Question 1

True or false: Iger was once a professional tennis player before entering the entertainment industry.

Accepted Answer

False. Iger played tennis in college but never professionally; his early career was entirely in TV broadcasting.

Question 2

True or false: Bob Iger originally turned down the CEO role at Disney because he wanted to be a novelist.

Accepted Answer

False. Iger accepted the CEO role in 2005; he never publicly indicated a desire to be a novelist as a reason for refusal.

Question 3

True or false: Bob Iger helped launch the first-ever Disney cruise ship, the Disney Magic, in 1998.

Accepted Answer

True. As a senior Disney executive (then-president of ABC), Iger was part of the team that developed and launched the Disney Cruise Line, with the Disney Magic setting sail in 1998.

Question 4

True or false: Bob Iger once worked as a weatherman for a local TV station before joining ABC.

Accepted Answer

True. Iger started his career as a TV weatherman in Ithaca, New York, before moving into programming and management at ABC.

Question 5

True or false: Bob Iger is the only person to have served as CEO of The Walt Disney Company twice.

Accepted Answer

True. Bob Iger had two separate stints as CEO (2005–2020 and 2022–present). No other Disney CEO has served non-consecutive terms.

Question 6

True or false: Bob Iger became the CEO of The Walt Disney Company in 2005.

Accepted Answer

True. Bob Iger was named CEO of Disney in October 2005, succeeding Michael Eisner.

Question 7

True or false: Bob Iger wrote his memoir 'The Ride of a Lifetime' entirely alone, without any assistance.

Accepted Answer

False. Bob Iger collaborated with journalist Joel Lovell on the memoir, contrary to the claim of writing it alone.

Question 8

True or false: Bob Iger wore a Hawaiian shirt to a lunch meeting with Steve Jobs in 2005 to discuss the idea of Disney acquiring Pixar.

Accepted Answer

True. In his memoir, Iger recounts wearing a Hawaiian shirt to the first meeting with Jobs at Apple's cafeteria, aiming to ease tensions and signal a fresh start, which led to the $7.4 billion Pixar deal.

Bob Iger Trivia Questions