Knockoff Brands
Find out which products were the ultimate winners in this trivia tribute to famous brands and their less costly imitations.
15 questions · Published November 17, 2025
Trivia questions (5 of 15)
- Multiple Choice
1. What Apple product is well known today despite launching seven years after the Microsoft Tablet PC?
The iPad, released by Apple in 2010, revolutionized tablet computing. While Microsoft introduced the Tablet PC concept in 2003, it was the elegant and simplified iPad that truly popularized the tablet format globally.
- Multiple Choice
2. What is the name of the online "Scrabble" knock-off that took the world by storm in 2009?
FUN FACT
"Words with Friends" became such a massive success that Hasbro, producers of "Scrabble", developed a physical board game edition of "Words with Friends" in 2012.
- Multiple Choice
3. Which of these is the original sandwich cookie, overtaken by its competitor and imitator, the Oreo?
The Hydrox sandwich cookie was a big hit when released in 1908. Consequently, competitor Nabisco introduced the Oreo sandwich cookie in 1912 that quickly overtook Hydrox cookies in popularity.
- Fill In The Blank
4. Dr. _______ is a type of soda with many knock off brands, none of which are considered a cola, root beer, or fruit drink by the FDA.
FUN FACT
Dr. Pepper, along with imitation products like Dr. Faygo, Dr. Shasta, and others are considered their own category of "pepper soda" by the FDA.
- Multiple Choice
5. What movie, shown here, was eclipsed in popularity by the similarly themed "Armageddon" in the summer of 1998?
"Deep Impact" and "Armageddon" are both classic disaster films from 1998 featuring Earth-threatening celestial objects. While "Armageddon," directed by Michael Bay, became a blockbuster with its explosive action and star-studded cast, "Deep Impact" focused more on emotional depth and family relationships amidst an asteroid collision threat.
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