Famous Failures

Question 1

This famous entrepreneur was removed from the company he started at 30 years old

Accepted Answer

Steve Jobs

Question 2

What can we learn? If we never fail,

Accepted Answer

We've never tried anything new.

Question 3

This famous author was bankrupt and was rejected 12 times before being published

Accepted Answer

J.K. Rowling

Question 4

This famous host was fired as a news anchor because she "wasn't good for TV"

Accepted Answer

Oprah Winfrey

Question 5

This famous animator was fired from a newspaper for "lacking imagination" and "having no ideas"

Accepted Answer

Walt Disney

Question 6

This famous singer lost the Star Search competition at 9 years old

Accepted Answer

Beyonce

Question 7

This famous athlete was cut from his team for having a growth hormone deficiency at age 11

Accepted Answer

Lionel Messi

Question 8

This famous athlete was cut from his high school basketball team and went home and cried

Accepted Answer

Michael Jordan

Question 9

This famous author's first book was rejected by 27 publishers

Accepted Answer

Dr. Suess

Question 10

This famous physicist couldn't speak until 4 & his teachers said he would never amount to much

Accepted Answer

Albert Einstein

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