#8846, aired 2023-04-10 | A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT $2000: Any business activity, or manufacturing in general industry (Indus) |
#8621, aired 2022-04-18 | AIRLINES $800: In 1979 this Aussie airline began giving passengers the business (class)--a first in the industry, according to its CEO Qantas |
#8386, aired 2021-04-26 | BUSINESS ACRONYMS & ABBREV. $400: The pharmaceutical industry spends about $200 billion a year on R&D, short for this research & development |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: An orange handle on a coffee pot traditionally came to mean this kind of coffee because it was the color of Sanka labels decaf |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This gas company added an apostrophe to make its name a contraction for International Women's Day in 2020 Shell (She'll) |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: The current CEOs of Adobe & MasterCard went to the same high school in Hyderabad in this country India |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: 3 words become one in this .com, "the world's largest, free social fundraising platform" GoFundMe |
#8350, aired 2021-03-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This company that turns your dimes & pennies into dollars (for you & for them) opened its 20,000th kiosk in 2012 Coinstar |
#8252, aired 2020-10-06 | CORPORATE LINGO $800: In biology, it's all the diverse organisms in a location; in business, it's all the parts of an industry an ecosystem |
#8133, aired 2020-01-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Special sauce wasn't enough--in 2019 the European Union revoked McDonald's trademark on this sandwich's name a Big Mac |
#8133, aired 2020-01-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The first initial in the name of this clothing retailer is short for "Hers" in Swedish H&M |
#8133, aired 2020-01-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: The name of this single-use coffee brand is derived from the Dutch word for "excellence" Keurig |
#8133, aired 2020-01-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Originally a syringe & scalpel company, this brand changed focus when one of its knives was used in a pinch to fix a print ad X-ACTO |
#8133, aired 2020-01-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: At the end of the 19th century, this man started selling his "In-a-Dor" beds (William) Murphy |
#7951, aired 2019-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 2018 this company slimmed its brand name down to "WW" Weight Watchers |
#7951, aired 2019-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Give a toast to this Kellogg's frozen breakfast brand originally called "Froffles" Eggo |
#7951, aired 2019-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Apparel from PVH Corp. includes Tommy Hilfiger jeans & this 90-year-old swimsuit brand Speedo |
#7951, aired 2019-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: The 2018 spokesbaby of this baby food brand is the first with Down Syndrome Gerber |
#7951, aired 2019-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This beauty brand known for oatmeal skin treatment gets its name from the scientific name for oats Aveeno |
#7803, aired 2018-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: On Feb. 5, 2018 this dropped 1,175 points, its worst closing point decline to that date the Dow Jones Industrial Average |
#7803, aired 2018-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Aussie airline began with biplanes carrying 1 or 2 passengers Qantas |
#7803, aired 2018-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Peter Dinklage really spit fire lip-syncing to Busta Rhymes for Blaze Chips from this brand Doritos |
#7803, aired 2018-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In January 2018 (after Christmas, thank goodness) this retail chain that kids love said it would close about 180 stores Toys "R" Us |
#7803, aired 2018-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: A business has to control this part of its budget, a term for fixed costs like rent, electric & other expenses overhead |
#7545, aired 2017-06-02 | HOUSEHOLD VOCABULARY $800: A home-based business is called this homey kind of industry cottage |
#6758, aired 2014-01-22 | POLITICAL DEFINITIONS $400: It's the taking of an industry or business into state ownership nationalizing |
#6613, aired 2013-05-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 2012 this oil company agreed to pay the largest criminal fine in U.S. history BP |
#6613, aired 2013-05-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This baking soda brand first sold in 1867 has had great success urging us to dump its product down the drain Arm & Hammer |
#6613, aired 2013-05-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: A 1955 call from Ray Kroc to Waddy Pratt of this Atlanta-based company began a relationship that's still going Coca-Cola |
#6613, aired 2013-05-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 2009 this colossus of playthings gained control of FAO Schwarz Toys "R" Us |
#6613, aired 2013-05-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Until 2010 the New York Knicks & Rangers were directly owned by this company that brings them to TV viewers on MSG Cablevision |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Talk about "big" this--Saudi Aramco is sitting on 260 billion barrels of it, 10 times more than Exxon Mobil oil |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Lockheed Martin is big in security & I.T. but is still better known for making these, like its C-5 airplanes |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1200: This 3-letter drugstore comes before "Caremark" in the name of a giant company CVS |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1600: A downloadable app called this company's "Greatest Hits" features Asteroids & Missile Command Atari |
#6465, aired 2012-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2000: This user review website made a "noise of pain" in March 2012 when its stock dropped after a promising IPO Yelp |
#6455, aired 2012-10-12 | BUFFETT TALKS BUSINESS $3,000 (Daily Double): (Warren Buffett delivers the clue.) If you understand a particular industry, put more capital into the companies you believe in; don't bother with this strategy of putting eggs in different baskets diversification |
#6429, aired 2012-07-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 2001 AOL & this communications giant completed a $164 billion merger, the largest in U.S. history Time Warner |
#6429, aired 2012-07-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1994 The Gap's president Millard Drexler created this lower-priced chain, naming it for a Paris bar Old Navy |
#6429, aired 2012-07-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In September 2008 Google unveiled this new web browser Chrome |
#6429, aired 2012-07-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Although this German company created an electric shaver in 1938, WWII delayed its introduction until 1951 Braun |
#6429, aired 2012-07-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This athletic shoe company's logo originally depicted a black cat leaping through a "D", for Rudolf Dassler, the founder Puma |
#6409, aired 2012-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: It's the USA's No. 1 office supply superstore Staples |
#6409, aired 2012-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company offers 18,000 new & redesigned cards a year, many sold in its Gold Crown stores Hallmark |
#6409, aired 2012-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In September 1989 Toyota entered the luxury car market with this brand's ES250 & LS400 models Lexus |
#6409, aired 2012-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1992 Playskool revamped this construction set by replacing its wooden sticks & spools with plastic parts Tinkertoys |
#6409, aired 2012-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: The face on the torch lady who represents this film company is that of muralist Jennifer Joseph Columbia Pictures |
#5989, aired 2010-09-30 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $200: (Alex gives the clue from an industry shop-floor in Dearborn, MI.) This is the only one of America's Big Three automakers that did not get a federal bailout in 2009 Ford |
#5989, aired 2010-09-30 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $600: (Kelly of the Clue Crew gives the clue from Microsoft's headquarters.) After Microsoft moved to Bellevue, Washington, this company asked them to write the operating system for their new PC; MS-DOS would soon become an industry standard IBM |
#5806, aired 2009-12-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1986 this company was forced out of the instant camera market, having violated 7 Polaroid patents Kodak |
#5806, aired 2009-12-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1957 the Leo Burnett advertising agency created Cornelius the Rooster to appear on the box of this cereal Corn Flakes |
#5806, aired 2009-12-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: It precedes "XM" in the name of an entertainment company--ooh, I love this song! Turn it up! Sirius |
#5806, aired 2009-12-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1926 a "beater bar" was added to this company's product; it tapped the carpet to loosen ground-in dirt Hoover |
#5806, aired 2009-12-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2,400 (Daily Double): In 1907 9-year-old Michael Brady posed for this company's symbol wearing overalls, a cap & wooden shoes Dutch Boy Paints |
#5768, aired 2009-10-14 | IN THE MILITARY? $200: The head of a large business firm may be called this naval rank "of industry" captain |
#5711, aired 2009-06-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company inadvertently reenergized its brand by introducing a new formula that flopped in 79 days Coca-Cola |
#5711, aired 2009-06-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This Japanese car company is the only one that makes gas, Diesel & rotary internal combustion engines Mazda |
#5711, aired 2009-06-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1200: Catherine Zeta-Jones did ads for this telecom firm, the first to offer cell service on both sides of the Atlantic T-Mobile |
#5711, aired 2009-06-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1600: This company had a thinnovation with its "Air" computer Apple |
#5711, aired 2009-06-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2000: This corporation has a library of more than 5,000 characters, including Dr. Strange Marvel Comics (or Marvel Entertainment) |
#5637, aired 2009-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This food company is named for a coffee blend made for a Monterey, Ca. hotel; it means "of the mountain" in Spanish Del Monte |
#5637, aired 2009-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1963 Charles Tandy bought this nearly bankrupt electronics parts supplier & made it into a top retail chain RadioShack |
#5637, aired 2009-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This credit card company publishes Travel & Leisure & is the world's largest issuer of traveler's checks American Express |
#5637, aired 2009-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Big Brother could tell you this term for a corporation that controls another company, like AMR does for American Airlines a parent (or holding) company |
#5637, aired 2009-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This company began selling apple butter in 1900; it had to be good--a full line of jams & jellies followed Smucker's |
#5446, aired 2008-04-21 | I "LIKE" THIS SONG $1000: This entertainment industry anthem was written for the Broadway musical "Annie Get Your Gun" "There's No Business Like Show Business" |
#5298, aired 2007-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In Forbes magazine's 2007 list of billionaires, this Omahan was again ranked No. 2, behind Bill Gates Warren Buffett |
#5298, aired 2007-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1990 United Brands changed its name to this to take advantage of its name recognition as a banana producer Chiquita |
#5298, aired 2007-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Legend has it that the design of this company's Monsieur Bibendum logo was inspired by a pile of rubber tires Michelin |
#5298, aired 2007-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Her red spoon logo was introduced in 1954 & now appears on more than 200 products Betty Crocker |
#5298, aired 2007-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1978 he was fired as the president of Ford, only to become the new president of Chrysler Lee Iacocca |
#5095, aired 2006-11-03 | BUSINESS LEADERS $1000: In 1975 he launched what was regarded as the "Kmart of the stock brokerage industry" Charles Schwab |
#4802, aired 2005-06-21 | BUSINESS JARGON $1200: The trucking industry hates deadheading, when trucks are driven this way empty |
#4472, aired 2004-02-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In the 1940s Borden's came up with this companion for Elsie to be the symbol for its new white glue Elmer |
#4472, aired 2004-02-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: His first appearance on the cover of Mad was in 1956 as a write-in candidate for president Alfred E. Neuman |
#4472, aired 2004-02-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1957 the New York Evening Enquirer expanded its scope & renamed itself this the National Enquirer |
#4472, aired 2004-02-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Unhappy with the quality of these, Dr. Amar Bose designed his own & formed a company to sell them speakers |
#4472, aired 2004-02-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Milan company known for its tires & sexy calendars Pirelli |
#4346, aired 2003-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1898 Frank Seiberling founded this tire company named for the inventor of vulcanized rubber Goodyear |
#4346, aired 2003-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This business chain, begun in Memphis in 1974, was named for a Mr. Ross who gave great haircuts Fantastic Sam's |
#4346, aired 2003-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Originally, this red "Officer's Knife" included a can opener, a blade, a screwdriver & a reamer Swiss Army Knife |
#4346, aired 2003-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: The first Japanese auto company to use a name from its own language, its logo, six stars, represents the Pleiades Subaru |
#4346, aired 2003-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: A color version of this toy was introduced in 1993 & it didn't use a stylus & aluminum powder Etch A Sketch |
#4329, aired 2003-05-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Although the NYSE is considered to be on this street, its main building is actually located on Broad Street Wall Street |
#4329, aired 2003-05-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1943 the son of this Wisconsin-born architect sold the rights to his creation Lincoln Logs to Playskool Frank Lloyd Wright |
#4329, aired 2003-05-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1200: This Freeport, Maine retail outlet's first product was the Maine Hunting Shoe, first sold in 1912 L.L. Bean |
#4329, aired 2003-05-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1600: This Coventry, England company made its first motorcycle in 1902 & began making its own engines in 1905 Triumph |
#4329, aired 2003-05-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2000: Procter & Gamble has been headquartered in this city since 1837 Cincinnati |
#4216, aired 2002-12-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company serving about 30 million customers features the following in its ads
(Actor walking across the Jeopardy! stage:) "Can you hear me now? Good! Can you hear me now? Good!" Verizon Wireless |
#4216, aired 2002-12-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: It was once described as 2 "beautifully embossed, choc. flavored wafers with a rich cream filling" Oreo cookies |
#4216, aired 2002-12-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This Australian-born moguls's first U.S. newspaper acquisition was the San Antonio Express & News Rupert Murdoch |
#4216, aired 2002-12-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: The "K" in K-Mart's name stands for this founder S.S. Kresge |
#4216, aired 2002-12-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: The lion on this French auto company's logo was adopted from Belfort, the city where an early model was made Peugeot |
#4183, aired 2002-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In January 1970 Boeing introduced this first wide-bodied jumbo jet; it could seat up to 452 passengers 747 |
#4183, aired 2002-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: BUD is the New York Stock Exchange symbol for this brewing company Anheuser-Busch |
#4183, aired 2002-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This Dallas-based electronics firm started out as Geophysical Service, an oil exploration company Texas Instruments |
#4183, aired 2002-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: For over 75 years, Wrigley made only these 3 gums Spearmint, Doublemint & Juicy Fruit |
#4183, aired 2002-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1973 this then Memphis-based hotel chain opened its own university in Mississippi to train personnel Holiday Inn |
#4087, aired 2002-05-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 2001 this sandwich chain surpassed McDonald's in the number of U.S. restaurants Subway |
#4087, aired 2002-05-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company was founded in 1948 as the Baby Furniture & Toy Supermarket; its present name came in 1957 Toys "R" Us |
#4087, aired 2002-05-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This athletic wear company best known for its shoes began in Oregon as Blue Ribbon Sports Nike |
#4087, aired 2002-05-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: A New Bern, North Carolina pharmacist invented this drink in 1898, claiming it cured dyspepsia Pepsi (or Pepsi-Cola) |
#4087, aired 2002-05-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This longest-listed company on the NYSE was first listed in 1824 as the New York Gas Light Company ConEdison |
#3943, aired 2001-10-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This lemon-lime soft drink debuted in October 1929 in green 7-ounce bottles 7-Up |
#3943, aired 2001-10-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: He made M'm! M'm! Good! when he joined a Camden, N.J. canning company in 1869; he later took it over Joseph Campbell |
#3943, aired 2001-10-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1930 Sears transferred this tire brand name to its insurance division Allstate |
#3943, aired 2001-10-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This athletic shoe company's internet store is located at catshack.com Puma |
#3943, aired 2001-10-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,200 (Daily Double): Entrepreneurs William Russell, Alexander Majors & William B. Waddell founded this in 1860; it lasted 18 months the Pony Express |
#3916, aired 2001-09-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: When this product was first released in 1944, it carried a picture of an Indian chief & the slogan "Don't be a paleface" Coppertone |
#3916, aired 2001-09-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This firm began in 1897 as Nippon Gakki Company, an organ manufacturer; electronic organs came along in 1959 Yamaha |
#3916, aired 2001-09-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This animal feed company began using its familiar red & white checkerboard trademark around 1900 Ralston-Purina |
#3916, aired 2001-09-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Now a clothing retailer, it began in 1963 as a Chicago-based mail-order supplier of sailboat equipment Land's End |
#3916, aired 2001-09-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Named for its 2 owners, it introduced the first commercial drink mixer in 1911 Hamilton-Beach |
#3795, aired 2001-02-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The name of this Japanese electronics company comes from the Latin word for "sound" Sony |
#3795, aired 2001-02-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Seen here is the American Sign Language & what could be the international symbol for this restaurant chain McDonald's |
#3795, aired 2001-02-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 2000 Lukoil, Russia's largest oil company, bid on the gas stations that were part of this man's oil empire J. Paul Getty |
#3795, aired 2001-02-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This brokerage house uses the logo seen here Merrill Lynch |
#3795, aired 2001-02-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The Boulevard des Invalides is home to this French pharmaceuticals company, the maker of RU-486 Roussel Uclaf |
