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Arcane Advertising Trivia Quiz

When the commercials came on, many of us ran to the bathroom or fridge so you might have missed some of the following commercials, mascots and buzz words from the 1940s, 50s and 60s. See if you can recollect these early US adverts.

A multiple-choice quiz by nutmeglad. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
nutmeglad

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
180,548

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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3369

Awards
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Question 1 of 10

1. "_______________, a little dab'll do ya." A little dab of what? Hint

Joy (dish detergent)

Brylcreem

Coppertone

Sen-Sen

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Question 2 of 10

2. "B-O-N-O-M-O, oh, oh oh, that's ______________". Remember the jingle? Then you should be able to fill in the blank. Hint

one fine spaghetti sauce (in thick Italian accent)

sparklin' clean

turkish taffy

all you need to fight grease

3. Remember The White Knight, a guy in full knight's armor, on the back of a white horse charging through suburbia, pointing that lance at dirt and making it vanish? Very Freudian, but what product did he represent? Hint

Brillo Soap Pads

Hoover vacs

Cheer

Ajax Laundry Detergent

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Question 4 of 10

4. Markie Maypo shilled for a maple-flavored breakfast cereal. What was Markie's well-known catchphrase? Hint

"Maypo's for Me"

"I want my Maypo"!

"Me and My Mapo"

"Where's my Maypo?"

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the last name of Bert and Harry? Hint

Post

Miller

Piel

Pabst

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Question 6 of 10

6. Throughout the 60's, child-star Jane Withers played this icon of arcane advertising. Can you name her? Hint

Madge the Manicurist

Mrs. Paul (of fishstick fame)

Betty Crocker

Josephine the Plumber

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Question 7 of 10

7. "I'd walk a mile for a __________". Can you fill in the blank? Hint

Camel

Lucky Strike

McDonalds

Cracker Jack

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Question 8 of 10

8. Prior to the dancing California raisins, who developed a series of brilliant ads pushing California prunes. (Today the pits, tomorrow the wrinkles!) Hint

Buck Henry

James L. Brooks

London Lee

Stan Freberg

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Question 9 of 10

9. Back in the dark ages of TV, corporations sponsored entire programs. Who was the sponsor of Milton Berle's early 50's TV show? Hint

Hallmark

Lucky Strike

Ford

Texaco

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Question 10 of 10

10. "See the USA in your Chevrolet." Who sang this little ditty for a whole lot of years? Hint

Art Linkletter

Loretta Young

Dinah Shore

Jack Benny

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "_______________, a little dab'll do ya." A little dab of what?

Answer: Brylcreem

No greasy kid stuff for me. But to get that duck's _____ looking oh so fine, you needed a little dab of this hair goo.

2. "B-O-N-O-M-O, oh, oh oh, that's ______________". Remember the jingle? Then you should be able to fill in the blank.

Answer: turkish taffy

What a great idea, turkish taffy. One bar could pull out a couple of fillings. Do they still make this stuff or did the FDA pull it for contributing to tooth decay?

Answer: Ajax Laundry Detergent

Back in the 50's and 60's, there was nothing, nothing as embarrassing as hanging dingy laundry on the line. Some women were ostracized from their communities for this offense but the white knight would come to their aid.

4. Markie Maypo shilled for a maple-flavored breakfast cereal. What was Markie's well-known catchphrase?

Answer: "I want my Maypo"!

An 50's kid show icon, Markie was a crudely drawn animation, but kind of a yuck. But the signature line, said in a demanding way, was quite annoying. For those of you interested, after years of therapy and behavior modification, Markie now works at a local DMV.

5. What was the last name of Bert and Harry?

Answer: Piel

Throughout the 50's and 60's, Harry and Bert Piel were the cartoon spokesmen for Piel's beer. A great campaign, not unlike the current Redbull commercials. Good fun.

6. Throughout the 60's, child-star Jane Withers played this icon of arcane advertising. Can you name her?

Answer: Josephine the Plumber

Withers made more money playing this character than she did in her entire movie career.

7. "I'd walk a mile for a __________". Can you fill in the blank?

Answer: Camel

Back in the days when smoking was chic and tobacco ads ran on TV, this was the predecessor to Joe Camel.

8. Prior to the dancing California raisins, who developed a series of brilliant ads pushing California prunes. (Today the pits, tomorrow the wrinkles!)

Answer: Stan Freberg

All through the 60's and 70's, Stan Freiberg was a comic and marketing genius. His ads were always understated and slyly humorous. A true genius you can hear on any of his many comedy albums. Worth a listen.

9. Back in the dark ages of TV, corporations sponsored entire programs. Who was the sponsor of Milton Berle's early 50's TV show?

Answer: Texaco

The Texaco Star Theater starring a grown man in drag smoking a stogie as big as his...foot. He made the act last a lot longer than most. When was the last time you heard mention of London Lee?

10. "See the USA in your Chevrolet." Who sang this little ditty for a whole lot of years?

Answer: Dinah Shore

Yep, Burt Reynold's main squeeze for a while sang this on her weekly show, aptly named "The Dinah Shore Show". They just don't make 'em like that anymore.

Source: Author nutmeglad

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