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Jack Dorsey Trivia Questions

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

1.

Jack Dorsey once worked as a software engineer for a company that developed bar code scanners.

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Before Twitter, Dorsey co-founded a company making dispatch software for couriers, but he also briefly worked at a firm specializing in barcode technology.

2.

Jack Dorsey legally changed his name to 'Jack' from 'John' when he turned 18.

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His legal name is Jack Dorsey; it was never John. This myth likely comes from confusion with his father's name, John Dorsey.

3.

Jack Dorsey was fired from Twitter in 2008 by the board of directors.

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Dorsey was ousted as CEO in 2008 but remained on the board; he wasn't 'fired' from the company entirely, and he later returned as CEO in 2015.

4.

Dorsey's first major coding project was a dispatch routing program used by emergency services in New York City.

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His first notable coding project was a dispatch program for taxicabs, not emergency services. This later inspired the concept for Twitter's real-time updates.

5.

Jack Dorsey is a licensed pilot and owns a small private plane for commuting between San Francisco and Los Angeles.

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Dorsey earned his pilot's license and has been known to fly a small Cessna between cities, citing the solitude and focus it provides.

6.

Dorsey was a competitive ballroom dancer in his youth and even taught dance lessons.

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He competed in ballroom dancing as a teen, which he credits with teaching him discipline and pattern recognition. He also taught dance to earn money.

7.

Jack Dorsey once tried to buy an original copy of the Bitcoin whitepaper from a mysterious online auction.

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In 2021, Dorsey attempted to purchase the original Satoshi Nakamoto Bitcoin whitepaper PDF via an NFT auction, but lost to another bidder.

8.

Dorsey has a tattoo of the number 18 on his left arm, representing his birth date in numerology.

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He has multiple tattoos, but the number 18 isn't one of them. He does have a 'S' tattoo for Square and a 'Z' for his nickname.

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