#3598, aired 2000-04-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1926 the Peet Bros. merged their soap company with this one, which then merged with Colgate Palmolive |
#3598, aired 2000-04-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In the 1950s Dannon popularized this product in the U.S. Yogurt |
#3598, aired 2000-04-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This family's Texas "ranch" covers 825,000 acres, an area bigger than Rhode Island King Ranch |
#3598, aired 2000-04-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In the 1970s, this white buck-shoed singer & his family endorsed the West Bend coffee maker Pat Boone |
#3494, aired 1999-11-11 | TECH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: It calls itself "The Document Company" Xerox |
#3494, aired 1999-11-11 | TECH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Intuit Inc markets this program designed to speed up your personal finance planning Quicken |
#3494, aired 1999-11-11 | TECH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This phone company got wired for cable with its $53 billion purchase of TCI AT&T |
#3494, aired 1999-11-11 | TECH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: U.S. Robotics & other companies developed this modem speed governed by the V.90 standard 56K |
#3494, aired 1999-11-11 | TECH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Linus Torvalds developed this upstart computer operating system that's usually available at no cost Linux |
#3394, aired 1999-05-13 | FAMOUS FOLKS $200: Billionaire business giant who said, "In the personal computer industry, innovation is the path to success" Bill Gates |
#3238, aired 1998-10-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Founded in 1933, this bookstore chain was named for the Massachusetts pond that inspired Thoreau Walden |
#3238, aired 1998-10-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This accounting firm has handled the Academy Award balloting since 1935 Price Waterhouse |
#3238, aired 1998-10-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Organized in 1888, this Pittsburgh-based firm is the world's largest producer of aluminum products Alcoa |
#3238, aired 1998-10-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This insurance company has been using umbrellas in its ads since 1870 Travelers |
#3238, aired 1998-10-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: On September 4, 1984 this Swiss firm announced its acquisition of the Carnation company for $3 billion Nestlé |
#3197, aired 1998-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Barbie accounts for about 40% of this toymaker's revenue Mattel |
#3197, aired 1998-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: It's said this soft drink's name is the most recognized commercial symbol in the world Coca-Cola |
#3197, aired 1998-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1994 this retailer transferred its ownership in the world's then tallest building to a trust Sears |
#3197, aired 1998-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This London news agency was founded in 1851 & named for a German baron Reuters |
#3197, aired 1998-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The corporation whose logo is seen here was created in 1971:
(AKA the National Railroad Passenger Corporation) Amtrak |
#3110, aired 1998-02-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: A big name in computers, this company is known as HP for short Hewlett-Packard |
#3110, aired 1998-02-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Ernie is the chief spokes-elf for this snack food company Keebler |
#3110, aired 1998-02-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The name of this photocopy store chain refers to the curly hair of its founder Paul Orfalea Kinko's |
#3110, aired 1998-02-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: According to its ads, this hotel chain by Marriott was "designed by business travelers" Courtyard |
#3110, aired 1998-02-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $700 (Daily Double): This cruise line was launched in 1972 with just one ship, the Mardi Gras Carnival Cruise Lines |
#3081, aired 1998-01-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Projects of the giant Bechtel group include the BART system & the Bay Bridge in this city where it's based San Francisco |
#3081, aired 1998-01-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: As an alternative to Starbucks, Lipton opened an establishment of this type in southern California in 1996 Tea salon |
#3081, aired 1998-01-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1997 she bought her own lifestyles magazine & TV show from Time, Inc. Martha Stewart |
#3081, aired 1998-01-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Known as D&B, this corporation markets Moody's bond ratings & Nielsen's TV ratings Dun & Bradstreet |
#3081, aired 1998-01-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Under this name from 1899 to 1970, what's now Chiquita Brands dominated the Central American banana trade United Fruit Company |
#3063, aired 1997-12-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In the late 1940s, this firm began the practice of selling underwear in cellophane bags, 3 to a bag Fruit of the Loom |
#3063, aired 1997-12-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: On July 19, 1970, after 70 years of business, this chocolate company ran its first consumer ad Hershey's |
#3063, aired 1997-12-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): This athletic shoe company was named for an African gazelle admired for its swiftness Reebok |
#3063, aired 1997-12-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1992 Playskool overhauled this toy by replacing its wooden rods & spools with plastic parts Tinkertoys |
#3063, aired 1997-12-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1949 this German small appliance firm introduced the world's first electric foil shaver Braun |
#3052, aired 1997-12-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In May 1997 this cereal company introduced new Cocoa Frosted Flakes Kellogg's |
#3052, aired 1997-12-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1989 Ruth M. Owades launched Calyx & Corolla, a mail order company that sells these flowers |
#3052, aired 1997-12-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This leading textbook publisher was formed in 1864 as a partnership, Hurd & Houghton Houghton Mifflin |
#3052, aired 1997-12-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1997 this parent company of CBS acquired The Nashville Network Westinghouse |
#3009, aired 1997-10-02 | NEW JERSEY BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Its trademark Rock of Gibraltar made its debut in 1896 Prudential |
#3009, aired 1997-10-02 | NEW JERSEY BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This world's leading brand of contact lenses comes from New Brunswick-based Johnson & Johnson Acuvue |
#3009, aired 1997-10-02 | NEW JERSEY BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The initials A&P in the name of a Montvale-based company stand for this Atlantic & Pacific |
#3009, aired 1997-10-02 | NEW JERSEY BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1993 Morris Plains' Warner-Lambert bought Wilkinson Sword to go with this, its first line of razors Schick |
#3007, aired 1997-09-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: 30-second TV ads for this January 26, 1997 sporting event sold for an average of $1.2 million Super Bowl XXXI |
#3007, aired 1997-09-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The 1997 model of this Chevrolet sports car is only the 4th redesign since its 1953 introduction Corvette |
#3007, aired 1997-09-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In December 1996 Steve Jobs returned to this company as a consultant when it bought NeXT Software, Inc. Apple |
#3007, aired 1997-09-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In the 1940s Benjamin Green used his own bald head to test this suntan lotion Coppertone |
#3007, aired 1997-09-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This company, the owner of Radio Shack, closed its Incredible Universe stores in 1997 Tandy Corporation |
#2978, aired 1997-07-09 | FOOD BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: As you might imagine, Rice Krispies Treats is a registered trademark of this cereal company Kellogg's |
#2978, aired 1997-07-09 | FOOD BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Swanson & Healthy Request are among brand names owned by this soup company Campbell's |
#2978, aired 1997-07-09 | FOOD BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The mayonnaise called Best Foods in the western U.S. is sold under this brand name in the east Hellmann's |
#2978, aired 1997-07-09 | FOOD BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This leading maker of processed turkey products was acquired by Oscar Mayer in 1979 Louis Rich |
#2978, aired 1997-07-09 | FOOD BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1996 this female country singer, a pitch person for Fritos, helped launch its new Texas Grill corn chips Reba McEntire |
#2974, aired 1997-07-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Every year this greeting card company produces 19,000 card designs in 20 languages Hallmark |
#2974, aired 1997-07-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: When its Beautyrest mattress was introduced in 1925, Henry Ford endorsed it in advertisements Simmons |
#2974, aired 1997-07-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Formally organized in March 1901, it was the first billion-dollar corporation U.S. Steel |
#2974, aired 1997-07-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This San Francisco-based company is the USA's largest canner of fruits & vegetables Del Monte |
#2974, aired 1997-07-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2,000 (Daily Double): Co-founder Frank Seiberling added the winged foot to this tire company's logo Goodyear |
#2966, aired 1997-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: On October 14, 1996 this stock index closed above 6,000 points for the first time the Dow Jones Industrial Average |
#2966, aired 1997-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: You could wash down some of this company's famous frozen cheesecake with its Douwe Egberts coffee Sara Lee |
#2966, aired 1997-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Kimberly-Clark makes these diapers, America's best-selling brand Huggies |
#2966, aired 1997-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This computer company's new Presario 4402 features an infrared remote control Compaq |
#2966, aired 1997-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: The Tax Reform Act of 1986 set the tax on these, profits from sold assets, at the same rate as other income capital gains |
#2962, aired 1997-06-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This Pittsburgh-based food entrepreneur was once known as the "Pickle King" H.J. Heinz |
#2962, aired 1997-06-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company gets its name from the snappy carbonated apple juice it introduced in 1978 Snapple |
#2962, aired 1997-06-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The USA's top producer of jams, jellies & preserves, it's located on Strawberry Lane in Orrville, Ohio Smuckers |
#2962, aired 1997-06-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1926 this automaker introduced the Imperial 80; the number refers to its top speed on a straightaway Chrysler |
#2962, aired 1997-06-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Student Carolyn Davidson was paid $35 for designing this shoe company's "Swoosh" logo Nike |
#2961, aired 1997-06-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: A 1996 Business Week survey called this soup company's board of directors "America's Best" Campbell's |
#2961, aired 1997-06-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1996 companies that produce these consumables announced an end to their ban on TV & radio ads liquor |
#2961, aired 1997-06-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This battery maker introduced the Copper Top tester in 1990 Duracell |
#2961, aired 1997-06-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In August 1995 this nation's first stock exchange, based in Ulan Bator, began trading Mongolia |
#2961, aired 1997-06-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This firm owned by the Seagram Company is the leading seller of pasteurized orange juice Tropicana |
#2956, aired 1997-06-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1921 this medical products company introduced the Band-Aid Johnson & Johnson |
#2956, aired 1997-06-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1938 this electronics firm was founded in David Packard's Palo Alto, California garage Hewlett-Packard |
#2956, aired 1997-06-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This yogurt company's name is derived from the name of Daniel Carasso, son of its founder Dannon |
#2956, aired 1997-06-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Brand names owned by this company include Paper Mate, Right Guard, Foamy & Trac II Gillette |
#2956, aired 1997-06-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This retailer opened its first "Discount City" in 1962 in Rogers, Arkansas Wal-Mart |
#2937, aired 1997-05-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1996 this fast food chain introduced its "Deluxe Line" for grown-ups McDonald's |
#2937, aired 1997-05-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Internet provider's 1996 switch to flat-rate pricing generated more business than it could handle America Online |
#2937, aired 1997-05-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1996 Michael Jordan starred in this shoe company's first live sports production, "Hoop Heroes" in Japan Nike |
#2937, aired 1997-05-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This third-largest U.S. automaker owns Dollar & Thrifty Car Rental agencies Chrysler |
#2937, aired 1997-05-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1993 Gold Bond-Good Humor merged with this "All Natural" ice cream company Breyers |
#2913, aired 1997-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. is also known as this, for its popular floor-care products Johnson Wax |
#2913, aired 1997-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The Brown Shoe Company debuted this comic strip spokesman in 1904 Buster Brown |
#2913, aired 1997-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This company's washers and dryers come with an ol' lonely warranty Maytag |
#2913, aired 1997-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In August 1996 this chain, the world's largest retailer, opened its first outlets in China Wal-Mart |
#2913, aired 1997-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Brothers Tom & David Gardner started this America Online investment guide in 1994 The Motley Fool |
#2908, aired 1997-04-02 | JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1995 Kodak lodged a trade complaint that this company had an unfair advantage in Japan Fuji Film |
#2908, aired 1997-04-02 | JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1994 it made over a quarter of a million Camrys in U.S. plants Toyota |
#2908, aired 1997-04-02 | JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: The largest ones of these in the world are Japan's Sanwa & Dai-Ichi Kangyo Banks |
#2908, aired 1997-04-02 | JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Setting out to make the world's smallest transistor radio, it marketed a pocket-size one in 1957 Sony |
#2908, aired 1997-04-02 | JAPANESE BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2,200 (Daily Double): This brand name meaning "precision" first appeared on Hattori's watches in 1924 Seiko |
#2903, aired 1997-03-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In the 1930s this cereal maker introduced Bisquick; Cheerios came along in 1941 General Mills |
#2903, aired 1997-03-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The automotive safety products division of this salt maker is one of the USA's leading air bag makers Morton (Thiokol) |
#2903, aired 1997-03-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Some of this toy retailer's stores have in-store specialty shops, including the Lego Store & The Learning Center Toys "R" Us |
#2903, aired 1997-03-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The smallest of the big 6 accounting firms, it's well-known for tallying the votes for the Oscars Price Waterhouse |
#2903, aired 1997-03-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This drugstore chain once known for its soda fountains leads U.S. retailers in filling prescriptions Walgreens |
#2886, aired 1997-03-03 | ATLANTA BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This soft drink company once owned "Jeopardy!" Coca-Cola |
#2886, aired 1997-03-03 | ATLANTA BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In the 1980s it adopted the slogan "We Run the Tightest Ship in the Shipping Business" United Parcel Service (UPS) |
#2886, aired 1997-03-03 | ATLANTA BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: It was the official airline of the 1996 Summer Olympics Delta Airlines |
#2886, aired 1997-03-03 | ATLANTA BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: He's the T of TBS Ted Turner |
#2886, aired 1997-03-03 | ATLANTA BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This papermaker owns or controls 6.2 million acres of woods in the U.S. & Canada Georgia-Pacific |
#2883, aired 1997-02-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This Japanese photo film company outbid Kodak as a 1984 Olympics sponsor Fuji |
#2883, aired 1997-02-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1982 this aluminum foil company introduced its product plastic wrap Reynolds |
#2883, aired 1997-02-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1962 this chain opened its first budget motel, a 52-unit complex in Santa Barbara, California Motel 6 |
#2883, aired 1997-02-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Despite its name, this Wooster, Ohio housewares company makes most of its products from plastic Rubbermaid |
#2883, aired 1997-02-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1922 it introduced the Gyrofoam, the first washing machine to clean with water action Maytag |
#2874, aired 1997-02-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: "Choosy Moms Choose" this brand of peanut butter Jif |
#2874, aired 1997-02-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company's new computer products include the Aptiva S & the Thinkpad 560 IBM |
#2874, aired 1997-02-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This product claims it's "The Pain Reliever Hospitals Use Most" Tylenol |
#2874, aired 1997-02-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The Parker Duofold Red Jasper, one of these, features a nib split by hand Pen |
#2874, aired 1997-02-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1970 "Twister" inventor Reynolds Guyer created a 4" foam ball named this by Parker Bros. Nerf |
#2838, aired 1996-12-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Recent versions of this company's flagship product include Dr. Barbie & Teacher Barbie Mattel |
#2838, aired 1996-12-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This salt company's "Umbrella Girl" is one of the most famous brand icons in the United States Morton |
#2838, aired 1996-12-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This company introduced Kleenex in 1924 Kimberly-Clark |
#2838, aired 1996-12-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This Connecticut-based company is the leading producer of mailing equipment & postage meters Pitney-Bowes |
#2838, aired 1996-12-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This Wisconsin-based mail order clothing company has a mailing list of 20 million names Land's End |
#2829, aired 1996-12-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This underwear manufacturer's New York Stock Exchange symbol is FTL Fruit of the Loom |
#2829, aired 1996-12-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company's beer is "Brewed in Golden, Colorado with Rocky Mountain water" Coors |
#2829, aired 1996-12-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1995 this firm released an upgraded version of its Newton messagepad, a hand-held computer Apple |
#2829, aired 1996-12-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: It owns the world's largest fleet of cargo delivery planes Federal Express |
#2829, aired 1996-12-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The Golden Gate Bridge was among the structures erected by this 2nd-largest American steel company Bethlehem Steel |
#2825, aired 1996-12-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: It has over 9,700 tax preparation offices worldwide H&R Block |
#2825, aired 1996-12-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1961 this firm introduced its Selectric typewriter, which used a spherical typing element IBM |
