Based on the fact that the answer was Bill Gates, the question that Eli's teacher most likely asked was, " Who founded Microsoft"?
Bill Gates was found of two founders of Microsoft in 1975 which they described as a blend between the best software available and the advances in micro-computing.
Bill Gates then went on to become one of the richest men in the world thanks to his shares in Microsoft and other companies. Eli was therefore most probably answering a question that related to Microsoft.
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