1. What was the original name of Mont Blanc?
a) Fine Mont Blanc GmbH
b) Zehr Gut Filler Pen Company
c) Simplo FillerPen Company
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The correct answer is Simplo FillerPen Company.
The company was originally called Simplo FillerPen Company. The company expanded its presence to Paris, London, and Barcelona three years after it was founded and was present in most of the fashionable capitals of Europe.
In 1934, the company's name was changed to Mont Blanc Simplo GmbH, after the tallest peak in Europe.
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The company was originally called Simplo FillerPen Company. The company expanded its presence to Paris, London, and Barcelona three years after it was founded and was present in most of the fashionable capitals of Europe.
In 1934, the company's name was changed to Mont Blanc Simplo GmbH, after the tallest peak in Europe.
2. Who founded Mont Blanc?
a) Claus-Johannes Voss, Christian Lausen and Wilhelm Dziambor
b) Gregory Schroeder, Karl L. Hartmann and Pater Mark Thamert
c) Walter Rudolf, Edzhard Schmidt-Jorzig and Kazimierz Lankosz
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The correct answer is Claus-Johannes Voss, Christian Lansen and Wilhelm Dziambor.
Three Germans founded the company in 1906 -- Hamburg-based stationer Claus-Johannes Voss, Hamburg banker Christian Lansen and a Berlin engineer Wilhelm Dziambor. The company's international headquarter is in Hamburg.
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Three Germans founded the company in 1906 -- Hamburg-based stationer Claus-Johannes Voss, Hamburg banker Christian Lausen and a Berlin engineer Wilhelm Dziambor. The company's international headquarter is in Hamburg.
3. When did the company formally adopt the Monc Blanc Star as its brand logo?
a) 1906
b) 1912
c) 1913
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The correct answer is 1913.
In 1913, the now ubiquitous Mont Blanc star became the company logo and it resembles the top of a snow capped mountain peak.
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In 1913, the now ubiquitous Mont Blanc star became the company logo and it resembles the top of a snow capped mountain peak.
4. Mont Blanc unveiled its most famous pen brand in 1924 and the brand continues to be popular even today, though the company has introduced other pen brands over the last couple of decades. Which is this brand?
a) The Meisterstück
b) The Bohème
c) The Mozart
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The correct answer is The Meisterstück.
The Meisterstück continues to be the quintessential Mont Blanc. The pen that was first unveiled in 1924 continues to be one of the best selling products and it has over the years spawned a Meisterstück line of fine writing instruments.
Other new writing instrument lines from Mont Blanc include Star Walker and Bohème.
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The Meisterstück continues to be the quintessential Mont Blanc. The pen that was first unveiled in 1924 continues to be one of the best selling products and it has over the years spawned a Meisterstück line of fine writing instruments.
Other new writing instrument lines from Mont Blanc include Star Walker and Bohème.
5. When did Mont Blanc extend the Meisterstück line?
a) 1962
b) 1974
c) 1995
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The correct answer is 1995.
Seventy-one years after the first Meisterstück writing instrument was produced, Mont Blanc introduced the Meisterstück line of large leather collections for business and travel.
In 1996, Meisterstück entered the jewellery line and came out with personal accessories for men.
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Seventy-one years after the first Meisterstück writing instrument was produced, Mont Blanc introduced the Meisterstück line of large leather collections for business and travel.
In 1996, Meisterstück entered the jewellery line and came out with personal accessories for men.