Q 01/05

Old Navy got its name from a bar that Gap's president walked past in which city?

A) Amsterdam

B) Paris

C) Lisbon

D) Copenhagen

Answer · why

B) Paris

Paris gave the chain its name when Gap's boss spotted a bar called Old Navy on a walk. The stores had first opened in 1993 under the plainer banner Ga...

Q 02/05

Old Navy's first shops took their carts and checkout impulse buys from which kind of retailer?

A) Pharmacies

B) Bookstores

C) Supermarkets

D) Garden centers

Answer · why

C) Supermarkets

Supermarkets were the deliberate model, right down to the flowing aisles. Concrete floors and metal shelving added a warehouse feel that set the chain...

Q 03/05

Which reality TV star sued Old Navy in 2011, saying a commercial had used a look-alike of her?

A) Lauren Conrad

B) Nicole Richie

C) Audrina Patridge

D) Kim Kardashian

Answer · why

D) Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian filed a $20 million suit over an advert starring Melissa Molinaro. The two sides reached an out-of-court settlement the following year.

Q 04/05

Old Navy bought a 30-second commercial during the 1998 series finale of which hit NBC sitcom?

A) Seinfeld

B) Frasier

C) Friends

D) Mad About You

Answer · why

A) Seinfeld

Seinfeld's farewell cost advertisers $1.7 million per half-minute, more than that year's Super Bowl. Old Navy's spot, titled Woof, starred Joan Collin...

Q 05/05

Old Navy sparked a shopping frenzy in 2005 by pricing which summer footwear at one dollar a pair?

A) Espadrilles

B) Jelly sandals

C) Flip-flops

D) Canvas sneakers

Answer · why

C) Flip-flops

Flip-flops at a dollar a pair caused what the company itself calls a frenzy. The sandal even names a staff honour: employees who embody the Old Navy s...