#2825, aired 1996-12-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600 (Daily Double): In 1811 this German family began its steel-making business by constructing a plant in Essen Krupp |
#2825, aired 1996-12-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1934 he plugged Bulova "Lone Eagle" watches Charles Lindbergh |
#2825, aired 1996-12-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Only Philip Morris & this Cincinnati-based firm have yearly ad expenditures exceeding $2 billion Procter & Gamble |
#2815, aired 1996-11-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This No. 1 U.S. bleach company was originally known as The Electro-Alkaline Company Clorox |
#2815, aired 1996-11-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: When this soda company jokingly offered a Harrier jet for 7 million points, John Leonard tried to claim it Pepsi |
#2815, aired 1996-11-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1993 Louis V. Gerstner became the first outsider to head this computer giant IBM |
#2815, aired 1996-11-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Delta Airlines moved its headquarters from Monroe, La. to this city in 1941 Atlanta, Georgia |
#2815, aired 1996-11-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This 825,000 acre Texas ranch introduced the Santa Cruz, a new breed of beef cattle, in 1995 The King Ranch |
#2806, aired 1996-11-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Colgate merged with this soapmaker in 1928 Palmolive |
#2806, aired 1996-11-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Budget Rent-A-Car in Boston now rents these "hogs" at a rate of $50-$60 an hour Harley-Davidsons |
#2806, aired 1996-11-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: The Green Giant works for this company with another jolly spokesfigure, the Doughboy Pillsbury |
#2806, aired 1996-11-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,000 (Daily Double): This Seattle-based coffee chain was named for the first mate in "Moby Dick" Starbucks |
#2803, aired 1996-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This oat company now owns noncarbonated drink maker Snapple Quaker Oats |
#2803, aired 1996-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1994 the FTC dropped its ban against this jeans maker retailing its own products in the United States Levi Strauss |
#2803, aired 1996-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In the 3 years before a profitable 1994, this computer company lost more than $15 billion IBM (Big Blue) |
#2803, aired 1996-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Swedish company is famous for innovations in auto safety, including safety belt pre-tensioning Volvo |
#2803, aired 1996-11-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Pennzoil owns this, the world's largest franchiser of fast oil change centers Jiffy Lube |
#2760, aired 1996-09-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Eastman Chemical Company was spun off from this photo giant in 1993 Kodak |
#2760, aired 1996-09-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This fruit accounts for about 60% of Chiquita Brands International's income the banana |
#2760, aired 1996-09-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This company has been the world's top commercial aircraft maker for more than 30 years Boeing |
#2760, aired 1996-09-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This second-largest U.S. long distance company acquired Western Union International in 1982 MCI |
#2760, aired 1996-09-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This chain holds 29% of the seafood restaurant market Red Lobster |
#2752, aired 1996-07-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Broken Hill, this country's largest company, took its name from a small town in New South Wales Australia |
#2752, aired 1996-07-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This largest European tire maker is headquartered in Clermont-Ferrand, France Michelin |
#2752, aired 1996-07-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Comau, a subsidiary of this Italian company, makes the robots that build its cars Fiat |
#2752, aired 1996-07-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Johnson & Johnson owns Acuvue, the world's leading disposable brand of these Contact Lenses |
#2752, aired 1996-07-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Phil Knight, founder of this Oregon-based athletic shoe company, owns about 35% of its stock Nike |
#2749, aired 1996-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In its ads this communications giant calls itself "Your True Choice" AT&T |
#2749, aired 1996-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: 3M is headquartered in this state Minnesota |
#2749, aired 1996-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: 1996 marks the 50th birthday of this personnel company once famous for its "Girls" Kelly |
#2749, aired 1996-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Launched in the U.S. in 1993, this company's Captiva camera produces pictures about the size of a credit card Polaroid |
#2749, aired 1996-07-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1995 this maker of Kleenex acquired one of its major rivals, Scott Paper Kimberly-Clark |
#2746, aired 1996-07-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1957 this Anheuser-Busch brand knocked Schlitz out of first place in beer sales Budweiser |
#2746, aired 1996-07-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Turned down for a raise by Rand McNally, Caleb Hammond started his own firm to make these maps |
#2746, aired 1996-07-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Marcellus Berry designed the traveler's checks this company introduced in 1891 American Express |
#2746, aired 1996-07-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Akron-based rubber company is the last major American-owned tire manufacturer Goodyear |
#2746, aired 1996-07-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: As early as 1870 Travelers Insurance used a red one of these as a symbol of protection an umbrella |
#2734, aired 1996-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1892 the Eastman Dry Plate & Film Company adopted this name Eastman Kodak |
#2734, aired 1996-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Similar to AT&T, the initials in ITT originally stood for this International Telephone & Telegraph |
#2734, aired 1996-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Rock star Neil Young is now a part owner of this largest manufacturer of toy trains Lionel |
#2734, aired 1996-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: As you might guess, company-owned BP service stations are owned by this company British Petroleum |
#2734, aired 1996-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1988 IBM & Sears, Roebuck joined forces to launch this online computer service Prodigy |
#2712, aired 1996-05-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1977 Citibank became the first bank to install these, abbreviated ATM, on a wide scale automatic teller machines |
#2712, aired 1996-05-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1962 this company opened Woolco, a U.S. & Canadian discount chain Woolworth |
#2712, aired 1996-05-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Bill Gates co-founded this Redmond, Washington firm when he was only 19 years old Microsoft |
#2712, aired 1996-05-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Slurpee is one of the brand names belonging to this operator of 7-Eleven convenience stores Southland Corporation |
#2712, aired 1996-05-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $5,000 (Daily Double): Electrolux AB, which operates in many countries, is headquartered in this one Sweden |
#2703, aired 1996-05-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This company's stores now feature a specialty shop known as Books "R" Us Toys "R" Us |
#2703, aired 1996-05-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Like Levi Strauss, the Gap is headquartered in this California bay city San Francisco |
#2703, aired 1996-05-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Created by a merger in 1892, this company has been bringing "good things to life" for 100 years General Electric |
#2703, aired 1996-05-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Pizza! Pizza! chain opened its 4,000th restaurant in 1992 Little Caesars |
#2703, aired 1996-05-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Henry Wells & this famous partner helped found American Express (William) Fargo |
#2688, aired 1996-04-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This delivery company abbreviated UPS was operating in all 48 contiguous states by 1975 United Parcel Service |
#2688, aired 1996-04-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1935 John Tyson bought 500 of these creatures in Arkansas & sold them for a profit in Chicago chickens |
#2688, aired 1996-04-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This company stresses the durability of its appliances with its "Lonely Repairman" ad campaign Maytag |
#2688, aired 1996-04-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This French company opened its first U.S. tire plant at Milltown, New Jersey in 1908 Michelin |
#2688, aired 1996-04-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2,500 (Daily Double): In 1995 a majority stake in this last U.S. television manufacturer was sold to a South Korean company Zenith |
#2676, aired 1996-04-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1894 this inventor sold all of his shares in General Electric, but stayed on as a consultant Thomas Edison |
#2676, aired 1996-04-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1914, 1-pound cartons of this product came on the market under the brand name Jolly Time popcorn |
#2676, aired 1996-04-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1988 she became chairman of Playboy Enterprises Christie Hefner |
#2676, aired 1996-04-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: It's IBM's "colorful" nickname "Big Blue" |
#2676, aired 1996-04-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1946 this tool company marketed its first electric drill for home use Black & Decker |
#2671, aired 1996-03-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This company's Oak Brook, Ill. corporate headquarters has been called Hamburger Central McDonald's |
#2671, aired 1996-03-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In size, not sales, this Colorado brewery is the nation's largest on a single site Coors |
#2671, aired 1996-03-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This company's roots date back to the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company, founded in 1866 Nestlé |
#2671, aired 1996-03-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1958 Jack Kilby invented the integrated circuit for this Dallas electronics firm Texas Instruments |
#2671, aired 1996-03-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600 (Daily Double): In 1868 this man's company became the first in the U.S. to make compressed yeast Fleischmann |
#2658, aired 1996-03-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: On this holiday in 1995, Air South gave out free tickets to people named Candy, Goblin, Trick or Pumpkin Halloween |
#2658, aired 1996-03-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This cranberry drink maker sponsors the Jaws attraction at Universal Studios Ocean Spray |
#2658, aired 1996-03-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This mail order man's initials stand for Leon Leonwood L.L. Bean |
#2658, aired 1996-03-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The Putterman family are the spokespeople for this battery brand Duracell |
#2658, aired 1996-03-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): Bennett Cerf & Donald Klopfer's publishing house printed luxury editions of books chosen this way, hence its name (at) random |
#2649, aired 1996-02-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company's blimps, like "The Spirit of Akron", are some of the best-known corporate symbols Goodyear |
#2649, aired 1996-02-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1992 this Pittsburgh pickle maker established a factory in Cairo, Egypt Heinz |
#2649, aired 1996-02-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1961 Coca-Cola introduced this, now the world's leading lemon-lime soft drink Sprite |
#2649, aired 1996-02-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Vaughn L. Beals & other executives bought this motorcycle company from AMF in 1981 Harley-Davidson |
#2649, aired 1996-02-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This computer maker whose stock symbol is CPQ reached $1 billion in annual sales in its first 5 years Compaq |
#2639, aired 1996-02-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: NCR was the 5th-largest U.S. computer company when it was acquired by this communications giant in 1991 AT&T |
#2639, aired 1996-02-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Montreal-based spirits maker, which already owned Tropicana, acquired Dole juices in 1995 Seagrams |
#2639, aired 1996-02-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Once run by members of a religious community, this refrigeration co. was acquired by Raytheon in 1965 Amana |
#2639, aired 1996-02-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1995 this company, once the largest maker of silicone breast implants, filed for bankruptcy Dow Corning |
#2639, aired 1996-02-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In addition to its full-service hotels, this company operates the Residence & Fairfield Inns the Marriott |
#2631, aired 1996-01-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: These organizations called BBBs protect consumers from unethical business practices Better Business Bureaus |
#2631, aired 1996-01-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1906 this auto firm introduced its Silver Ghost model Rolls-Royce |
#2631, aired 1996-01-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Before moving to Chicago in 1856, this department store owner clerked in a Pittsfield, Mass. dry goods store Marshall Field |
#2631, aired 1996-01-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This stagecoach company owned the Pony Express during the last few months of its existence Wells Fargo |
#2631, aired 1996-01-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1962 he founded Electronic Data Systems after working for IBM for 5 years Ross Perot |
#2618, aired 1996-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Orbit, a sugar-free gum introduced by this Chicago company in 1977, failed Wrigley |
#2618, aired 1996-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1979 the Bechtel Corp. won the right to help clean up this Pennsylvania nuclear plant Three Mile Island |
#2618, aired 1996-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This business magazine gained a large readership under its founder's son Malcolm Forbes |
#2618, aired 1996-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1870 he & his associates, including his brother William, founded the Standard Oil Co. of Ohio John D. Rockefeller |
#2618, aired 1996-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This company's first computer, the HP 2116A, debuted in 1966 Hewlett-Packard |
#2601, aired 1995-12-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: His first flavors in 1892 were Lotta Gum & Vassar; Juicy Fruit appeared the following year Wrigley |
#2601, aired 1995-12-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Completes the decaf coffee slogan "fill it to the rim with..." Brim |
#2601, aired 1995-12-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Word for a 1/2 hour TV ad bought by a company to demonstrate one or more products an infomercial |
#2601, aired 1995-12-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Partly to raise money for a Broadway musical, Red Sox owner Harry Frazee sold this player to the Yankees in 1920 Babe Ruth |
#2601, aired 1995-12-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1989 these 2 companies merged; in 1995 they announced plans to merge with Turner Time Warner |
#2593, aired 1995-12-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: E.A. Stuart named his condensed milk after this flower the carnation |
#2593, aired 1995-12-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: He introduced his bar in 1894 & his Kiss in 1907 Hershey |
#2593, aired 1995-12-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1995 it replaced its "What You Want Is What You Get" slogan with "Have you had your break today?" McDonald's |
#2593, aired 1995-12-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Wittnauer has been making these items for over 115 years watches |
#2593, aired 1995-12-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Its new P6 chip almost doubles the power of its Pentium Intel |
#2587, aired 1995-11-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: It's the toothpaste brand that contains "Fluoristat" Crest |
#2587, aired 1995-11-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1951 parties were first held across America to sell this line of plastic housewares Tupperware |
#2587, aired 1995-11-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Initially, Campbell thought about calling this line "Fork Soups" Campbell's Chunky Soups |
#2587, aired 1995-11-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This clothing chain has used photos of stars like Steve McQueen wearing khakis to sell its khakis Gap |
#2587, aired 1995-11-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This automaker's name means "3 diamonds" in Japanese & its logo has 3 diamond shapes Mitsubishi |
#2580, aired 1995-11-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This Kansas City-based greeting card company began marketing Christmas ornaments in the 1970s Hallmark |
#2580, aired 1995-11-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Aluminum Company of America, popularly called this, was the first industrial user of power from Niagara Falls Alcoa |
#2580, aired 1995-11-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1983 this Bentonville, Arkansas-based retailer opened Sam's Wholesale Club warehouse chain Wal-Mart |
#2580, aired 1995-11-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This company first marketed tires under the Allstate brand; insurance followed in 1931 Sears, Roebuck |
#2580, aired 1995-11-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In April of 1995 this beverage company agreed to buy 80% of MCA, Inc. from Matsushita Seagram's |
#2568, aired 1995-11-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1919 the Candler family sold this beverage company to Atlanta banker Ernest Woodruff for $25 million Coca-Cola |
#2568, aired 1995-11-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This San Francisco-based company is the world's largest apparel manufacturer Levi Strauss |
#2568, aired 1995-11-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: "Like a Good Neighbor" this company became the biggest auto insurer by 1942 State Farm |
#2568, aired 1995-11-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1970 he bought a small Georgia UHF station & began his broadcasting empire Ted Turner |
#2568, aired 1995-11-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This major credit reporting firm also built rocket engines for the Apollo program TRW |
#2556, aired 1995-10-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This Japanese auto company introduced its 4-wheel-drive Land Cruiser in 1951 Toyota |
#2556, aired 1995-10-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1851 2 missionaries in this island group formed Castle & Cooke the Hawaiian Islands |
#2556, aired 1995-10-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1963 Charles Tandy purchased this nearly bankrupt electronic parts company RadioShack |
#2556, aired 1995-10-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: He was a 52-year-old malt machine salesman when he obtained the right to franchise McDonald's (Ray) Kroc |
#2556, aired 1995-10-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Using letters from their names, Harold Matson & Elliot Handler named their toy company this Mattel |
#2555, aired 1995-10-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: BellSouth Corporation is headquartered on Peachtree Street in this city Atlanta |
#2555, aired 1995-10-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company started putting "Peanuts" characters on its greeting cards in 1960 Hallmark |
#2555, aired 1995-10-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This automaker announced a record $23.5 billion net loss for 1992 General Motors |
#2555, aired 1995-10-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: What's now USX was formed under this name in 1901 U.S. Steel |
#2555, aired 1995-10-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Vulcan materials company is headquartered in this Alabama city Birmingham |
#2549, aired 1995-10-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1899 this soft drink was first bottled on a large scale in Chattanooga, Tennessee, not Georgia Coca-Cola |
