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Sneakers 101

How Well Do You Really Know Your Sneakers?

By , About.com Guide

Sneakers 101
Many people that stay up-to-date with Nike releases don't even know what country Nike headquarters is located. Here's an undercover look at real sneaker knowledge from die-hard sneakerheads. We'll move on to the next question once someone lands one right.

1. Where is Nike headquarters located?

-Brad, age 36, from New York (has every Dunk ever put out):
"China."

-Alejandro, age 31, from Los Angeles (Air Jordan addict):
"NEW YORK!"

-Wes, age 24, from New York (has every Dunk ever put out):
"Aren't they out in Portland or some $$$$ like that?"

CORRECT.

1. Where is Adidas headquarters located?

-Stacey, age 32, from West Virginia (considers herself an old school B-girl):
"Italy or Spain."

-Trey Rich, age 27, from San Diego (maxes out credit cards on Air Maxes):
"Los Angeles off the 405 going towards Hollywood."

-Erin, age 23, from Austria (has Gazelles on right now):
"Same place as chocolate."

-Max, age 31, from Austin (sporting shelltoes with fat laces):
"New York."

-Ravi, age 35, from Australia (prefers Adidas over Puma):
"German nazis."

-Maneesha, age 31, from Austin (Ravi's fiance, wearing pink UGGS):
"Germany."

CORRECT.

1. Where is Puma headquarters located?

-Chris, age 32, from Detroit (has his own custom sneaker operation):
"Gosh, I don't know. The zoo!"

-Flowmaster, age 27, from Boston (takes part in B-Boy competitions):
"Aren't they in some Slavic country like Latvia or Ukraine?"

-Manu, age 34, from Belgium (has Euro Puma Limited Editions on now):
"Italy."

-Max, age 31, from Italy (wearing Puma boots):
"Spanish."

-Teli, age 29, from Singapore (wearing fake Puma somethings):
"Tell me! Now I want to know!"

-Karen, age 26, from New York (dressed goth with Converse):
"Adidas and Puma belong to two brothers that started together and sort of split because of Nazi tensions. Germany."

CORRECT.

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