge program?

• Food Tech

• Clean Tech

• New Media

• Homeland Security & Cyber Security

We’d like to take a moment to celebrate past winners of the Merage 45+ Entrepreneurs’ Competition. Of these winning startup teams, which startup won first?

• Curiosity Robotic

• AmplioSpeech

• SmartAir

• Neurotrigger Ltd

Today, you see 5 incredible finalists before you. How many total applications did the Merage Institute receive for this year’s 2020 45+ Entrepreneurs’ Competition?

• 88

• 570

• 368

• 285

To date, including today’s virtual competition, how many Merage 45+ Entrepreneurs’ Competitions have there been?

• 14

• 11

• 7

• 5

For those of you who have been part of the Merage Tribe for many years, you will remember our former Executive Director and esteemed friend Marshall Kaplan. What was Marshall’s famous phrase, often used to motivate and energize Merage Alumni on their path to success?

• Work smarter, not harder.

• Break a leg!

• Always be prepared.

• Get on the bus!

For our alumni fondly reminiscing over memories of their own experience with the Merage Institute--

At what time does Yishay expect the morning's first class to begin?

• 8:30 ish, after a few coffee refills

• 9:00 once I'm feeling nice and refreshed after a good sleep

• 6:00 so I can beat the crowd to the breakfast area

• 7:60 SHARP!