#2549, aired 1995-10-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This Procter & Gamble soap was once found to have impurities totaling only .56% Ivory |
#2549, aired 1995-10-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In the 1850s this sewing machine company introduced the first consumer installment plan Singer |
#2549, aired 1995-10-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): This newspaper chain owns North America's largest billboard advertising firm the Gannett company |
#2549, aired 1995-10-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1970 this hotel chain bought the International Hotel in Las Vegas Hilton |
#2538, aired 1995-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This company's revenues soared after the introduction of its model 914 copier in 1959 Xerox |
#2538, aired 1995-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1988 this newspaper company started "USA Today—The Television Show" Gannett |
#2538, aired 1995-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This German company produces SEAT & Audi automobiles Volkswagen |
#2538, aired 1995-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Dave Thomas, founder of this burger chain, previously helped found Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips Wendy's |
#2538, aired 1995-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This wine company no longer produces Ripple but it still makes Thunderbird Gallo |
#2530, aired 1995-09-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: During the 1960s & 1970s, this company sold 70 million Instamatic cameras Kodak |
#2530, aired 1995-09-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1928 this Michigan-based company released its first line of strained baby foods Gerber |
#2530, aired 1995-09-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This Italian auto giant make Iveco trucks Fiat |
#2530, aired 1995-09-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Saran Wrap, introduced in 1953, was this chemical company's first major consumer product Dow (Chemicals) |
#2530, aired 1995-09-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1979 this power tool company introduced the Dustbuster hand-held vacuum Black & Decker |
#2516, aired 1995-07-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Since 1896 Prudential Insurance has used this as a symbol of its company Rock of Gibraltar |
#2516, aired 1995-07-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: On Wall Street this oil company is known as "OXY" Occidental Petroleum |
#2516, aired 1995-07-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1887 William Bristol joined with this man to form the Clinton Pharmaceutical Company (John) Myers |
#2516, aired 1995-07-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1941 this company built its first aluminum foil plant in Alabama Reynolds |
#2516, aired 1995-07-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Among this company's products are various calculators & the LaserJet 4 Plus printer Hewlett-Packard |
#2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Corning supplied this material used to make Edison's first light bulb glass |
#2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Bookkeeper Frank Robinson named this soft drink invented by John Pemberton in 1886 Coca-Cola |
#2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The U.S. headquarters of this oil giant, abbreviated BP, is in Cleveland, Ohio British Petroleum |
#2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The origins of this Connecticut-based chemical company go back to National Carbon Co. in 1886 Union Carbide |
#2505, aired 1995-06-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1990 Bass PLC completed its acquisition of this lodging chain named for an Astaire/Crosby film Holiday Inn |
#2470, aired 1995-05-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1995 this maker of Rice Krispies introduced low fat Pop-Tarts Kellogg's |
#2470, aired 1995-05-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Candymaker Mars, Inc., produces the Kal Kan & Pedigree brands of this dog food |
#2470, aired 1995-05-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1955 Dixie Home Stores combined with Winn & Lovett, becoming this company Winn-Dixie |
#2470, aired 1995-05-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): On Dec. 20, 1994 this company offered to replace all of its Pentium chips free of charge Intel |
#2470, aired 1995-05-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The stock of this software company headed by William Gates is traded over the counter Microsoft |
#2460, aired 1995-04-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Dr. John Dorrance joined this company in 1897 & discovered a way to condense its soups Campbell |
#2460, aired 1995-04-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company's 777 airplane made its first flight June 12, 1994 Boeing |
#2460, aired 1995-04-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: R. Burt Gookin was this "57 Varieties" company's first CEO from outside the founding family Heinz |
#2460, aired 1995-04-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Weber-Stephen Products makes several models of this product, including the Smokey Joe barbecue grill |
#2460, aired 1995-04-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Brunswick Corp. produces Mercruiser & Force engines & Quicksilver accessories for these vehicles boats |
#2446, aired 1995-04-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This producer of earthmoving equipment is called "CAT" for short Caterpillar |
#2446, aired 1995-04-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Mobil Corporation produces the Hefty brand of these items trash bags |
#2446, aired 1995-04-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This insurance co., named for a signer of the Declaration of Independence, was founded in 1862 John Hancock |
#2446, aired 1995-04-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This photographic film maker bought the maker of Bayer Aspirin in 1988 Kodak |
#2446, aired 1995-04-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): This company launched its moderately priced Courtyard Hotels in 1983 Marriott |
#2434, aired 1995-03-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This Pennsylvania pickle company bought Weight Watchers in 1978 Heinz |
#2434, aired 1995-03-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The stock symbol of this pharmaceutical company is JNJ Johnson & Johnson |
#2434, aired 1995-03-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1982 Robert Hanson became the first CEO of this farm equipment giant unrelated to the founding family John Deere |
#2434, aired 1995-03-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This Swedish vacuum cleaner company owns Cleveland-based White Consolidated Industries Electrolux |
#2434, aired 1995-03-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,400 (Daily Double): Duke Power Company is headquartered in this Southern state North Carolina |
#2424, aired 1995-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Before settling on this name for his company George Eastman tried many words beginning & ending with K Kodak |
#2424, aired 1995-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Aetna, American International & Cigna are the USA's largest publicly-owned companies in this industry insurance |
#2424, aired 1995-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This New York utility is called Con Ed for short Consolidated Edison |
#2424, aired 1995-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Magazine publisher James McGraw teamed up with this publisher of American Machinist in 1909 (John Alexander) Hill |
#2424, aired 1995-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This Swedish car company's name goes back to a ball bearing maker whose name was Latin for "I roll" Volvo |
#2402, aired 1995-01-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1912 this cereal company erected what was then the world's largest sign in NYC; the K was 66' high Kellogg's |
#2402, aired 1995-01-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: LA is the stock symbol for this sports apparel company that's headquartered in L.A. L.A. Gear |
#2402, aired 1995-01-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1891 this company introduced its famous travelers cheques American Express |
#2402, aired 1995-01-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: On average, this Florida-based video rental Entertainment corp. opens one new store each day Blockbuster |
#2402, aired 1995-01-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1993 health clubs accounted for over half this company's revenue; gaming & casinos made up the rest Bally |
#2400, aired 1995-01-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1974 this French firm known for its pens introduced the disposable razor Bic |
#2400, aired 1995-01-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: A brewer began publishing this book in 1955 to help settle arguments in British pubs The Guinness Book of World Records |
#2400, aired 1995-01-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1909 this American opened his first "Three and Sixpence" store in England Woolworth |
#2400, aired 1995-01-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1955 in Des Plaines, Illinois, he opened the first McDonald's franchise Ray Kroc |
#2400, aired 1995-01-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,000 (Daily Double): This large maker of over-the-counter painkillers is headquartered in Leverkusen, Germany Bayer |
#2380, aired 1994-12-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This company introduced its Crunch bar in 1938 Nestle |
#2380, aired 1994-12-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Machine salesman Walter Bowes teamed with this postage meter inventor in 1920 Pitney |
#2380, aired 1994-12-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1966 Giovanni Agnelli II became chairman of this Italian industrial giant Fiat |
#2380, aired 1994-12-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Walter, William & Arthur Davidson & William Harley sold their first of these vehicles in 1903 motorcycles |
#2380, aired 1994-12-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Broken Hill Proprietary Company Ltd. is this continent's largest public company Australia |
#2376, aired 1994-12-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1988 this Pennsylvania company passed Mars. Inc. as the biggest U.S. candy maker Hershey |
#2376, aired 1994-12-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This store moved 6th Avenue & 14th Street to New York's Herald Square in 1902 Macy's |
#2376, aired 1994-12-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This company is headquartered at Checkerboard Square, St. Louis, Missouri Ralston Purina |
#2376, aired 1994-12-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1986 this Memphis-based overnight delivery company lost more than $300 million on its Zapmail service Federal Express |
#2376, aired 1994-12-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1979 Allegheny Airlines changed its name to this U.S. Air |
#2373, aired 1994-12-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1965 this soft drink company brought Frito-Lay Pepsi |
#2373, aired 1994-12-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1916 the U.S. Rubber Company first called these sneakers "Peds" Keds |
#2373, aired 1994-12-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Aluminum sheet metal used in beverage cans is the biggest product of this Pittsburgh company ALCOA |
#2373, aired 1994-12-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: On April 7, 1933 this St. Louis brewer sent FDR its first case of beer produced after Prohibition Anheuser-Busch |
#2373, aired 1994-12-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This Japanese tire maker's Tokyo museum contains a large collection of French impressionist art Bridgestone |
#2365, aired 1994-12-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ANIMALS $100: A biography of this finicky 9-Lives star was published in 1974 Morris the Cat |
#2365, aired 1994-12-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ANIMALS $200: The rabbit head logo can be found somewhere on each cover of this men's magazine Playboy |
#2365, aired 1994-12-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ANIMALS $300: Geoffrey, Geegee & Baby Gee are giraffes used by this company Toys "R" Us |
#2365, aired 1994-12-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ANIMALS $400: This company's lion was first heard to roar in the 1928 talkie "White Shadows in the South Seas" MGM |
#2365, aired 1994-12-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY ANIMALS $500: The Levi's logo features 2 of these animals trying to pull apart a pair of jeans horses |
#2357, aired 1994-11-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This insurance company's trademark came from a signature on the Declaration of Independence John Hancock |
#2357, aired 1994-11-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The cover of the 1894 edition of this company's famous catalog called it the "cheapest supply house on earth" Sears |
#2357, aired 1994-11-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1967 Douglas Aircraft merged with this military aircraft supplier McDonnell |
#2357, aired 1994-11-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1907 this Philadelphia-based company introduced the paper towel Scott |
#2357, aired 1994-11-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Founded in 1884, this Dayton, Ohio company controlled the country's cash register business by 1910 NCR (National Cash Register) |
#2350, aired 1994-11-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Phillip Morris is the largest customer of Universal Corporation, the world's largest dealer in this commodity Tobacco |
#2350, aired 1994-11-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This founder of Wal-Mart began his retail career as a J.C. Penney management trainee Sam Walton |
#2350, aired 1994-11-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The parent company of this railroad also operates U.P. Resources, a gas & oil exploration business Union Pacific |
#2350, aired 1994-11-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1988 this Swedish company acquired Britain's Leyland Bus Company Volvo |
#2350, aired 1994-11-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Holly Farms & Tasty Bird are brand names of this Arkansas-based poultry producer Tyson Foods |
#2344, aired 1994-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1990 this entertainment company opened its first mall restaurant-- Mickey's Kitchen Disney |
#2344, aired 1994-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The New York Stock Exchange symbol for this cereal maker is rather special -- K Kellogg |
#2344, aired 1994-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Robert Haas, CEO of this jeans maker, is the great-great-grandnephew of its founder Levi's (Levi Strauss) |
#2344, aired 1994-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1981 the Tribune Company acquired this baseball team from William Wrigley the Cubs |
#2344, aired 1994-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Mitsubishi Motors owns 15% of this Korean maker of the Excel automobile Hyundai |
#2337, aired 1994-11-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Heineken & Philips are headquartered in this European country the Netherlands |
#2337, aired 1994-11-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Founded as a milk producer in 1866, it added Nescafe & Nestea to its line in this century Nestle |
#2337, aired 1994-11-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1984 Hallmark bought Binney & Smith, makers of this brand of crayons Crayola |
#2337, aired 1994-11-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Among the artifacts found in this chain's restaurants are Elvis' motorcycle & Ringo Starr's snare drum Hard Rock Cafe |
#2337, aired 1994-11-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This company's chips supply the brains for about 85% of all desktop computers Intel |
#2333, aired 1994-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This mineral water has called itself "Earth's first soft drink" Perrier |
#2333, aired 1994-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Relatively speaking, Quaker Oats owns this leading brand of breakfast syrups Aunt Jemima |
#2333, aired 1994-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This Japanese company is the world's largest producer of pianos Yamaha |
#2333, aired 1994-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Royal Dutch is 1 of the 2 parent companies of this oil giant Shell |
#2333, aired 1994-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This Schaumburg, Illinois firm leads the world in the production of cellular phones Motorola |
#2330, aired 1994-10-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This Kansas City-based greeting card co. has one of the largest creative staffs in the world Hallmark |
#2330, aired 1994-10-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1994 Hormel's 5 billionth can of this luncheon meat rolled off the assembly line Spam |
#2330, aired 1994-10-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: A 3M scientist created this product while trying to devise page markers for his church hymnal Post-it Notes |
#2330, aired 1994-10-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This company, a major force in tobacco, is also the owner of Kraft & General Foods Philip Morris |
#2330, aired 1994-10-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: When this company's stock hit $90.75 in 1987, Bill Gates became the PC industry's first billionaire Microsoft |
#2311, aired 1994-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The name of this computer company recalls Steven Jobs' time on an Oregon farm Apple |
#2311, aired 1994-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In the 1950s this Modesto, Ca. company became the first winery with its own bottle-making plant Gallo |
#2311, aired 1994-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This razor company entered the dental products business in 1984 when it bought Oral-B Gillette |
#2311, aired 1994-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company exports cars from its Marysville, Ohio plant to Japan Honda |
#2311, aired 1994-09-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Delta Air Lines is headquartered at this Atlanta airport Hartsfield International |
#2296, aired 1994-09-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This product introduced the slogan "It's the real thing" in 1942 Coca-Cola |
#2296, aired 1994-09-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1992 this international carrier bought Australian Airlines Qantas |
#2296, aired 1994-09-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In the 1989 film "Roger & Me", Roger was Roger Smith, the CEO of this auto corporation General Motors |
#2296, aired 1994-09-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Akio Morita, who founded this electronics giant, was born into a sake-making family in 1921 Sony |
#2296, aired 1994-09-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Advanced Night Repair, a skin care product, is one of this cosmetics giant's best sellers Estée Lauder |
#2290, aired 1994-07-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1987 this Japanese film company introduced the world's 1st 35mm one-time-use camera Fuji |
#2290, aired 1994-07-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Founded in 1897, it's America's largest chemical company after Du Pont Dow |
#2290, aired 1994-07-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This American company is the No. 1 seller of motorcycles in the U.S. Harley-Davidson |
#2290, aired 1994-07-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1986 this company acquired RCA & NBC for $6.3 billion General Electric |
#2290, aired 1994-07-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,000 (Daily Double): This company first entered the lipstick market with the slogan "Matching lips and fingertips" Revlon |
#2281, aired 1994-07-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In terms of revenue, this package delivery firm is the USA's largest transportation company UPS |
#2281, aired 1994-07-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1901 he founded the Hawaiian Pineapple Company Dole |
#2281, aired 1994-07-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This firm was founded as the U.S. Foil Company in 1919 to supply tinfoil for cigarette wrappers Reynolds Aluminum |
#2281, aired 1994-07-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1963 Kodak introduced this camera that used a foolproof film cartridge an Instamatic |
#2281, aired 1994-07-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,500 (Daily Double): This company's LaserJet printer, introduced in 1984, became the most successful product in its history Hewlett-Packard |
