Quiz on Bill Gates

Where was Bill Gates born?

• Chicago, Illinois

• New York, New York

• Los Angeles, California

• Seattle, Washington

What was Bill Gates' best subject in grade school?

• English

• History

• Math

• Science

What did Bill Gates write his first computer program for?

• Checkers

• Chess

• Sudoku

• Tic-tac-toe

Which university did Bill Gates attend?

• Stanford University

• Yale University

• Harvard University

• MIT

What software did Microsoft provide to IBM in 1980?

• Office

• Excel

• Windows

• MS-DOS

In what year did Gates drop out of Harvard?

• 1977

• 1975

• 1973

• 1980

What was the name of the software program Gates and Allen created for the Altair computer?

• BASIC

• MS-DOS

• Windows

• Excel

What percentage of the world's personal computers had Microsoft Windows installed?

• 100%

• 90%

• 70%

• 50%

What year did Gates take Microsoft public?

• 1985

• 1988

• 1986

• 1987

What is the name of the charitable foundation formed by Gates and his wife?

• Microsoft Foundation

• Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation

• Gates Foundation

• Seattle Foundation