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Lost in Translation: The Curious Case of Brand Names
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Which major company had to rebrand its product in Finland because the original name translated to something inappropriate in Finnish?
Poll Type: Trivia | Total Votes: 0
| Option | Votes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| {'choice_text': "Microsoft's 'Bing' search engine (which sounded like the Finnish word for 'hell' or 'damnation')", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "Ford's 'Pinto' car (which meant 'male genitalia' in Finnish slang)", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "Honda's 'Fitta' car (which was a vulgar term for female genitalia in Swedish and Finnish)", 'is_correct': True} | 0 | 0% |
| {'choice_text': "Apple's 'Siri' assistant (which sounded like an offensive term in Finnish folklore)", 'is_correct': False} | 0 | 0% |