#2275, aired 1994-06-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The first "M" in 3M's name stands for this state where the company began Minnesota |
#2275, aired 1994-06-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This footwear company introduced the slogan "Just Do It" in 1988 Nike |
#2275, aired 1994-06-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1958 Nissan Motor Co. started marketing its cars in the U.S. under this brand name Datsun |
#2275, aired 1994-06-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This has been the official airline of Walt Disney World since 1987 Delta |
#2275, aired 1994-06-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This company that publishes USA Today also owns the Louis Harris polling business Gannett |
#2271, aired 1994-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This 3 Musketeers maker also owns Uncle Ben's Rice Mars |
#2271, aired 1994-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This automobile firm once used the advertising line "Oh what a feeling!" Toyota |
#2271, aired 1994-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Conair has 52% of the market share of these hand-held appliances hair dryers |
#2271, aired 1994-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): The name of this company is derived from the Greek words for "dry" & "writing" Xerox |
#2271, aired 1994-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1932 he founded a large cosmetics firm with a $300 investment in a nail enamel company (Charles) Revson |
#2261, aired 1994-06-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: After founder Thomas Watson's example, many offices at this computer company display "Think" signs IBM |
#2261, aired 1994-06-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1989 this Memphis- based package delivery service bought Flying Tigers, an all-cargo carrier Federal Express |
#2261, aired 1994-06-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: When founded in 1873, this "Rock Solid" insurance co. was known as the Widows & Orphans Friendly Society Prudential |
#2261, aired 1994-06-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1986 this chemical company introduced a stain-resistant carpet called Stainmaster DuPont |
#2261, aired 1994-06-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1979 this postage meter firm bought Dictaphone Pitney Bowes |
#2256, aired 1994-05-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Beginning in 1912 this snack food came with a toy surprise inside all of its wax-sealed boxes Cracker Jack |
#2256, aired 1994-05-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company is No. 1 in the production of light bulbs General Electric |
#2256, aired 1994-05-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The name of this cleanser is French for "good friend" Bon Ami |
#2256, aired 1994-05-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Although based in Houston, this motor oil company's logo features the Liberty Bell Pennzoil |
#2256, aired 1994-05-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This Philadelphia hatter began his company in 1865, after returning from Colorado (John B.) Stetson |
#2254, aired 1994-05-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In April 1988 Northwest Airlines became the first major airline to ban this totally on its U.S. flights smoking |
#2254, aired 1994-05-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Consumer brands made by this tire company include Eagle & Kelly-Springfield Goodyear |
#2254, aired 1994-05-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Since 1905 this paint company's slogan has been "Cover the Earth" Sherwin-Williams |
#2254, aired 1994-05-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The name of this large toy company stands for Hassenfeld Brothers Hasbro |
#2254, aired 1994-05-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This company's beers are "beechwood aged" Anheuser-Busch |
#2246, aired 1994-05-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1911 this company became one of the first to distribute a food brand nationally, a soup Campbell's |
#2246, aired 1994-05-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This computer company markets the Newton MessagePad Apple |
#2246, aired 1994-05-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: The first major tool introduced by this duo was an electric drill in 1916 Black & Decker |
#2246, aired 1994-05-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: The stock market symbol of this retailer founded by Leslie Wexner is LTD The Limited |
#2246, aired 1994-05-16 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Alfred P. Sloan was president of this company 1923-1937 & chairman of the board 1937-1956 General Motors |
#2236, aired 1994-05-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: It can take gov't about 20 months to process 1 of these applications & you may need a working model patent |
#2236, aired 1994-05-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company operates the 4 most popular theme parks in North America Disney |
#2236, aired 1994-05-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This former VP appeared in an ad during the 1994 Super Bowl for Lay's Potato Chips Dan Quayle |
#2236, aired 1994-05-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Kathleen Sullivan's progress on this company's “Superstart!” program was shown in TV ads Weight Watchers |
#2236, aired 1994-05-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The Sheraton Hotel & Towers in this South American capital offers a “tango special” package Buenos Aires |
#2229, aired 1994-04-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1993 after nearly 100 years this retailing giant discontinued its famous catalogue Sears |
#2229, aired 1994-04-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company nicknamed "Big Blue" was in the big red for 1992 with a loss of $4.97 billion IBM |
#2229, aired 1994-04-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This Japanese electronics co. is named for a mechanical pencil, if you get my "point" Sharp |
#2229, aired 1994-04-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: During prohibition, this Colorado-based brewery survived by making near beer & malted milk Coors |
#2229, aired 1994-04-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1887 William Bristol joined forces with this college friend to build one of America's largest drug companies (John) Myers |
#2205, aired 1994-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This famous shaving supplies company is also No. 1 in the U.S. in toothbrushes Gillette |
#2205, aired 1994-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1918 this company founded by Walter Jacobs became the first to rent cars Hertz |
#2205, aired 1994-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1869 this Pittsburgh co.'s founder sold horseradish; sauerkraut & pickles came later (H.J.) Heinz |
#2205, aired 1994-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: He began his tea dynasty by sailing to Ceylon in 1890 & buying every tea plantation he could find (Sir Thomas) Lipton |
#2205, aired 1994-03-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This Fort Worth-based corporation runs more than 6,000 Radio Shack stores Tandy |
#2200, aired 1994-03-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In the 1980s Johnson & Johnson introduced Acuvue, a disposable type of these contact lenses |
#2200, aired 1994-03-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: K Mart Corporation is based in Troy in this state Michigan |
#2200, aired 1994-03-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1974 Knight Newspapers merged with this company Ridder |
#2200, aired 1994-03-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: KPMG Peat Marwick is the largest of the "Big Six" firms in this business public accounting |
#2199, aired 1994-03-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The first Sunbeam home appliance, it's just the thing for pressing engagements an iron |
#2199, aired 1994-03-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Of all the cities in all Africa, McDonald's walked into this one in 1992 & opened a restaurant Casablanca |
#2199, aired 1994-03-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1904 Francois Coty founded a firm to make this perfume |
#2199, aired 1994-03-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Kids who belong to this drink's club can shop from its Wacky Warehouse Kool-Aid |
#2199, aired 1994-03-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This first brand of instant coffee was made in Switzerland Nescafé |
#2193, aired 1994-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The name of electronics giant Hitachi means "rising Sun" in this language Japanese |
#2193, aired 1994-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Trammell Crow Co. helped develop San Francisco's Embarcadero Center & this city's Peachtree Center Atlanta |
#2193, aired 1994-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Among video stores, this chain generates more revenue than its next 300 competitors combined Blockbuster |
#2193, aired 1994-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This New Jersey-based retail chain has about a quarter of the U.S. toy market Toys "R" Us |
#2193, aired 1994-03-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This Camden, New Jersey-based company acquired Mrs. Paul's in 1982 Campbell's soups |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This carmaker introduced its first truck, the one-ton Model TT, on July 2, 1917 Ford |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Shoebox Greetings & Ambassador are lines marketed by this Kansas City-based greeting card company Hallmark |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: MTV Networks owns VH-1 & this children's cable TV network Nickelodeon |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This pocket-sized magazine's condensed book sales exceed 19 million copies worldwide a year Reader's Digest |
#2186, aired 1994-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Brand names marketed by this toy company include My Little Pony, G.I. Joe & Mr. Potato Head Hasbro |
#2168, aired 1994-01-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1993 this U.S. co. ranked No. 1 on Fortune Magazine's list of the top 500 industrial co.s in the world GM (General Motors) |
#2168, aired 1994-01-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This company issued its first mail-order catalog in 1872 but didn't open its first retail stores until 1926 Montgomery Ward |
#2168, aired 1994-01-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This company that markets KitchenAid will soon launch a refrigerator that uses 25-50% less energy Whirlpool |
#2168, aired 1994-01-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This company known for Kleenex & Huggies also owns Midwest Express Airlines Kimberly-Clark |
#2167, aired 1994-01-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1968 this toy manufacturer introduced Hot Wheels, its line of miniature model cars Mattel |
#2167, aired 1994-01-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: A former logo of this oil company featured a small star at its bottom Texaco |
#2167, aired 1994-01-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600 (Daily Double): This credit reporting giant was originally called the Cleveland Cap Screw Company TRW |
#2167, aired 1994-01-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This farm implement manufacturer publishes a magazine for farmers called "The Furrow" John Deere |
#2167, aired 1994-01-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Among the brands owned by this Swedish vacuum cleaner company are Eureka, Tappan & Frigidaire Electrolux |
#2164, aired 1994-01-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company still uses the "We Try Harder" slogan Avis |
#2164, aired 1994-01-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In one of its 27 new commercials for 1993, a group of polar bears watched the aurora borealis Coca-Cola |
#2164, aired 1994-01-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1904 this doctor came up with his first product, an arch support Dr. Scholl |
#2164, aired 1994-01-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This video store chain bought into Spelling Entertainment & Republic Pictures Blockbuster |
#2164, aired 1994-01-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: The M in MCI is from this, the type of communications technology this company first used microwave |
#2156, aired 1994-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This world's largest rubber company produced the tires used on the Apollo 15 lunar rover Goodyear |
#2156, aired 1994-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1926 German automaker Daimler merged with this company Benz |
#2156, aired 1994-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Atlantic Richfield Company, a Los Angeles-based oil co., is better known by this shorter name ARCO |
#2156, aired 1994-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Donald J. Hall is the chairman of this Kansas City company & the son of its founder Hallmark cards |
#2156, aired 1994-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Based in Geneva, Switzerland, Arthur Andersen & Compnay, SC is the world's 4th-largest firm in this field accounting |
#2150, aired 1993-12-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Henry Ford introduced this model in 1908 & dropped all his other models the next year the Model T |
#2150, aired 1993-12-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Dorothy Hope Smith’s charcoal sketch of a baby is a trademark of this baby food company Gerber |
#2150, aired 1993-12-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Cummins Engine Company is the world's largest maker of this type of truck engine Diesel |
#2150, aired 1993-12-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This second-largest U.S. breakfast cereal maker owns the Red Lobster & Olive Garden restaurant chains General Mills |
#2150, aired 1993-12-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This company markets paint under the Kem-Tone & Krylon labels as well as under its own hyphenated name Sherwin-Williams |
#2143, aired 1993-12-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: About 30% of the world's banana's are sold under this No. 1 brand name Chiquita |
#2143, aired 1993-12-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Since 1924 this department store has sponsored the annual Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City Macy's |
#2143, aired 1993-12-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1952 this company introduced the "Flo-Thru" tea bag Lipton |
#2143, aired 1993-12-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This toothpaste "with Flouristan" was advertised in the 1950's with special paintings by Norman Rockwell Crest |
#2143, aired 1993-12-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This spice company that owns Schilling is the largest producer of dehydrated garlic & onions McCormick |
#2118, aired 1993-11-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1972 this company introduced its SX-70 instant camera, which was only one inch thick when closed Polaroid |
#2118, aired 1993-11-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This baby food company once used the slogan "Babies Are Our Business, Our Only Business" Gerber |
#2118, aired 1993-11-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This package delivery firm was founded in 1907 as the American Messenger Company UPS (United Parcel Service) |
#2118, aired 1993-11-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This winery in Modesto, California is the world's largest, & accounts for more than 25% of the U.S. market Ernest & Julio Gallo |
#2118, aired 1993-11-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,000 (Daily Double): In 1952 Kemmons Wilson opened the first motel in this chain, on the outskirts of Memphis Holiday Inn |
#2115, aired 1993-11-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This razor company introduced foamy shaving cream in 1953 Gillette |
#2096, aired 1993-10-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The name of this Walkman maker comes from the Latin sonus, meaning sound Sony |
#2096, aired 1993-10-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1944 this company adopted the slogan "When you care enough to send the very best" Hallmark |
#2096, aired 1993-10-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1987 this company headed by Lee Iacocca bought American Motors Corp. Chrysler |
#2096, aired 1993-10-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: The Hearst Corp. owns this "royal" syndicate that distributes "Blondie" & other comic strips King Features |
#2096, aired 1993-10-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This company founded by William Gates & Paul Allen developed the MS-DOS operating system Microsoft |
#2088, aired 1993-10-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This leading U.S. bleach maker owns the Kingsford line of charcoal products Clorox |
#2088, aired 1993-10-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Johnson Products Company makes many items for the care of this body part, including Afro Sheen hair |
#2088, aired 1993-10-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Pennzoil owns this chain of "quick" auto lubrication shops Jiffy Lube |
#2088, aired 1993-10-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): Nobel Industries is this country's largest chemical company Sweden |
#2088, aired 1993-10-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This insurance company uses characters from "Peanuts" in its commercials Metropolitan (MetLife) |
#2080, aired 1993-09-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: To make him a real hip dude, Mattel has added one of these to the Ken doll's head earring |
#2080, aired 1993-09-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1993 this spray lubricant turned as old as the number in its name—40 WD-40 |
#2080, aired 1993-09-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1853 Henry Lomb joined this man to found an optical company (John Jacob) Bausch |
#2080, aired 1993-09-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The novel "Love Over Good" is based on the brewing romance in this coffee's commercial Taster's Choice |
#2080, aired 1993-09-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): Hilton is this state's largest private employer Nevada |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Though it's No. 2 in the U.S., this firm is Europe's leading car rental agency Avis |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Gatorade is the biggest-selling brand name owned by this hot cereal company Quaker (Oats) |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1991 this Chicago-based firm opened the world's largest phone directory printing press in York, England Donnelley (& Sons) |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In November 1920 this company's postage meter was first used on a first-class letter Pitney Bowes |
#2076, aired 1993-09-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2,000 (Daily Double): Over half the crackers made in the U.S. are made by this company Nabisco |
#2072, aired 1993-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In August 1990 Coca-Cola opened a museum to itself in this city Atlanta |
#2072, aired 1993-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The Dutch government owns 38% of this airline KLM |
#2072, aired 1993-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Mellon Bank is based in this Pennsylvania city Pittsburgh |
#2072, aired 1993-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This maker of Cheerios also owns the Red Lobster restaurant chain General Mills |
#2072, aired 1993-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1993 this largest U.S. brewer agreed to buy part of the Mexican maker of Corona beer Anheuser-Busch |
#2064, aired 1993-07-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Despite filing for bankruptcy, this retailer's 1992 Thanksgiving Day Parade went off without a hitch Macy's |
#2064, aired 1993-07-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1900 this company lit up New York City with an electric sign--a 40' pickle Heniz |
#2064, aired 1993-07-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Nicknamed "Manny Hanny", it merged with Chemical Bank in 1992 to create the 3rd-largest bank in the U.S. Manufacturers Hanover |
#2064, aired 1993-07-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In Japan Bridgestone not only ranks no. 1 in tires, but in these vehicles as well bicycles |
#2064, aired 1993-07-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,200 (Daily Double): General Telephone added "Electronics" to its name after acquiring this light bulb company in 1959 Sylvania |
#2052, aired 1993-07-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1986 this athletic shoe company introduced Weeboks for infants & toddlers Reebok |
