Which brand does not give names to the shoes it sells?
August 19, 2008
1. Which shoe brand does Indian cricket Mahendra Singh Dhoni endorse? (Please refer to the pic to the left)
a) Nike
b) Adidas
c) Reebok
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The correct answer is Reebok.
Dhoni uses Reebok cricket shoes and cricket bats. Their new print campaign, Your Move, features Dhoni along with Yuvraj Singh and Bipasha Basu. Photograph: S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images
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Dhoni uses Reebok cricket shoes and cricket bats. Their new print campaign, Your Move, features Dhoni along with Yuvraj Singh and Bipasha Basu. Photograph: S Kodikara/AFP/Getty Images
2. Which was the first trainer to use an air bubble in the heel of the shoe?
a) ClimaCool, Adidas
b) Special Classic, Puma
c) Nike Air
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The correct answer is Nike Air.
Introduced in 1979, Nike Air was the first trainer to incorporate an air bubble into the heel of the shoe. Its phenomenal success led Nike's rivals to develop cushioned heels of their own.
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Introduced in 1979, Nike Air was the first trainer to incorporate an air bubble into the heel of the shoe. Its phenomenal success led Nike's rivals to develop cushioned heels of their own.
3. Which brand does not give names to the shoes it sells?
a) New Balance
b) Puma
c) Reebok
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The correct answer is New Balance.
New Balance does not give names to the shoes it sells, instead referring to them by a 2, 3, or 4 digit model number. When a shoe is redesigned, the model number is increased by one.
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New Balance does not give names to the shoes it sells, instead referring to them by a 2, 3, or 4 digit model number. When a shoe is redesigned, the model number is increased by one.
4. Which famous sports shoe brand founder was responsible for putting spikes on shoes?
a) Adolf Dassler
b) Bill Bowerman
c) Joseph William Foster
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The correct answer is Joseph William Foster.
In the late 1890s a British company called J W Foster and Sons (now known as Reebok) developed some of the earliest known running shoes with spikes in them because the company's founder, Joseph William Foster, had a passion for running and wanted to develop a shoe that would help increase his speed.
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In the late 1890s a British company called J W Foster and Sons (now known as Reebok) developed some of the earliest known running shoes with spikes in them because the company's founder, Joseph William Foster, had a passion for running and wanted to develop a shoe that would help increase his speed.
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