Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning – Return of generic trademarks
British entrepreneur Joseph Cyril Bamford founded which iconic company?
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On August 10, 1897, Felix Hoffmann synthesised acetylsalicylic acid, which was later patented by his company, Bayer, under a different name. In 1918, they lost the trademark. When a Nobel Prize was awarded for the work showing that it suppressed transmitting information about pain to the brain, it became a household name for any product that gave the same result. What is the name coined by Bayer?
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Born on August 10, 1814, Henri _____ was a confectioner from Switzerland who started out working in a pharmacy. In 1867, he started working with powdered milk for children and introduced ‘Milk Flour’ under his name. This eventually became the world’s largest food company, known by what name that refers to any sweet confection in many countries?
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This item’s name is owned by Philips in the European Union, but everywhere else it is used as a generic term. Technically, a countertop convection oven is used to produce crispy food items without using oil. What is the name of the device?
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This term is the name of a Japanese electronics company that became globally popular for making calculators. In the 1980s, they introduced electronic musical keyboards. They were so successful that in India, keyboards were known by the company name. What company?
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Saunders-Roe owns the right to the name of this vehicle, which technically should be called an ACV (Air Cushion Vehicle). By what name is it known, thanks to its ability to move over different surfaces?
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These were known as plasters and were invented by an employee of Johnson & Johnson. They marketed it under a name which is now used to refer to any adhesive plaster used as dressing. What item is this?
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Technically known as ‘Inflated Cushioning’, this item is trademarked by the Sealed Air Corporation. Originally used to package IBM computers, it is now ubiquitous in the shopping industry. What item that was originally designed as wallpaper?
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The name of the safety razor is owned by Procter & Gamble. It has become so popular that in some countries, like Indonesia, it’s made its way into the local language. What name is supposed to be the ‘best a man can get’?
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This is the name of a company that was started by an Italian family in California as a medical product. A version of hydrotherapy was used to treat rheumatoid arthritis. By what name do we know this product which now usually denotes luxury in the bathroom?
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Joseph Cyril Bamford bought second-hand items to make a tipping trailer in a garage and founded this company in England in 1945. It has now become one of the largest manufacturers of construction equipment. By what name is the company famous, and almost all children have a fascination for?