#2052, aired 1993-07-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company sells about 50% of the bleach in the U.S. Clorox |
#2052, aired 1993-07-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Founded by an Austrian in 1896, the name of this candy roll co. was taken from his daughter's nickname Tootsie Roll |
#2052, aired 1993-07-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This retailing giant owns the Allstate Insurance group Sears |
#2052, aired 1993-07-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: With sales of over $1 billion yearly, this brand of tortilla chips is Frito-Lay's top product Doritos |
#2051, aired 1993-07-05 | DUTCH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: According to Business Rankings Annual, the Netherlands is the top exporter of cut ones of these to Japan flowers |
#2051, aired 1993-07-05 | DUTCH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Unilever's history includes Sunlight, the first of this product to be sold in single wrapped bars soap |
#2051, aired 1993-07-05 | DUTCH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1968 this Dutch brewer merged with Amstel Heineken |
#2051, aired 1993-07-05 | DUTCH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Founded October 7, 1919, it's considered the world's oldest airline KLM |
#2051, aired 1993-07-05 | DUTCH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2,000 (Daily Double): This company invented the rotary shaver head & the CD player Phillips |
#2024, aired 1993-05-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This tycoon's broadcasting company owns the Omni Hotel in Atlanta Ted Turner |
#2024, aired 1993-05-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company was named for the brothers who began making antiseptic surgical dressings in 1885 Johnson & Johnson |
#2024, aired 1993-05-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This hot cereal company's plant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa is the world's largest cereal mill under one roof Quaker Oats |
#2024, aired 1993-05-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This Minneapolis butter company has used an Indian maiden as its symbol since 1924 Land O'Lakes |
#2024, aired 1993-05-27 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $3,500 (Daily Double): The letter "L" in the name of this cosmetics giant came from the last name of partner Charles Lachman Revlon |
#2018, aired 1993-05-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Rhone-Poulenc is this country's largest chemical company France |
#2018, aired 1993-05-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This Pittsburgh pickle maker was one of the few food companies in favor of the Pure Food Act of 1906 Heinz |
#2018, aired 1993-05-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Oil accounts for a larger share of sales than steel does for this company, once United States Steel USX |
#2018, aired 1993-05-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): This Chicago-based retailer bought Coldwell Banker in 1981 & in 1992 announced it would be sold Sears |
#2018, aired 1993-05-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Since the 1930s this maker of Pledge furniture polish has never had a general layoff S.C. Johnson & Son (Samuel Johnson & Son accepted) |
#2000, aired 1993-04-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This car rental company is Detroit's biggest customer Hertz |
#2000, aired 1993-04-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This firm prepares about 10% of all individual tax returns in the U.S. H&R Block |
#2000, aired 1993-04-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Scotch Tape is just one of 50,000 products made by this company 3M |
#2000, aired 1993-04-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This firm which makes Air Jordan athletic shoes was originally called Blue Ribbon Sports Nike |
#2000, aired 1993-04-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This Seattle firm is Washington State's largest employer Boeing |
#1994, aired 1993-04-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This wine company was founded in 1933 by 2 brothers in Modesto, California Gallo |
#1994, aired 1993-04-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Based in Paris, this company is a world leader in disposable razors & cigarette lighters Bic |
#1994, aired 1993-04-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Capital Cities/ABC owns 80% of this sports cable TV network ESPN |
#1994, aired 1993-04-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Dutch brand is the largest U.S. beer import by a margin of over 2 to 1 Heineken |
#1994, aired 1993-04-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $700 (Daily Double): This mail-order firm has retail stores only in Freeport, Maine & Japan L.L. Bean |
#1990, aired 1993-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This San Francisco- based jeans maker was publicly held from 1971 to 1985 Levi Strauss |
#1990, aired 1993-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Pemex, this country's largest company, was formed when Pres. Cardenas nationalized foreign oil companies Mexico |
#1990, aired 1993-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In North America, Phelps Dodge is the largest producer of this metal, used in electrical wiring copper |
#1990, aired 1993-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company produces 8 of the world's 10 bestselling breakfast cereals Kelloggs |
#1990, aired 1993-04-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In 1980 Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. bought this airline's NYC headquarters building Pan American |
#1986, aired 1993-04-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1991 this firm made 18,000 greeting card designs, including one for the White House Hallmark |
#1986, aired 1993-04-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: He retired as CEO of the brewery business in 1975, but remained president of the St. Louis Cardinals Busch |
#1986, aired 1993-04-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1896 this company's Ribbon Dental Cream became the first toothpaste sold in a tube Colgate |
#1986, aired 1993-04-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: World War I ace Eddie Rickenbacker & astronaut Frank Borman both served as president of this airline Eastern Airlines |
#1986, aired 1993-04-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2,400 (Daily Double): It's the world's largest commodity futures market the Chicago Board of Trade |
#1966, aired 1993-03-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The Habitrol skin patch is being used by people trying to kick this habit smoking |
#1966, aired 1993-03-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Christian Nelson, an Iowa soda shop operator, invented this chocolate-covered ice cream bar the Eskimo pie |
#1966, aired 1993-03-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Michael Foods in Minneapolis has found a way to take 80% of the cholesterol out of these breakfast items eggs |
#1966, aired 1993-03-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Chester Cheetah is this product's spokescat Cheetos |
#1966, aired 1993-03-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): In France this retailer's name is Les Jouets c'est Nous Toys "R" Us |
#1964, aired 1993-03-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In Money magazine's June 1992 issue, this jeans manufacturer was named the top co. for employee benefits Levi Strauss |
#1964, aired 1993-03-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: As of 1992, it's the only U.S. motorcycle manufacturer Harley-Davidson |
#1964, aired 1993-03-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: For outlets such as supermarkets, this greeting card co. introduced its Ambassador line in 1959 Hallmark |
#1964, aired 1993-03-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Hartsfield Atlanta International Airport is home base to this major airline Delta |
#1964, aired 1993-03-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800 (Daily Double): Inch for inch & foot for foot, it's the nation's fastest- growing sandwich chain Subway |
#1961, aired 1993-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Turner Broadcasting launched this 24-hour information service in 1980 CNN |
#1961, aired 1993-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Swedish automaker Volvo owns about 1/4 of the stock of this largest car rental company Hertz |
#1961, aired 1993-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1967 McDonnell Aircraft merged with this aircraft firm Douglas |
#1961, aired 1993-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Bayer, BASF & Hoechst are the big 3 of this country's chemical industry Germany |
#1961, aired 1993-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This magazine founded by Lila & DeWitt Wallace has never carried cigarette ads in its U.S. editions Reader's Digest |
#1958, aired 1993-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY PAIRS $200: Kraft makes Nice N' Light, Light N' Lively & Shake 'n this Bake |
#1958, aired 1993-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY PAIRS $400: Cumberland Packing Corp. of Brooklyn fills the pink packages with this sugar substitute Sweet'n Low |
#1958, aired 1993-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY PAIRS $600: Kid across America are stuck on its Band-Aids Johnson & Johnson |
#1958, aired 1993-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY PAIRS $800: With its contact lenses & solutions, this Rochester, N.Y. firm is a site for sore eyes Bausch & Lomb |
#1958, aired 1993-02-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY PAIRS $1000: This company's new Ivory Ultra safe skin care bar breaks over 100 years of tradition—it doesn't float Procter & Gamble |
#1950, aired 1993-02-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): Norelco & Magnavox are consumer brands of Philips NV, which is based in this country the Netherlands |
#1950, aired 1993-02-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Owens-Corning is the world's largest producer of this fiber fiber glass (glass fiber) |
#1950, aired 1993-02-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1988 the News Corporation LTD., controlled by this Australian, bought TV Guide (Rupert) Murdoch |
#1942, aired 1993-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The origin of this corporation was the 1878 founding of the Edison Electric Light Company General Electric |
#1942, aired 1993-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This soft drink company owns Pizza Hut, Taco Bell & Kentucky Fried Chicken PepsiCo |
#1942, aired 1993-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This brand name leads the U.S. in sales of men's underwear Fruit of the Loom |
#1942, aired 1993-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1961 it became the first Japanese company to sell stock to U.S. investors Sony |
#1942, aired 1993-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: These sunglasses by Bausch & Lomb are so named because they reduce infrared & ultraviolet light Ray-Bans |
#1933, aired 1993-01-20 | ITALIAN BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200 (Daily Double): This company began selling its United Colors out of Ponzano, Italy in 1965 Benetton |
#1933, aired 1993-01-20 | ITALIAN BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Martini's partner in an Italy-based potent potable company Rossi |
#1933, aired 1993-01-20 | ITALIAN BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Electrical engineer Camillo Olivetti shifted his interest to these machines in 1908 typewriters |
#1933, aired 1993-01-20 | ITALIAN BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This automaker is Italy's largest company in the private sector Fiat |
#1933, aired 1993-01-20 | ITALIAN BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Valentino puts a V symbol on his merchandise, while this family puts a GG on theirs Gucci |
#1930, aired 1993-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Ding dong! This firm was founded in 1886 as the California perfume company Avon |
#1930, aired 1993-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This bleach company's other products include Liquid-Plumr & Hidden Valley Ranch salad dressing Clorox |
#1930, aired 1993-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The world's largest spice company, it sells its products under the Schilling label in the West McCormick |
#1930, aired 1993-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In the 1980s this Canadian liquor company bought Tropicana Juices & sold its Paul Masson winery Seagram's |
#1930, aired 1993-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Over 1/2 of the men's electric shavers sold are by this company; Remington is second Norelco |
#1926, aired 1993-01-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The nation's No. 1 fast-food restaurant, it serves about 6% of the U.S. population on an average day McDonald's |
#1926, aired 1993-01-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1879 this retailer opened the 1st of his variety stores, the Great Five Cent Store, in Utica, New York Woolworth |
#1926, aired 1993-01-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This Bentonville, Ark. retail company operates 220 membership-only Sam's Wholesale clubs Walmart |
#1926, aired 1993-01-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The nation's largest chemical company, it's also the largest maker of carpet fiber DuPont |
#1926, aired 1993-01-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,000 (Daily Double): This Plymouth, Massachusetts company is the biggest seller of canned & bottled juice drinks in the U.S. Ocean Spray |
#1923, aired 1993-01-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Introduced in 1924, this Kimberly-Clark product was the first disposable handkerchief Kleenex |
#1923, aired 1993-01-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This corporation whose N.Y. Stock Exchange symbol is LTD owns the Lane Bryant clothing chain Limited |
#1923, aired 1993-01-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This insurance society is headquartered on Lime Street in London Lloyd's |
#1923, aired 1993-01-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The Kellogg Company was founded in this city where it's still headquartered Battle Creek |
#1923, aired 1993-01-06 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: After rejecting Paramount's offer to buy it, Time Inc. merged with this company in 1990 Warner Communications |
#1913, aired 1992-12-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: After WWI William Danforth changed this company's animal "feeds" to "chows" Ralston Purina |
#1913, aired 1992-12-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Fremont, Michigan company has about 3/4 of the U.S. baby food market Gerber |
#1913, aired 1992-12-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This Boston-based razor company also produces Flair pens & Liquid Paper correction fluid Gillette |
#1913, aired 1992-12-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Prodigy Electronic Information Service is a joint venture of Sears & this computer co. IBM |
#1913, aired 1992-12-23 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Shojiro Ishibashi, whose name means "stone bridge", founded this tire manufacturer Bridgestone |
#1889, aired 1992-11-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: "Mama Mia!"; since purchasing Ronzoni, this #1 U.S. chocolate maker has become #2 in pasta Hershey's |
#1889, aired 1992-11-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: "Like a good neighbor", this company has been selling folks insurance since 1922 State Farm |
#1889, aired 1992-11-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1990, to boost U.S. sales, this Korean auto company introduced its sporty Scoupe Hyundai |
#1889, aired 1992-11-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In July 1992 this last U.S. consumer typewriter co. announced it's moving its factory to Mexico Smith-Corona |
#1889, aired 1992-11-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $700 (Daily Double): A leading maker of athletic shoes, this company was named for a swift antelope Reebok |
#1878, aired 1992-11-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1988 this company started closing its hearty Burgundy wine with a cork instead of a screw cap Gallo |
#1878, aired 1992-11-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The industrial giant originally called Fabbrica Italiana Automobili Torino is now known by this name Fiat |
#1878, aired 1992-11-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Fred Smith got only a C on his college paper proposing what became this overnight delivery company Federal Express |
#1878, aired 1992-11-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This insurance company's red umbrella logo has been a trademark since 1960 Travelers |
#1878, aired 1992-11-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Fleetwood Enterprises produces the Southwind, Tioga & Pace Arrow brands of these motorhomes (RVs) |
#1862, aired 1992-10-13 | FRENCH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: BSN sells this product under the Danone name in France & Dannon in the U.S. yogurt |
#1862, aired 1992-10-13 | FRENCH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: On June 23, 1863 Napoleon III authorized commercial exploitation of this spring water Perrier |
#1862, aired 1992-10-13 | FRENCH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: If this perfume hadn't been made in 1921, we might never have seen the musical "Coco" Chanel No. 5 |
#1862, aired 1992-10-13 | FRENCH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: It took very little disposable income to buy the disposable pen this company introduced to the U.S. in 1958 Bic |
#1862, aired 1992-10-13 | FRENCH BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $700 (Daily Double): Eugene Schueller, who invented a dye to cover grey hair, founded this company in Paris in 1947 L'Oréal |
#1859, aired 1992-10-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: With over 13,000 worldwide, it's the world's largest chain of convenience stores 7-Eleven |
#1859, aired 1992-10-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This thirst quencher, popular with athletes, is Quaker Oats' best-selling product Gatorade |
#1859, aired 1992-10-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1985, Sears launched this credit card which can be used at its own stores, as well as others the Discover card |
#1859, aired 1992-10-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This photo company was originally founded in 1932 as the Land-Wheelwright Laboratories Polaroid |
#1859, aired 1992-10-08 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This company known for its Pyrexware supplied the glass for Thomas Edison's first light bulb Corning |
#1841, aired 1992-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: His Harvesting Machine Co. in Chicago used the advertising slogan "Our Field is the World" (Cyrus) McCormick |
#1841, aired 1992-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: About 2/3 of this Boston-based safety razor company's sales are outside the United States Gillette |
#1841, aired 1992-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Attempting to create a bookmark for church hymnals, Arthur Fry of 3M invented these sticky "notes" Post-it notes |
#1841, aired 1992-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: "Boss of the Plains" was the first hat produced by this Philadelphia hatter, in 1865 Stetson |
#1841, aired 1992-09-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This Seattle firm leads all others in the U.S. in export sales Boeing Aircraft |
#1827, aired 1992-07-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company urges you to use its service "when it absolutely, positively has to be there overnight" Federal Express |
#1827, aired 1992-07-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Founded in 1968, it's America's second-largest long-distance telephone company MCI |
#1827, aired 1992-07-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: One of the top accounting firms, it's handled the Academy Awards balloting since 1935 Price Waterhouse |
#1827, aired 1992-07-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1987 this co. added the optima card to its green, gold & platinum cards for more flexible payments American Express |
#1827, aired 1992-07-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In the early 1980s it surpassed BankAmerica in assets to become the largest banking corp. in the U.S. Citicorp |
#1815, aired 1992-06-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Charles Lazarus, founder of this toy store chain, was among the highest paid corporate exec. of the 1980s Toys "R" Us |
#1815, aired 1992-06-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This St. Louis-based brewing dynasty was the subject of a recent book, "Under the Influence" Anheuser-Busch |
