Alumni Companies 1) In the mid-1900s, fast-food franchisees James McLamore ’47 and David Edgerton ’48 teamed up to form what chain? Burger King Dairy Queen Arthur Treacher’s Popeye’s None 2) A mechanical engineering alum pioneered cooling technology—and founded what firm? Trane American Standard Carrier Lennox None 3) John Zimmer ’06 is a co-founder of which transportation or delivery company? Lyft Uber Postmates DoorDash None 4) Which cleaning brand was founded by two Human Ecology classmates? Method The Laundress Blueland Dr. Bronner’s None 5) Hotelie Forrest Raffel ’43 and his sibling co-founded what fast-food chain? Taco Bell Subway Carl’s Jr. Arby’s None 6) Two Law School classmates founded which platform for comparing and booking accommodations? Booking.com Hotels.com Kayak Trivago None 7) Steve Hindy ’71, MAT ’73, co-founded what top craft beer brand? Yuengling Sierra Nevada Brooklyn Brewery Boston Beer Co. None 8) Two 1995 classmates created what leading housewares retailer? West Elm Wayfair Crate & Barrel Bed Bath & Beyond None 9) Jenna Kerner Barnes ’11 co-founded what popular online brand of comfort-forward lingerie? Harper Wilde Evelyn & Bobbie Underoutfit Thirdlove None 10) Which newspaper chain was founded by a grad from the 1800s? Hearst Tribune Gannett McClatchy None 11) Which aircraft firm was founded by a mechanical engineering alum? Boeing Airbus Embraer Grumman None 12) Jay Walker ’77, BS ’78, created what popular travel site? Priceline Expedia Hotwire Travelocity None 13) Serial entrepreneur Divya Gugnani ’98 co-created what cosmetics line? Jones Road Rare Beauty Haus Labs Wander Beauty None 14) MIT researcher and entrepreneur Robert Langer Jr. ’70 co-founded which pharma company? Eli Lilly Novartis Moderna AstraZeneca None 15) Big Red benefactor Chuck Feeney ’56 earned his fortune from having co-founded what air-travel-related retailer? SkyMall Duty Free Shoppers Hammacher Schlemmer Lagardère Travel Retail None Time's up