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Famous Brands: How They Began
A goddess of victory, a pharmacist's syrup and two feuding brothers: see how much you know about the surprising beginnings of everyday brands.
🎉 Pop Culture
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20 questions
~6 min
What this quiz asks
- The sportswear brand Nike takes its name from whom?
- Coca-Cola was invented by a pharmacist in which US city?
- The name Coca-Cola refers to two of the drink's original ingredients.
- The letters IKEA stand for the founder's name plus what?
- Adidas and Puma were founded by two brothers from which German family?
- Did Rudolf Dassler first name his company Ruda before switching to Puma?
- Levi Strauss, whose name lives on in blue jeans, was born in what is now which country?
- Kellogg's Corn Flakes began as a health food at what kind of place?
- Why did Pietro Ferrero's 1946 spread, the ancestor of Nutella, use so many hazelnuts?
- Select ALL of these brands that were first created by a pharmacist.
- When Heinz adopted its '57 Varieties' slogan in 1896, the company sold exactly 57 products.
- Pepsi was first sold in 1893 under what name?
- The skin-care brand Nivea takes its name from a Latin word meaning what?
- In 1971 Nike paid the design student who drew its swoosh logo how many dollars?
- Which perfumer created Chanel No. 5 for Coco Chanel?
- Arthur Guinness signed a lease on his Dublin brewery for how many years?
- Toblerone's name joins its maker Theodor Tobler's surname with what?
- Put these brands in order of launch, earliest first.
- Tabasco sauce has been made since the 1860s on which Louisiana island?
- Select ALL of these brands that began in Switzerland.