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Fool-Ish Trivia

By MOTLEY FOOL
Published: 11/23/2009 2:27 AM
Last Modified: 11/23/2009 6:00 AM

I was founded in Indianapolis in 1876 by a Civil War veteran who, dismayed by the hawking of "medicines" in sideshows, began developing high-quality medicines to be dispensed by doctors. I introduced the world's first insulin product in 1923, and in the 1940s I developed a method to mass-produce penicillin, the first antibiotic. In the 1980s I introduced one of the world's most widely prescribed antidepressants, Prozac. Some of my other drugs include Cymbalta, Cialis, Strattera, Forteo, Actos and Evista. I spend 19 percent of my revenues on researching and developing new drugs (each costs about $1 billion).

Who am I?

Last Week's Trivia Answer

Founded in 1946 and based in Phoenix, I'm the world's largest hotel chain, with around 4,000 hotels offering more than 300,000 rooms worldwide to roughly 400,000 guests nightly. Not a publicly traded company, I'm a nonprofit association of independently owned and operated for-profit hotels. All my locations offer free high-speed Internet access, free local phone calls and more. My international division features hotels that were formerly castles built by Napoleon or hotels consisting of homes for rent. My founder was among the first to advertise hotels directly to the public. I've long worn a crown.

Who am I?

Best Western By MOTLEY FOOL

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TOF, Tulsa (11/23/2009 11:47:18 AM)

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