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Company Name Meanings Trivia Quiz

You are probably familiar with most of these names but do you know where they came from?

A multiple-choice quiz by bubbabotox. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bubbabotox

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
388,088

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
286

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Who are the two Ms in M&Ms? Hint

Forrest Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie

Forrest Mars Jr. and William Murrie

Jeffery Mars and David Murray

William Murrie and Bruce Murrie

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Question 2 of 10

2. What are the 3 Ms in 3M? Hint

Maplewood Mining and Metals

Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing

Minnesota Milling and Manufacturing

Minnesota Mining and Metalworks

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Question 3 of 10

3. Where did the "e" in eBay come from? Hint

Energy

Every

Electronic

Echo

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Question 4 of 10

4. The GPS maker GARMIN gets its name from the 2 founders. Who are they? Hint

Gary Brown and Mini Peters

Garth Brooks and Mini Driver

Phillip Garfield and Dr. Chan Minkota

Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao

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Question 5 of 10

5. GEICO stands for? Hint

Government Employees Insurance Company

General Everyday Insurance Coverage

General Electric Insurance Company

Greater Eastern Insurance Company

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Question 6 of 10

6. The LEGO name is derived from the Danish phrase "Leg Godt". What does this phrase mean? Hint

Have fun

Play well

Be good

Good fun

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Question 7 of 10

7. Toy maker MATTEL also gets its name from the founders. Who are they? Hint

Deke Matthews and David Patel

Matt Johnson and Peter Telargo

Harold Matson and Elliot Handler

Matthew Drake and Elvira Daley

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Question 8 of 10

8. The camera company NIKON gets its name from the Japanese words "Nippon Kogaku", which means what? Hint

Japanese Optics

Japanese Camera

Japanese Optical

Japanese Lenses

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Question 9 of 10

9. NOKIA gets its name from what? Hint

A city in Japan

A town in Finland

The Chinese founder, Nokia Chan Wan

A river in Portugal

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Question 10 of 10

10. Known for TVs and other various electronics, SHARP was named after one of its founder's first inventions. What was that product? Hint

A pencil

A hypodermic needle

The disposable razor

A butcher's knife

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who are the two Ms in M&Ms?

Answer: Forrest Mars Sr. and Bruce Murrie

Over 400 million individual M&Ms are produced every day in the US!

2. What are the 3 Ms in 3M?

Answer: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing

3M manufactures over 55,000 different products ranging from orthodontic appliances to automotive rust proofing.

3. Where did the "e" in eBay come from?

Answer: Echo

Originally part of the Echo Bay Technology Group. The URL EchoBay.com was already taken so the name was shortened to eBay.

4. The GPS maker GARMIN gets its name from the 2 founders. Who are they?

Answer: Gary Burrell and Dr. Min Kao

The company ProNav was founded by Gary Burrell and Min Kao in 1989. They later changed the name to GARMIN and the U.S. Army became their first customer in 1991.

5. GEICO stands for?

Answer: Government Employees Insurance Company

Founded in 1936, the company initially targeted government and military customers. Martin, the GEICO Gecko, made his debut in 2000.

6. The LEGO name is derived from the Danish phrase "Leg Godt". What does this phrase mean?

Answer: Play well

Founded in 1932 by Ole Kirk Kristiansen, the company is still a family run enterprise, now headed by Ole's great-grandson, Thomas Kirk Kristiansen, Deputy Chairman of the Board of KIRKBI, the family owned holding company, which owns 75% of LEGO.

7. Toy maker MATTEL also gets its name from the founders. Who are they?

Answer: Harold Matson and Elliot Handler

MATTEL has produced over 6 billion Hot Wheels cars and over 1 billion Barbie dolls!

8. The camera company NIKON gets its name from the Japanese words "Nippon Kogaku", which means what?

Answer: Japanese Optical

Founded in 1917 as "Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha" or "Japan Optical Industries Co., Ltd.", the name was changed to NIKON in 1988.

9. NOKIA gets its name from what?

Answer: A town in Finland

The Finnish cell phone maker began life in 1865 as a pulp mill!

10. Known for TVs and other various electronics, SHARP was named after one of its founder's first inventions. What was that product?

Answer: A pencil

The Ever-Sharp mechanical pencil was invented by Tokuji Hayakawa in 1915. In 1964, they developed the worlds first transistor calculator, which sold for a mere $1,400.00 US dollars, which is about $11,700.00 in todays money....for a calculator!

Source: Author bubbabotox

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