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