Q 01/05

In which city is Target Corporation headquartered?

A) Minneapolis

B) Chicago

C) Seattle

D) Detroit

Answer · why

A) Minneapolis

Its downtown headquarters complex, built for about $260 million, houses roughly 6,000 office employees.

Q 02/05

What is the name of Target's dog mascot?

A) Spot

B) Bullseye

C) Archer

D) Dash

Answer · why

B) Bullseye

The role is always played by female bull terriers, with the logo painted around the left eye in non-toxic make-up.

Q 03/05

Target's canine mascot is what breed of dog?

A) Dalmatian

B) Jack Russell

C) Bull terrier

D) Whippet

Answer · why

C) Bull terrier

The original, an AKC champion nicknamed 'Smudgie', debuted in a 1999 commercial; several dogs share the part today.

Q 04/05

Where and when did the first Target store open?

A) Bloomington, Minnesota, 1956

B) Chicago, Illinois, 1965

C) Omaha, Nebraska, 1970

D) Roseville, Minnesota, 1962

Answer · why

D) Roseville, Minnesota, 1962

By the end of that first year there were four stores, all in Minnesota; the original site is now a SuperTarget.

Q 05/05

Target began as a discount offshoot of which Minnesota department-store company?

A) Dayton's

B) Hudson's

C) Marshall Field's

D) Mervyn's

Answer · why

A) Dayton's

George Dayton got into retail in 1902 by building a store for the Goodfellow Dry Goods company; the parent was renamed Target Corporation in 2000.