Which glass company designed the 1915 Coca-Cola bottle?

Which glass company designed the 1915 Coca-Cola bottle?

Can you name the Indiana glass company that designed the famous contoured Coca-Cola bottle in 1915? Test your pop culture design trivia knowledge.

Chapter 1

Real people behind beloved characters

Chapter 2

Nature and beasts behind monster icons

Chapter 3

Historical regimes and conflicts behind fantasy worlds

Chapter 4

Everyday foods and objects that sparked legendary designs

Ch 4 · Everyday foods and objects that sparked legendary designs
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schopenhauer A stack of tires that became the Michelin Man

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schopenhauer Fungi and plumbing tools that shaped Mario

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schopenhauer The missing pizza slice that made Pac-Man

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schopenhauer Delicious Icons

A slice of pizza gave Pac-Man his bite, A sweet rice cake made Pikachu bright!

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schopenhauer A mistaken cocoa pod shaped Coca-Cola

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A stack of tires that became the Michelin Man

schopenhauer Edouard Michelin saw a pile of tires in 1894 and thought it looked like a man without arms.

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Fun Fact

Michelin Man's original color: The Michelin Man was originally white because tires were not colored black with carbon chemicals until 1912.

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Fungi and plumbing tools that shaped Mario

schopenhauer Shigeru Miyamoto's design of Super Mario was dictated by the pixel limits of 1980s arcade hardware.

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Glossary
pizza (noun)
A dish of Italian origin consisting of a flat, round base of dough baked with toppings. In 1979, Toru Iwatani created the character Pac-Man after viewing a pizza missing a single slice.

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Quiz

What was the original color of the Michelin Man, Bibendum, when he was first created?

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Gossip

Which everyday object origin story blew your mind the most?

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BETA

schopenhauer Humble Sparks

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What was Super Mario's original profession in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong before he became a plumber?

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Which glass company designed the famous contoured Coca-Cola bottle in Indiana in 1915?

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In what year was the classic video game Pac-Man released in arcades, introducing the pizza-inspired character?

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What everyday object did Edouard Michelin see in 1894 that inspired the creation of the Michelin Man?

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Quiz

What food item inspired game designer Toru Iwatani to create the iconic shape of Pac-Man?

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Quiz

What natural object's illustration inspired the design of the iconic Coca-Cola contour bottle in 1915?

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Why does Super Mario wear a mustache and a hat in his original 1981 design?

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