Statistics for Company Name Etymologies

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  • This quiz has been taken 137 times
  • The average score is 9 of 14

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HintCompany% Correct
Record company named after founders Herb Alpert and Jerry MossA&M Records
89%
This company's name is derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used to flavor a drink.Coca-Cola
89%
Company said to be named after the favorite fruit of its co-founderApple
86%
This camera company was named after the highest mountain in JapanFuji
86%
Company named after the world's most voluminous riverAmazon
83%
Convenience stores; renamed from "Tote'm" in 1946 to reflect their newly extended hours, 7:00 am until 11:00 pm7-Eleven
82%
Pen company that was named after one of its founders. They dropped the final "h" off of his name to avoid a potentially inappropriate English pronunciation of the name.BIC
67%
This Japanese multinational corporation which produces footwear and sports equipment is an acronym for Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, which, translated from Latin, means "Healthy soul in a healthy body"ASICS
60%
An abbreviation of the company's original name, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company3M
53%
Camera manufacturer named after the Japanese Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy, but whose spelling resembles an English word for a weapon of warCanon
51%
This company, famous for its caveman and reptilian spokespersons, stands for Government Employees Insurance CompanyGEICO
51%
Luxury car brand, founded in 1902, named after an 18th-century French explorer. Today it is a GM brand.Cadillac
46%
This American restaurant chain was founded by Jerry Murrell and his four sonsFive Guys
41%
This company's name stems from the colloquial name of books given to newly enrolled students at the start of the academic year by university administrations in the U.S. with the intention of helping students to get to know each other betterFacebook
36%

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