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Business Trivia: Blue Chips, The Kodak Camera, New York Stock Exchange, William Henry Vanderbilt, Montgomery Ward, Waldorf Astoria Hotel, and More!Business trivia questions about Montgomery Ward, Blue Chip Stocks, Kodak, the Stock Exchange, Bubble gum and more. |
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Business trivia questions and answers. Included: Kodak, Blue Chips, MOntgomery Ward, Stock Exchange, etc.Fun business trivia questions and answers. What was the only product ever promoted by Elvis Presley in a
television commercial? How did secure, relatively high-yielding stocks get to be called
blue chips? What century-old product was originally promoted with the
advertising slogan "You press the button--we do the rest"? What company is both the oldest corporate enterprise still in
existence and the largest corporate landowner in history? What product was first introduced in 1906 as Blibber Blubber? Joan Collins, Elizabeth Taylor, and Cher all have marketed
perfumes. Can you name their scents? What is the maximum number of individual memberships--or
seats--permitted on the New York Stock Exchange? In 1985 officials of a New York supermarket chain advertised for
"part-time career associate scanning professionals." What job
position were they trying to fell? In 1985 a Denver hotel published an ad offering guest a "Free
Hotel Room" in large type. What was the catch in the fine print
below? How many miles per gallon did the 22-horsepower, 4-cylinder Model
T Ford get when it was introduced in 1908? What was the dowry of Consuelo Vanderbilt, daughter of
multimillionaire William Henry Vanderbilt, when she married the Duke
of Marlborough in 1895? To celebrate its one-hundredth anniversary in 1860, what did the
Lorillard Company put at random in packages of it Century brand of
tobacco? In what year was the first American car sold for export--and
where was it shipped? What famous Christmas legend did a Montgomery Ward advertising
man create as part of his job? In 1933, how much did a night's stay in a double room cost at the
famous Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City? What was the first consumer product purchased on the installment
plan?
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