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Name That Brand
100
This is the name for the plastic or metal sheath found on the end of a shoelace.
What is an aglet?
100
This alcoholic drink is primarily flavored using juniper berries.
What is gin?
100
In a website address bar, "www" stands for this phrase.
What is World Wide Web?
100
This city, known as "The Big Apple," has this common nickname.
What is New York City?
100
This company's famous slogan is, "You're in good hands."
What is Allstate?
200
This London museum is renowned for its vast collection of decorative arts and has two first names.
What is the Victoria and Albert Museum?
200
This is the original name of the soft drink eventually rebranded as Pepsi.
What is Brad's Drink?
200
This was the original name of the online auction website eBay
What was AuctionWeb?
200
The Declaration of Independence was signed in this Pennsylvania city.
What is Philadelphia?
200
The "Ex" in the FedEx Ground logo is this specific color.
What is green?
300
The "pound sign" (#), especially online as a hashtag, has this formal technical name.
What is an octothorpe?
300
This specific type of milk, known for its durability and sweetness, greatly benefited Union troops during the Civil War.
What is condensed milk?
300
This tech company was the original seller of only books when it launched online.
What is Amazon?
300
This is the only U.S. state whose entire name can be typed using only one row of a standard QWERTY keyboard.
What is Alaska
300
The founder of the modern 50-star American flag initially received this grade from his teacher for the design, which was later changed to an A+.
What is a B-?
400
A group of flamingos is known by this collective noun.
What is a flamboyance?
400
This country has the most official Trappist breweries in the world.
What is Belgium?
400
The first-ever Morse code character added since WWII in 2009 was this common internet symbol.
What is the "@" symbol?
400
The coldest place on Earth is located on this continent
What is Antarctica (East Antarctic Plateau)?
400
This car manufacturer gained majority control of the U.S. manufacturer Chrysler in 2011.
What is Fiat?
500
Since World War II, all British tanks have been equipped with the items needed to make this specific beverage.
What is tea?
500
A specific type of French vinegar is called vin aigre, which translates literally to this phrase.
What is "sour wine"?
500
The website Ask.com was formerly known by this name, which was a literary butler.
Who is Jeeves (Ask Jeeves)?
500
The ancient civilization that built the famous Machu Picchu complex in Peru.
Who are the Incas?
500
The first Starbucks outside of North America opened in this country.
What is Japan?