February 27 QoD -- "Trademarks"

[NellyLunatic1980]

Top o' the mornin'® to everybody! Yes, I know, that's earendel's trademark. I'm just using that to introduce the very first round of my third installment of the QoD, which will be on trademarks. Not Bored trademarks, but actual trademarks. So many words in our everyday conversations are brand names or registered trademarks. Below is a list of common English words. You must tell me if they are currently "trademarked" or not. Each correct yes/no is worth 1 point. The bonus is worth 5 points.

This question is open until Thursday at 6 PM Eastern.

1. Styrofoam
2. Lucite
3. Velcro
4. Uzi
5. Aspirin
6. Zamboni
7. Galoshes
8. Rayon
9. Teflon
10. Maraschino
11. Cellophane
12. Kevlar
13. Popsicle
14. Polyester
15. Formica

BONUS
Spandex

[megaaddict]

Spoiler

Only know one of these for sure. Gotta make sure I have some kleenex on hand when the scores come out.

1. Styrofoam - no
2. Lucite - yes
3. Velcro - no
4. Uzi - no
5. Aspirin - no
6. Zamboni - yes
7. Galoshes - no
8. Rayon - no
9. Teflon - no
10. Maraschino - no
11. Cellophane - no
12. Kevlar - yes
13. Popsicle - yes
14. Polyester - no
15. Formica - yes

BONUS
Spandex - yes

[MarleysGh0st]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam - Yes
2. Lucite - Yes
3. Velcro - Yes
4. Uzi - Yes
5. Aspirin - No
6. Zamboni - Yes
7. Galoshes - No
8. Rayon - No
9. Teflon - Yes
10. Maraschino - No
11. Cellophane - No
12. Kevlar - Yes
13. Popsicle - Yes
14. Polyester - No
15. Formica - Yes

BONUS
Spandex - Yes

[plasticene]

Spoiler

I'll put my answers to the left, to make them easier to check.

N 1. Styrofoam
Y 2. Lucite
Y 3. Velcro
Y 4. Uzi
N 5. Aspirin
Y 6. Zamboni
N 7. Galoshes
N 8. Rayon
Y 9. Teflon
N 10. Maraschino
N 11. Cellophane
Y 12. Kevlar
Y 13. Popsicle
N 14. Polyester
Y 15. Formica

BONUS
Y Spandex

[mikehardware]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam - Yes
2. Lucite - Yes
3. Velcro - No
4. Uzi - Yes
5. Aspirin - No
6. Zamboni - Yes
7. Galoshes - No
8. Rayon - Yes
9. Teflon - No
10. Maraschino - Yes
11. Cellophane - No
12. Kevlar - Yes
13. Popsicle - Yes
14. Polyester - No
15. Formica - Yes

BONUS
Spandex - Yes

[Rexer25]

Spoiler

1. no
2. yes
3. no
4. yes
5. no
6. yes
7. no
8. no
9. yes
10. no
11. no
12. yes
13. yes
14. no
15. yes

Bonus: yes

[jarnon]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam NO
2. Lucite YES
3. Velcro YES
4. Uzi NO
5. Aspirin NO
6. Zamboni YES
7. Galoshes NO
8. Rayon NO
9. Teflon YES
10. Maraschino NO
11. Cellophane NO
12. Kevlar YES
13. Popsicle YES
14. Polyester NO
15. Formica YES

BONUS
Spandex YES

[littlebeast13]

Spoiler

I see nothing about penalties for wrong answers in the rules, so I'm SWAGing away.....


1. Styrofoam - Y
2. Lucite - Y
3. Velcro - N
4. Uzi - N
5. Aspirin - N
6. Zamboni - Y
7. Galoshes - N
8. Rayon - N
9. Teflon - Y
10. Maraschino - Y
11. Cellophane - N
12. Kevlar - Y
13. Popsicle - Y
14. Polyester - N
15. Formica - Y

[andrewjackson]

Spoiler

1. Yes
2. Yes
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. Yes
7. No
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. No
11. No
12. Yes
13. No
14. No
15. Yes

BONUS
No

[trevor_macfee]

Interesting game - thanks!

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam - N
2. Lucite - Y
3. Velcro - Y
4. Uzi - Y
5. Aspirin - N
6. Zamboni - Y
7. Galoshes - N
8. Rayon - Y
9. Teflon - Y
10. Maraschino - N
11. Cellophane - N (or those noodles are in trouble)
12. Kevlar - Y
13. Popsicle - N
14. Polyester - N
15. Formica - Y

Bonus - Spandex - Y

Lots of guesses.

[NellyLunatic1980]

beast is correct--there are no penalties for wrong answers.

[Catfish]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam Yes
2. Lucite Yes
3. Velcro Yes
4. Uzi Yes
5. Aspirin No
6. Zamboni Yes
7. Galoshes No
8. Rayon No
9. Teflon Yes
10. Maraschino No
11. Cellophane No
12. Kevlar Yes
13. Popsicle Yes
14. Polyester No
15. Formica Yes

BONUS
Spandex No

[tanstaafl2]

Trademark in the US or anywhere? At least one comes to mind that varies from place to place.

