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Quiz about Looking Around My Bathroom
Quiz about Looking Around My Bathroom

Looking Around My Bathroom Trivia Quiz


I was looking around my bathroom and I saw lots of different brand-related stuff. Have fun in this journey through my bathroom!

A multiple-choice quiz by Lpez. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
Lpez
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
357,644
Updated
Jul 13 22
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
666
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Question 1 of 10
1. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw the dog's food, from the brand Virbac. Which French veterinarian was the creator of Virbac? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw my toothpaste. Which brand, created in 1955 and owned by P & G, is my toothpaste? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw my mouthwash. Which of the following companies specializes in oral hygiene products and shares its name with a company that makes soap? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw a glass with Winnie the Pooh on it. A.A. Milne created this bear, but which company obtained the rights to Pooh in 1961? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw my towel, which has a basketball in it. Which of the following businessmen invested $20 million dollars in the Los Angeles Lakers? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw a body lotion. Which of the following brands, owned by the Johnson & Johnson company, is my lotion? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw a box with the label "Polident". I have to keep my retainer clean! Which company owns Polident? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw my Adidas deodorant. Which German entrepreneur founded Adidas in 1948? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw my Gillette shaving cream. When was the Gillette company, taken over in 2005 by Procter & Gamble, founded? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw the door! As I was exiting the bathroom, I touched the door-knob. Which of the following individuals was granted a patent for a door-closing mechanism in 1878? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw the dog's food, from the brand Virbac. Which French veterinarian was the creator of Virbac?

Answer: Pierre-Richard Dick

Pierre-Richard Dick founded Virbac in 1968. By 2012, the company had grown to be ranked as the 8th largest animal health company worldwide.

Claude Bourgelat founded the world's first veterinarian school. Henry and Benzema are both French soccer players.
2. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw my toothpaste. Which brand, created in 1955 and owned by P & G, is my toothpaste?

Answer: Crest

Crest was innovative because it added fluoride to toothpaste, which helped reduce cavities on a great scale. In 1976, Crest was recognized as one of the 100 greatest discoveries of the last century, because of the fluoride. It is owned by Procter and Gamble.
3. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw my mouthwash. Which of the following companies specializes in oral hygiene products and shares its name with a company that makes soap?

Answer: Colgate

Colgate began in 1806, when William Colgate started a starch, soap and candle business in New York City. In 1928, Colgate merged with Palmolive-Peet to become the "Colgate-Palmolive-Peet" company, and in 1953 the name officially changed to Colgate-Palmolive.

The company, besides specializing in oral care, also focuses on personal care products like deodorants, home care and pet nutrition.
4. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw a glass with Winnie the Pooh on it. A.A. Milne created this bear, but which company obtained the rights to Pooh in 1961?

Answer: Walt Disney

A.A. Milne published the book Winnie-the-Pooh in 1926, which was the first collection of stories about the bear, who had made his first appearance in print in the poetry book "When We Were Very Young" in 1924. In 1961, the licenses were acquired by Walt Disney Productions, who went on to produce several films featuring him, including 2011's "Winnie the Pooh". Disney also dropped the original hyphens in his name.
5. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw my towel, which has a basketball in it. Which of the following businessmen invested $20 million dollars in the Los Angeles Lakers?

Answer: Jerry Buss

Buss was the majority owner of the Lakers until his death in February 2013. The team was very successful during the time Buss owned them, both in sporting and money terms.

O'Neal actually played for the Lakers for 8 years, while Broad was the CEO of SunAmerica until 2000, and Hilton is the co-founder of Hilton & Hyland.

All of the choices outlined (except for O'Neal) are natives of California.
6. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw a body lotion. Which of the following brands, owned by the Johnson & Johnson company, is my lotion?

Answer: Lubriderm

Johnson and Johnson was founded by brothers James Wood Johnson, Robert Wood Johnson I and Edward Mead Johnson in 1885, although it wasn't incorporated until 1887.

Dove belongs to Unilever, Nivea is owned by Beiersdorf AG and Victoria's Secret is a subsidiary of Limited Brands.
7. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw a box with the label "Polident". I have to keep my retainer clean! Which company owns Polident?

Answer: GlaxoSmithKline

Polident denture cleaner claims that a retainer will be clean in 3 minutes. GlaxoSmithKline is a British medicine brand, which also owns the "Human Genome Sciences" corporation since 1992.
8. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw my Adidas deodorant. Which German entrepreneur founded Adidas in 1948?

Answer: Adolf Dassler

Adolf Dassler, with his brother Rudolf, created Adidas in 1948, just a few years after the end of World War II. Both had joined the Nazi party in 1930 and remained members until the end of the war in 1945.

Friedrich Bayer founded the Bayer company, while Wilsdorf founded Rolex and Hopp is a co-founder of SAP AG.
9. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw my Gillette shaving cream. When was the Gillette company, taken over in 2005 by Procter & Gamble, founded?

Answer: 1901

First known as The Gillette Company, the company now sells a wide range of toiletry products, from shaving creams and blades to aftershave gels. The original company was founded by King Camp Gillette, and was taken over by Proctor and Gamble in 2005.
10. I was looking around my bathroom and I saw the door! As I was exiting the bathroom, I touched the door-knob. Which of the following individuals was granted a patent for a door-closing mechanism in 1878?

Answer: Osbourn Dorsey

Although we don't know for sure who invented the doorknob, it is known that in 1878 a black man called Osbourn Dorsey was issued with the first patent for a door-closing mechanism. Edison is a well-known inventor, while Luther King Jr. was a black activist and Mr. McMahon is the owner of WWE.
Source: Author Lpez

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