Brand Names that Became Common Everyday Words - Statistics

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Answer Stats

Year	Hint	Brand	% Correct
1998	Search engine	Google	90%
1900	Moving staircase	Escalator	89%
1890	Table tennis	Ping Pong	87%
1957	Flying disc toy	Frisbee	85%
2009	Rideshare taxi	Uber	85%
2011	Videoconference	Zoom	79%
1866	Spinning toy attached to a string	Yo-yo	78%
1980	Sticky note	Post-It	76%
1957	Large toy ring twirled around the waist	Hula Hoop	75%
1897	Fruit-flavored gelatin	Jell-O	75%
1915	Hot tub with underwater jets of water	Jacuzzi	73%
1987	Digitally alter images	Photoshop	73%
1870	Petroleum jelly	Vaseline	73%
1959	Photocopy	Xerox	70%
1974	Electrifying stun gun	Taser	69%
1946	Reusable plastic food containers	Tupperware	68%
1905	Frozen snack on a stick	Popsicle	65%
1957	Plastic with air pockets for packing fragile items	Bubble Wrap	64%
1923	Cotton swab	Q-tip	64%
1880s	Lip balm	ChapStick	63%
1924	Facial tissues	Kleenex	63%
1964	Permanent markers	Sharpie	63%
1968	Resealable plastic bags	Ziploc	63%
1920	Sticking plaster with a gauze pad in the center	Band-Aid	58%
1980	In-line skate	Rollerblade	53%
1930	Clear adhesive tape	Scotch Tape	53%
1973	Personal recreational watercraft	Jet ski	50%
1897	Painkiller acetylsalicylic acid	Aspirin	48%
1971	A slow cooker	Crock-Pot	47%
1864	Floor covering of linseed oil and cork	Linoleum	46%
1913	Fastening device used by pulling a slide	Zipper	46%
1940	Sports utility vehicle	Jeep	45%
1972	Small, round bag of pellets, which is kicked	Hacky Sack	42%
1962	Self-defense spray	Mace	42%
1944	Polystyrene foam	Styrofoam	42%
1904	Insulating vacuum flask	Thermos	42%
1957	Hook-and-loop fastener	Velcro	42%
1942	Cyanoacrylate adhesive	Super Glue	32%
1898	Opioid drug diamorphine	Heroin	27%
1854	A light fuel oil, distilled from petroleum	Kerosene	22%
1908	Crinkly, thin, transparent plastic wrap	Cellophane	18%
1952	Felt-tip pen	{Magic} {Marker}	15%