Business and brands quiz questions.

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True or false: IKEA was founded in Norway.
Answer
False
IKEA was founded in Sweden in 1943, when Ingvar Kamprad was 17. Source
Which supermarket chain has long called itself 'The Fresh Food People'?
Answer
Woolworths
The first Woolworths opened in Sydney's Imperial Arcade in 1924. Source
Which breakfast cereal's adverts say 'Aussie kids are ... kids'?
Answer
Weet-Bix
The catchphrase has been used in Australian adverts since 1985. Source
Burger King trades under which name in Australia?
Answer
Hungry Jack's
The Burger King name was already taken in Adelaide, so franchisee Jack Cowin chose Hungry Jack's. Source
Which bakery chain, founded on Tyneside in 1939, is famous for its sausage rolls?
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Greggs
The first Greggs shop opened on Gosforth High Street in 1951. Source
In 2019, Greggs launched a vegan version of which product?
Answer
Sausage roll
Its launch pushed Greggs' sales up sharply and became one of the stories of the year. Source
Which soft drink is 'World famous in New Zealand'?
Answer
L&P
It is named after the town of Paeroa, home of a giant L&P bottle. Source
Primark trades under which name in Ireland?
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Penneys
Primark was founded in Dublin in 1969; the Penneys name could not be used abroad. Source
What kind of bird appears on Arnott's biscuit packets?
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Parrot
The parrot is said to be based on a macaw given to founder William Arnott by a ship's captain in Newcastle, NSW. Source
Which Australian boot brand, famous for elastic-sided boots, was started by a bushman in Adelaide in 1932?
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R.M. Williams
Williams learned leatherwork from an Aboriginal stockman known as 'Dollar Mick' Smith. Source
Which boot brand was founded in Hobart, Tasmania, in 1870?R.M. Williams / Blundstone / Rossi / UGG
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Blundstone
Blundstone boots are known locally as 'Blunnies'. Source
The Hills Hoist is an Australian icon. What is it?
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Rotary clothesline
Lance Hill began making them in his Adelaide backyard in 1945. Source
Which coconut and cherry chocolate bar was introduced by MacRobertson's in 1924?
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Cherry Ripe
It is one of Australia's oldest chocolate bars still on sale. Source
Which bird is on New Zealand's one-dollar coin?
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Kiwi
The one-dollar coin was introduced in 1991 to replace the one-dollar note. Source
Which giant New Zealand dairy co-operative was formed in 2001?
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Fonterra
Fonterra was created by merging the country's two biggest dairy co-ops and the Dairy Board. Source
Which baking brand's slogan is 'Sure to Rise'?
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Edmonds
Thomas Edmonds began selling baking powder in Christchurch in 1879. Source
Tayto founder Joe 'Spud' Murphy is credited with inventing which crisp flavour?
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Cheese and onion
Murphy founded Tayto in Dublin in 1954, and Mr Tayto has been its mascot ever since. Source
Which Irish cream liqueur was launched in 1974?
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Baileys
Baileys was the first Irish cream liqueur on the market. Source
True or false: the bite in the Apple logo is a tribute to Alan Turing.
Answer
False
Designer Rob Janoff said the bite was added so the apple would not be mistaken for a cherry. Source
True or false: Bluetooth is named after a Viking king.
Answer
True
It is named after Harald Bluetooth, a 10th century king of Denmark and Norway. Source
Qantas was originally short for Queensland and Northern Territory what?
Answer
Aerial Services
Qantas was founded in Winton, Queensland, in 1920. Source
Which Australian department store, founded in 1838, claims to be the oldest in the world under its original name?David Jones / Myer / Grace Bros / Harris Scarfe
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David Jones
Welsh merchant David Jones opened the first store on George Street, Sydney. Source
Which Australian jelly brand is famous for a jingle first broadcast in the 1930s?
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Aeroplane Jelly
The 'I like Aeroplane Jelly' jingle was first broadcast in the 1930s. Source
True or false: Australia was the first country to issue polymer banknotes.
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True
The first was a 10 dollar note issued in 1988 for the Bicentenary. Source
Which animal is on the Australian 20 cent coin?
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Platypus
The 20 cent coin was designed by Stuart Devlin for decimal currency in 1966. Source
Whittaker's chocolate is made in which town near Wellington?Porirua / Dunedin / Nelson / Napier
Answer
Porirua
James Henry Whittaker started the business in Christchurch in 1896; it moved to Porirua in 1969. Source
Air New Zealand's logo is a stylised fern frond. What is it called?
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Koru
The koru symbolises new life and growth in Maori art. Source
True or false: Heinz's '57 varieties' slogan was chosen because it sold exactly 57 products.
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False
Henry Heinz combined his lucky number 5 with his wife's lucky 7, when the company already made over 60 products. Source
True or false: Rolex was founded in Switzerland.
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False
Rolex was founded in London in 1905 and moved to Geneva after the First World War. Source
The Holden lion badge shows the lion holding what?
Answer
A stone
The badge was inspired by a fable that the invention of the wheel began with a lion rolling a stone. Source

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