More Pop Songs in TV Commercials Quiz

Answer: KC and the Sunshine Band

KC and the Sunshine Band had a number one hit in the U.S. with "(Shake, Shake, Shake) Shake Your Booty" in 1976. Crystal Light's On The Go Packets, which come in a variety of flavors, contain a powder which you mix in a bottle of water.

Answer: cheese pieces

Kraft's commercial for its Natural Cheese Crumbles began with the phrase "Let's get ready to crumble", the Kraft version of the catchphrase used by boxing and wrestling announcer Michael Buffer. This announcement was followed by the song, "Crumbelievable", playing while they showed lots of cheese, crumbling. Kraft's song even had its own words, which included, "The things you crave, that big cheese taste that blows you away, the things you say, they're crumbelievable". "Unbelievable" was a number one hit in the U.S. for EMF in 1991.

Answer: We Got The Beat

Papa John's took the song "We Got The Beat", and turned it into "We Got the Meats", to promote its Perfect Pan Meats Pizza. Another song by the Go-Gos which was used in a commercial was "Head Over Heels", which was used in an ad for Pantene Shampoo. "We Got The Beat" was a number two U.S. hit for the Go-Gos in 1982.

Answer: Meat Loaf

The young man was also shown buying personal items for his girlfriend while she waited in the car, folding her undies in a laundromat, doing yoga with her, and holding an umbrella for her in the rain, all with his ever-present Dr. Pepper. He drew the line about what he'd do for her, when she reached for his can of Dr. Pepper while they were cuddling on a sofa.

His response was to grab his Dr. Pepper and run. The song was a number one hit in the U.S. for Meat Loaf in 1993.

Answer: Nike

Nike used this song in their ad, entitled "Awake", to promote its Air Max 360 running shoe. The ad showed various athletes, including baseball player Alex Rodriguez and football player Tom Brady, getting out and beginning their training early in the day. "Rock and Roll Ain't Noise Pollution" is from AC/DC's album, "Back in Black", released in 1980.

Answer: mayonnaise

Kraft Mayo in a big mouth jar was promoted as "Some Kind of Wonderful", according to them. It's easier to get the mayonnaise out without a lot of mess, and it has a flip-top lid. "Some Kind of Wonderful" was a number three hit in the U.S. for Grand Funk Railroad in 1975.

Answer: Chase

The spot, entitled "Life", showed a couple getting married, going on their honeymoon, having a family, and eventually retiring. The ad showcased the various credit cards offered by Chase, such as an Amazon card, telling us it's "Your choice, your Chase". Five for Fighting's "100 Years" reached number eight on the U.S. charts in 2004.

Answer: Careerbuilder.com

The commercial was entitled "Celebration". After the human turned the chart the right way, it showed a drop in sales. The monkeys refused to accept this, turned the graph back the other way, turned the music back on and resumed partying. Realizing he couldn't win, the human decided to join the monkeys and began to dance. Quiet Riot's "Cum on Feel the Noize" reached number five on the U.S. pop charts in 1983.

Answer: Adam Ant

The woman was walking by a barbershop drinking her Diet Coke. She looked at the sign in the window, thought for a moment, took a sip of her Diet Coke, and went into the shop. She pointed at the sign, and the skeptical barber began cutting her hair. A close-up of the sign was shown just before she exited the barbershop with her new short, boyish haircut. Coke's ad taglines were "Live like you started it" and "Light it up". Adam Ant's "Goody Two Shoes" peaked at number 12 on the U.S. charts in 1983.

The ad also ran with the song "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp.

Answer: Push It

When asked what they were doing, the two dancing men simply continued to dance until the man told them what information he needed. The two "dancers" quickly found out how many converters were in stock, where the trucks were, and that the delivery man was at the airport, all thanks to their Nextel service with inventory management, GPS locator and coast-to-coast walkie talkie. Salt-N-Pepa's 1987 hit, "Push-It", peaked at number 19 on the U.S. pop chart, and earned the group a Grammy nomination.