Brand Names that Became Common Everyday Words

Using the hint and the year the brand was established, type in these branded products that have since entered the English lexicon.

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Year	Hint	Brand
1854	A light fuel oil, distilled from petroleum	Kerosene
1864	Floor covering of linseed oil and cork	Linoleum
1866	Spinning toy attached to a string	Yo-yo
1870	Petroleum jelly	Vaseline
1880s	Lip balm	ChapStick
1890	Table tennis	Ping Pong
1897	Fruit-flavored gelatin	Jell-O
1897	Painkiller acetylsalicylic acid	Aspirin
1898	Opioid drug diamorphine	Heroin
1900	Moving staircase	Escalator
1904	Insulating vacuum flask	Thermos
1905	Frozen snack on a stick	Popsicle
1908	Crinkly, thin, transparent plastic wrap	Cellophane
1913	Fastening device used by pulling a slide	Zipper
1915	Hot tub with underwater jets of water	Jacuzzi
1920	Sticking plaster with a gauze pad in the center	Band-Aid
1923	Cotton swab	Q-tip
1924	Facial tissues	Kleenex
1930	Clear adhesive tape	Scotch Tape
1940	Sports utility vehicle	Jeep
1942	Cyanoacrylate adhesive	Super Glue

Year	Hint	Brand
1944	Polystyrene foam	Styrofoam
1946	Reusable plastic food containers	Tupperware
1952	Felt-tip pen	Magic Marker
1957	Plastic with air pockets for packing fragile items	Bubble Wrap
1957	Flying disc toy	Frisbee
1957	Large toy ring twirled around the waist	Hula Hoop
1957	Hook-and-loop fastener	Velcro
1959	Photocopy	Xerox
1962	Self-defense spray	Mace
1964	Permanent markers	Sharpie
1968	Resealable plastic bags	Ziploc
1971	A slow cooker	Crock-Pot
1972	Small, round bag of pellets, which is kicked	Hacky Sack
1973	Personal recreational watercraft	Jet ski
1974	Electrifying stun gun	Taser
1980	Sticky note	Post-It
1980	In-line skate	Rollerblade
1987	Digitally alter images	Photoshop
1998	Search engine	Google
2009	Rideshare taxi	Uber
2011	Videoconference	Zoom

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