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Do You Remember These? Trivia Quiz

These are jingles and ads from the '50s, '60s, '70s and... that might make you smile, groan or both. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by graydog9. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
graydog9

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
259,491

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
4524

Awards
Top 10% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Dagny1 (10/10), Guest 38 (6/10), Guest 98 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. "Look Ma, no cavities!" What brand of toothpaste was this an ad for?

Answer: (one word)

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Mother, please, I'd rather do it myself". What product was this advertising? Hint

Anacin

Tylenol

Bayer's Aspirin

Quaker's Instant Oatmeal

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Question 3 of 10

3. "You can trust your car to the man who wears the star." What business did that man work for?

Answer: (six letters)

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Question 4 of 10

4. In 1961 the first ad saying "Sorry Charlie". What was poor Charlie?
Charlie was seen wearing a beret and sunglasses. Hint

A sea gull

A chicken

A tuna

A little boy

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Question 5 of 10

5. Be one of the first kids in your neighborhood to own a pair. "Run Faster, Jump Higher Wear P.F.______."

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 6 of 10

6. A beautiful lady saying "Take it off, Take it all off" helped to sell what brand of shave cream? Hint

Noxzema

Old Spice

Gillette

Royal Guard

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Question 7 of 10

7. A very popular ad showed a man saying "Mama Mia, that's a spicy meatball." What did they want you to buy? Hint

Chef Boyardee Spaghetti And Meatballs

Old Italy Sauce And Sauage Meatballs

Tums

Alka Seltzer

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Question 8 of 10

8. In 1959 an ad maker in Chicago suggested "Put a Tiger in your Tank."
What product was this selling? Hint

Exxon/Esso Gas

Octane Plus Additive

STP gas treatments

Shell Gas

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Question 9 of 10

9. "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature". What were you using that made Mother Nature so upset? Hint

Chiffon margarine

Revlon Hair Coloring

Parkay Margarine

Clairol Hair coloring

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Question 10 of 10

10. These ads were big in print and on television. "You've come a long way, Baby". What were they selling? Hint

Lingerie

Hair coloring

Beer

Cigarettes

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Apr 07 2024 : Dagny1: 10/10
Mar 19 2024 : Guest 38: 6/10
Mar 12 2024 : Guest 98: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Look Ma, no cavities!" What brand of toothpaste was this an ad for?

Answer: Crest

Procter and Gamble hired Norman Rockwell to illustrate magazine ads
for Crest's "Look ma no cavities " campaign.

2. "Mother, please, I'd rather do it myself". What product was this advertising?

Answer: Anacin

This was one of those sayings that worked itself into our everyday life for a while.

3. "You can trust your car to the man who wears the star." What business did that man work for?

Answer: Texaco

Texaco was the only gasoline served in every state in America for number of years. They even sponsored their own shows. Milton Berle starred in Texaco Star Theatre.

4. In 1961 the first ad saying "Sorry Charlie". What was poor Charlie? Charlie was seen wearing a beret and sunglasses.

Answer: A tuna

Charlie the Tuna starred in over 80 commercials. The ads ran from 1961 through the 80s, and he had a comeback in 1999.
"Sorry Charlie, we don't want tunas with good taste. We want tunas that taste good."

5. Be one of the first kids in your neighborhood to own a pair. "Run Faster, Jump Higher Wear P.F.______."

Answer: Flyers

By the mid 60's P.F. Flyers were one the most popular shoes in America.Some of them came with "Jonny Quest" secret decoder rings.

6. A beautiful lady saying "Take it off, Take it all off" helped to sell what brand of shave cream?

Answer: Noxzema

In 1966 a Swedish model named Gunilla Knutson was the first Noxzema shave cream girl. She was shown saying very sexily "Take it off, take it all off", while in the background David Roses' melody "The Stripper" was playing. These ads ran until 1973.

7. A very popular ad showed a man saying "Mama Mia, that's a spicy meatball." What did they want you to buy?

Answer: Alka Seltzer

Some of their other ads were "Plop Plop Fizz Fizz Oh what a relief it is" and "I can't believe I ate the whole thing."

8. In 1959 an ad maker in Chicago suggested "Put a Tiger in your Tank." What product was this selling?

Answer: Exxon/Esso Gas

The ads were used heavily in the 60's. The tiger icon is still being used in the 2000s. Exxon Gas for part of this time was Esso Gas.

9. "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature". What were you using that made Mother Nature so upset?

Answer: Chiffon margarine

These ads ran from 1971 thru 1979.Dena Dietrich played Mother Nature.
She thought it was her creamy butter not a margarine.

10. These ads were big in print and on television. "You've come a long way, Baby". What were they selling?

Answer: Cigarettes

Virginia Slims Cigarettes was introduced in 1968. Their market was young professional women.

Source: Author graydog9

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