Multiple choice general knowledge

H&M stands for

  1. Fashion & Model

  2. Hennez & Maurit

  3. Hennis & Mauritz

  4. Hennes & Mauritz
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Explanation

H&M is abbreviated from Hennes & Mauritz, named after founder Erling Persson's original store 'Hennes' (Swedish for 'hers') which later merged with Mauritz Widforss's store.

AI explanation

H&M stands for Hennes & Mauritz, the Swedish multinational fashion retailer founded in 1947 by Erling Persson as 'Hennes' (Swedish for 'hers'), which later merged with hunting/fishing retailer Mauritz Widforss in 1968 to become Hennes & Mauritz. The other options are near-miss misspellings (Hennez & Maurit, Hennis & Mauritz) or an invented backronym (Fashion & Model) that don't match the company's actual documented founding name.

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