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100

This once large big box store chain closed up its final store on the US Mainland on October 20th. They, however still have a presence on U.S. territories such as the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico.

What is Kmart?

100

This limited time McDonald's menu item was on the menu for one month in 2023, celebrating this pal of Ronald McDonald's birthday.

What is the Grimace Shake?

100

Twitter (2023)

Who is Elon Musk?

100

Many people use this tool provided by Google to look for a business near them every day.

What is Google Maps?

100

This is a website where customers usually write reviews about their experience at a business, positive or negative. 

What is Yelp?

200

This Blockbuster competitor went out of business in 2010.

What is Hollywood Video?

200

This menu item at Taco Bell was introduced in December 2010. It has been on and off the menu since then, and is hotly popular on social media.

What is the Beefy Crunch Burrito?

200
The Albertsons Company (initiated 2022, pending)

What is Kroger?

200

This tool is hotly popular with iPhone users when they want to find a business near them.

What is Apple Maps?

200

When a customer has a bad experience at a business operated by a large corporation, they will usually contact this person.

Who is the manager?

300

This pizza buffet chain has shrunken down between 2019 and 2021, closing down 25% of its locations during that time period.

What is Cici's?

300

This well-known sports car from Chevrolet just announced its retirement in 2025.

What is the Camaro?

300

21st Century Fox (2019)

What is Disney?

300
A great way to establish authority as a business would be to have this section on your website and post to it every week.

What is blogging?

300

As a business owner or employee handling a customer, you should always seek one of these when a customer has an issue.

What is a solution?

400

This large department store chain began as a mail-order catalog company in 1872. It unfortunately went out of business due to bankruptcy in 2001.

What is Montgomery Ward?

400

This browser was once the most popular browser in the world. Microsoft recently replaced it with Edge.

What is Internet Explorer?

400

Macromedia (2005)

What is Adobe?

400

The process of optimizing a webpage to be found online is known by these three letters.

What is SEO?

400

It's always nice to give customers, especially loyal ones, one of these every once in a while. And it doesn't cost them anything.

What is a freebie?

500
It was once the largest manufacturer of bed sheets and towels in the world. Unfortunately, they were no more after its parent company Pillowtex went out of business in 2003.

What is Cannon?

500

The Windows version of this once popular media player made by Apple was discontinued in 2016.

What is QuickTime?

500

NBC Universal (2011)

What is Comcast?

500

This platform currently powers 43.4% of websites in the world. It's also the one we use here at CDG.

What is WordPress?

500

These are a great way for businesses to say thank you to the customers that continuously support them. These allow customers to redeem points for freebies, discounts and other things.

What is a rewards program?