We put together this short 10-question quiz to test your knowledge of retail POP displays. Take the quiz to find out if you know as much as you think you know. At the end of the quiz we provide answers with brief explanations as necessary.
1) Many POP displays are made of metal. In June of 2008, the price of steel per metric ton was $1265. What was the price per metric ton of steel in March 2016?
A) $1125
B) $90
C) $855
D) $1202
2) Which of the following wood floor shelf displays is designed for maximum material yield?
A) 32”W x 18”D x 50”H
B) 19.5”W x 13.25”D x 49.75”H
C) 13”W x 17”D x 52”H
D) 23.75”W x 15.75”D x 48”H
3) Which of the following processes is not used in plastic fabrication?
A) Injection Molding
B) Vacuum Forming
C) Contour Molding
D) Blow Molding
4) What does MDF stand for?
A) Medium Density Fiberboard
B) Multi Decking Freeboard
C) Moderate Décor Finish
D) None of the Above
5) Which of the following is an OSHA hook?
A)
B)
C)
D)
6) To determine dimensional weight for domestic shipping, which of the following package dimension formulas is correct?
A) Length x Width x Height
B) Length + Width + Height
C) 2 x Length + 0.5 x Width x Height
D) (Length x Width x Height) / 166
E) None of the Above
7) Bamboo is an environmentally friendly and highly sustainable material. While hardwoods can take up to 50 years to grow to maturity, some species of bamboo have been clocked to grow how many inches per day:
A) 36”
B) 4”
C) 12”
D) 24”
8) CMYK refers to the four inks used in some color printing. What do the letters CMYK stand for?
A) Color Matching Yield Key
B) Cyan Magenta Yellow Kelvin
C) Color Metric Yardstick Kit
D) Cyan Magenta Yellow Key
E) None of the Above
9) Which metal finish is most expensive?
A) Clear coating
B) Powder coating
C) Chrome plating
D) Zinc plating
10) Relative to incandescent light bulbs, LED lights:
A) Consume up 80% less energy
B) Last 50 times longer
C) Are resistant to heat, cold, and shock
D) All of the above
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1) B
2) D. Standard sheet good sizes are 48”x96” so maximizing material yield will reduce cost.
3) C
4) A
5) C
6) D
7) A
8) D. The “K” stands for key (black).
9) C. Chrome plating is the most expensive and most environmentally hazardous.
10) D
How did you do?
1) 9-10 correct answers= Varsity
2) 7-8 correct answers= Junior Varsity
3) 5-6 correct answers= Freshman
4) Less than 5 correct answers= Trainee
Jim Hollen is the owner and President of RICH LTD. (www.richltd.com), a 35+ year-old California-based point-of-purchase display, retail store fixture, and merchandising solutions firm which has been named among the Top 50 U.S. POP display companies for 9 consecutive years. A former management consultant with McKinsey & Co. and graduate of Stanford Business School, Jim Hollen has served more than 3000 brands and retailers over more than 20 years and has authored nearly 500 blogs and e-Books on a wide range of topics related to POP displays, store fixtures, and retail merchandising.
Jim has been to China more than 50 times and has worked directly with more than 30 factories in Asia across a broad range of material categories, including metal, wood, acrylic, injection molded and vacuum formed plastic, corrugated, glass, LED lighting, digital media player, and more. Jim Hollen also oversees RICH LTD.’s domestic manufacturing operation and has experience manufacturing, sourcing, and importing from numerous Asian countries as well as Vietnam and Mexico.
His experience working with brands and retailers spans more than 25 industries such as food and beverage, apparel, consumer electronics, cosmetics/beauty, sporting goods, automotive, pet, gifts and souvenirs, toys, wine and spirits, home improvement, jewelry, eyewear, footwear, consumer products, mass market retail, specialty retail, convenience stores, and numerous other product/retailer categories.