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May 16, 2022
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Unusual Origins in Business

Discover strange and unexpected company histories with this trivia game featuring unusual origins in business.

Q1

Cosmetics giant Maybelline started in 1915 when Tom Williams noticed his sister applying a mixture of Vaseline and ___________ to her eyelashes.

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Coal Dust
C
Potting Soil
B
Chalk
D
Blackberries
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q2

What cold remedy invented in 1928 was inspired by newspaper reporters in Elkhart, Indiana, mixing baking soda and aspirin?

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Airborne
C
Alka-Seltzer
B
Zicam
D
Theraflu
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q3

Hasbro initially made protective cases for ___________ before shifting their focus to toys in 1942.

Multiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Books
C
Scissors
B
Pencils
D
Calculators
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q4

What industrial chemical company was founded as a gunpowder mill in Delaware in 1802?

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
DOW
C
DuPont
B
BASF
D
Formosa Plastics
Player must type in the correct answer.
Q5

The 3M Company, makers of over 60,000 products like Post-It notes and Scotchguard, started out as the _____________ Mining and Manufacturing Company.

MuLtiple Choice
fill in the blank
A
Michigan
C
Maine
B
Montana
D
Minnesota
Player must type in the correct answer.

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