Q 01/05

Nike takes its name from the Greek goddess of what?

A) Victory

B) Speed

C) Wisdom

D) The hunt

Answer · why

A) Victory

In Hesiod she is a daughter of Styx who sided with Zeus against the Titans, so Zeus kept her at his side ever after.

Q 02/05

Under what name was Nike founded in 1964?

A) Oregon Track Company

B) Blue Ribbon Sports

C) Swoosh Athletics

D) Pacific Footwear

Answer · why

B) Blue Ribbon Sports

It became Nike, Inc. on 30 May 1971; the founders were an Oregon runner and his coach.

Q 03/05

Nike's two co-founders were Phil Knight and which University of Oregon track coach?

A) Steve Prefontaine

B) Bill Hayward

C) Bill Bowerman

D) Alberto Salazar

Answer · why

C) Bill Bowerman

Bowerman coached Oregon for 24 years, winning four NCAA team titles, and hated being called 'coach'.

Q 04/05

Before making its own shoes, the young company distributed running shoes from which Japanese maker?

A) Onitsuka Tiger

B) Mizuno Corp.

C) Yonex Sports

D) Asahi Shoe

Answer · why

A) Onitsuka Tiger

Knight sold most of the early pairs out of the boot of his car at track meets.

Q 05/05

How many pairs of shoes did the young company sell in its first year in business, 1964?

A) 1,300

B) 3,900

C) 13,000

D) 39,000

Answer · why

A) 1,300

That first year grossed just $8,000; the company reported revenue above $46 billion in fiscal 2022.