[nitrah55]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam N
2. Lucite Y
3. Velcro Y
4. Uzi Y
5. Aspirin N
6. Zamboni Y
7. Galoshes N
8. Rayon N
9. Teflon Y
10. Maraschino N
11. Cellophane N
12. Kevlar Y
13. Popsicle Y
14. Polyester N
15. Formica Y

BONUS
Spandex Y

[NellyLunatic1980]

Trademark in the US or anywhere? At least one comes to mind that varies from place to place.

Trademark anywhere, but I will give credit for any name that can legally be answered with both yes and no. One name can indeed be both yes and no, and that was intentional.

[themanintheseersuckersuit]

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1. Styrofoam yes
2. Lucite yes
3. Velcro yes
4. Uzi yes
5. Aspirin no in U.S. yes in Germany
6. Zamboni yes
7. Galoshes no
8. Rayon no
9. Teflon yes
10. Maraschino no
11. Cellophane no
12. Kevlar yes
13. Popsicle yes
14. Polyester no
15. Formica no

BONUS
Spandex This is a bit of a stretch but I'll say yes

[wintergreen48]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam = Yes
2. Lucite = Yes
3. Velcro = Yes
4. Uzi = Yes
5. Aspirin = No
6. Zamboni = Yes
7. Galoshes = No
8. Rayon = No
9. Teflon = Yes
10. Maraschino = No
11. Cellophane = No
12. Kevlar = Yes
13. Popsicle = Yes
14. Polyester = No
15. Formica = Yes

BONUS
Spandex = Yes

[ne1410s]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam -yes
2. Lucite -yes
3. Velcro -yes
4. Uzi -no
5. Aspirin -no
6. Zamboni -yes
7. Galoshes-no
8. Rayon -no
9. Teflon -yes
10. Maraschino -no
11. Cellophane -no
12. Kevlar -yes
13. Popsicle -yes
14. Polyester -no
15. Formica -yes

BONUS
Spandex-yes

WAGs everyone

edited cuz I forgot #1

[tlynn78]

Spoiler

1. Y
2. Y
3. Y
4. N
5. N
6. Y
7. N
8. N
9. Y
10. N
11. N
12. Y
13. Y
14. N
15. Y

And, YAY for QoD!


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[gsabc]

Spoiler

1. no
2. yes
3. yes (one of their plants is just down the street)
4. yes
5. no
6. yes
7. no
8. yes
9. yes (and the DuPont lawyers will send you a nice letter if you forget to capitalize it)
10. no
11. no
12. yes
13. yes
14. no
15. yes
Bonus. yes

[TheConfessor]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam YES
2. Lucite YES
3. Velcro YES
4. Uzi YES
5. Aspirin NO (ALTHOUGH I THINK I'VE READ THAT BAYER STILL OWNS THE TRADEMARK IN GERMANY, BUT NOT IN THE USA, SO I'M NOT SURE IF THAT COUNTS OR NOT)
6. Zamboni YES
7. Galoshes NO
8. Rayon YES
9. Teflon YES
10. Maraschino NO
11. Cellophane NO
12. Kevlar YES
13. Popsicle YES
14. Polyester NO
15. Formica YES

BONUS
Spandex YES

[mrkelley23]

Top o' the mornin'® to everybody! Yes, I know, that's earendel's trademark. I'm just using that to introduce the very first round of my third installment of the QoD, which will be on trademarks. Not Bored trademarks, but actual trademarks. So many words in our everyday conversations are brand names or registered trademarks. Below is a list of common English words. You must tell me if they are currently "trademarked" or not. Each correct yes/no is worth 1 point. The bonus is worth 5 points.

This question is open until Thursday at 6 PM Eastern.

1. Styrofoam
2. Lucite
3. Velcro
4. Uzi
5. Aspirin
6. Zamboni
7. Galoshes
8. Rayon
9. Teflon
10. Maraschino
11. Cellophane
12. Kevlar
13. Popsicle
14. Polyester
15. Formica

BONUS
Spandex

Spoiler

1. Yes
2. No
3. No
4. Yes
5. No
6. No
7. No
8. Yes
9. Yes
10. No
11. No
12. Yes
13. No
14. Yes
15. Yes

Bonus: Yes

All total WAGs.

[Greyhound Dude]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam - YES
2. Lucite - YES
3. Velcro - YES
4. Uzi - YES
5. Aspirin - NO
6. Zamboni - YES
7. Galoshes - NO
8. Rayon - NO
9. Teflon - YES
10. Maraschino - YES
11. Cellophane - NO
12. Kevlar - YES
13. Popsicle - YES
14. Polyester - NO
15. Formica - YES

BONUS
Spandex - YES

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[DadofTwins]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam -- Y
2. Lucite -- N
3. Velcro -- Y
4. Uzi -- N
5. Aspirin -- N
6. Zamboni -- N
7. Galoshes -- N
8. Rayon -- Y
9. Teflon -- Y
10. Maraschino -- N
11. Cellophane -- N
12. Kevlar -- Y
13. Popsicle -- Y
14. Polyester -- N
15. Formica -- Y

BONUS
Spandex -- Y

[peacock2121]

Spoiler

1. Styrofoam - yes
2. Lucite - yes
3. Velcro - yes
4. Uzi - no
5. Aspirin - no
6. Zamboni - yes
7. Galoshes - no
8. Rayon - no
9. Teflon - yes
10. Maraschino - no
11. Cellophane - no
12. Kevlar - yes
13. Popsicle - yes
14. Polyester - no
15. Formica - yes

BONUS
Spandex - no