HomeTriviaBusiness LeadersHenry Kravis
person💼 Business Leaders

Henry Kravis Trivia Questions

How much do you really know about Henry Kravis? Below are 8 true or false statements. Click each one to reveal the answer and explanation.

1.

KKR’s 1988 buyout of RJR Nabisco was the largest leveraged buyout in history at the time.

Click to reveal answer ›

Easy
✓ TRUE

The $31.4 billion RJR Nabisco buyout, chronicled in 'Barbarians at the Gate,' was the biggest LBO ever when it closed in 1989.

2.

Kravis co-founded KKR with only $120,000 in personal savings.

Click to reveal answer ›

Medium
✗ FALSE

KKR was founded in 1976 with backing from wealthy investors, not just Kravis’s savings; the firm started with several million dollars in commitments.

3.

Kravis has a personal art collection valued at over $500 million.

Click to reveal answer ›

Medium
✓ TRUE

Kravis and his wife Marie-Josée are renowned art collectors, with a collection that includes works by Picasso and Rothko, worth hundreds of millions.

4.

Henry Kravis earned his MBA from Harvard Business School.

Click to reveal answer ›

Medium
✗ FALSE

Kravis earned an MBA from Columbia Business School in 1969, not Harvard. He later became a major donor to Columbia.

5.

Henry Kravis has never publicly disclosed the location of his primary residence.

Click to reveal answer ›

Medium
✓ TRUE

Kravis keeps a notably low public profile regarding his personal life; his primary home is believed to be in New York, but he rarely confirms details.

6.

Henry Kravis once turned down a role as U.S. Treasury Secretary.

Click to reveal answer ›

Hard
✓ TRUE

In the early 1990s, Kravis was offered the Treasury position by President George H.W. Bush but declined to focus on KKR.

7.

Kravis started his career as a janitor at Bear Stearns.

Click to reveal answer ›

Hard
✗ FALSE

Kravis began his career at Bear Stearns in the corporate finance department, not as a janitor. This myth likely stems from confusion with other financiers.

8.

Henry Kravis is a direct descendant of the inventor of the paper clip.

Click to reveal answer ›

Hard
✗ FALSE

There is no known connection between Kravis and the paper clip’s inventor. This is a fabricated trivia fact with no basis in genealogy.

More in Business Leaders

Elon MuskTrivia Questions →Steve JobsTrivia Questions →Walt DisneyTrivia Questions →Oprah WinfreyTrivia Questions →Jeff BezosTrivia Questions →
View all Business Leaders topics →

Want to test yourself in real time?

Swipe right for True, left for False. New questions every day on PopBluff.

Play PopBluff Free →