YOUNG AND RESTLESS Features

Y&R: Jabot Cosmetics

— By Janet Di Lauro

Move over, Chanel and Estée Lauder! The cosmetics company of choice for citizens of Genoa City has long been Jabot. Test your knowledge on one of the longest running companies in the history of THE YOUNG AND THE RESTLESS by taking the following quiz.

1. John (Jerry Douglas), Jill (Jess Walton) Jack (Peter Bergman) and Drucilla (Victoria Rowell) at the office — JPI

   Who founded Jabot Cosmetics?
2. John considered selling the company in the 1980s, but changed his mind. Why?
3. Why did John originally fire Jack from Jabot?
4. John replaced Jack with whom?
5. Upon divorcing Jill, John anted up a settlement that included a chunk of the Jabot conglomerate. Exactly what was Jill awarded?
6. What was the name of the company's original teen line, for which Cricket Blair modeled?
7. In 1990, Jack convinced John to sell Jabot shares on the stock market. How did the plan backfire?

8. John and Ashley (Eileen Davidson) in the lab — JPI

   What befell John as a result of the above?
9. In 1999, Jabot came out with a new teen line. What was it called?
10. Which four teens were part of the line's summer promotion that included a 24-hour Web site where people could see what they were doing?
11. When Newman bought Satine Cosmetics, a company whose products were designed for African-American women, Jabot came up with its own line. What was it called?
12. What was the name of the chemist Drucilla helped lure to Jabot from Satine?
13. In the end, Satine, which had been renamed Safra, proved a huge hit, while the Abbott line failed due to Victor's shenanigans. What did he do?

14. Brad (Don Diamont), Jack and Ashley talk things over — JPI

    Who did Jack get to invest in Jabot in hopes of saving the struggling company?
15. When Jack's plan didn't turn things around, Ashley hired a consultant in hopes of saving Jabot. Who was it?
16. Before filing for Chapter 11 protection, a last-minute decision was made to sell a portion of Jabot. How much, and to whom?
17. What was the name of the new face cream developed by Ashley that Gloria decided to poison as part of a complicated plot to prove her worth to Jabot?
18. What was the name of the woman whose family filed a lawsuit against Jabot as a consequence of Gloria's shenanigans?
19. To appeal to new customers, Jabot launched a contest,which Lily Winters ended up winning. What was it called?

ANSWERS

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