Famous Product Failures (American)

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. What company gave us the ill-fated Premier Cigarette? Brown & Williamson Philip Morris R.J. Reynolds Lorillard

2. What year did the McDonald's Arch Deluxe debut? 1996 1995 1997 1994

3. New Coke was a major failure for Coca-Cola, but the company had another place in commerical infamy with OK Cola in 1994. Where was the soda NOT test-marketed? Boston Miami Seattle Minneapolis

4. When was Corfam available? 1965-1974 1962-1973 1964-1971 1963-1972

5. Crystal Pepsi was available in 1991. True False

6. What was the name of the Ford Motor Company failure made from 1957-1960? Answer: (One Word)

7. What was the name of the home computer system Coleco released in the 1980s? Adam Gabriel Michael Raphael

8. A video game based on (at the time) the highest-grossing movie ever has been blamed for the problems of the video game industry in the mid-1980s. True False

9. The Sony Betamax was first introduced in _____. 1977 1975 1979 1981

10. Numerous Internet companies failed. Which of these went under in 2001? pets.com Webvan eToys Boo.com