#1815, aired 1992-06-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Alcan, once a part of this aluminum company, has been on its own since 1928 Alcoa |
#1815, aired 1992-06-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: The RCA Building in Rockefeller Center has since been renamed for this company which purchased RCA in 1986 General Electric |
#1815, aired 1992-06-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2,000 (Daily Double): Dentsu Inc., which is based in Japan, is the world's largest agency in this field advertising |
#1786, aired 1992-05-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The trio of "spokesmen" for Rice Krispies Snap, Crackle & Pop |
#1786, aired 1992-05-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The TV star who endorses the Thighmaster Suzanne Somers |
#1786, aired 1992-05-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Hamilton, Citizen & Movado are big names in this product watches |
#1786, aired 1992-05-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Domino's Tom Monaghan said his competition isn't Pizza Hut but this home appliance a microwave |
#1786, aired 1992-05-11 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Founded in New York in 1877, this national bank was named after Lincoln's Secretary of the Treasury Chase |
#1703, aired 1992-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Alaska Airlines is headquartered in this Washington city, not in Alaska Seattle |
#1703, aired 1992-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In the '80s this credit card company bought Shearson Loeb Rhoades, E.F. Hutton & Lehman Brothers American Express |
#1703, aired 1992-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Frank & Charles Seiberling named their tire company after this rubber pioneer who dies poor Goodyear |
#1703, aired 1992-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Bass, a British brewing company, now owns this lodging chain named for an Astaire-Crosby film Holiday Inn |
#1703, aired 1992-01-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: The detergent L.O.C. was the first product offered by this direct-sale company Amway |
#1700, aired 1992-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In gallons shipped, this U.S. company is the world's largest winemaker Gallo |
#1700, aired 1992-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1969 Dave Thomas opened his first restaurant called this after his 9-year-old daughter Wendy's |
#1700, aired 1992-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1870 Henry Sherwin, A.T. Osborn & Edward Williams formed a company in Ohio to manufacture this paint |
#1700, aired 1992-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Coca-Cola, Chrysler & Chevron are incorporated in this small eastern state Delaware |
#1700, aired 1992-01-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,000 (Daily Double): This cooperative, headquartered in Minnesota, makes about one-third of U.S. butter Land O'Lakes |
#1694, aired 1992-01-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1975 this company introduced its first new product in 54 years, Freedent gum for denture wearers Wrigley |
#1694, aired 1992-01-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: As well as its own appliances, this company makes KitchenAid & the Kenmore line for Sears Whirlpool |
#1694, aired 1992-01-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: After a complaint from Radio Shack, Computer Shack changed its name to this in 1977 ComputerLand |
#1694, aired 1992-01-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Matsushita Electric's 1990 purchase of this entertainment co. was the largest U.S. co. buyout by the Japanese MCA |
#1694, aired 1992-01-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: In 1989 the B-2 stealth bomber accounted for half this company's sales Northrop |
#1685, aired 1991-12-20 | COLLEGE DEGREES $400: Captains of industry know than an M.B.A. is this Master of Business Administration |
#1660, aired 1991-11-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Kimberly-Clark first advertised these tissues as a disposable cold cream remover Kleenex |
#1660, aired 1991-11-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Headquartered in St. Louis, it's the largest single brewing organization in the world Anheuser-Busch |
#1660, aired 1991-11-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: With help from Mitsubishi, this company manufactured the first Korean automobile in 1976 Hyundai |
#1660, aired 1991-11-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In May 1991 this entertainment giant replaced USX on the Dow Jones Industrial Average Disney |
#1660, aired 1991-11-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $700 (Daily Double): The original sketch of Ann Turner, seen in the following, is kept in this company's vault: Gerber |
#1627, aired 1991-10-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The 3 Ms in 3M stand for this Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing |
#1627, aired 1991-10-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: On April 17, 1991 the Dow closed above this "barrier" for the first time 3,000 |
#1627, aired 1991-10-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In Fort Worth there's a statue of this man who made Radio Shack a national chain (Charles) Tandy |
#1627, aired 1991-10-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: On April 24, 1991 Pizza Hut delivered pizzas to each U.S. family they could find with this name Domino |
#1627, aired 1991-10-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: For its "World's Biggest Offer" this airline gave away 50,000 tickets for people to fly free April 23, 1991 British Airways |
#1584, aired 1991-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This company is testing new waters with the Golden Arch Cafe in Hartsville, Tennessee McDonald's |
#1584, aired 1991-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: When trading occurs in this company, whose stock symbol is MMM, brokers say "Post-it" Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company |
#1584, aired 1991-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This Canadian whiskey & wine cooler company also owns Tropicana Seagram's |
#1584, aired 1991-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1974 this company shortened its name to NCR National Cash Register |
#1584, aired 1991-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In the United States a subsidiary of Kodak makes Bayer aspirin, while Bayer produces this brand of film Agfa |
#1576, aired 1991-06-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Clothing lines sold by her company include Lizwear & Lizsport Liz Claiborne |
#1576, aired 1991-06-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1946, the Southland Corporation renamed their Totem Stores this for their hours of operation 7-Eleven |
#1576, aired 1991-06-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Originally, a farm equipment firm, by 1924 it was the leading maker of washing machines Maytag |
#1576, aired 1991-06-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This company is a leader not only in consumer credit reports, but in car seat belts & airbags as well TRW |
#1576, aired 1991-06-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: The "Excedrin Headache" is among the ad campaigns to come from the agency of Young & this man Rubicam |
#1570, aired 1991-05-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: You don't have to be a "girl" to know this is the No. 1 "temp" company in the U.S. Kelly Girl (or Kelly Services) |
#1570, aired 1991-05-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In 1981 Nissan dropped this brand name for its cars sold in the U.S. Datsun |
#1570, aired 1991-05-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This company was formed by the merger of Zapata Petroleum & South Penn Oil Company Pennzoil |
#1570, aired 1991-05-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Villard, Ballantine & Del Rey are imprints of this publisher co-founded by Bennett Cerf Random House |
#1570, aired 1991-05-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: According to its commercials, this chemical company "lets you do great things" Dow |
#1557, aired 1991-05-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The first store in this chain was originally called the "Baby Furniture and Toy Supermarket" Toys "R" Us |
#1557, aired 1991-05-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: George Eastman arrived at the name of this company by making up words that started & ended with "K" Kodak |
#1557, aired 1991-05-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In 1955, 2 brothers named Richard & Henry founded this famous tax accounting firm H&R Block |
#1557, aired 1991-05-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Since buying Binney & Smith, this co. not only ranks No. 1 in greeting cards but in crayons as well Hallmark |
#1557, aired 1991-05-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Founded in 1919, this county's KLM Airline is the world's oldest the Netherlands |
#1548, aired 1991-05-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Marriott Corp. has announced plans to open 46 bars patterned on this sitcom Cheers |
#1548, aired 1991-05-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Ernst & Young, Coopers & Lybrand, & Price Waterhouse are 3 of this professions Big Six accounting |
#1548, aired 1991-05-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In December 1989 a group of investors led by this former baseball commissioner bought Hawaiian Airlines Peter Ueberroth |
#1548, aired 1991-05-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Dutch brew is the No. 1 imported beer in the United States Heineken |
#1548, aired 1991-05-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This company headquartered in Noda, Japan, is the world's largest producer of soy sauce Kikkoman |
#1538, aired 1991-04-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1879, the Lambert Pharmaceutical Company of St. Louis introduced this first mouthwash Listerine |
#1538, aired 1991-04-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Peter Guber & Jon Peters run Columbia Pictures Entertainment for this company Sony |
#1538, aired 1991-04-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In June 1990, Dayton Hudson bought this 138-year-old Chicago-based department store Marshall Fields |
#1538, aired 1991-04-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This company has recently introduced Windows 3.0 to make computers more user-friendly Microsoft |
#1538, aired 1991-04-17 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,500 (Daily Double): In 1967, the United States Rubber Company changed its name to this Uniroyal |
#1525, aired 1991-03-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This biggest computer company is biggest also among companies in philanthropic contributions IBM |
#1525, aired 1991-03-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The first major U.S. company to publish solely paperbacks, it's named for where their books could fit Pocket Books |
#1525, aired 1991-03-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: They claim to run "the tightest ship in the shipping business" UPS |
#1525, aired 1991-03-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company introduced the Band-Aid to America in 1920 Johnson & Johnson |
#1525, aired 1991-03-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This peanut-packed candy bar, the 1st successful one by Mars, is the current top seller Snickers |
#1519, aired 1991-03-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1985, this corporation started a new company to make cars under the trade name Saturn General Motors |
#1519, aired 1991-03-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In a 1990 survey, frequent flyers rated this Soviet airline last in overall service Aeroflot |
#1519, aired 1991-03-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Sony is the first company in the United States to mass market DAT recorders, DAT standing for this digital audio tape |
#1519, aired 1991-03-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: West of the Mississippi, McCormick Spices are sold under this name of a company it acquired in 1947 Schilling |
#1519, aired 1991-03-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This media company's holdings include several major newspapers & the Chicago Cubs the Tribune Company |
#1499, aired 1991-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The name of this cookie & cracker king comes from National Biscuit Company Nabisco |
#1499, aired 1991-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Michael Jordan's "Air Jordans" are 1 of the products that have made this co. 1st in athletic shoe sales Nike |
#1499, aired 1991-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The Anglo American Corp. of this country is the world's largest producer of gold, diamonds & platinum South Africa |
#1499, aired 1991-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Over the years this company has constructed 200 million little green houses for Monopoly Parker Brothers |
#1499, aired 1991-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The No. 1 manufacturer of plastic housewares, from bathmats to dish drainers Rubbermaid |
#1427, aired 1990-11-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This rubber company spends over $7 million a year just to maintain & operate its blimps Goodyear |
#1427, aired 1990-11-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: After marrying its president, Joan Crawford became a spokesperson for this beverage co. Pepsi-Cola |
#1427, aired 1990-11-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: After 42 years, this French co. has ceased making its turtle-shaped car, the Deux Chevaux Citroen |
#1427, aired 1990-11-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Whirlpool makes a line of products under this brand name for Sears, Roebuck Kenmore |
#1427, aired 1990-11-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: It was first incorporated in 1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. IBM |
#1415, aired 1990-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Time reports this Iran-Contra figure is now a partner in a firm that sells bullet-proof vests North |
#1415, aired 1990-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: If your sewing machine's a Necchi, it was made in this country Italy |
#1415, aired 1990-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This Japanese company began producing motorcycles after WWII & didn't sell cars until 1963 Honda |
#1415, aired 1990-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Toytown U.S.A. in East Aurora. N.Y. has been this company's headquarters for 60 years Fisher Price |
#1415, aired 1990-10-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Headquartered in Ponzano, Italy, this sportswear chain's first ad slogan was "All the colors in the world" Benetton |
#1408, aired 1990-10-17 | IN OTHER WORDS... $100: An industry does not exist that compares with the entertainment industry There's no business like show business |
#1405, aired 1990-10-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: The oldest department store chain in Canada is named for this bay Hudson Bay |
#1405, aired 1990-10-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: The French town Nemours is the ancestral home of this Delaware manufacturing family du Pont |
#1405, aired 1990-10-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Founded in Two Harbors, Minnesota in 1902, this company originally sold sandpaper & added tape later 3M |
#1405, aired 1990-10-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: From 1958-65, this company called itself Thompson Ramo Wooldridge TRW |
#1405, aired 1990-10-12 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In corporate income tax, it's the deduction allowed for exhaustible mineral deposits the oil depletion allowance |
#1384, aired 1990-09-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Nickname of a bond with a credit rating of triple B or lower a junk bond |
#1384, aired 1990-09-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: With the slogan "One world one card" this company now offers Visa & Mastercard AT&T |
#1384, aired 1990-09-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: 2 years after he was expelled from Harvard in 1885 his father gave him the San Francisco Examiner (William Randolph) Hearst |
#1384, aired 1990-09-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: George Bush's son George runs this baseball team the Texas Rangers |
#1384, aired 1990-09-13 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: In March 1990, this personal computer store opened a branch in Moscow ComputerLand |
#1359, aired 1990-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Headquarters of Bank of America, this Calif. city is considered the financial capital of the west San Francisco |
#1359, aired 1990-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Italian gunmaker has licensed its name to Chevy for use on a sports car Beretta |
#1359, aired 1990-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: The Forbes 400 list attributes Frank Perdue's fortune to these chickens |
#1359, aired 1990-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In December 1989 this Swedish automaker, not Volvo, agreed to sell GM 50% of its carmaking operations Saab |
#1359, aired 1990-06-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: With his dept. stores heavily in debt, this Canadian put Bloomingdale's up for sale in January 1990 (Robert) Campeau |
#1353, aired 1990-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Oil magnate whose largesse made possible the founding of the University of Chicago John Rockefeller |
#1353, aired 1990-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This scotch's Black Label says it's 12 years old, its Red Label doesn't mention any age Johnnie Walker |
#1353, aired 1990-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Along with Peter Guber, he is now running Columbia Pictures Entertainment, Inc. Jon Peters |
#1353, aired 1990-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: He invented the first self-cleaning steel plow, then ran with it John Deere |
#1353, aired 1990-06-20 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Now known for Kaopectate, in 1884 this drug co. created the friable pill, which dissolved easily in the body Upjohn |
#1283, aired 1990-03-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Through a licensing agreement with this company, Sears has opened stores called McKids McDonald's |
#1283, aired 1990-03-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: 90% of Florida's orange crop is used to make this orange juice |
#1283, aired 1990-03-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The Weekend 35 is a disposable underwater camera sold by this maker of the disposable Fling Kodak |
#1283, aired 1990-03-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: U.S. automaker that owns 15% of Maserati & 100% of Lamborghini Chrysler |
#1283, aired 1990-03-14 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The Pacific Aero Products Company, founded in Seattle in 1916, is now called this Boeing |
#1258, aired 1990-02-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This oatmeal co. owns 2 of the oldest trademarks in the U.S.; Aunt Jemima & its own Quaker Oats |
#1258, aired 1990-02-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Association of underwriters named for the society begun in Edward Lloyd's Coffee House in 1688 Lloyd's of London |
#1258, aired 1990-02-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This auto company was the top U.S. industrial exporter in 1987 & '88 General Motors |
#1258, aired 1990-02-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Take a Big Gulp & tell us the name of this chain of convenience stores owned by Southland Corp. 7-Eleven |
#1258, aired 1990-02-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: The company that's located at Checkerboard Square St. Louis, Missouri 63164 Ralston Purina |
#1255, aired 1990-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: These fig-filled items weren't named after a fruit-struck scientist but for a town near the factory Fig Newtons |
#1255, aired 1990-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Tab was the leading diet cola before this soft drink was introduced in 1982 Diet Coke |
#1255, aired 1990-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Though it owns them both, this company doesn't use a Fruit Loop filling for its Mrs. Smith's pies Kellogg's |
#1255, aired 1990-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Coors beer is brewed in this Colorado city Golden |
#1255, aired 1990-02-02 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Among the brand names in this Anglo-Dutch company's stable are Ragu, Close-Up, Q-Tips & Wisk Unilever (Lever Brothers) |
#1234, aired 1990-01-04 | SHOW BIZ BUSINESS $300: In 1989 an Oscar was given to this film manufacturer in honor of its 100 years in the industry Eastman Kodak |
