Company Name Etymologies - Statistics

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Hint Company % Correct
Record company named after founders Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss A&M Records
89%
Company said to be named after the favorite fruit of its co-founder Apple
85%
This company's name is derived from the coca leaves and kola nuts used to flavor a drink. Coca-Cola
85%
This camera company was named after the highest mountain in Japan Fuji
85%
Company named after the world's most voluminous river Amazon
83%
Convenience stores; renamed from "Tote'm" in 1946 to reflect their newly extended hours, 7:00 am until 11:00 pm 7-Eleven
82%
Pen company that was named after one of its founders. They dropped the final "h" off of his name to avoid a potentially inappropriate English pronunciation of the name. BIC
66%
This Japanese multinational corporation which produces footwear and sports equipment is an acronym for Anima Sana In Corpore Sano, which, translated from Latin, means "Healthy soul in a healthy body" ASICS
57%
This company, famous for its caveman and reptilian spokespersons, stands for Government Employees Insurance Company GEICO
52%
An abbreviation of the company's original name, Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company 3M
49%
Camera manufacturer named after the Japanese Buddhist bodhisattva of mercy, but whose spelling resembles an English word for a weapon of war Canon
47%
This American restaurant chain was founded by Jerry Murrell and his four sons Five Guys
40%
Luxury car brand, founded in 1902, named after an 18th-century French explorer. Today it is a GM brand. Cadillac
39%
This company's name stems from the colloquial name of books given to newly enrolled students at the start of the academic year by university administrations in the U.S. with the intention of helping students to get to know each other better Facebook
30%
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