Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What is the common term for the phenomenon in which retailers begin their holiday sales before Black Friday?
It seems as though Christmas creeps further and further in advance of Black Friday every year.
- Fill In The Blank
2. Anti-capitalist magazine Adbusters created "Buy __________ Day" in 1992 to protest the rampant consumerism of Black Friday.
FUN FACT
"Tubthumping" (1997) British band Chumbawumba recorded a song titled "Buy Nothing Day" in 2004.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which of these popular animated series parodied "Game of Thrones" as a Black Friday sale at the mall in 2013?
FUN FACT
"Game of Thrones" (2011-2019) producers allegedly stopped having characters converse in gardens after "South Park"(1997-present) repeatedly skewered the trope in their 2013 "Black Friday" episode.
- Multiple Choice
4. Which of these states still has a law on the books banning retail stores from operating on Thanksgiving Day?
Rhode Island, Maine, and Massachusetts all have laws preventing retail stores from opening on Thanksgiving Day, thereby derailing any plans for early Black Friday deals.
- Multiple Choice
5. Which of these now defunct retailers used a conveyor belt in-store to deliver purchases to customers, making everyday shopping an event?
Service Merchandise was a department store with electronics, toys, and jewelry where after an item was purchased employees sent it down a conveyor belt to waiting customers.
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