Statistics for Brand Names that Became Common Everyday Words

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This quiz has been taken 46 times
The average score is 27 of 42

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Year	Hint	Brand	% Correct
1998	Search engine	Google	95%
1900	Moving staircase	Escalator	93%
1957	Flying disc toy	Frisbee	93%
2009	Rideshare taxi	Uber	88%
2011	Videoconference	Zoom	88%
1957	Large toy ring twirled around the waist	Hula Hoop	84%
1890	Table tennis	Ping Pong	84%
1980	Sticky note	Post-It	84%
1974	Electrifying stun gun	Taser	84%
1866	Spinning toy attached to a string	Yo-yo	84%
1987	Digitally alter images	Photoshop	81%
1897	Fruit-flavored gelatin	Jell-O	79%
1964	Permanent markers	Sharpie	74%
1959	Photocopy	Xerox	74%
1923	Cotton swab	Q-tip	72%
1915	Hot tub with underwater jets of water	Jacuzzi	70%
1924	Facial tissues	Kleenex	70%
1880s	Lip balm	ChapStick	67%
1905	Frozen snack on a stick	Popsicle	67%
1946	Reusable plastic food containers	Tupperware	67%
1968	Resealable plastic bags	Ziploc	67%
1870	Petroleum jelly	Vaseline	65%
1957	Plastic with air pockets for packing fragile items	Bubble Wrap	63%
1864	Floor covering of linseed oil and cork	Linoleum	60%
1930	Clear adhesive tape	Scotch Tape	60%
1920	Sticking plaster with a gauze pad in the center	Band-Aid	58%
1980	In-line skate	Rollerblade	58%
1971	A slow cooker	Crock-Pot	56%
1913	Fastening device used by pulling a slide	Zipper	56%
1897	Painkiller acetylsalicylic acid	Aspirin	53%
1957	Hook-and-loop fastener	Velcro	53%
1940	Sports utility vehicle	Jeep	51%
1973	Personal recreational watercraft	Jet ski	51%
1962	Self-defense spray	Mace	51%
1944	Polystyrene foam	Styrofoam	49%
1972	Small, round bag of pellets, which is kicked	Hacky Sack	47%
1904	Insulating vacuum flask	Thermos	44%
1942	Cyanoacrylate adhesive	Super Glue	42%
1898	Opioid drug diamorphine	Heroin	30%
1854	A light fuel oil, distilled from petroleum	Kerosene	28%
1908	Crinkly, thin, transparent plastic wrap	Cellophane	19%
1952	Felt-tip pen	{Magic} {Marker}	19%

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