Saturday, June 9, 2007

Ad and Commercial Quotes - Random Trivia Questions

Reading about how MythTV detects commercials really got me thinking. I haven't really watched many television ads since I bought my first VCR about sixteen years ago. That is, I haven't watched many in real-time. The interruptions just whiz by in fast-play mode, and if they look interesting enough, I'll watch them once.

Alas, my childhood was spent without VCRs, and probably worse still, without remote controls. Which means that I had viewed umpteen million television ads by the time I left home for college. Some of the following questions cover recent pitches, but most of them go back to the golden era of "don't touch that dial" TV commercials. (Bonus question: what brand is most associated with the number of questions in this quiz?).

Ad and Commercial Quotes Questions

  • Q1) What product claims, "It's everywhere you want to be"?
  • Q2) What product would "Give your kids a fighting chance"?
  • Q3) What product asserted "A little dab'll do ya"?
  • Q4) Which branch of the U.S. military consists of "The Few, The Proud"?
  • Q5) What beverage wanted you to know, "It's not too sweet"?
  • Q6) "When it rains, it pours" what?
  • Q7) What candy's "Milk chocolate melts in your mouth - not in your hand"?
  • Q8) What product says, "It's the real thing"?
  • Q9) What beverage was introduced in 1978 to the Beach Boys song "Good Vibrations"?
  • Q10) "If it tastes like butter, but it's not, it's" what?
  • Q11) What restaurant wants you to "Head for the Border"?
  • Q12) What should I take if "I can't believe I ate the whole thing"?
  • Q13) What beverage comes in "Flavors Mother Nature never intended"?
  • Q14) What product's ads wondered, "Does she or doesn't she?"
  • Q15) What brand did Morris the Cat help sell?
  • Q16) What musical did Clairol borrow their "Wash that grey right outta your hair" jingle from?
  • Q17) What battery "Keeps going, and going, and going..."?
  • Q18) What company believes, "It takes a tough man to make a tender turkey"?
  • Q19) What beverage gives you "That frosty mug sensation"?
  • Q20) What airline's employees "Love to fly and it shows"?
  • Q21) What drink is "Good to the last drop"?
  • Q22) What company asked you to "Leave the driving to us"?
  • Q23) What cereal does Tony the Tiger think is "Great!!!"?
  • Q24) What car gives you "Fahrvergnugen"?
  • Q25) What champagne's TV commercial features "The Carol of the Bells" punctuated by clinking glasses?
  • Q26) What spaghetti sauce insists, "It's in there"?
  • Q27) Which branch of the U.S. military wanted you to "Be all that you can be"?
  • Q28) What consumer electronics company claims, "The quality goes in before the name goes on"?
  • Q29) Where should you "Let your fingers do the walking"?
  • Q30) What product does its maker hope that "Once you pop, you can't stop!"?
  • Q31) What hygiene product is "Strong Enough for a Man, pH Balanced for a Woman"?
  • Q32) What product suggested that you "Don't leave home without it"?
  • Q33) What gas company wants you to "Trust your car to the man who wears the star"?
  • Q34) What fast food chain empathized that "You deserve a break today"?
  • Q35) What product encouraged you to "Take it off. Take it all off"?
  • Q36) What company claimed, "We're number two. We try harder"?
  • Q37) What specific product did Spuds MacKenzie pitch?
  • Q38) What product is "M'm M'm Good"?
  • Q39) What car company musically hoped you'd take "Just one look" and buy?
  • Q40) What is "The ultimate driving machine"?
  • Q41) What laundry detergent specifically targeted "Ring around the collar"?
  • Q42) What company was wondering "Where's the beef?" in 1984?
  • Q43) What is "The best part of waking up"?
  • Q44) What product claimed, "If it tasted any fresher it would still be on the tree"?
  • Q45) What beverage is "The choice of a new Generation"?
  • Q46) What is "The mark of distinction"?
  • Q47) What consumer electronics company is "Just slightly ahead of our time".
  • Q48) What food brand believes you can "Bake someone happy"?
  • Q49) What beverage ordered you to "Obey Your Thirst"?
  • Q50) What snack suggested that you "Crunch all you want. We'll make more"?
  • Q51) Who wanted you to "Reach out and touch someone"?
  • Q52) What is "The Beer that Made Milwaukee Famous"?
  • Q53) What beer asks you to "Head for the mountains"?
  • Q54) Who promised, "We will sell no wine before its time"?
  • Q55) What fast food chain didn't mind if you told them to "Hold the pickles, hold the lettuce"?
  • Q56) What airline was "Something special in the air"?
  • Q57) What snack food challenged, "Betcha can't eat just one"?

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