#1233, aired 1990-01-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: When this man went into business with James A. Bailey, it turned into a real 3-ring circus P.T. Barnum |
#1233, aired 1990-01-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This brush co. now has a mail order catalogue & retail stores as well as door-to-door salesmen the Fuller Brush Company |
#1233, aired 1990-01-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Tom Bodett says, "You can't get a hot facial mud pack" at this motel chain, but rooms go for about $24 a night Motel 6 |
#1233, aired 1990-01-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Citing what it called "very foolish" U.S. laws, Mobil agreed to sell its operations in this country South Africa |
#1233, aired 1990-01-03 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: This state that's had banking problems has about 1,500 different banks, compared to 157 in Japan Texas |
#1220, aired 1989-12-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Visa's new ads ask "Why is this card green?" & give the answer "Envy" American Express |
#1220, aired 1989-12-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: General Mills is letting the health-conscious public know the "O" in Cheerios stands for this oats |
#1220, aired 1989-12-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: You can order these desert items with your own message inside from the Peking Noodle Company in L.A. fortune cookies |
#1207, aired 1989-11-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Larry the Lobster is the mascot of this seafood restaurant chain, the world's largest Red Lobster |
#1207, aired 1989-11-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Merck & Co., Inc. is the largest manufacturer in this field pharmaceuticals |
#1207, aired 1989-11-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: By the time NYC showered Lucky Lindy with this stuff, the NYSE had been using it for 60 years ticker tape |
#1207, aired 1989-11-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: To avoid a hostile takeover in 1988, this airline sold its Hertz, Hilton International & Westin Units United |
#1207, aired 1989-11-28 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Named for its founder, this chain sells more women's fashions than any other department store J. C. Penney's |
#1202, aired 1989-11-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This 3rd largest U.S. automaker recently bought Thrifty, the 5th largest car rental company Chrysler |
#1202, aired 1989-11-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Dual health insurance company sometimes called "the blues" Blue Cross Blue Shield |
#1202, aired 1989-11-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: To get closer to the market, Bally will move its gaming equipment mfg. from Illinois to this state Nevada |
#1202, aired 1989-11-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: A suit was filed in Italy against Brown & Williamson for using this island's name for a cigarette Capri |
#1202, aired 1989-11-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Benjamin Harrison's Postmaster Gen.; he founded one of the 1st U.S. dept. stores in Philadelphia Wanamaker |
#1195, aired 1989-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: U.S. pioneers in this industry include Little, Brown & Co., 1837 & Houghton Mifflin Co., 1832 Publishing |
#1195, aired 1989-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Nestle became "contented" when it acquired this company in 1985 Carnation |
#1195, aired 1989-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: These new Nabisco animal cookies were almost called "Grrrrahams" Teddy Grahams |
#1195, aired 1989-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Edward VII's authorization in 1901 allowed John Doulton's Co. to market porcelain under this name Royal Doulton |
#1195, aired 1989-11-10 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Catalog shoppers know Lillian Katz better by this name Lillian Vernon |
#1186, aired 1989-10-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Swamped with orders for its 747-400 jet, this company is borrowing workers from Lockheed Boeing |
#1186, aired 1989-10-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Amoco will begin a pilot program this year to make insulation from these items collected from McDonald's styrofoam (or polystyrene cups & containers) |
#1186, aired 1989-10-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: It's the biggest selling brand of beer in the U.S. Budweiser |
#1186, aired 1989-10-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The Hearst Corporation has plans to build a hotel near this California landmark San Simeon (the Hearst Castle) |
#1186, aired 1989-10-30 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1,000 (Daily Double): DuPont is doubling its capacity to produce Lycra, its brand name for this fiber used in bicycle pants spandex |
#1161, aired 1989-09-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1985 this country voluntarily limited car exports to the U.S. to 23 million a year Japan |
#1161, aired 1989-09-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This NYC avenue is synonymous with advertising, but only 2 of the top 16 ad agencies are located there Madison Avenue |
#1161, aired 1989-09-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: These products have been a top-selling product since Proctor & Gamble 1st marketed them in 1961 Pampers |
#1161, aired 1989-09-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company now sells Squirt, Vernors & its own cream soda, but it still sells more root beer than anything A&W |
#1161, aired 1989-09-25 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Co. announced its fee for its own buyout of this company was $75 million (RJR) Nabisco |
#1126, aired 1989-06-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: French company that's No. 1 in sales of sparkling mineral water in the U.S. Perrier |
#1126, aired 1989-06-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1988 the FAA awarded this co. a $3.5 billion contract to improve the air traffic control computer system IBM |
#1126, aired 1989-06-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Members of this "club" that started in 1926 have to indicate when they don't want a selection the Book of the Month club |
#1126, aired 1989-06-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Pharmacist Benjamin Green started this co. in 1944 after finding cocoa butter tanned his bald head Coppertone |
#1126, aired 1989-06-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Ultralock & Elna lock are makes of sergers which are used in conjunction with these machines sewing machines |
#1101, aired 1989-05-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In France it could be bought only in pharmacies until 1987; now it's used in diet drinks saccharin (any kind of artificial sweetener) |
#1101, aired 1989-05-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: United Airlines is saving $80,000 by eliminating these from martinis served on morning flights an olive |
#1101, aired 1989-05-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Former Miss America now selling chicken products under the "By George" label Phyllis George |
#1101, aired 1989-05-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: He's given America many cups of tea but was unable to win the America's Cup in 5 attempts (Sir Thomas) Lipton |
#1100, aired 1989-05-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: Memphis-based overnight delivery service that now has 10,000 drop off boxes similar to mailboxes Federal Express |
#1100, aired 1989-05-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500 (Daily Double): In February 1989 Sears closed over 800 stores for 42 hours to do this lower prices |
#1100, aired 1989-05-19 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Centered around 7th Avenue, it's NYC's largest manufacturing industry the Garment District (garment industry) |
#1067, aired 1989-04-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This No. 1 power tool maker provided a cordless lunar drill for Apollo 15 in 1971 Black & Decker |
#1067, aired 1989-04-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: A joint venture by Kodak & this company can put your favorite photo on the face of a new watch Timex |
#1053, aired 1989-03-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In June 1988 American Express got permission to open the 1st cash-dispensing ATMs in this country the Soviet Union |
#1053, aired 1989-03-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Kentucky leads the nation in the production of this mineral coal |
#1053, aired 1989-03-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This wife of TV's Lt. Cmdr. McHale makes & markets a skin care product to soften wrinkles Tova Borgnine |
#1053, aired 1989-03-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: In 1972 the Chicago & North Western became the only major U.S. RR with this type of ownership owned by the employees |
#1053, aired 1989-03-15 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: The 2 wealthiest New Yorkers, S.I. & Donald Newhouse, are leaders in this industry publishing |
#1043, aired 1989-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Dial Corporation has bought this detergent from U.S. Borax & Chemical Co., hee haw 20 Mule Team Borax |
#1043, aired 1989-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: The world's largest oil storage tanks belong to ARAMCO & are in this country Saudi Arabia |
#1043, aired 1989-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: DATs have arrived from Japan; stereo buffs know the initials stand for this digital audio tape |
#1043, aired 1989-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: RJR Nabisco dropped its ad agency after the agency publicized Northwest Airlines' banning this smoking |
#1043, aired 1989-03-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: The Ivory Coast is the world's biggest producer of these beans cocoa beans |
#1037, aired 1989-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This Minnesota co. known for encouraging employees' ideas, develops about 200 new products a year 3M |
#1037, aired 1989-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Frye boots, popular in the '60s & '70s, are now made by this company that lets U.B.U. Reeboks |
#1037, aired 1989-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: This designer who put Jackie Kennedy in a pillbox can't use his name on a label; only Revlon can Halston |
#1037, aired 1989-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Campbell's biggest U.S. competitor in the soup business is this brand with an Italian name Progresso |
#1037, aired 1989-02-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: U.S. paper money is printed on paper made by this Dalton, Mass. stationer founded in 1801 Crane |
#1004, aired 1989-01-05 | BUSINESS BIGGIES $400: In 1988 this U.S. car maker set an industry record with over $1.5 billion in quarterly earnings Ford |
#999, aired 1988-12-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Kodak stopped producing instant film & cameras due to infringement on this company's patents Polaroid |
#999, aired 1988-12-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This chocolate company has become the largest food conglomerate in the world Nestle |
#999, aired 1988-12-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: A 1986 U.S.-Japan agreement set prices on these electronic parts to avoid undercutting U.S. producers (computer) chips (semiconductors) |
#999, aired 1988-12-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: By 1879 this man controlled about 95% of the oil refining capacity of the U.S. Rockefeller |
#999, aired 1988-12-29 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: This nationwide shoe chain is a subsidiary of Woolworth's Kinney |
#983, aired 1988-12-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Hundreds were killed during this transportation strike in 1877, the 1st nationwide strike in the U.S. railroad strike |
#983, aired 1988-12-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: With foreign claims of over $1 trillion, this country is the world's largest creditor nation Japan |
#983, aired 1988-12-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: In the early '70s Standard Oil of New Jersey spent millions to change its name to this Exxon |
#983, aired 1988-12-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This Japanese co. has the same last 6 letters in its name as Firestone, whose tire business it's buying Bridgestone |
#983, aired 1988-12-07 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Corporations can't purchase a competitor's stock under this 1914 antitrust act which followed Sherman's the Clayton Act |
#971, aired 1988-11-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Though his name was the "G" in MGM, he was never part of that company Goldwyn |
#971, aired 1988-11-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This type of stock gets priority in receiving dividends but often lacks voting rights preferred stock |
#971, aired 1988-11-21 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: 48 of the 50 states provide unemployment compensation for a maximum duration of this many weeks 26 |
#956, aired 1988-10-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: In 1987 an average of 2 new products a day were introduced that could be cooked in this device microwave oven |
#956, aired 1988-10-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Warner Books' successful bid of $4.94 million won it the rights to publish this novel's sequel Gone with the Wind |
#956, aired 1988-10-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: This snack cake's inventor, Jimmy Dewar, ate 40,177 of them in his lifetime Hostess Twinkies |
#956, aired 1988-10-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: 80% of the world's supply of these are sold through De Beers diamonds |
#956, aired 1988-10-31 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Restaurateur Adolphe Alfred Rempp developed this powdered product in the late 1930s Adolph's Meat Tenderizer |
#938, aired 1988-10-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Guinness says this non-communist Asian country's railroad is the world's largest employer India |
#938, aired 1988-10-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: America's biggest dairy company, it's also No. 1 in pasta Borden |
#938, aired 1988-10-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: In 1900 the company owned by these siblings became 1st to pack coffee in vacuum cans Hills Brothers |
#938, aired 1988-10-05 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $2,000 (Daily Double): Most of Lee Iacocca's 1987 Chrysler salary, valued at $17.9 million, was "paid" to him in this form stock (options) |
#861, aired 1988-05-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: It was the 1st company to sell aspirin over the counter Bayer |
#861, aired 1988-05-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This company was absolutely, positively in charge of delivering the Olympic medals to Calgary sites Federal Express |
#861, aired 1988-05-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: E.T. might want to rent a car from National Car Rental, since as of January 1988 they include these (cellular) telephones |
#861, aired 1988-05-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: U.S. News & World Report calls it the world's largest & most secretive airline Aeroflot |
#835, aired 1988-04-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: there's only 1 steel mill in this large city, though 20% of American steel is made in its vicinity Pittsburgh |
#835, aired 1988-04-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Newsweek reports that of Chrysler, Ford & Toyota, this co. has the highest production cost per car Toyota |
#835, aired 1988-04-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The Concorde SST was built jointly by these 2 countries France & Great Britain |
#835, aired 1988-04-01 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Company that's America's biggest maker of both pinball & slot machies Bally |
#829, aired 1988-03-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This country is marketing an IBM PC/AT clone called the "Great Wall 0530" China |
#829, aired 1988-03-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: During 1986, 138 of these failed in the U.S., a post-Depression record banks |
#829, aired 1988-03-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: CPC Industries divides the world at the Rockies, so Asia gets "Best Foods" & Europe gets this mayonnaise Hellmann's |
#829, aired 1988-03-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: This trailer & equipment rental company is the nation's largest Yellow Pages advertiser U-Haul |
#829, aired 1988-03-24 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Willamette Industries claims they were 1st to put these names on the bottom of grocery bags the names of the workers who made the bags |
#818, aired 1988-03-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: Oral B Laboratories now offers toothpaste bearing these 2 Muppets' names Kermit the Frog & Miss Piggy |
#818, aired 1988-03-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: Criticized for its unfair trade advantage, Japan has agreed to shorten this, starting in 1988 their workweek |
#818, aired 1988-03-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: About 43% of all American cheese sold in the U.S. is made using the process invented by this cheese peddler Kraft |
#818, aired 1988-03-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: U-Haul is overhauling its fleet of trucks & trailers to combat stiff competition from this company Ryder |
#818, aired 1988-03-09 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $500: Recently, this liquor co. sold off many of its wine operations, including Paul Masson & Taylor Calif. Seagram's |
#810, aired 1988-02-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: For the Ayer Ad Agency, landing this fast food chain's account was a whopper of a deal Burger King |
#810, aired 1988-02-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: In August '87, DOT Secretary Elizabeth Dole asked 6 of them to publish realistic schedules airlines |
#810, aired 1988-02-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: With an interest rate of 13.5%, this co.'s Optima card set off a war in credit card industry American Express |
#810, aired 1988-02-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: Resembling a cross between a jukebox & soda vending machine, a VDM dispenses these video cassettes |
#810, aired 1988-02-26 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: Since The Gap took it over in 1983, this travel clothing store has grown from 2 to 83 stores Banana Republic |
#785, aired 1988-01-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: "Japan's #2 'eat out' company", they pronounce it "Ma-ku-do-na-ru-do" McDonald's |
#785, aired 1988-01-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Its stock symbol is "GW" & it owns the NY Rangers, Paramount Pictures, & No Nonsense hose Gulf & Western |
#785, aired 1988-01-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $600: Some 890 billion dollars are protected by the FSLIC, whose full name is this the Federal Savings & Loan Insurance Corporation |
#785, aired 1988-01-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800: This co. is called #3 U.S. producer of canned cat food, #2 in canned dog food & #1 for candy bars Mars |
#785, aired 1988-01-22 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $1000: After Kleenex & Huggies, it's said newsprint is their 3rd largest product Kimberly-Clark |
#771, aired 1988-01-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $100: This car company officially "died" on August 5, 1987, but was resurrected by Chrysler as the Eagle-Jeep Div. American Motors (AMC) |
#771, aired 1988-01-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: In 1932, Geo. G. Blaisdell named his new lighter "Zippo", after this late 19th century invention the zipper |
#771, aired 1988-01-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $300: The box of this Nabisco product was designed with a string so it could be used as a Christmas tree ornament animal crackers |
#771, aired 1988-01-04 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Launched August 6, 1987, "Old Fashioned Roadside Virgin Lemonade" is this star's latest product Paul Newman |
#760, aired 1987-12-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $200: This company makes "Lean Cuisine" for customers who might not be Stouffer's |
#760, aired 1987-12-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $400: Company which reportedly invested $27 million & 11 years of research to develop nylon DuPont |
#760, aired 1987-12-18 | BUSINESS & INDUSTRY $800 (Daily Double): A freeze in 12/83 has put this state, once 2nd to Fla., behind Calif. & Ariz. in grapefruit production Texas |