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Quiz: Iconic Brands That Started Out in a Totally Different Industry
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Jesse
December 11, 2023
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What instrument began as a weapon of war?
D’Addario guitar strings
Yamaha trumpets
Orange amplifiers
Zildjian cymbals
Twitter was originally a side project that spun out of what kind of tech company?
A Flash game player
An image generator
A podcast aggregator
A web-mapping service
What app was originally a networking tool for activists?
Groupon
Spotify
Tinder
Angry Birds
Which five industries did Samsung dabble in before hitting it big in the electronics biz?
Insurance
Professional wrestling
Offshore drilling
Shipbuilding
Filmmaking
Dried fish
Wool milling
Cutlery
Time travel
Which luxury brand started out selling soda in the street?
Balenciaga
Williams-Sonoma
Marriott
Harrods
Mercedes-Benz
Which two signature products started out as freebies?
Nintendo’s first handheld console was free with the purchase of a deck of playing cards.
Avon perfumes were free with the purchase of a book.
Wrigley gum was free with the purchase of soap.
Babybel cheese was free with the purchase of a small cowbell.
Which company perfected the refrigerator before getting into the murder business?
Northrop Grumman
Lockheed Martin
Raytheon
Boeing
Which toy company originally sold fabric scraps?
Parker Brothers
Hasbro
LEGO
Mattel
Which electronics company used to sell a two-person game called the Love Tester?
Sega
Nintendo
Samsung
Hitachi
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