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1800Mattress.com - Quiz
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  • 1. What was the former name of 1800Mattress.com?
A) Mattress Firm Express
B) Sleepy's Direct
C) College Furniture Discounters
D) Dial-A-Mattress
  • 2. In which city was 1800Mattress.com headquartered?
A) Boston, Massachusetts
B) Washington, D.C.
C) Hicksville, New York
D) Jamaica, Queens
  • 3. What was the famous slogan used in the company's ads?
A) leave off the last S for savings
B) call now for free delivery
C) sleep better for less money
D) mattresses delivered overnight
  • 4. Who founded Dial-A-Mattress in 1976?
A) Luis Barragan
B) Sleepy's founder
C) Napoleon Barragan
D) Andy Vallario
  • 5. What business inspired Napoleon Barragan to create a phone-based mattress company?
A) Dial-A-Pizza
B) Avon products
C) College Furniture Discounters
D) Dial-A-Steak
  • 6. In what year did Napoleon Barragan open 1-800-Matress?
A) 1976
B) 1978
C) 1999
D) 1988
  • 7. How many employees did the company have when it first opened in 1978?
A) Fifteen
B) Three
C) One
D) Eight
  • 8. Which newspapers did the company use for its early advertisements?
A) The Village Voice and New York Post
B) USA Today and Washington Post
C) The New York Times and Wall Street Journal
D) New York Daily News and Boston Globe
  • 9. What special offer was provided in the early advertisements?
A) Free pillows
B) Free mattress frame
C) Free lifetime warranty
D) Free haul away
  • 10. In what year was the toll-free 800 number first promoted?
A) 1988
B) 1978
C) 1979
D) 1993
  • 11. Who wrote the familiar '1-800-Mattress' jingle?
A) Andy Vallario
B) Napoleon Barragan
C) An anonymous caller
D) Luis Barragan
  • 12. By August 1993, what were the company's annual sales?
A) $55 million
B) $30 million
C) $100 million
D) $10 million
  • 13. Why did Napoleon Barragan plead guilty to tax fraud in September 1994?
A) Failing to pay federal income tax
B) Under-reporting collected sales taxes
C) Embezzling from the company pension
D) Hiding overseas bank accounts
  • 14. When was 1800mattress.com launched?
A) 2007
B) 1993
C) 2005
D) 1999
  • 15. Who was named president and COO in 2002 to help move into online sales?
A) Napoleon Barragan
B) Luis Barragan
C) An outside consultant
D) Andy Vallario
  • 16. What was the company's annual sales peak in 2005?
A) $30 million
B) Under $10 million
C) In excess of $100 million
D) $55 million
  • 17. When did the company change its name to 1800mattress.com to reflect online growth?
A) May 2015
B) March 2007
C) March 2009
D) September 1994
  • 18. Which former rival company purchased the intellectual property rights to 1800Mattress.com in 2009?
A) Sleepy's
B) Mattress Firm
C) Dial-A-Steak
D) College Furniture Discounters
  • 19. How much did Sleepy's pay for the 1800Mattress.com intellectual property rights at auction?
A) $780 million
B) $100 million
C) $25 million
D) $1.7 million
  • 20. Which company acquired Sleepy's in 2015 for $780 million?
A) Media Results, Inc.
B) Dial-A-Mattress
C) Avon
D) Mattress Firm
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