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Trump Tower, The Apprentice, casinos, an airline and a board game. Questions about his career before politics. 34 questions, 10 at a time.

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BusinessWhich New York hotel did Trump rebuild into the Grand Hyatt?

A) The Commodore Hotel · B) The Plaza Hotel · C) The St. Regis · D) The Waldorf Astoria

Answer: The Commodore Hotel. He rebuilt the run-down Commodore Hotel next to Grand Central Terminal. It reopened as the Grand Hyatt in 1980 and was his first big Manhattan project.

BusinessTrump owned a football team in the USFL. What was the team's name?

A) New York Knights · B) New Jersey Generals · C) Manhattan Mavericks · D) Hudson Hawks

Answer: New Jersey Generals. He bought the New Jersey Generals in 1983 and pushed the USFL to compete head to head with the NFL. The league folded after the 1985 season.

BusinessWhich board game did Donald Trump release in 1989?

A) Monopoly: Trump · B) The Deal Maker · C) Trump: The Game · D) Millionaire Match

Answer: Trump: The Game. Trump: The Game was a Milton Bradley board game about buying and selling properties.

BusinessTrump launched a short-lived airline in 1989. What was it called?

A) Trump Airways · B) Trump Air · C) Trump Shuttle · D) Sky Trump

Answer: Trump Shuttle. He bought Eastern Air Lines' shuttle service between Boston, New York and Washington in 1989. It lost money and lasted only a few years.

BusinessWhich New York skating rink did Trump help rebuild in the 1980s?

A) Wollman Rink · B) Rockefeller Rink · C) Bryant Park Rink · D) Lasker Rink

Answer: Wollman Rink. The city's renovation of Central Park's Wollman Rink had stalled for years. Trump took it over in 1986 and finished it in a few months.

BusinessWhat year did Trump Tower officially open in New York City?

A) 1980 · B) 1983 · C) 1984 · D) 1986

Answer: 1983. Trump Tower on Fifth Avenue opened in 1983 and became both his home and his company's headquarters.

BusinessWhat is the name of Trump's best-selling 1987 book?

A) The Art of the Deal · B) Think Big · C) Trump: The Way to the Top · D) Crippled America

Answer: The Art of the Deal. Published in 1987, The Art of the Deal became a long-running bestseller and made him a household name.

BusinessThe Apprentice first aired on which TV network?

A) CBS · B) ABC · C) NBC · D) Fox

Answer: NBC. The Apprentice premiered on NBC in January 2004 and made "You're fired!" a catchphrase.

BusinessMar-a-Lago was originally built for which heiress?

A) Doris Duke · B) Marjorie Merriweather Post · C) Barbara Hutton · D) Gloria Vanderbilt

Answer: Marjorie Merriweather Post. Cereal heiress Marjorie Merriweather Post built it in the 1920s. Trump bought it in 1985.

BusinessWhat is the name of the social media platform Trump launched in 2022?

A) Parler · B) Gettr · C) Truth Social · D) Rumble

Answer: Truth Social. Truth Social launched in February 2022, about a year after he was suspended from Twitter and Facebook.

BusinessWhen was Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate originally built?

A) 1910s · B) 1920s · C) 1930s · D) 1940s

Answer: 1920s.

BusinessIn what year did Trump buy the Miss Universe Organization?

A) 1996 · B) 2002 · C) 2008 · D) 2012

Answer: 1996.

BusinessTrump Tower has what on some of its upper floors?

A) A theater · B) A gym · C) A casino · D) Public gardens

Answer: Public gardens.

BusinessWhat was the name of Trump's vodka brand?

A) Trump Spirits · B) Trump Vodka · C) Trump Platinum · D) The Art of Vodka

Answer: Trump Vodka.

BusinessWhat was Trump's brand of bottled water called?

A) Trump Pure · B) Trump Ice · C) Trump Flow · D) Trump Aqua

Answer: Trump Ice.

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