So, I'm asking you - Do you? Click here for the answers (in the original BuzzFeed post). In parentheses, I've indicated, (Y) or (N), if I knew the answer.
- 3M (N)
- 7-11 (Y - actually Mrs. BA knew this one and reminded me)
- Adidas (N)
- Adobe (N and not very original naming)
- Amazon.com (N but it makes sense)
- AMC Theaters (Y, sort of)
- Arby's (if the answer is America's Roast Beef, Yes, Sir - then Y, but it's not, so N)
- Arm & Hammer (N)
- Atari (N)
- AT&T (that's an easy one, Y)
- Audi (N)
- Bridgestone (N)
- Canon (N)
- Coca-Cola (Y - Mrs. BA would probably divorce me if I didn't know this one)
- Comcast (N, but it also makes sense - see #5)
- ConocoPhillips (Y - having worked for a time for the Standard Oil family, I became versed in a lot of the oil company names)
- CVS (Y)
- Duane Reade (N - I really thought it was the name of the founder)
- eBay (N)
- Garmin (N)
- Geico (Y)
- Hasbro (N)
- H&R Block (Y)
- IBM (Y, but it does not stand for "I've Been Moved")
- Ikea (N, but c'mon, all those names are made up, aren't they?)
- Kia (N)
- Lego (N)
- Mattel (N)
- Nabisco (Y)
- Nikon (N)
- Nintendo (N)
- Nissan (N - but didn't this used to be Datsun, too?)
- Nokia (N)
- Pepsi (N, and I think I might have been better off not knowing, ew.)
- Qualcomm (sort of obvious, so Y)
- QVC (Y - operators are standing by!)
- Reebok (N - but that's kind of cool)
- Saab (N)
- Sega (N)
- Sharp (N, and really?)
- Sony (N)
- Sprint (N)
- Starbucks (N, but then again I didn't read the book)
- Taco Bell (N)
- Verizon (N, snort)
- Virgin (N, really Branson, that's how you came up with that?)
- Vodafone (N)
- Volkswagen (Y)
- Walmart (Y)
- Wendy's (Y)
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Answer: N
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