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Nerve Design Quiz: Test Your Knowledge.

Nerve has a pretty fun design issue online right now, and one of the highlights is a design quiz. I thought it was going to be all gravy, but I got...

Nerve has a pretty fun design issue online right now, and one of the highlights is a design quiz. I thought it was going to be all gravy, but I got some wrong.

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Here are some of the easier ones.

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Q: This font combines uppercase and lowercase letters into a single
character set, and is named after a German modernist design school of
the early twentieth century (not a British goth band).

A. Siouxie      
B. Cure        
C. Danse        
D. Bauhaus

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Q: The logo shown above, now the insignia of the New York Yankees, was
originally designed in 1887 by this jewelry company, which put it on a
medal given to a police officer shot in the line of duty.

A. De Beers    
B. Zales        
C. Jared        
D. Tiffany

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Q: Designer Ross Lovegrove has spent his career creating high-concept
industrial works like the lighting scheme above, but his best-known
creation is this iconic portable electronic device, patented in the
U.S. in 1978.

A. The Nintendo Gameboy        
B. Simon        
C. The cordless phone  
D. The Sony Walkman

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Q: This tuxedo-style suit for women was created in 1966 by Yves Saint
Laurent, and is credited with breaking the mold for androgynous
modern-day pantsuits and power suits.

A. Le Smoking  
B. Le Sizzle    
C. Le Pantaloons        
D. Le Roux

Go test more of your knowledges here. There are twenty of ’em.

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