Multiple choice general knowledge

Which company derived its name from the creek that ran behind the house of co-founder John Warnock

  1. Bosch

  2. Lycos

  3. Adobe

  4. Kyocera
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Explanation

Adobe was named after Adobe Creek, which ran behind the house of co-founder John Warnock in Los Altos, California. The name 'Adobe' comes from the Spanish word for mudbrick, referencing the creek's name. Bosch, Lycos, and Kyocera have different naming origins - Bosch from its founder Robert Bosch, Lycos from Latin for wolf, and Kyocera from Kyoto + ceramics.

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