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Quiz about South African Ads  Braaivleis Rugby Sunny Skies
Quiz about South African Ads  Braaivleis Rugby Sunny Skies

South African Ads: Braaivleis, Rugby, Sunny Skies Quiz


This quiz is about timeless South African commercials. These commercials have been embedded in many minds, and have influenced South African slang and idioms.

A multiple-choice quiz by 51percent. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
51percent
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
245,677
Updated
Jul 23 22
# Qns
10
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Avg Score
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which car brand claimed to be as South African as "braai-vleis, rubgy and sunny skies"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Give the reply to the South African ad statement: "There's no Cremora in the refrigerator." Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. "Eish" is one of those truly South African words meaning nothing, but conveying plenty. Which product made the word popular, especially in the phrase "Met eish, ja", meaning with ice. Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Although you don't hear many commercials from this furniture store any more, most people still remember them as "Your two year guarantee store" (pronounced in an Afrikaans accent with emphasis on the r's). Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Very few South Africans can remember what product was being advertised, but most of us remember the baby elephants hatching from giant eggs, in this 1993 commercial. What was the product? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which South African telecommunication company's commercials include the "Yebo Gogo" series? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. South Africans often toast their favourite legendary brewmaster, Charles Glass, when drinking this beer. Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. The commercials for this chicken fast food outlet are funny, irreverent, and always seem to offend some sector of society. Commercials include the "bum stunt", the "Mandela" ad, the "barking chicken" and the "Tailgunner". Who are these people? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Comparative advertising is outlawed in South Africa, but sometimes companies can get away with it for a while if the comparison is subtle enough. Which car company had a short run of a commercial with the slogan "the car that can beat the bends"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. The South African phrase "Tata ma chance, tata ma millions" has become a nationally known phrase as a slogan for which of the following? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which car brand claimed to be as South African as "braai-vleis, rubgy and sunny skies"?

Answer: Chevrolet

This advert dates back to the 70s, before Chevrolet pulled out of the country due to sanctions. They are again available in South Africa, but no longer as popular as the other makes.
2. Give the reply to the South African ad statement: "There's no Cremora in the refrigerator."

Answer: It's not inside, it's on top

Cremora is a powder coffee creamer. Supposedly it tastes so creamy you would expect it to be found inside the refrigerator. This add dates from the 1980s, and the saying "It's not inside, it's on top" still pops up in conversation, with the same emphasis on the word "top" as the advert had.
3. "Eish" is one of those truly South African words meaning nothing, but conveying plenty. Which product made the word popular, especially in the phrase "Met eish, ja", meaning with ice.

Answer: Klipdrift Brandy

Eish is an African sound of contentment, concern, unknowing, wow, huh, or anything else, depending on your facial features, tone and gestures. "Met eish" has become a substitute for asking for ice in your drink. The correct Afrikaans term would be "met ys", meaning with ice.

The term was popularised by the Klipdrift brandy ad in the mid 2000s, a drink as typically South African as the word eish.
4. Although you don't hear many commercials from this furniture store any more, most people still remember them as "Your two year guarantee store" (pronounced in an Afrikaans accent with emphasis on the r's).

Answer: Morkels

All are South African furniture stores, but only Morkels advertised itself as being your two year guarantee store, (remember to roll those r's). Horrible advert, but it did stick in your mind.
5. Very few South Africans can remember what product was being advertised, but most of us remember the baby elephants hatching from giant eggs, in this 1993 commercial. What was the product?

Answer: IBM Computers

The commercial was brilliant, lots of baby elephants hatching out of large ostrich eggs, in the middle of a semi-desert area. The reason most people cannot remember what the product was, is due to the fact that baby elephants and eggs have nothing to do with computers.
6. Which South African telecommunication company's commercials include the "Yebo Gogo" series?

Answer: Vodacom

"Yebo Gogo" means "hello grandmother", but has become a phrase meaning yes, hello, or in agreement. The ads feature an aging white yuppie, complete with pony-tail and gold chains, trying to impress his girlfriend, and a wise, warm, older black man.
7. South Africans often toast their favourite legendary brewmaster, Charles Glass, when drinking this beer.

Answer: Castle Lager

Charles Glass founded The South African Breweries in 1895. The company is now known as SAB Ltd. SABMiller is the second largest brewing company in the world. Although all the beers mentioned, as well as others are manufactured by SAB, the Charles Glass name is synonymous with Castle Lager.
8. The commercials for this chicken fast food outlet are funny, irreverent, and always seem to offend some sector of society. Commercials include the "bum stunt", the "Mandela" ad, the "barking chicken" and the "Tailgunner". Who are these people?

Answer: Nando's

Nando's is a South African company, specialising in flame-grilled peri-peri chicken. They now have outlets in other countries, including the USA and UK. Their new commercials always prompt group discussions.
9. Comparative advertising is outlawed in South Africa, but sometimes companies can get away with it for a while if the comparison is subtle enough. Which car company had a short run of a commercial with the slogan "the car that can beat the bends"?

Answer: BMW

Mercedes Benz had a TV commercial based on a driver who ended up driving off a steep slope at Chapman's peak. The commercial focussed on how safe the car is, since the driver survived without any significant injury. BMW then initiated a commercial with their car driving along Chapman's peak, without going over the edge. The word "bends" in the slogan was pronounced almost like "Benz".
10. The South African phrase "Tata ma chance, tata ma millions" has become a nationally known phrase as a slogan for which of the following?

Answer: SA National Lottery

Yes - it's the lottery. It seems that "tata" means "take" or something similar. In English, we translate "tata" as "good-bye", which is appropriate, considering the small chance you have of winning a lottery. A recent corruption of the phrase is "if criminals tata ma chance, they must be prepared to tata my bullets", a quote from the Gauteng provincial police commissioner.
Source: Author 51percent

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